Hello everyone, I'm Khalifaziz and yes, you're probably pronouncing that wrong, do better! I'm new to Tapas, and I'm starting out my 'career' on this site with a fanfic.
The title of the work is "A Maroon in Midnight Blue" and it centers around Gotham city reacting to the sudden appearance of a new super criminal. His name is Minstrel, and much like his name implies, he dresses like a blackface minstrel character. His mannerisms and tactics are similar to the Joker's but his motives and chosen victims are vastly different. Minstrel acts in retaliation to anti-Black racism in Gotham, which is especially worrisome as Gotham is amid a police brutality scandal. If any of you are fans of the Joker, Marvel's Nighthawk, and afro-surrealist creators like Ralph Ellison and Jordan Peele, you may enjoy this story. Twelve chapters right now and more on the way! Trigger warnings for violence, bigotry, offensive language, racist imagery, and allusions to (but no graphic descriptions of) sexual violence.
I hadn't really thought of follower goals, before but...once I hit 100 subscriptions, I'll post a side chapter disconnected from the main action that shows Minstrel's relationship with his friends, and also post concept art that my wonderful illustrator Malcolm Johnson did while we were developing the cover.
A Maroon in Midnight Blue