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Title: Mother Panic (Earth Prime) (Comics)
Media: Limited comic book series published from 2016-17
Approximate Length: Twelve issues, or two trade paperbacks

What It's About
Set on the fringes of the Batman comics universe, Mother Panic tells the story of Violet Paige, celebutante by day night and costumed avenger by other part of the night. Fortunately, it's always night in Gotham City.

Violet (alter ego: Mother Panic) isn't a dedicated hero so much as someone looking for vengeance and answers. After killing her father in a "hunting accident" as a girl, she found herself sent away to a shady boarding school by her brother where the students were subject to experimentation by a mysterious group known as the Collective. Violet was held there against her will and, after proving good at fighting, was forced to receive several augmentive surgeries to increase her strength and stamina.

In the years since Violet broke free, the Collective has continued to make powerful allies among the wealthy and corrupt of Gotham, turning the city into their own sadistic art project and attempted 'disruption.' Violet wants to know who was responsible for suggesting the boarding school to her brother, find out the extent of what they were doing, and stop them from hurting more children.

Assisting her in her endeavours is Dr. Suditi Varma, Violet's love interest who's implied to be one of the surgeons who operated on her at the boarding school, who's since defected from that life. They're joined by Dominic, a young bodyguard (or possibly 'bodyguard') whose romance with his boss was cut short when he discovered what exactly the man had commissioned from the Collective. Dominic is now attending nursing school and interning with Dr. Varma. Violet also cares for her mother, Rebecca, a woman disconnected from reality whose seemingly whimsical pronouncements sometimes reveal access to information she shouldn't logically have.

The four live together in an abandoned luxury hotel and are joined by reformed Batman villain the Ratcatcher, Otis Flannegan, who takes up residence in the hotel's basement with his crew of rats.

Violet bringing Dominic home to her mother's garden at the hotel
Violet in action as Mother Panic
Violet in action as Violet Paige, celebutante
Dr. Varma reading in bed when she's interrupted by Violet
Dominic chats with Violet's mother
Violet talking to Otis about Batman

Where to Find It
Individual issues and the two trade paperback collections are available in print and digitally where comics are sold. Information about the trade paperbacks is available on the DC website: Mother Panic vol. 1: A Work in Progress (issues #1-6) and Mother Panic vol. 2: Under Her Skin (issues #7-12).

What I Love About It
First off, it's a solid superhero story that occupies the edges of a broken-in setting like Gotham while still standing on its own instead of requiring knowledge about other series or DC lore. It's dark and has some weight, but it also features a character who loves her mother, cares about those closest to her, and finds herself helping kids the way no one helped her when she was young with payoffs that are awkward but touching. I'm also here for Violet and both members of her support team being queer, with complicated cross-faction relationships (Dr. Varma being in love with Violet and seemingly having left the boarding school's employ sometime after meeting her, Violet reconnecting with a girlfriend who betrayed her in their youth, Dominic having dated his older employer before discovering the extent of his darkness). There are complicated people making in-the-moment moral decisions and ultimately starting to come together as a family, and a whole lot of story to explore in light of the series only making it twelve issues.

I'm Requesting
Violet Paige/Suditi Varma (a canonical unrequited ship) and Dominic/Original Male Character in Silver Fox Age Range (because he deserves a replacement sugar daddy after the last disaster - or, hey, an older sugar baby now that he's getting paid by Violet). I'm also requesting the crossover ship of Dominic/Alfred Pennyworth from the Batman comics. I'd be looking for anything and everything from tropey romance to plotty casefic, pining, declarations, rescues, mystery, angst, humour, backstory and futurefic.

Content Warnings
The violence in this series is about on par with the darker issues of Batman or other mainstream comics, and is generally for mature readers. There are several instances of children in peril and elements of institutional abuse, although predominantly referenced/offscreen and involving Violet fighting to protect the vulnerable. At one point, a sexual assault is planned but not executed.