Posts Tagged ‘Batman’
Superman v. The Great Depression
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: August 8, 2010
“Fans come to me asking how this works or that works, and I say, ‘It’s a comic book. It’s not real.’ We already have a real world, why do you want fiction to be like that too?” – Grant Morrison, 2010 Lately I’ve been reading a lot of Golden Age comics. I know there aren’t [...]
Batman Beyond #1 and Why Bruce Wayne Will Never Again Be Batman
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: July 2, 2010
- In: Fandom | Reviews & Booze
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When I was a young’un, I’d wake up early every Saturday morning to watch the crap out of some Batman Beyond. For whatever reason, a Batman in the future kind of seemed like one of the most awesome things ever (even if the show was pretty much just made up words, Seth Green, and day-glo [...]
Batman/Doc Savage Special: The Return of Pulp
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 14, 2009
With his work on such original titles as Jonny Double, 100 Bullets, and Filthy Rich as examples, Brian Azzarello is clearly a huge fan of pulp and noir style comic books. Hell, even his prior superhero work occasionally ended up tapping more into the seedy underbelly of the crime world than just straight up superheroic [...]
So, Batman, Tell Us How You Really Feel?
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 10, 2009
- In: Fandom
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While taking a break from writing a post for tonight, I decided to flip through November 1967′s Brave and the Bold Vol. 1 #74 (hell yeah, Metal Man/Batman team-up!). And then, on page two, I found this little gem. Let that sink in. Batman is talking shit on Spider-Man, a character who doesn’t exist in [...]
Brave and the Bold Vol 1 #81: The Flash vs. Crappy Karma
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: November 8, 2009
When it comes to Barry Allen and his Silver Age stories, I notice a running theme (pun so totally intended): up until the last page or two, he has the absolute shittiest luck ever. It doesn’t matter who he fights, he always ends up knocked out, stranded, incarcerated, and/or pretty much powerless until he either [...]
World’s Finest #1: That’s Not Nightwing (Yes, It Is)
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: October 30, 2009
Ever since World’s Finest debuted in 1941, DC Comics has had a comic chubby for Superman/Batman team-ups. I mean, granted, they go well together what with all the differences between Bruce and Clark. But when I heard DC’s plan to bring back a World’s Finest limited series I was confused. I mean, Bruce is dead [...]
Things I Learned From Comics: How to Get a Nemesis
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: October 14, 2009
So, you’ve gotten yourself some powers and established a secret identity, but if you’re gonna be a real superhero, you’re going to need an ass to kick. I mean, after a while, using your superpowers to take down petty criminals will start putting the cops out of a job. And we all know how productive [...]
Batman Vol. 1 #171: Stupid, Flawless Batman Logic
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: October 9, 2009
How can anyone hope to solve a crime when the Silver Age Riddler is involved? I mean, yeah, he’s dropping clues like crazy, but honestly, these are the most vague fucking clues EVER. You’d have better luck if you just ignored his clues entirely and did some actual detective work. I don’t know if ol’ Nigma’s [...]
V for Vendetta + Batman – Alan Moore = Batman: Anarky
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 17, 2009
Who says that everything we review has to be recent? Nobody, that’s who! I recently came across Batman: Anarky, one of the trades on my extensive to-buy list. Fuck yeah! Every other time Anarky popped up, someone would snatch it up at the last second, but now I gots my very own. Anyways, yeah. Batman: Anarky [...]
Alfred Pennyworth: Lynn Belvedere Turned to 11
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 8, 2009
(Insert cover to Batman #686) Alfred Pennyworth might have the shittiest job in the world. More than just a butler, Alfred’s the guy the god-damn Batman relies on for almost everything. His gig is sometimes a thankless one; endlessly making up alibis for Bruce Wayne’s whereabouts, stitching up battle wounds, and cleaning up after a [...]
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