I’m a big Bat-fan. As I’ve written on here before, I came to the Caped Crusader via Batman: The Animated Series. Fox’ groundbreaking show elevated both the Bat and children’s cartoons to an unexpected level of prestige. This was thanks in large part to Andrea Romano’s voice casting and Bruce Timm’s art style, which more of less influenced DC’s animated shows for two decades. I dialed in my Bat-comic collection through garage sales, trial and error, and word of mouth. Dini is still one of my […]
Batman’s Finest Villains
I’m new to Batbooks, having only dipped my toe in with the launch of the all-ages Gotham Academy title and then being blown away by the short-lived We Are Robin book. If the rest of the Batbooks are anything like what Scott Snyder did/is doing in All-Star Batman, I have been missing out. Ends of the Earth is a new arc, and you won’t need Volume 1 (My Own Worst Enemy) to jump in. Ends of the Earth cedes center stage to the Bat’s rogues […]
Introducing Joker(TM) Hot Topic
“Something, something Joker doesn’t have a face, something something Batman is so Edgy and Dark, something, something it’ll be AWESOME!” –Creative notes scrawled on a crumpled napkin by a DC exec during a coked-out party.
As through a glass darkly …
Gotham is a monster. Gotham is the dark. Gotham lives and breathes and eats. It creates the Bat and the Bat creates it. And no one knows for sure if either deserve saving.