Tag: Batman
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Injustice by Tom Taylor – A Book Review
I’m not a gamer, but I heard the DC series titled Injustice, which serves as an introduction to the video game, regularly impressed readers. When I happened across it at my local library, I knew I had to give it a read. Wow. I’m glad I did. If you’re unfamiliar with the premise, the Joker…
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Earth 2: The Dark Age by Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott
If you’re unfamiliar with the DC Universe, Earth 2 is a parallel Earth, one similar to our own in many respects, but different in many others. DC has employed this parallel universe concept for decades, currently claiming that their are 52 parallel Earths within the DC multiverse. Once upon a time, Earth 2 existed during WWII…
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Keep the “Wonder” In Wonder Woman
Against my better judgement, I’m playing the old comic book fan card. You know the one: the “I’m quitting this comic because of a creative change!” Let me explain. A few years ago, DC Comics (sort of) rebooted their universe and called the (sort of) reboot “The New 52.” In the (sort of) new DC…
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My Initial Impression Of the Affleck As Batman Photograph
Today Zack Snyder released the first image depicting Ben Affleck as Batman for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, tentatively titled Batman Vs. Superman. Though the movie does come out until May 6, 2016, it’s never too early to get the fans worked into a frenzy, and this photograph has apparently done just that. You…
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The Bat Tie Clip
I have many passions in life, but two of them are rather obvious to people at work: Batman and ties. So when a college student intern gave me a gift in order to thank me for her time in my classroom, she decided to combine the two! Thus, you see the amazing gift below ……
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The Dark Knight Rises – A Movie Review
The next few paragraphs will review The Dark Knight Rises for those who have yet to see it. There will be no spoilers without notification. Christopher Nolan made it blatantly clear that this would be his final Batman movie, and fittingly, created a perfect conclusion to his storyline. More than any other Batman movie ever…
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Batwoman Hydrology by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman – A Book Review
So I have to be honest, when I discovered Greg Rucka would not be writing Batwoman in The New 52 I felt disheartened and assumed J.H. Williams III, a phenomenal artist, would never be able to come close to filling Rucka’s shoes in the writing department. With Elegy, the previous Batwoman volume before The New…
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All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder: Volume I – A Graphic Novel Review
This book is absolutely insane, and I loved it! What we have here is a Batman story free of any previous or current continuity. Writer Frank Miller is taking Batman and starting his story from scratch. (Or is he? More on that later.) The Batman in this storyline is testosterone fueled, immature, and more than…
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The Batman Befuddlement
I need to say this from the outset: I’ve been a huge Batman fan since the age of three. In 1980, my mom brought out my Batman birthday cake and I’ve been a bat-fan ever since. Nothing will ever change that. However, even I must admit, when looking at Batman from a motivational standpoint,…
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Justice League of America, Volume I: The Tornado’s Path – A Graphic Novel Review
Let’s just get this straight: I love the Justice League of America. I always have, and I always will. I loved the Detroit stories, I loved the “Bwah-ha-ha” era, I loved when Jurgens tried to get it more serious, and I loved it when Nuklon and Obsidian joined the team. When Morrison came along, I…
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