All-Star Batman and Robin #5

I think at this point it's fair to say that Frank Miller has issues with women. And children. And superheroes. And intelligence.

Batman: Noel

Tonight you shall be haunted by another adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," except this one's really damn good.

Longbox of the Damned: Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves

Longbox of the Damned 07.

Batman: Jazz #1

Batman hates rock and roll, but what does he feel about jazz?


NOTE: I have been informed that it's likely "Blue Byrd" is a stand-in for Charles "Bird" Parker, an influential jazz player who helped create be-bop, who died of a drug-overdose in the mid-1950s. I'm not entirely certain of how I feel about the idea that in the comic that not only did they die in Gotham, but they faked their death to go study in Europe. In addition, that "The Dewey Brothers" area a stand-in for the Dorsey Brothers, who are unfairly called trash in the comic.

Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #2

The dark, haunting tale of a woman and her improbable physique!

Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1

"I am vengeance! I am the night! I am... a really crappy Elseworlds story!"

Between the Lines: Batman

Oancitizen is a lot smarter than me. And in this quick video, he explains the symbolic significance of the bat and why Bruce Wayne chose it as his symbol.

Let that tide you over for a bit, since I'm not seeing Dark Knight Rises until next week.

Batman: A Word to the Wise

Zellers teaches you why reading is important! Also: cowboy hats.

That's All I'm Saying: 9-28-11

This week, Linkara looks at Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, Teen Titans #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, Blackhawks #1, Aquaman #1, Angel & Faith #1, All-Star Western #1, The Flash #1, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #1, Voodoo #1, Superman #1, Justice League Dark #1, The Savage Hawkman #1, Avengers Academy #1-6, and a brief first thoughts on New Teen Titans: Games.

Brief Review of I, Vampire #1

I completely overlooked this one in the shop, but since I promised reviews of every one of the relaunch titles, I bought this one up from DC's digital store (which was nice and easy to use, thankfully). This book seems to want to be both Angel and Twilight, with young-looking people talking about dramatic crap and being rather lovey-dovey about it, but at the same time reminding people of the Buffyverse in how vampires, once sired, are, well, EVIL. It's not particularly interesting, rather dreary, and I just don't get the point (other than attempting to catch the Twilight crowd). I will say I liked the various transformation aspects of the vampires, calling to mind the not-often-used powers of vampire folklore. Maybe the thing's just not for me, but I found it completely underwhelming. So, yeah, not recommended. And that's why I didn't end up recording it and adding it to the video later.

Spawn/Batman

Watch as Frank Miller continues to denegrate other superheroes just to make Batman look- wait, this was made in 1994?

All-Star Batman and Robin #3 and 4

So basically by Frank Miller's own admission here Batman is a rude, murderous child abductor who cares what twelve year-olds think about his toys and eats rats when not mourning the loss of the bloody, incestuous affair he had with his mother.

Two More Text Reviews Turned Video! (Haven't said THAT in a while...)

Detective Comics #27

The caped crusader's first adventure! ...was very short and his cape didn't look right.

The Dark Knight Strikes Again Part 3

The comic that dares to ask "how much lower can Frank Miller go with his Batman depiction?" The answer: much.

JLA: Act of God Part 3

The finale to the deus ex massive piece of crap that is this Elseworlds Tale.

JLA: Act of God Part 2

Our heroes - a bunch of whiney, self-centered jerks who prefer to philosophize pretentiously instead of doing something.

JLA: Act of God Part 1

It'll take a real act of God to wipe this one from my memory...

The Dark Knight Strikes Again Part 1

Behold the book that makes the political commentary in Amazons Attack seem nuanced!

All-Star Batman and Robin #1 and 2

Suddenly Joel Schumacher's Batman seems subdued and well-executed.

Batman: Fortunate Son

The back cover says this is, "A startling and moving tale from the early days of Batman's career." And it is moving. It's moving right into the trash.