“I Shall Become a Bat”: The Power of Symbols in the Bat-World
“Sometimes…sometimes I think the Asylum is a head. We’re inside a huge head that dreams us all into being. Perhaps it’s your head, Batman. Arkham is…
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Bruce and Selina: A Love Affair to Remember
As a child, I read and reread my copy of “The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told” softcover religiously (along with my assorted graphic novels and weekly comic book…
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“The Walking Dead” in a Post-Apocalyptic World
In the first volume of “The Walking Dead”, writer and creator Robert Kirkman guides the reader through a zombie mystery that is more about the survivors than the…
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The Age of the Writer, Where Writer is King (Or Queen)
In the comic book community, we are truly living in an age of the writer. Not that artists are getting short shrift. Far from it. But in today’s atmosphere, the writer is…
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A New Dawn, A New Day, A New Vampire
Scott Snyder and Stephen King. The co-creator of the series (artist Rafael Albuquerque being the other half of the creative duo) working with a world-renowned novelist who has…
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Sorry Warner Bros., But Batman Belongs on the Small Screen
Batman has had phenomenal success in the cinematic world, most recently with the blockbuster success of director Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of Bat-films. This week, Marvel…
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“Batman: Hush”, a Personal Opera
A mysterious new villain. A cavalcade of old villains. A mystery that stumps even the world’s greatest detective. Family intrigue. Love of family. Blockbuster action. These…
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Essential Graphic Novels for Any Discerning Local Public Library
I volunteer at my local library a few days a week and, naturally, I sniffed around for their graphic novel section when I first arrived. I had not been to a public library since I…
I’ve Lost My Sidekick
Batman has Robin. Green Arrow has Speedy. Captain America has Bucky. I have my puppy Jimmy. This week, my baby boy passed away after making my…
“Mad Love”, Mad Genius
“The Batman Adventures: Mad Love” is the (one-sided) love affair between Harley Quinn and her puddin’ (the clown prince of crime himself, the Joker) that’s exquisitely…
“Forever Evil” Unmasks an Icon
Every comic book reader, as well as many among the general public, know that Batman’s first Robin, Dick Grayson, eventually became the hero Nightwing. But now,…
Villains United…Against Each Other
Everything happens for a reason. That’s not a maxim automatically associated with villains and their villainous ways. The miniseries “Villains United”, written by Gail Simone with…
Deluxe Treatment for Deluxe Books
Whenever I hear announcements of new omnibi or Absolute editions of particular graphic novels or storylines, my imagination naturally wanders to my wishlist of books that…
Justice League of America vs. Crime Syndicate of Amerika! Can anyone win?
“I was born in an antimatter reflection of your universe. Where I live, good is evil and vice versa.” So says Alexander Luthor to the Justice…
Elseworlds Redux: An Imprint Revisited
One of my favorite comic books that I repeatedly read as a child was the Batman one-shot “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight.” It was an imaginary story,…
Chew On This
“Chew” is a unique take on a genre that is prevalent throughout literature and television: the crime procedural. Yet this book has many twists and turns…
Wonder Woman, Inc.
Since the New 52 initiative began at DC Comics, the Justice League has turned into a very successful franchise. Batman and Superman, DC’s most popular characters,…
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