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Jul. 23rd, 2014
Happy Batman Day! (Apparently)
Jul. 23rd, 2014 08:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icon_ukI somehow managed to not pay attention to the fact that DC Comics have declared July 23 "Batman Day", to celebrate 75 years of his publication.... I feel slightly embarassed about that, as I should have thought to propose an event in advance.
On the other hand, nothing to stop me declaring one now! :)
( Batman and Sons has a few words to say on the matter )
So, to celebrate the admittedly impressive milestone, if you have a favourite Batman moment, image or story, let's see it (Or you can request one if there's one you've always wanted to see!)
Happy Batday!
On the other hand, nothing to stop me declaring one now! :)
( Batman and Sons has a few words to say on the matter )
So, to celebrate the admittedly impressive milestone, if you have a favourite Batman moment, image or story, let's see it (Or you can request one if there's one you've always wanted to see!)
Happy Batday!
Going Sane
Jul. 23rd, 2014 02:02 pmcyberghostface
I first posted this here three years ago but with I figured with Batman's anniversary it's worth another look. On a related note, Comixology is having a huge Batman sale right now (750 issues for 99 cents a piece) and this story is one of them.
( Scans under the cut... )
Batman Day- BATMAN #604: I am Bruce Wayne
Jul. 23rd, 2014 02:05 pmstarwolf_oakleySo, it's Batman Day, huh?
BATMAN #600, the final part of "Bruce Wayne: Murderer" had Batman say "There is no Bruce Wayne," get into a fistfight with Nightwing, and then run away to one of the mini-caves around Gotham. Also, Jason's memorial case got smashed because that's what happens when there is a fight in the Batcave. And then "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" starts This is to provide context.
( Batman visits the East End )
BATMAN #600, the final part of "Bruce Wayne: Murderer" had Batman say "There is no Bruce Wayne," get into a fistfight with Nightwing, and then run away to one of the mini-caves around Gotham. Also, Jason's memorial case got smashed because that's what happens when there is a fight in the Batcave. And then "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" starts This is to provide context.
( Batman visits the East End )
Happy Birthday Two You
Jul. 23rd, 2014 06:40 pmcyberghostface
I figured I'd post one more Batman comic for today. It's from Detective Comics #747. It's a nice little one-shot (although it leads into something else) and also serves as a bit of a counterpoint to some Batdickery.
( Story under the cut... )
JL8 Fanart for Batman's 75
Jul. 23rd, 2014 07:41 pmmishalakOkay, it is Thursday somewhere and Batman day here, so... JL8 Batman strikes a pose.
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Scarification (Detective Comics #790)
Jul. 23rd, 2014 08:03 pmzechs80It's Batman day, and I've come out from lurking to post this entry that features a special (and long missed) guest star teaming with Bruce on a case.
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lego_jokerMention "Batman" and "the nineties" in the same sentence, and most Batman fans will run away screaming unless you happen to be talking about Batman: The Animated Series (or one of its excellent tie-in comics). I've come to realize that 90s!Batman's reputation for being a coldhearted asshole isn't completely undeserved, but even still, I continue to find that the era contained some of the most underrated Batman tales of all time.
Case in point: Detective Comics #638, written by one of Batman's most under-appreciated scribes: Peter Milligan. Now, Milligan is typically far more famous in Marvel/Vertigo circles, but pound for pound, the handful of Batman stories he did are almost all treasures. Even "Dark Knight, Dark City", decried by many as being a needless grimdarking of the Riddler, has its charms as an old-school horror story, and the Riddler's atypically violent behavior is not only explained, but pretty explicitly temporary.
But we're not here to talk about that today. No, we're here to talk about a far more obscure story known simply as... "The Bomb".
( A tale of destruction, doubt, and double-crosses behind the cut! )
Case in point: Detective Comics #638, written by one of Batman's most under-appreciated scribes: Peter Milligan. Now, Milligan is typically far more famous in Marvel/Vertigo circles, but pound for pound, the handful of Batman stories he did are almost all treasures. Even "Dark Knight, Dark City", decried by many as being a needless grimdarking of the Riddler, has its charms as an old-school horror story, and the Riddler's atypically violent behavior is not only explained, but pretty explicitly temporary.
But we're not here to talk about that today. No, we're here to talk about a far more obscure story known simply as... "The Bomb".
( A tale of destruction, doubt, and double-crosses behind the cut! )
alicemacher
From the cover of Wimmen's Comix #4 (1974; art by Shelby Sampson)
By 1970, the underground comix field had come into its own as a creators' alternative to Comics Code restrictions on language, art and subject matter. This freer, "anything goes" environment was a positive development for comic books overall (otherwise I wouldn't be making all these posts about it). But it also had a darker side: an increased emphasis on content that was brutally degrading to women, and the exclusion of women creators from the most popular comix titles.
( Feminist cartoonists to the rescue! (Trigger warning for sexism/misogyny) )
Batman '66 Goes Grim 'n' Gritty!
Jul. 23rd, 2014 09:58 pmskjamYet more Batman! this is from Batman '66 #13.
It's the latest issue, so only four pages.
( Crime does not pay, but... )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
http://www.skjam.com
It's the latest issue, so only four pages.
( Crime does not pay, but... )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
http://www.skjam.com