Way better than Lulu
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 2 March 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
― Vaseline MEN AMAZING JOURNEY (DJP), Friday, 2 March 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
WHAT"S A HENWAY?
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
About four pounds?
― Aunt Acid and the Gaviscons (aldo), Friday, 30 March 2012 01:36 (twelve years ago) link
you scared the string out of my knees!
― Year of the RMDE (loves laboured breathing), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
SWOOSH!
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 April 2012 03:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/530036_10150980554384152_577369151_13100274_1150568266_n.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 28 April 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
Batman is nice?!
― Tuomas, Saturday, 28 April 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, lol, batman is a textbook jerk
third cirle oughtta be "rich", not "nice"
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/batmandiagram.png
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:17 (twelve years ago) link
circles from memebase intersect at supes, obv
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:23 (twelve years ago) link
the intersections of handsome and smart are loser? i question this diagram's accuracy
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 29 April 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, handsome smart & poor = loser, in comparison to the batman pool
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Sunday, 29 April 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
sorry for the lack of Adams content but I am lolling at the fanboy furor this is going to spark (it's already brewing in the comments): http://whatculture.com/comics/grant-morrison-says-batman-is-very-very-gay.php
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
His comments almost seem Kevin Smith-esque in terms of its nature as cultural deconstruction/social commentary but he has neither the insight or humor that Kev has.
these comments have gotten off to a great start
― mh, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think these guys are getting the diff between "this character is written as a homosexual" and "the life this character is portrayed as living is la vida loca"
― mh, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
comic book fanboys not understanding nuance? GET OUT
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
I know, I keep expecting them to want to read things for reasons other than "Batman is really cool and likes to punch stuff"
― mh, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:48 (twelve years ago) link
i think people are also tripping cuz morrison has certainly done MORE fucked up things with batman then reimagining him as a gay man and OMIGOD IF HE MAKES IT CANON WHATEVER WILL WE DO
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
Blame Morrison for saying Batman has a gay context. Go to store and buy more Batman: Odyssey
― mh, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
A dramatic read-along, complete with sound effects and background music, of BATMAN ODYSSEY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YJHCekr8CE
They've done a couple of issues thus far. So good.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
gonna definitely have to set aside some time for this
― "Batshit crazy," the foam clog tycoon said. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlqupV2p7I
― an old penis drawing is now "new and notable" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
i woke my girl up last night laughing hysterically while rereading Batman Odysseysuch an octopus of a thing
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
Hi all, long time no etc. I did a thing that may appeal (exclusively) to members of this board (circa 2004-06). http://emmetmatheson.blogspot.ca/2014/07/richard-meltzer-imagines-batman.html
― like working at a jewelry store and not knowing about bracelets (Dr. Superman), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
can someone recommend a decent batman graphic novel from the last 10 years? i think the last batman i bought was dark knight strikes again...
― koogs, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
Nobody suggest Batman Odyssey ffs.
― and she's crying in a stairwell in Devon (aldo), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 20:54 (nine years ago) link
it's amazing though!
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 21:01 (nine years ago) link
I've been enjoying the Batman Incorporated stuff, altho the gore sometimes seems gratuitous. The one where Bruce Wayne travelled forward in time from the stone age was also fun, I forget the title of that one
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 September 2014 21:17 (nine years ago) link
the morrison run of batman had a few gns if i remember correctlyand yes batman odyssey is the correct answer
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
I was really surprised at how good The Long Halloween is, just checked it out recently
― Brakhage, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link
I have the floppies of that and should dig them out. Arkham asylum also need revisiting, if I can find it.
How is 'Dark Victory'?
― koogs, Thursday, 4 September 2014 02:58 (nine years ago) link
It's also quite good, it's a proper sequel to Halloween though so it doesn't quite have the freshness of Halloween. That said it has the most rational introduction of Robin I've ever seen. Both books are really noirs borrowing from The Godfather, and are also intended to follow directly after Year One, so there are a ton of Year One callbacks, which aren't heavy handed
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
It's a shame that all this was retconned out of existence, I have no idea what the actual sequence of events are in 52-Bats
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
Oh and I have to say after the hermetic convoluted insanity of the Morrison run (which I enjoyed) it's a total breath of fresh air to read what is just a solid, well thought out mystery
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
One insane Batman book - the David Lapham series, City of Crime, which made NO sense but in a way is totally modern Batman nuttiness (grimy underclass life mixed in with bizarre mud-people dopplegangers!)
The Morrison run start to finish is fucking boss, bigger investment than 1 GN though
― Nhex, Thursday, 4 September 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
oh! if you don't mind batman being more of an ominous background force (which is how i think batman works best because otherwise you're dealing with a focal character who is a dork in tights), gotham central is really really good. up there with year one (which works with batman as the focus because it's constantly pointing out how dorky he is).
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:46 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, the Morrison Bat-Opus is maybe my favorite mainstream comics thing from the past five years or so.
People seem to be pretty keen on Synder's run but I haven't read any of it. That might be a place to start.
― Gwumpy Bubby Want Hims Ba-Ba (Old Lunch), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:47 (nine years ago) link
Snyder, rather.
― Gwumpy Bubby Want Hims Ba-Ba (Old Lunch), Thursday, 4 September 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
i remember "Joker" being okay
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:00 (nine years ago) link
I have no idea what the actual sequence of events are in 52-Bats
lol yeah wasn't GMoz just given carte blanche to continue doing his thing totally independent of the rest of the DC Universe?
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
he must have because if that shit is canon, canon ate itself
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I've been reading Snyder's run which is great (the colorist is fantastic) but this Year Zero thing totally confused me as to what exactly the Bat history is now. I don't have the fortitude to actually find out, I'm just along for the ride
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
If I remember right he had just gotten going on Bats Inc when the 52 rug was pulled out and there was no way Inc could have existed in continuity, so he just said 'look at least let me finish this damn book' so Inc kept right on going
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
I'm not absolutely sure about that, so please correct me. One of the hangovers from this reboot is Memento-esque brain damage
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:50 (nine years ago) link
IIRC, Batman Inc and Johns's GL were the only New 52 books generally unaffected by the reboot.
― Gwumpy Bubby Want Hims Ba-Ba (Old Lunch), Thursday, 4 September 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
they should just abandon continuity altogether imo
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 4 September 2014 21:08 (nine years ago) link
I think you could make a solid argument that they already have, however unintentionally.
― Coarse Apple Slaw (Old Lunch), Thursday, 4 September 2014 21:30 (nine years ago) link
i believe that's known as "the liefeld effect"
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 September 2014 21:38 (nine years ago) link
I loved it in the recent Inkstuds pod where Matt Fraction compared the new 52 to putting your dick on a table and handing somebody a ruler to hit you with
― Brakhage, Thursday, 4 September 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link