Bat-Freak vs. The Fight of the Century

Ah, the fight of the century; Superman vs. Batman. I have waited to find some sort of movie with Superman and Batman, but, sure, there were references to "Gotham City" and "Metropolis" but that's it. Not even mentioning the Daily Planet or Bruce Wayne in either of the heroic movies. But the REAL reason I'm doing this rant is because of my friend, who was complaining about seeing Superman in a Batman comic.

He asked why Superman was in the comic, fighting Batman, and it was hard for me to explain. I knew why, I didn't understand what to say, though. I told him that they were both in the DC Universe, which is built up of all the comic book heroes, that they all live in the same world, in some way, which is why the Justice League of America is what it is. He didn't know of the JLA either, so it was a fail for me to tell him.

Well, that's all I wanted to talk about. Thanks.

Bat-Freak vs Harley Quinn

I finally finished The Dark Knight Returns and it was great! I'm planning on nabbing the sequel later tomorrow. I've heard (by IGN) that Frank Miller wrote the two best Batman books; (This and Batman Year One,) so I'll be nabbing that one as well.

Well, ever since I've been obsessing over this comic, I've been in a huge Batman phase once again, so this is merely a warning for you guys to understand that I will be starting more Batman blog posts.



Today, I will be speaking of Harley Quinn. For those of you who think she is an original comic book character, it is not true. She was created in the Batman Animated series for Joker, because the producers felt that he needed a more playful henchman to keep the Joker from looking dangerous. I'm just going to say, off the record, about this Harley Quinn, who is from Batman: Arkham Asylum, why is she so... different? I mean... her costumes not even the same, you can see a whole lot of cleavage... I mean, the list goes on and on. Now, I know that this isn't based off the kid friendly TV show, but hey, the red, white, and black was her costume! She doesn't even look like Harley Quinn at all! I mean, look at this picture of her!

Compare those two! Well, of course I know that Arkham Asylum is supposed to be darker and all, but this is dark enough! There's no boundary beyond this costume. I looks fine the way it is. Now I know I'm rambling on about some stupid costume design, but, it just doesn't look even remotely "Harley-Quinn" - ish. Well, that's my rant for today. Stay tuned for more of my incompetent voice yelling about Batman! Thanks!

Comics To Read (Aug. '09)

After seeing all the different (traditional and cgi) animated versions of The Dark Knight Returns, I'm really excited about this book. I know it came out a while back, but I'm hoping I'm old enough to read this. Knowing that it's Frank Miller, things can be good for me or bad, so I still don't know. I hope I can; It seems like one of the most interesting comics to read. The lines in the animated ones are amazing, too.

Fore example: "You don't get it, son. This isn't a trash heap; it's an operating table."

So I'll be sure to check it out of the library, hoping for the best.

Holy Stupid, Batman!

Here are some of the most stupidest things to come out of comic book history, starting with the awesome Batman. Yes, "What can be wrong with Batman?" Well, it's not exactly Batman that's wrong, it's Mr. Conceited Robin.
Yes, because everything is about you, Robin. Well, has anyone made a movie about the Teen Titans yet? I didn't think so.


Oh, come on, Robin! Everyone knows its Paul!

Next up on the list are just some crappy superheroes that didn't really seem to need (or deserve) to be heroes. In fact, are they even heroes?
Yes, it's Madam Fatal. She was pretty much your butt-kicking grandmother that everyone wanted on their football team... while she was eighty-five years old.Ah yes, so it's your cross-dressing grandmother? Now I remember.



The Black Condor. The Tarzan raised by vultures... 'Nuff said...

Finally... Superboy... I mean, just look at that. It's funny! Since when was Superboy funny? Wait... is this the same Superboy I'm talking about? Nope, it actually turns out to be a younger Superman. Not a clone. It's hard to be able to tell those types of things nowadays. Now it's even hard to understand whether Superman really died!

"But he was cloned so he's not dead, yet!"
"BUT THAT'S NOT THE REAL HIM! ANSWER MY QUESTION! IS HE DEAD OR NOT?!"