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Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”

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In the age of the internet (slightly fewer cullings than the Age of Apocalypse), there’s an inversion of an old TV trope. Whereas we’ve all known the old “1,000 channels but nothing good on TV,” we now have 1,000,000 tweeted articles, but nothing to read. As always, this is an overstatement, but the value of intelligent, witty, interesting articles increasingly stands out. [Read more…] about Book Review!: “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture”

Batman Arkham Knight Review

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In the third, (technically forth, but we won’t count Arkham Origins) and final installment in the series, Rocksteady delivers one of the best superhero games to date. The plot of Arkham Knight follows months after the events of Arkham City. Scarecrow mass produces his fancy fear toxin and plans to use it over the entire city of Gotham. Oh no! What about all the civilians? Well, see, here’s the thing: Scarecrow only wants to go after the Batman, knowing that if he took care of him nothing else would stand in his way. With everyone heeding Scarecrow’s warning, Gotham is evacuated, leaving only Batman, his allies, the GCPD, and all of the villains and their thugs left in Gotham. [Read more…] about Batman Arkham Knight Review

History of Batman #12: Dick Sprang’s Daring Dynamic Duo -1944, Part Two

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The end of 1944 in ‘Detective Comics’, ‘Batman’ and ‘World’s Finest Comics’ featured our highlighted hero facing dangerous rogues such as The Joker and escaping seemingly impossible traps, much thanks to artist Dick Sprang’s distinctive line and movement on the page. Let’s finish another year in Batman’s comic book history with time travel, prison break outs and of course adventures with Alfred! [Read more…] about History of Batman #12: Dick Sprang’s Daring Dynamic Duo -1944, Part Two

History of the Batman #10 – Dick Sprang’s Caped Crusader: 1943, Part Two

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The ending the year 1943 brought many firsts to Batman’s history in comics, such as the Batmobile to grace a comic cover to introductions of classic yet lesser known reoccurring villains such as the Cavalier. Although 1943 was an exciting year for the Dark Knight in comics, in the Summer Columbia Pictures put Batman in a movie for the first time. The 15 serial series introduced the ‘Bat Cave’ and the permanent look of character Alfred Pennyworth. Along with these amazing developments, Dick Sprang becomes the current artistic talent with Kane and Robinson. Plus, World’s Finest still want you to go out and buy war bonds to support the American troops, illustrating DC Comics’ tactics to reach not just to a young audience but to citizens all over America. Let’s conclude this golden age year! [Read more…] about History of the Batman #10 – Dick Sprang’s Caped Crusader: 1943, Part Two