tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74991836614520805732024-03-12T23:22:27.801-05:00Jailbait in HotpantsA Superhero Humor BlogYumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-29343938162102528272010-12-25T01:09:00.008-06:002010-12-25T01:19:33.957-06:00Damien and Supergirl?<div style="text-align: left;">This is from Superman/Batman 77. The Dick!Batman and Damien!Robin relationship is starting to grow on me. I thought Damien was really annoying at first, but I've come to like him and Dick's dynamic. I hope I still enjoy the characters now that Bruce is back in the cowl. We'll just have to wait and see. For now, enjoy a little teasing at Damien's expense.</div><br /><table align="center" style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TRWY__3ewjI/AAAAAAAAAS8/Dhy83aF3eTI/SupermanBatman77.png"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TRWY__3ewjI/AAAAAAAAAS8/Dhy83aF3eTI/s144/SupermanBatman77.png" height="144" width="94" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/kmorsebrown/JailbaitInHotpants?authkey=Gv1sRgCM3Xj4uuz4-TWA&feat=embedwebsite">Jailbait in Hotpants</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Yay! I think I've figured out how to direct link the images again so you don't have to click an obnoxious text link! It'll take me a while to go back and do older posts though, so be patient!</div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-59783564635864911002010-11-22T13:23:00.005-06:002010-11-22T13:33:41.655-06:00Kid Kyle<div style="text-align: left;">The next few posts are going to be from Young Justice: Sins of Youth. It's a cute 12 part story in which the Justice League become teenagers, the JSA become kids, and Young Justice become adults. The original members of the Teen Titans are unaffected. This all happens to help the adults better understand the teen superheroes whom had been getting a bad rap recently. It's full of hilarity and I highly recommend taking a look. All of my posts are going to be from Young Justice - Sins of Youth #4.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kyle Rayner is fun to watch in this series. His Green Lantern costume changes every panel you see him. It's done well and I didn't even notice it at first. It's a fun way of showing how his personality manifests as a teenager. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the Justice League doesn't think it's that big of a change. Poor Kyle.<br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TOrEVqcrGbI/AAAAAAAAASI/4KnDa_tDZp8/s200/Young%2BJustice%2B04.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542458167883667890" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TOrEVqcrGbI/AAAAAAAAASI/4KnDa_tDZp8/Young%20Justice%2004.png">Fullview Link</a></div></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-29042359942425630692010-11-10T23:44:00.003-06:002010-11-10T23:47:04.214-06:00Buttlering<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I love it when Alfred makes fun of Bruce in that totally sincere buttlery way of his. It's very Jeeves and Wooster..... if Wooster were a bad-ass-slightly-crazy vigilante rather than charmingly incompetent.<div><br /></div><div>This is from Superman Batman Annual #1</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 94px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TNuDJUVsRmI/AAAAAAAAARs/kkDL4kHj8Gg/s200/SupermanBatman%2BAnnual%2B1.p4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538164362883909218" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TNuDJUVsRmI/AAAAAAAAARs/kkDL4kHj8Gg/SupermanBatman%20Annual%201.p4.png">Fullview Link</a></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-29929139972678358142010-11-07T22:36:00.003-06:002010-11-07T22:40:51.436-06:00Bat Hamlet<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is from Batman 982. In a flashback-ish thing, DG Robin is telling Batman that Alfred is having him read Hamlet and how it made him wonder what would have happened if Hamlet had dressed as Batman to get revenge. The result is this one panel of hilarity that I call Bat!Hamlet!<div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 107px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TNd_Ais8KzI/AAAAAAAAARQ/QpgqOmDPEsw/s200/Batman+682.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537033914167339826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TNd_Ais8KzI/AAAAAAAAARQ/QpgqOmDPEsw/Batman%20682.png">Fullview Link</a></div></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-5757802003334601692010-10-17T16:19:00.003-05:002010-10-17T16:24:17.969-05:00Plastic Man is concerned<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I love reading crossovers and team-ups. Why? Because seeing heroes interact with each other and respond to crazy hijinks usually leads to a good time. You also get insights into characters that you wouldn't in their solo titles because the commentary is coming from characters that they don't usually interact with. Todays hilarious example of this comes from "Formerly Known as the Justice League #06". The entire book is hilarious in of itself, and the Supper Buddies are quite an amusing hero team. But the gem that I pulled out is from when the Justice League comes in to help save the Supper Buddies from a huge mess they've gotten themselves into. The real treat on this page is the bottom right hand corner, but it's made funnier by reading the whole thing. Enjoy!<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TLtpQU-RydI/AAAAAAAAARE/1LOMocd0ncs/s200/FormerlyKnownAsTheJusticeLeague06.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529128696756160978" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TLtpQU-RydI/AAAAAAAAARE/1LOMocd0ncs/FormerlyKnownAsTheJusticeLeague06.png">Fullview Link</a></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-8098841702668763462010-09-30T00:50:00.004-05:002010-09-30T00:55:57.173-05:00Communication FAIL<div style="text-align: left;">I recently read "Not Just The Justice League" and plan on doing a few posts from that as soon as I can scan some of the pages in. In the meantime, enjoy more Teen Titans!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Today's post comes from Teen Titans Year One #6. Batman is terrible at communicating his feelings, and we all laugh at his ineptitude.<div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TKQlhzyBwEI/AAAAAAAAAQk/byWNvW56K8g/s200/Teen+Titans+Year+One+%236.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522580305829019714" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TKQlhzyBwEI/AAAAAAAAAQk/byWNvW56K8g/Teen%20Titans%20Year%20One%20%236.png">Fullview Link</a></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-45728025293121487092010-06-13T18:37:00.001-05:002010-06-13T18:41:23.143-05:00Damn<div style="text-align: left;">Really, that's all I have to say. Damn.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBVr5tRwjuI/AAAAAAAAAP8/6F9MpyAvapM/s200/TeenTitans+v3+no3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482406760544243426" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBVr5tRwjuI/AAAAAAAAAP8/6F9MpyAvapM/TeenTitans%20v3%20no3.png">Fullview Link</a></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-77945897481643550612010-06-12T00:12:00.001-05:002010-06-12T00:12:00.304-05:00Even superheroes go through puberty<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Poor Wally. If being a superhero weren't tough enough, you also have to deal with zits.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBHF_ipSeNI/AAAAAAAAAPk/oGsNb7O5Hlk/s320/Teen+Titans+Year+One+%234.1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481379916909017298" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBHF_ipSeNI/AAAAAAAAAPk/oGsNb7O5Hlk/Teen%20Titans%20Year%20One%20%234.1.png">Fullview Link.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think his face when he discovers the zit is priceless. Another thing teen heroes have to deal with.... mothers!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBHGwfYg4RI/AAAAAAAAAPs/YK9NySyfo9s/s320/Teen+Titans+Year+One+%234.2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481380757846941970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBHGwfYg4RI/AAAAAAAAAPs/YK9NySyfo9s/Teen%20Titans%20Year%20One%20%234.2.png">Fullview Link.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From Teen Titans Year One #5.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-56723004307698887592010-06-11T00:16:00.004-05:002010-06-13T18:35:55.091-05:00Beware the Chibis!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today's post is from Superman/Batman 51..... and it's a doozy. If I were you, I'd look at these first two images, and then come back and read the rest of this post. Because otherwise you might be too afraid to.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBaT13rQlI/AAAAAAAAAOc/AxMM5dj97oQ/s200/SupermanBatman51.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480980043434508882" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBaT13rQlI/AAAAAAAAAOc/AxMM5dj97oQ/SupermanBatman51.1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fullview Link</span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBZm24ONZI/AAAAAAAAAOM/_FZo2Bv2CkY/s200/SupermanBatman51.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480979270611121554" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBZm24ONZI/AAAAAAAAAOM/_FZo2Bv2CkY/SupermanBatman51.2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fullfiew Link.</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's right, in this particular issue, Superman and Batman are confronted with a chibi Justice League. And if that weren't bad enough, they really are supper innocent and.... well..... child-friendly. Just check out the origin stories of Chibi Supes and Bats.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBaFUI0G4I/AAAAAAAAAOU/0VnJHUaL8ho/s200/SupermanBatman51.Origin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480979793861417858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBaFUI0G4I/AAAAAAAAAOU/0VnJHUaL8ho/SupermanBatman51.Origin.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fullview Link</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't even know what to say to that. "Two shoves, and nothing was the same again." Also, sending Superman away so he wouldn't get rained on..... I think I echo Alfred's f</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">eelings on this one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBacfBLvKI/AAAAAAAAAOk/FSINYMf9ehw/SupermanBatman51.Alfred.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 616px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I feel that this is the inevitable result of the slipery slope that things like "Superhero Squad" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" have set us on. SAVE OUR HEROES FROM CHIBIFICATION! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On a completely random note, I also made a motivational poster featuring Robin and his adoring fangirls.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBbNPoNdOI/AAAAAAAAAPI/k86prpdjIX8/s400/SupermanBatman51.Fangirls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981029601506530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px; " /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBbNPoNdOI/AAAAAAAAAPI/k86prpdjIX8/SupermanBatman51.Fangirls.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fullview Link</span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So in conclusion, thank you Michael Green and Mike Johnson for writing this hilarious hilarious atrocity. It made my day.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p></div></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-40537266111312150542010-06-09T22:11:00.007-05:002010-06-13T18:36:11.840-05:00Lame<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I am sure many of us have frequently echoed the sentiments of young Robin here. I'm just glad someone in cannon finally said it.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBYfVDbC7I/AAAAAAAAAN0/yj6k24SUYt4/s200/RobinYearOneVol2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480978041760582578" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TBBYfVDbC7I/AAAAAAAAAN0/yj6k24SUYt4/RobinYearOneVol2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Fullview Link</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From Robin Year One vol 2.</span></span></div><br /></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-46655517908451171502010-06-09T13:37:00.005-05:002010-06-13T18:35:34.981-05:00She's got everyone's number<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>With all the Superman saves and the horrible Lois Lane comic book series back in the day, sometimes it's easy to forget that Lois Lane is a b.a.m.f. For serious. Nothing demonstrates it better than her role in the New Krypton plot arcs where she's going to report the truth in spite of death threats and her own father being at the forefront of the anti-Kryptonian agenda. Also, woman is like Batman when it comes to finding shit out about people. For serious. This page from Action Comics 887 has a great Lois line that sums it all up.<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TA_gLbg3zKI/AAAAAAAAANU/TdZdXEbteFc/s200/Action+Comics+887.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480845758501997730" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TA_gLbg3zKI/AAAAAAAAANU/TdZdXEbteFc/Action%20Comics%20887.png">Fullview Link</a></div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-5939449741744091012010-06-08T00:24:00.012-05:002010-06-08T01:28:45.349-05:00Code Black<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Woah! Long time no post! Been a bit busy, but I'm finally catching up with my comic book reading. And you know what that means? More hilarity for you! The reader!</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's excerpt is from Superman/Batman #72.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TA3XLqBYb7I/AAAAAAAAAM4/mQDSSu24-fc/s200/SupermanBatman72.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480272916838379442" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/TA3XLqBYb7I/AAAAAAAAAM4/mQDSSu24-fc/SupermanBatman72.png">Fullview Link</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just love that Lexcorp has a code for "Oh Shit, Batman's in Metropolis" and that they have a special protocol for it. Lex doesn't take shit from a superpowered alien, but he's clearly afraid of a dude in a bat suit finding out about any of his ops so much so that he shuts them all down down.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not that Batman's just any dude in a bat suit. He's one b.a.m.f. But still....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">[edit] I'm having trouble with Blogger's images. It used to let me upload them full size and then just post thumbnails, but it's not anymore. hrm..... So I'm including a thumbnail and then a txt link to the fullview image below. Sorry for the inconvenience. </div>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-85118076952504844172010-03-16T20:53:00.001-05:002010-03-16T20:53:33.056-05:00Trinity Monologue<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><div class="entry_text">This is the text for the first 10 pages or so of the comic "Trinity" which details Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman's first team-up. When I first read this, I thought, "Wow, I'd love to see this read as a monologue. It would be really interesting." So I copied it down in the hopes that there might be an opportunity at Grinnell, which there wasn't. So now I'm sharing it with all of you, and maybe one of you will be inspired to perform it. If so, let me know! I'd love to come watch! Also, just let me know what you think. I'd love to hear someone else's thoughts on this piece, especially since I've got it in prose form here, but not in the context of the pictures.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: medium; "><u>Trinity</u> by Matt Wagner</span><br /><br />Opening monologue<br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left; ">Metropolis... where the trains always run on time. I try to miss one at least three times a week. Good for the image. Aboard the train, the regulars all chuckle at the guy they've dubbed “terminally late.” I fight the urge to listen any further. Which is really the hardest power to resist. Far easier to avert one's gaze. Not peek into everything. So much harder not to listen. But try as I might, there's one sound I can never block out.<br /><br />It takes precious moments to locate the target. Amid the cacophony of city sounds, I listen hard for what seems out of order. The train gathers speed as it thunders over third avenue. The driver's been shot.<br /><br />Ahead, a sharp curve. Much too fast. Never make the turn. Now, of course, I hear every frightened gasp, every stuttering scream. The train's momentum is enormous. Hope this works.<br /><br />There's really no handbook for how to deal with such situations. Try to pull its lurching mass into the curve.<br /><br />Didn't work.<br /><br />Shrieking metal drowns out the passengers. Must...catch...that... train.<br /><br />As always, one thought drives me onward. Compels both my crusade and masquerade. The idea that disaster can be averted. Holy cow this is heavy!<br /><br />The passengers are shaken, but alive. Rescue teams can handle it now. The shot's trajectory leads, here. But the sniper's long gone. Without a trace. “Faster than a speeding bullet?” Not this time.</div></div><div class="clear" style="height: 15px; "> </div><div><br /></div></span>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-78137816705749444122009-09-20T23:34:00.003-05:002009-09-20T23:38:44.422-05:00The Power of PowergirlToday's gem comes from Superman & Batman 49. Supes and Bats had to get this tech-wiz Japanese kid (aka the new good-guy toyman) to help them clean up kryptonite dust from the atmostphere so Superman could, ya know, live on Earth and all. And what did he ask for in return? A date with Powergirl. Lolz.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SrcC5tJx0GI/AAAAAAAAAKM/BRhq22RYjOU/s1600-h/SB_49_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SrcC5tJx0GI/AAAAAAAAAKM/BRhq22RYjOU/s200/SB_49_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383775069941125218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SrcDDS1jykI/AAAAAAAAAKU/IQ0bgS2FxL4/s1600-h/SB_49_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SrcDDS1jykI/AAAAAAAAAKU/IQ0bgS2FxL4/s200/SB_49_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383775234675690050" border="0" /></a><br />For those of you who don't recall, the movie Bruce's going to see in the first page is the one they were making way back here: <a href="http://jailbaitinhotpants.blogspot.com/2008/12/to-moooon.html">To The Mooooooon!</a>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-44087955708100945672009-08-31T10:58:00.002-05:002009-08-31T11:05:17.864-05:00Let the Kryptonian WinIn this gem from Justice League Unlimited 19, Booster Gold was whining about how Superman always wins at poker. Superman then proceeds to be full of awesome and general ass-kickery in a fight with the big bad guys following which Booster Gold learns a valuable lesson.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SpvzZLO4pvI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KcmYDZROGdI/s1600-h/JLU_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SpvzZLO4pvI/AAAAAAAAAKE/KcmYDZROGdI/s200/JLU_19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376158194034321138" border="0" /></a><br />You ALWAYS let the ridiculously superpowered Krypotnian win. I'm also highly amused by the implication that Superman might just not take that hit for you if you beat him. Who knew Superman was such a poor looser? Oh yea, <a href="http://www.superdickery.com/">these guys</a>.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-80728686352682254952009-08-21T12:06:00.002-05:002009-08-21T12:12:39.517-05:00Green Lantern GraffitiToday's humorous moment comes from JLU 32. Now, the majority of this issue told me one thing: Guy Gardner is a whiny annoying little know-it all punk who needs to grow up badly. Now, to be fair, this is not main series cannon, so for all I know, he could be completely different in the main comics. But as it stands now, Guy Gardner can die in a hole - John Stewart and Kyle Rayner are the lanterns for me!<br /><br />But, he did do one thing that endeared him to me slightly. And that is using his ring to graffiti on the walls of Darkseid's pallace. Why? For funsies. And seriously, pissing off a being of that kind of power in such a juvinile and hillarious way deserves major props.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/So7VauK_lhI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/enb5-6zGB7g/s1600-h/JLU_32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/So7VauK_lhI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/enb5-6zGB7g/s200/JLU_32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372466060547036690" border="0" /></a>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-57243743814927171272009-08-14T00:07:00.004-05:002009-08-14T00:09:35.285-05:00Richie RichSome days I wonder, could there be a Batman without Bruce being ridiculously wealthy? Then I see moments like this and realize, no, there really couldn't. And if there were, he wouldn't be nearly as awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoTxVgyEOHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/kb_gkxEFiBg/s1600-h/SupermanBatman_48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoTxVgyEOHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/kb_gkxEFiBg/s200/SupermanBatman_48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369682007611947122" border="0" /></a><br />Scan from Superman/Batman #48.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-4358007653814691212009-08-12T13:02:00.000-05:002009-08-12T13:02:00.617-05:00Lois Almost Figures it OutAs promised, today's hilarious moment is from the tail end of Superman/Batman Annual 1. I would say there are spoilers.... but really, the issue has so much randomness that you'd have to try really hard to spoil anything. That and I'm not sure this issue is official DC cannon anyway. At any rate, on to hilarity!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJ4zVtdrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/NEkpt3MQwmA/s1600-h/SB_ann1_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJ4zVtdrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/NEkpt3MQwmA/s200/SB_ann1_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368583102260934322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJ-u7ocVI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Jz7AftD0K5k/s1600-h/SB_ann1_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJ-u7ocVI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Jz7AftD0K5k/s200/SB_ann1_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368583204157026642" border="0" /></a><br />Poor Lois. You would have figured it out if it weren't for those pesky superpowers! I almost feel bad for Bruce getting a superspeed costume change, but then I feel more bad for us readers that we didn't get to see it. How many of you want to bet that Supes copped a feel at Mach 4? And Bruce isn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> objecting. More stating the obvious. Worlds' greatest detective that one.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-82570987260757422362009-08-11T14:54:00.000-05:002009-08-11T14:54:00.119-05:00Awkward HilaritySo, today's post is going to be a two parter with tomorrow's post. Both funny moments come from the Superman/Batman Annual 1. This chronicles Superman and Batman's first team up/ meeting each others' secret identities for the first time. I don't think this particular issue is cannon, but it's pretty hilarious anyway. Really, the entire issue is full of awesome comedic gold and random silly bizzare crack, which made it difficult to pick just one moment to share. So I picked two! One from the beginning, and one from the end (the end one you'll see tomorrow).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEITaW3ydI/AAAAAAAAAI8/pc3QbK-3_xA/s1600-h/SB_ann1_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEITaW3ydI/AAAAAAAAAI8/pc3QbK-3_xA/s200/SB_ann1_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368581360388131282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEImyGMdjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/RbSpdB3tkL4/s1600-h/SB_ann1_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEImyGMdjI/AAAAAAAAAJE/RbSpdB3tkL4/s200/SB_ann1_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368581693178148402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEIt5VNZdI/AAAAAAAAAJM/fgNEsVdHqH0/s1600-h/SB_ann1_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEIt5VNZdI/AAAAAAAAAJM/fgNEsVdHqH0/s200/SB_ann1_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368581815379256786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJBx8HQPI/AAAAAAAAAJU/vFn6JOspQPU/s1600-h/SB_ann1_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/SoEJBx8HQPI/AAAAAAAAAJU/vFn6JOspQPU/s200/SB_ann1_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368582156992332018" border="0" /></a><br />Oh Clark and Brucie, your awkward bro-we're-totally-straight-manly-men bed sharing moment is truly amusing. Especially since we all know you totally have the hots for each other. Fanfiction never lies right? But what's even more hilarious is the whole "how do I get the other guy to leave so I can secretly put on my spendex to do some super heroics" bit. I love how Bruce is eventually like "fuck this shit, tranqulizers time!" The realization of identities followed by property destruction just seals the deal for me. What a great issue.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-65096386226711478522009-08-10T13:30:00.000-05:002009-08-10T13:30:00.308-05:00Deadly DiscoThis has got to be one of the best combinations of the green lantern ring and kryptonite I have ever seen. And they say John Stewart* isn't creative with his power ring! Bah!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Sn3Xu1ezOoI/AAAAAAAAAI0/DpnUcNSlkCk/s1600-h/JLU34_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Sn3Xu1ezOoI/AAAAAAAAAI0/DpnUcNSlkCk/s200/JLU34_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367683530525719170" border="0" /></a><br />Scan from Justice League Unlimited 34<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">* I am of course talking about the TV series John Stewart who was a marine and not comic John Stewart who was an architect.</span>Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-39400711653417588172009-08-09T15:49:00.000-05:002009-08-09T15:49:00.553-05:00Space cabby!?Really, I can't think of any funny comments for this one. It just says it all by itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Sn3XFPWitiI/AAAAAAAAAIs/PTQKL02Q6Wo/s1600-h/JLU_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Sn3XFPWitiI/AAAAAAAAAIs/PTQKL02Q6Wo/s200/JLU_18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367682815915898402" border="0" /></a><br />Scan from Justice League Unlimited 18.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-6952553367809534802009-08-08T14:30:00.000-05:002009-08-08T14:36:42.715-05:00Nightwing's MulletSo, as some of you may know, I just recently started reading the Nighwing comics. And I must say, that first issue was like a time machine back to the late 80s early 90s in regards to fashion. The biggest example of this is in how they drew Dick Grayson himself. Big, muscular, harry arms, and with a mullet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu5iXThbDI/AAAAAAAAAIU/KxDwWdTsS2s/s1600-h/nightiwng_1_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu5iXThbDI/AAAAAAAAAIU/KxDwWdTsS2s/s200/nightiwng_1_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367087380964666418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu5ndM3CvI/AAAAAAAAAIc/OqSGNSxP1Wc/s1600-h/Nightwing_1_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu5ndM3CvI/AAAAAAAAAIc/OqSGNSxP1Wc/s200/Nightwing_1_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367087468446681842" border="0" /></a><br />But this isn't just any mullet folks. Oh no, this is a magic mullet that within seconds can become a super sleek and sexy ponytail in a matter of seconds when Dicky transforms into Nightwing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu54464qJI/AAAAAAAAAIk/dtP2jq_4LrU/s1600-h/nightwing_1_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu54464qJI/AAAAAAAAAIk/dtP2jq_4LrU/s200/nightwing_1_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367087767945259154" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe being able to apply large amounts of hair gel in a short amount of time is his superpower? Anyway, the ponytail gets cut off fairly quickly by a bad guy, so the mullet is unceremoniously discarded into the annals of history where it belongs. Besides, what was Nightwing doing with long hair anyway when his specialty is hand to had combat? tsk tskYumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-12084206308373708802009-08-06T23:58:00.000-05:002009-08-07T00:03:05.543-05:00Pros and ConsSorry I haven't updated in a while, I had a crazy long commission for Grinnell College to work on. Anywhoo, this particular piece of amusement comes from Superman Birthright #6. Perry White is contemplating the pros and cons for firing Lois Lane. It equals about two seconds of comedic gold and really helps solidify and define Lois' character in a fun and unique way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu07xvogjI/AAAAAAAAAIM/nmxT6hLZhgU/s1600-h/SupBirth06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nh0WtVaAfw/Snu07xvogjI/AAAAAAAAAIM/nmxT6hLZhgU/s200/SupBirth06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367082320000483890" border="0" /></a>I especially like #5. Hilarity.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-43952339234120992382009-07-29T18:25:00.000-05:002009-08-07T00:25:24.013-05:00Battle for the Cowl - ReviewFist off, SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't read <span style="font-style: italic;">Battle for the Cowl</span> or <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman and Robin No. 1</span> and do not want the ending spoiled for you, then do not read any further! Just turn around and go read Cakewrecks or something.<br /><br />So, I've been putting off posting about the <span style="font-style: italic;">Battle for the Cowl</span> comics. I finished reading them and <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman and Robin No. 1</span> almost a week ago. The reason for my delay in posting? To be honest, I'm torn.<br /><br />To begin with, I was completely unsurprised, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. Dick Grayson was the logical choice to become the new Batman. He was the first Robin, and is an exceptional athlete and well respected by the Superhero community. That being said, I was a bit sad they went with him. I felt Tim Drake would have been a more daring direction, especially if they took their cues from <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman Beyond</span> as to how to deal with a teenage Batman (even though it was a typo, an issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Superman/Batman</span> did show us a future Batman that looked like Batman Beyond being called "Tim" over the intercom). I also feel that it was slightly weird to have Dick Grayson go from "I want to be my own man and get out from under Batman's shadow like crazy" to "I'm gonna be Batman." They sortof explained his rationalle in <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman and Robin No. 1</span>, and they'll probably go into more detail later, but at this point, I'm still kindof wondering how the complete 180 in reference to Dick's feelings about Batman happened.<br /><br />Also, Dick being Batman will cause the character to change completely, which is both a good and bad thing. Dick Grayson, as Nightwing was a highly sociable Superhero. He lead multiple superhero teams, including the Teen Titans, and has been in so many crossovers higherups in DC have been quoted as saying that he's more important to the fabric of the DC superhero community than Superman. This is completely the opposite from Bruce's Batman who was always a loner and didn't like working in teams or with others. He especially hated others butting their noses into Gotham. So either Dick Grayson is going to have to change to fit the Batman mold, which I think will cause him to suffer as a character, or Batman is going to have to become... well.... not Batman.<br /><br />I was also sad that they ousted Tim Drake as Robin. Dude was one of my favorite Robins, hands down and Damien had been characterized until this point, largely, as an obnoxious brat. Apparently, Tim will be starting a new career as Red Robin ala Dick Grayson in <span style="font-style: italic;">Kingdom Come</span>. I hope that works out for him and they don't fuck it up. But that's also kindof weird considering fromt he get go Tim was adamant about not staying Robin forever. I suppose he's too interesting and well liked of a character to let retire, but still, it (like Dick's decision to become batman) seems incongrous with what we've seen from his character thus far. That being said, I'm personally glad he's going to continue on with the superheroics since he's a fav of mine.<br /><br />In regards to the event as a whole, I have even more mixed feelings...<br /><br />One the one hand, I feel this event couldn't have been more poorly timed, especially with who they chose as the new Robin. With the semi-recent success of the Chris Nolan Batman movies, a lot of potential new readers are going to be coming to the comics expecting Bruce Wayne, and they're not going to find him and be very confused. They might have heard of Dick Grayson if they saw the earlier Batman movies and/or any animated incarnation of Batman ever. But they'll NEVER have heard of Damien unless they read the comics. If they'd seen Batman TAS, they would have known who Tim Drake was, but no, DC decided to make the new Robin someone who no one who wasn't an existing comic reader would know about. Well done there.<br /><br />On the other hand, perhaps this is the perfect time to start over. As a new reader myself, the one road block I've come up time and time again is where to start. The last big restart was in the 80s, and there have been over 600 volumes of Batman since then. Hence the reason I've been sticking to oneshot stories like <span style="font-style: italic;">Superman: Birthright</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Dark Knight Returns</span> etc or more recent serials such as <span style="font-style: italic;">Nightwing</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Superman/Batman</span>. So with that in mind, starting a new Batman and Robin comic with issue one might be a good idea. It's a clean starting point for new readers to launch from, and all it requires is being willing to read Wikipedia for a few hours to figure out who everyone is and what's happened recently in the DC universe that the characters are reacting to.<br /><br />Those are my initial thoughts. I may have more to add later, but that's the bulk for now. I thought the art was amazing and the story arc was well done. No real complaints there. The very end was a bit rushed, but I guess they wanted to be able to put some of the aftermath into <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman and Robin</span>. I have my doubts, but I am definately looking forward to seeing how it all works out, especially since I'm pretty sure Batman isn't dead for good. Really, what it comes down to is Nighwing is one of my favorite superheroes, and I'm sad to see him go, and I hope they don't fuck it up making him Batman.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499183661452080573.post-58990689648445796522009-07-29T17:13:00.001-05:002009-07-30T09:56:18.530-05:00Welcome to Jailbait in HotpantsSo, I'm a new comic book fan. Though I've been reading manga since middle school, I only got into American comics within the past year. The reason? Where to begin!? When dealing with characters who have existed since the 30s, it's a bit tricky to figure out a starting point. So, most of my exposure has been through oneshots like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Knight-Returns-Frank-Miller/dp/1563893428/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248906245&sr=1-1">The Dark Knight Return</a>s and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Birthright-Mark-Waid/dp/1401202527">Superman Birthright</a>. But I have started reading some serials like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Batman-Vol-Public-Enemies/dp/1401202209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248906274&sr=1-1">Superman & Batman</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nightwing-Vol-1-Knight-Bludhaven/dp/1563894254/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248906304&sr=1-5">Nightwing</a>, and recently <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Robin-1-Grant-Morrison/dp/B002BLHVSA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248906352&sr=1-2">Batman & Robin</a> - mainly because these serials started recently enough that starting from the beginning is a reasonable task. I mainly read DC, mostly because I haven't found an easy entrypoint for any Marvel series yet (suggestions are welcome). I would love to read X-Men though if anyone can recommend a good starting point.<br /><br />Anyway, while reading these comics, especially the Justice League Unlimited comics based on Bruce Timm's series of the same name, I came across many quite humorous, amusing, and "laugh out loud" moments. I started posting these on my personal blog, but then, inspired by my most recent post, I decided to create a separate blog dedicated to those special little moments I came across while reading. I may also, from time to time, include my thoughts on/ review the comics I read.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy this little journey into the lighter side of the DC universe. Suggestions and submissions are always welcome.Yumeruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14268735988580285950noreply@blogger.com0