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Holy Reboot, Batman! DC Comics Now More Accessible

I’ve been following the DC Comics reboot with a lot of interest. I’ve always been a comic book fan but for the last several years have felt a bit left behind.  Too many conflicts in the so-called “continuity” had made it hard for even a fan to explain what was happening.  Some heroes had died [...]

Batman Still Cool in the Future

The idea of taking classic characters and sticking them 50 years in the future never appealed to me. So when I heard they were doing it to my favorite DC Comics hero Batman, I was less than eager to see the results. The show introduced a “younger, hipper” Batman who wasn’t even in the comics, and [...]

Change Comes to Gotham City

Batman and Robin Vol. 1: Batman Reborn by Grant Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been pretty resistant to the Grant Morrison Batman books because of all the radical changes: Bruce Wayne is dead, he has a son named Damian, Damian is now Robin, Dick Grayson (the original Robin) is Batman, Bruce Wayne [...]

They Didn’t Want Their Comics Taken Away…

It happens every generation: the kids pick up a new piece of pop culture and frightened parents get riled up. Video games are the most recent target of adult ire. After several attempts to make laws banning violent games, the Supreme Court announced this month that it will take up whether states may ban  the [...]

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