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 [...]
Top Video Game of 2009
At the risk of being predictable, I thought late December seemed like a good time to list some of my favorite things of 2009. First up is my favorite video game of the year: Batman: Arkham Asylum. Before you spring off your computer chair in outrage, please keep in mind that I am a mere [...]



