Posts Tagged “batman”

In 1993 my dad gave me three copies of Superman #75.  Two of these were the “black bag” variant that contained assorted goodies and a variant cover all encased in a black poly bag with a bleeding Superman logo on the front.  The third copy was the widely available basic newsstand version.  In addition to the individual issues, he also gave me The Death of Superman trade paperback which contained the 11 comics detailing the entire Death of Superman storyline.  Growing up, I was always been a fan of comic books but I hadn’t read them with any sort of regularity since I was in grade school so I was a bit surprised by this present but I was still grateful and excited nonetheless.  Little did my dad know that his seemingly simple gift would send me down the long path to becoming a comic book geek.

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A few new videos detailing some of the rogues that we’ll be fighting inside Arkham in the new game, Batman: Arkham Asylum have been released.  The first is of Bane who looks totally awesome.  (I’ve always liked Bane but I think it was cheap how he wore down Batman before fighting him in Knightfall.)

Next up we have footage of Harley Quinn.  It would appear that she has whored herself up a bit from her days on Batman The Animated Series.

Man, this looks like it’s going to be a great game.

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Saturday Morning Video makes it’s triumphant return with one of the coolest things that you will witness this weekend.  For those who are unfamiliar with the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum game, where have you been?  This looks to be one of the best video games ever.  I can’t remember a game that I have looked forward to as much as I am this one.

To the developers of this game, you’re beyond awesome! You’re… be-awesome!

Tags: batman, batman arkham asylum, video games

Next Tuesday, the biggest blockbuster of the year will make it’s triumphant DVD debut.  This film also happens to be a geek-friendly movie based on one of the coolest super heroes in history.  If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m talking about The Dark Knight.  This is one DVD that will be making it’s way into my collection.  

I have a major gripe over the way that movie studios have been screwing people that buy DVDs over the past few years.  When DVDs first started hitting the market, they were advertised as having super cool bonus features including deleted scenes, commentaries, trailers, bloopers, featuretes, etc.  DVDs were a gold mine for the movie lover that enjoys useless information in documentary form.  Those days are now gone, and I don’t even blame the introduction of Blu-Ray discs.  I blame greedy movie stuidos that know that movie geeks will pay extra for this stuff.

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I love comic books and I love movies so naturally, I’m a big fan of movies based on comic books.  There is no doubt that this summer was enough to make many a geek wet themselves with delight.

The summer started off with a giant crimson and gold bang as Iron Man dominated theaters to the tune of $318,219,154.  Not too bad for a movie about a dysfunctional millionaire with a really cool suit.  Despite the fact that I think that Tony Stark is a giant douche bag in the comics, especially after Marvel’s Civil War, there’s no doubt that Robert Downey Jr. was flat out amazing.  Throw in a nice cameo by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury that set up the upcoming Avengers project, and this provided much geek glee.

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From the Batman III, aka The Caped Crusader, casting rumors department: According to Telegraph.co.uk, Angelina Jolie may not be Christopher Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman in the next installment of the Batman franchise.  His first choice is none other than Cher.  What?  Really?   Was Bea Arthur not available?  Somebody is obviously very, very high.

A studio executive said: “Cher is Nolan’s first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.”

I have no idea how the 62 year old drag queen idol is on the short list for this part.  Catwoman personifies sexuality and athleticism.  Apparently Angelina Jolie falls short in these categories when compared to Cher.  Obviously Nolan is living in 1972 when Cher had mass commercial appeal.  And wasn’t 62 years old.  Oh right, they’re going for a “twilight years” effect.

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It would seem to me as though everybody is reading a lot into a single comment made by Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight.  When asked if the new batsuit will stop dogs, he replies that it will stop cats.  That is apparently a huge indicator to the geek populace that Catwoman will be the next villian to encounter the Batman.  I think that it was a comment made in passing but I could be wrong.  Man, do I hope that I’m wrong.  I love the stress that Selena Kyle brings to Batman’s life.

We all know that a movie that has made as much money as The Dark Knight will have a sequel; in this day and age, it’s a foregone conclusion.  There’s no script, title, or villian, but that’s not stopping a certain well known actress and soon to be founder of the New U.N. from lobbying for the part of Catwoman.

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Ever since I saw the ending of Batman Begins where we are shown a playing card with a joker on it, I have been highly anticipating this sequel in the Batman franchise.  I am a huge fan of the Batman comics and have always thought that the Joker was one of the best villains.  Now we have a movie that pits the madness of the Joker against the madness of the Batman.  What’s not to get excited about?  (Yes, I know that Tim Burton did the Batman vs. Joker thing back in 1989.  I was excited for it back then too.)

The Dark Knight is probably the best movie based on a comic book that I have ever seen.  There was so much that was good about it that what was bad is inconsequential.  Here are a few of my thoughts on the movie.  Warning!  Minor spoilers ahead!

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I was going to post an idea that I’ve been kicking around in my head for the past few days but then I discovered a really cool movie that I wanted to share instead. It’s better than my idea because Batman says “I’m Batman” in it. It’s in the same vein as the Mac vs. PC commercials so I think that a few of our readers will especially enjoy it.

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**DON’T READ THIS UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE VERY COOL IMAGES OF THE NEW TWO-FACE**

I’m a huge Batman fan. I have always loved the comics and cartoons and I thought that the movies were great until Joel Schumacher got his grubby, Batman destroying fingers on them. I can’t express the relief that I felt when Christopher Nolan actually did a good job with Batman Begins.

Now it looks like there’s going be another success in the Batman universe with the upcoming movie, The Dark Knight. The trailers have been very impressive and the images that have come out have looked good. To be honest, Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker scares the crap out of me. I can’t wait for this movie!

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