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Status update. (Inspired by a convo with blogger extraordinaire Mike Sterling on Twitter, on whose blog this image originally appeared. We were discussing sourcing, crediting & curation, funnily enough.)

Status update. (Inspired by a convo with blogger extraordinaire Mike Sterling on Twitter, on whose blog this image originally appeared. We were discussing sourcing, crediting & curation, funnily enough.)

about-faces: harlequinfairy: tr4pdoor: daydreamer-kay-em: “This is an alternate universe where Bruce Wayne died instead of his parents. Causing His father Thomas Wayne to become Batman and his mother Martha to go insane and become the Joker. “ hold the phone. Y’all need to read Flashpoint, it really is awesome Please allow me to offer me to offer my impassioned second opinion as to why I believe this storyline is a great big sack of doo-doo. I read this recently. It is utter rubbish (save for the interesting wrinkle of Selina Kyle being Oracle).

about-faces:

harlequinfairy:


tr4pdoor:

daydreamer-kay-em:

“This is an alternate universe where Bruce Wayne died instead of his parents. Causing His father Thomas Wayne to become Batman and his mother Martha to go insane and become the Joker. “

hold the phone.

Y’all need to read Flashpoint, it really is awesome

Please allow me to offer me to offer my impassioned second opinion as to why I believe this storyline is a great big sack of doo-doo.

I read this recently. It is utter rubbish (save for the interesting wrinkle of Selina Kyle being Oracle).

about-faces: dcinthe80s: The Untold Legend of the Batman mini-series Even back in 1980 DC was having continuity problems, as this mini-series strives to summarize everything that did and didn’t happen to Batman throughout the golden and silver age. Inside, you will find a mystery (characteristic of most silver age Batman stories) and re-told origins of Batman and all of the supporting cast (Alfred, Robin, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, Lucius Fox, Two-Face and the Joker). Of course, all of this becomes ret-conned and irrelevant post-Crisis, but is still very entertaining to read.Bombshells that are dropped: Young Bruce Wayne was the original Robin After being orphaned, young Bruce Wayne lives with his Uncle Philip Alfred only becomes Bruce’s butler much later in Bruce’s life In 1989, to coincide with the Batman movie marketing bonanza, it was reprinted and each issue had an accompanying audio cassette that contained a dramatic reading of the story. It was also reprinted again in a smaller format as a premium for the Batman breakfast cereal. The first issue was penciled by John Byrne, the remaining two by Jim Aparo. One of my favorite Batman historians to read is Chris Sims. He has his own blog, Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog, and he is a regular contributor to Comics Alliance. Very well-versed in the realm of Batman and many other comic book-related things. This is one of those books which I’d consider utterly essential reading for any true Batman fan, since it’s pretty much all of Pre-Crisis Batman condensed into a single short narrative over three issues. It also features some of Aparo’s very best Batman art ever. Why it’s not in print is beyond me. Track these issues down however you can. I own a oversize black-and-white compliation of this (printed locally), and it’s pretty much what made me a Batman fan for life. Nolan, Schumacher & Burton can’t even hold a candle to this. (There’s also a MMPB edition of this, too! Long out of print, sadly.)

about-faces:

dcinthe80s:

The Untold Legend of the Batman mini-series

Even back in 1980 DC was having continuity problems, as this mini-series strives to summarize everything that did and didn’t happen to Batman throughout the golden and silver age. Inside, you will find a mystery (characteristic of most silver age Batman stories) and re-told origins of Batman and all of the supporting cast (Alfred, Robin, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, Lucius Fox, Two-Face and the Joker). Of course, all of this becomes ret-conned and irrelevant post-Crisis, but is still very entertaining to read.

Bombshells that are dropped:

  • Young Bruce Wayne was the original Robin
  • After being orphaned, young Bruce Wayne lives with his Uncle Philip
  • Alfred only becomes Bruce’s butler much later in Bruce’s life


In 1989, to coincide with the Batman movie marketing bonanza, it was reprinted and each issue had an accompanying audio cassette that contained a dramatic reading of the story. It was also reprinted again in a smaller format as a premium for the Batman breakfast cereal.

The first issue was penciled by John Byrne, the remaining two by Jim Aparo.

One of my favorite Batman historians to read is Chris Sims. He has his own blog, Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog, and he is a regular contributor to Comics Alliance. Very well-versed in the realm of Batman and many other comic book-related things.

This is one of those books which I’d consider utterly essential reading for any true Batman fan, since it’s pretty much all of Pre-Crisis Batman condensed into a single short narrative over three issues. It also features some of Aparo’s very best Batman art ever. Why it’s not in print is beyond me. Track these issues down however you can.

I own a oversize black-and-white compliation of this (printed locally), and it’s pretty much what made me a Batman fan for life. Nolan, Schumacher & Burton can’t even hold a candle to this. (There’s also a MMPB edition of this, too! Long out of print, sadly.)

No, your eyes don’t deceive you, that is indeed the Flash (“The Fastest Man Alive”) jogging past the clocks of Flinders Street Station! The image is from the latest digital issue of the video-game tie-in Injustice: Gods Among Us, penned by Melbourne native Tom Taylor. The same story has Superman and Wonder Woman breaking up a demonstration taking place on the steps of Parliament House, at the top end of Bourke Street. After seeing New York, L.A. and London so often in the comics I read growing up, it’s kinda cool to see envirions I’m familiar with in a DC release.

No, your eyes don’t deceive you, that is indeed the Flash (“The Fastest Man Alive”) jogging past the clocks of Flinders Street Station! The image is from the latest digital issue of the video-game tie-in Injustice: Gods Among Us, penned by Melbourne native Tom Taylor. The same story has Superman and Wonder Woman breaking up a demonstration taking place on the steps of Parliament House, at the top end of Bourke Street.

After seeing New York, L.A. and London so often in the comics I read growing up, it’s kinda cool to see envirions I’m familiar with in a DC release.