All posts by Leostales

Agreed, I would be interested in hearing your thoughts @SforHope

It seems to generally be a bit higher on Amazon, so I'd say you have a decent deal

It was DC's licensed stories that introduced me to one of my favorite pulp characters, The Shadow! The Andrew Helfer run was crazy fun

"I like the Vigilante from the comics fine, but he always felt like DC's Punisher to me."

I'm no expert on Vigilante or Punisher, but they always struck me as very different characters despite their external similarities.

While they both lost their families to crime and adopted a stylish costume and guns to fight crime, willing to use lethal force, Adrian Chase struck me as much more humane and concerned with self-control. Punisher on the other hand never struck me as having doubts about his methods (I could be wrong on that part though, but it doesn't seem to be a central aspect of his character.)

I looked up her page and it seems you're right

Joanna Pierce?

I love the post-crisis 80s era of Bat-comics. Year Three is an awesome storyline!

I disliked the Earth 2 series. World's End has to be one of the worst comics I've ever read.

Batman fact 7: His name is Bruce Wayne

Very few people know that one

"11 Years since Flashpoint"

God I feel old

In regards to a Selina and Riddler pairing, I'd basically re-iterate my comments for Babs. You couldn't get a relationship between them unless you significantly revised their characterization.

Catwoman: When in Rome is probably the best closest story to this we're likely to get.

Since most crossovers (including Batman vs. Predator) are written to be self-contained and rarely contradict established continuity, I've always considered their non-canonical classification to be unnecessary. Sure the implications of DC and Marvel being in the same universe requires hand-waving, but Batman vs. Predator requires far less suspension of disbelief.

Before I ever heard of Bloodlines, I actually thought the stories featuring characters that originated in that event were referencing a DC vs. Aliens crossover lol

I think this battle also depends on which incarnation of the characters we're going with.

Vertigo Constantine is no Harry Potter. His main powers are his inflated reputation and his liar's tongue. He's more of an Exorcist than a sorcerer.

I suspect PE Constantine has been powered up, but I'm not familiar with him either so it's hard to say. Instead of blasting Raven's weak spot, Vertigo Constantine would probably just trap Raven in a chalk circle or something cool like that.

These days PG-13 is the new PG with a couple swear words thrown in for good measure. The Dark Knight Trilogy was made 10 years ago, so its an outdated indicator of what's possible within a PG-13 rating. Dunkirk is a better example, but I'd still say it's the exception to the rule.

Now a movie, particularly a super-hero movie, doesn't need gore, sex, or language to be good. Hell, Stan Lee wrote some of the most revolutionary superhero comics of all time at the height of the comics code. That said, Batman comics have prided themselves on their edginess ever since Denny O'neil started writing the character in the 70s. Ever since then, Batman comics have tackled gruesome disease outbreaks, vomit-inducing mutilations, severe spinal damage, gothic conspiracies, demon worshippers, violent crime, social commentary on crime and punishment, etc.

When's the last time you saw any of these explored, explored well, in a PG-13 movie? *

I'm not saying a PG-13 movie is a bad sign, but it certainly isn't something that has me excited and intrigued. An R-Rating would do that. A G-rating would do that for an animated movie.

*Zootopia actually checked some of those boxes pretty well

Yikes. I also hated how Kyle Rayner's death. Not every death worked in Injustice, but I felt his was the most disrespectful.

Its been awhile since I read Injustice, what happened to our favorite Big Red Cheese?

I can definitely see Riddler developing a crush on Babs. She's smart and hot enough to get his attention, especially during the Oracle years. Him becoming obsessed with her and trying to woo her with bizarre romantic riddles could be a really cool plotline if done correctly.

That said, I don't see them as a pairing. Riddler is insane and in Zero Year was borderline homicidal. Unless Babs is in the middle of a fall from grace arc, and even if she were, I can't see her hooking up with Eddie, even if he did get a facejob ala Janin.

I actually enjoyed Injustice when I read it years ago. It had a lot of bad ideas, but it executed them in a really entertaining way. I also liked how it killed off characters frequently while not treating death as a joke. It also had my second favorite alternate Luthor (first being Red Son). It's a shame it was built on such a faulty premise.

Speaking of Lex Luthor, I really enjoyed his role in No Man's Land. Lex Luthor is such a good foil to Batman that I'm surprised and thankful that the two fighting hasn't been milked to death yet.

Another great guest character was Slam Bradley in Brubaker's Catwoman run. Brubaker is great at writing the noir gumshoe, and his relationship with Selina was just one of the excellent plot threads running through that series. Other memorable characters there were Black Mask at his most fiendish, Holly Robinson and her struggles as Catwoman (though that part was in Pfeiffer's run), I think Wildcat was there too! His interactions with the Bat-family are always fun.

" batman has rules, I'm vague, gives me lot of freedom."

Well I doubt that's true in-universe, its effectively correct because every other writer reboots Supes's continuity. Intentional or not, the line is a funny reference to the fact.