Tag: Batman

Guest post by T Campbell. Can the soul of Western civilization be found in a pair of red briefs? Was our first great superhero at his strongest, his noblest, his superest, before modern interpretations stripped him of his underwear? Is there a connection? A generation ago, when those red briefs were an inseparable part of Superman’s design, he was the most familiar superhero by a wide margin, leading the field in film adaptations,[1] headlining cartoon shows,[2] and even winning over famous media critics who were fiction writers in their own right. Even now, if you believe superheroes have anything to say to American culture or the human experience, you sort of have to start with him, because he’s the prototype. Umberto Eco called him “the representative of all his similars” [3] and Harlan Ellison described him as one of “only five fictional creations known to every man, woman, and child on the planet.”[4] Born in the early hours of a visual, easily reproduced medium, he was popular enough to codify most of what being a superhero meant. The Oxford English Dictionary even mentions him by name in its definition of “superhero”:

Batman fans have a lot of reasons to be excited for in the month of October. With the latest Batgirl creative team and new...

It’s been 48 years since the iconic Batman television series first aired. Adam West, the man behind the cowl, was at the New York...

If you’re picking up Batman #35 this week, do yourself a favour and check out the price point. See that $4.99 price sticker? Originally...

https://twitter.com/treinman/status/516640621248139264 Latino Review is keeping up with the latest Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice set leaks and stuff.. The film is shooting in...

It should come as no surprise that the US post Office that has Spidey swinging over traffic as a symbol of its speedy delivery...

I'll post John Jackson Miller's analysis when it comes in, but sales for the year inched up, although down from Five Wednesday July. Image...

Veteran showbiz writer Drew McWeeny rocked the world of superhero movies this week with his claim that he's heard many times that humor is superhero films is being given the side eye at Warner Bros. :

By Kyle Pinion One of the bigger initiatives to come from the Big Two this year is the advent of the three weekly titles from...

by Alexander Jones It's a packed room here at the Bill Finger Spotlight panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Lines are doubling, and people are finally...

With the time difference and the fact that Preview Night doesn't start until about 9 PM Eastern Time, there's not a lot to report...

Today is Batman Day. It is also Comic-Con week, meaning that local newscasts all over the country will end their broadcasts with “It’s Comic-Con week!” and proceed to show B-roll of cosplayers and grown men dressed like Doctor Who. But look closely at that footage. There in the back, you will see someone dressed like Batman or Batgirl. And you’ll say “Cool.” After the horrible real news on every given day, Sailor Moon costumes eventually look silly. But not Batman. He has power over all the others. Why? Why did five-year-old leukemia patient Miles Scott dress up as “Batkid” last November in San Francisco? Because he wanted to hit something.