Tag Archives: Batman

Batman Defeats Occupy Movement, Cures Lesbianism!

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Personal circumstances prevented me from keeping this blog updated for a while, but I suppose the release of The Dark Knight Rises is as good an excuse as any to climb back in the saddle and see how many trolls my … Continue reading →

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Superhero Poster Designs

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Last summer was one of the biggest for superhero movies so far, but 2012 is primed to be dominated by the genre even more. Big, bad Batman trilogy-closer The Dark Knight Rises is of course the film that is anticipated most … Continue reading →

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Alan Moore vs. Frank Miller

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Comic book authors Alan Moore and Frank Miller are mentioned so often in a single breath, one may be tempted to forget how far away they are from each other aesthetically, politically, and intellectually. Both are frequently credited jointly for … Continue reading →

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Batman and #Occupy: Wall Street action

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Updates here have been slow, just as actual events have been picking up speed. This morning, I watched the video footage from UC Davis, where non-violent student protests were shamelessly pepper-sprayed by police officers decked out in full riot gear … Continue reading →

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Frank Miller: Holy Crap!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

It’s been six years since Frank Miller announced his plans to publish a second sequel to his beloved 1986 graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns that would bring the caped crusader up to speed with the War on Terror, and … Continue reading →

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Alternate Universe Movie Posters

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

I came across this truly mind-boggling collection of alternate-universe movie posters Via BoingBoing.net, many of which feature unlikely but bizarrely compelling imaginary cinematic incarnations of familiar superhero characters. My favorite? Mario Bava’s The Batman of Gotham City, with Christopher Walken as … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight: Why So Confusing?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Over at PressPlay, the great Jim Emerson took the time to analyze in detail the famously spectacular -and notoriously bewildering- big action scene in The Dark Knight that shows with great precision what is wrong with Christopher Nolan as an action … Continue reading →

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“Who Am I? I’m Spider-Man… No, wait! I’m Batman!”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

The accompanying texts on cheap knock-off toys in superhero merchandising lines are often as hilarious as the liner notes on foreign bootleg DVDs. But this one (via BoingBoing) seems particularly bone-headed.

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Frank Miller vs. Al Qaeda

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

My earlier announcement of an eagerly anticipated summer recess notwithstanding, today’s release of a YouTube trailer for Frank Miller’s graphic novel Holy Terror prompts me to scribble just one more update before shutting down the laptop. This preview (embedded after the … Continue reading →

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Summer recess roundup

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Having recently struggled and -to some extent- succeeded in reviving my ever-floundering blog, even attracting far more traffic than ever before after writing a post with “nudity” and “Game of Thrones” in its title, it’s now time for a brief … Continue reading →

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