Venneh Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Okay folks, settle an argument for me. Is Batman a scientist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 A forensic scientist, yes, and also a mechanical/aerospace engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 The term scientist is kinda an odd subject. It's like Doctor in that it can cover so many things. Medicine, history, anime studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 This is the correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Time to show my cards: I've barely watched any of the Simpsons. I have no clue what that screencap means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2y0euGMhiM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 This actually raises a question I've had for some time: assuming Bruce spent his late teens and early twenties training to become Batman, it seems highly unlikely that he finished college. Does this mean Bruce Wayne is running a couple of multi-billion dollar companies with just a high school diploma, or more likely, a GED? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 At the start of Year One, Bruce is 25 and is returning to Gotham City after being away for 12 years. So if he left at 13, did he even finish grade school / junior high? I would guess he attended high school in Europe, and maybe went to college for a year. But I really don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 In the 1950s era, there were a couple stories about Bruce's time in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'd imagine that he probably took every opportunity to get high school and college credits through various overseas programs, internships and the like. In the Crisis era, he did some work with Leslie Thompkins in the middle east, I think. There's gotta be a credit in there somewhere. And hey, in the modern era, he could probably do a lot of online classes while not in-country. Thinking about it, a business degree (which is probably all he'd want to be visible on his transcript) doesn't require nearly as much hands-on in-person work. You could probably manage that while traveling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I guess I always assumed he just took twenty minutes one day and knocked out a diploma. I don't imagine it would be all that difficult for him to get his name on some school's records while he was busy fighting the devil in an Asian prison camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Don't get on Batman, he's been busy. Alfred's totally bringing him up to speed during day school with practice questions. (Interior, Batcave, Batman is at a school desk, Alfred standing in front of a blackboard with "Mr Pennyworth" written in chalk on it) Alfred- OK, the Joker has escaped Arkham Asylum... Batman- I'm on my way, I'm gonna get drive thru Alfred, you want anything? Alfred- No no no Master Bruce, it's a maths problem, not an alert. Batman- Oh. Can I go check on him at least? Alfred- No, you can go out to play later, this is important. (Batman slumps in his chair) Alfred- As I was saying, The Joker has escaped. He kills 5 people during his escape, and every hour after that kills two more than the hour before. Batman stops him 17 hours after escaping.... Batman- I could have done it sooner if you'd let me go out and catch him... Alfred- 17 HOURS AFTER ESCAPING. How many citizens of Gotham City does the Joker kill? (Light appears on the monitor displaying the Batsignal against a clouded sky, Batman goes to get up) Batman- The signal... Alfred- THE BAT-SIGNAL is a sign for ME, not you, finish the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Don't get on Batman, he's been busy. Alfred's totally bringing him up to speed during day school with practice questions. (Interior, Batcave, Batman is at a school desk, Alfred standing in front of a blackboard with "Mr Pennyworth" written in chalk on it) Alfred- OK, the Joker has escaped Arkham Asylum... Batman- I'm on my way, I'm gonna get drive thru Alfred, you want anything? Alfred- No no no Master Bruce, it's a maths problem, not an alert. Batman- Oh. Can I go check on him at least? Alfred- No, you can go out to play later, this is important. (Batman slumps in his chair) Alfred- As I was saying, The Joker has escaped. He kills 5 people during his escape, and every hour after that kills two more than the hour before. Batman stops him 17 hours after escaping.... Batman- I could have done it sooner if you'd let me go out and catch him... Alfred- 17 HOURS AFTER ESCAPING. How many citizens of Gotham City does the Joker kill? (Light appears on the monitor displaying the Batsignal against a clouded sky, Batman goes to get up) Batman- The signal... Alfred- THE BAT-SIGNAL is a sign for ME, not you, finish the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Post of the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Time to show my cards: I've barely watched any of the Simpsons. I have no clue what that screencap means. That is utterly shameful. Get onto Netflix and watch the first 8 seasons! NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 The next volume of Grandville entitled Bete Noir is going to be released in December. I'm quite excited for that as the last two were fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Eww. I can handle animals that can talk in books as long as they're actually animals. I can handle animals talking in films if they're animated. I can even manage transgressions when it's allegorical, like Maus. Anything else creeps me the fuck out. Art looks good, but I won't be reading that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 That's crazy. you're crazy. Stop being crazy. Seriously, you couldn't even handle Rupert the Bear or the Wind in the Willows. What about Count Duckula or Danger Mouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Different entirely. They're animated and semi iconic (although Penfold is borderline). Humanised cat ladies are fucked up, that's furry-style imagery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Different entirely. They're animated and semi iconic (although Penfold is borderline). Humanised cat ladies are fucked up, that's furry-style imagery. Yeah, there are plenty of other anthropomorphized animal-centric stories that work just fine (TMNT, Redwall, every cartoon ever), but this one feels more twisted than anything else. Might just be that out-of-context preview, but it's really off-putting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Blacksad is populated entirely by anthropomorphic animals and it's honestly one of the best looking comics I've ever seen. Just throwing that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 It's a tribute to the work of Jean Gerard aka JJ Grandville and they're great action stories, although there are some pun names that are simultaneously genius and awful (eg Raymond Leigh Otter and the French premier Jean Marie Lapin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 To be clear, I don't actually even mind the messed up ratman. It's the humanised supposed to be attractive cat-lady that was the source of my original comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 According to Bleeding Cool, Cary Nord has signed an exclusive deal with Valiant. I know this isn't huge news for most, but I love his work on Ultimate Human and I think he has potential to be a big star. Hopefully, for his sake, this iteration of Valiant takes off and he can make a bigger name for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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