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I think it tells a strong story if Batman sticks to his moral code of not killing the Joker, but I agree that at this point the police should have a "shoot on sight" policy. For all us Golden Age fanboy's (all three of us) I liked the reference to Batman #1 (1939) with the mentioning of the Claridge family.

I got this last year and really enjoyed it. It gets into Morrison's head in an easy way and is a great book about comic history.

It's so funny, I just watched all of Ouran High Host Club, so I'll be catching up on all the episodes you guys have been reviewing.

I'm still in shock over the episode. I knew it was coming, and I had an idea on how it would turn out halfway through. The experience though might be the most heartwrenching moment I've experience while watching Doctor Who. It probably has plotholes, but instances like this don't see me caring about 'em. Basically, this is Moffat and the fans by the end of last night.

It's possible he was lying in that scene because...well...

That, and the fact that the second page was a panel-for-panel, line for line recreation of the scene in Batman Year One.

Loved it. Scary as hell, and the climax was heart-wrenching.

Episode Five trailer...

That "destroyed the stories" thing is partially what I'm talking about. No one's "destroyed the stories" of those characters. They still exist, regardless of whatever new story is being told. That's the thing; this isn't exactly a continuation of the previous universe, it's a new universe that pulled a few things from the past. It definitely would have been a lot better if they'd done a hard reboot, but then they'd risk losing all the fans. Can you imagine if they went back to a point where Dick was Robin and Damian and Tim literally didn't exist yet? It'd be amazing for the sake of the universe and the story, but 99% of fans would cry foul. I'd be the 1% excited for an entirely new universe, but then I'm also a poor college student who can't afford to keep DC in business by myself. Yes! They should have done that! It would've been honest and not at all half-assed. Why keep 3.5/5 of the Robins when you can start off a true beginning with just one? The in media res style storytelling does.Not.WORK. because you're advertising to "new readers" something that had already occured and for the most part they'll never see. Post Crisis wasn't at all perfect, but they at least put forth effort in establishing their new universe. We got Man of Steel. We got Year One. We got Perez's Wonder Woman. We got Green Lanter: Emerald Dawn. We got Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters. We had stories establishing the differences in a focused, thought out and concentrated way. Jason Todd's Post-Crisis origin story was done in a three-issue flashback, not in one slap-shod issue. Most other characters like the Flash didn't change as much, so Wally could be the Flash without heavy retcons that took out his time as Kid Flash or a Teen Titan. Compare all of that to this nonsense "wait and see" logic where 12 months later they can't even keep their own new 52 in-house logic consistent. Why do the readers have to put up with that, especially as most of them were reading DC pre-new 52 to begin with?

That's still a large-ass, roundabout way to get those events in motion. None of that's implied in the two or three pages of that story, and even if it were it stinks of "Wouldn't this be cool if this happened" with the Joker. I just know that the only reason for it given when asked why will be "Because the Joker's CRAZY o'course! HERP DERP" which by this point is a lazy as hell reason.

It's a bad idea because it smacks of crazy change for change's sake.

Ten years ago, my brother and I saw The Two Towers in theaters...

Oh lord...it's been a horrible couple of years for the actors from the classic series. Best thoughts and prayers for her.

Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 I've fucking had it with Scott Lobell.

I really liked A Town Called Mercy. It was a bit linear, but I tend to hook onto those episodes more than the crazy sci-fi mind benders anyway.

Surprised you guys haven't hit up the massive shipping that the second season's been doing between the Doctor and Rose.

I appreciate what you're doing, but the whole cock-up is too ridiculous for me to take seriously. I mean shit, even post-Zero Hour the idea that the Modern DCU had only been around for 10 years was a bit much to swallow. Trying to smush together so much supposed character development and history into half a decade is folly and everyone at DC knows it. I don't understand why they just haven't vaguely addressed it as "years ago" and leave it at that. Why would any new reader be interested in a history they'll never see if it sets up a past for characters whose continuities contradict those of the version from before August of 2011? Why does having 4 Robins matter over having 5 and 3 Batgirls, especially if Babs was basically Batgirl on the weekends for only a year? DC's absolutely trying to have their cake and eat it too, but it's way too contradictory for anybody to honestly take seriously or even keep track of. Listing the series of events isn't going to get people excited, it's just going to frustrate them further.

Alright, but are the timeline deliniations with the sidekicks in reference to the mainstream DCU 5 year history or Batman's personal history?

Batgirl's Zero Issue made the timeline more confusing for me. So she first met Batman four years ago, meaning in Year Two of the new timeline, was Batgirl for one whole year in Year Three of the timeline, was paralyzed for three solid year, which puts this at Year Six and not Five like it's been established?

I think "Blink" is a good enough argument against charges for Moffat being sexist. I'm pretty sensitive to sexism in media, and I don't see it with Amy Pond. She'll need to get saved every now and then, sure, but that's a trope of the show not indicative to her gender. It's like Robin having to be saved by Batman every now and then. It doesn't denigrate the character, it establishes the series' status quo.

Guess what soundtrack I just got off iTunes... Great job fellas!

Just saw it myself.

The Batman Universe Podcast(s)-All Batman/ All the time Batgirl to Oracle: the Barbara Gordon Podcast-comparison between the Silver/Bronze Age Babs Gordon Stories and the Modern Stories Bigger on the Inside Comic Geek Speak (occasonally, not every week) Comic Timing- Guys up in New York dish about comics Earth-2.net o'course Fatman on Batman -Kevin Smith's Batman show where he interviews people like Paul Dini, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy and so on. It's an excellent, excellent show. Kanzenshuu-the Podcast- the best Dragon Ball podcast out there, unfortunately for me : p Views from the Longbox-Michael Bailey's solo comic podcast The Next Dimension: A Dragon Ball Z Podcast Spider-Man Crawlspace The ones in bold are cheats since I co-host those.

5:53-6:00 XFD WTF

I think I said before on these boards, but for me it's not so much the idea as it is my lack of faith in the execution. It's a logical idea never really fully explored, even when it's been done in stories like Kingdom Come or....DKSA. The current regime though...naw, no I don't think it'll be written very well.