Occasional Links: The GI Joe Ate My Lunch Money Edition

I met this crack team of international freedom fighters
at this year's New York Comic Con

The Superdictionary's definition of black & white, courtesy of Conjura and Batgirl

On eBay: Arnold Schwarzenegger crystal dumbbell (apparently his way of saying "thank you")

Have your fill of Batdickery with The Daily Batman


A selection from the comic strip "Bobby Sox" by female cartoonist Marty Links

Portrait of a Gaston County, Texas comic book collector. Best line:

"He found a box of about 60 1940s-era comics that were kept in a tin shed in Stanley. Many didn't have covers and had been chewed by rats. He found a bullet lodged in one where it had been shot."

F**king awesome.

Speaking of f**king awesome, here is this f**king awesome flesh-ripping Spider-Man tattoo, courtesy of Bleneral:


Dude.

And I think I've finally found a challenger to the high standard of international superhero programming set by "Italian Spiderman" --

The Chocopanda Avenger!

Goddamn Batman Makes The Wall Street Journal

When the WSJ is reporting on Frank Miller's Goddamn Batman, you know he's made it into the annals of greater pop-culture:

"Frank Miller, a comics writer who has a long association with the character, is portraying him as unhinged, and suggesting this iconic hero borders on being a psychopath. Mr. Miller's Batman laughs maniacally to himself while on patrol; saunters about unshaven; beats criminals bloody; and kidnaps a young boy to groom him as his sidekick, Robin -- despite protests from other superheroes."

The article's writer, Brian Steinberg, ultimately approves of this latest iteration of the Masked Manhunter, suggesting that the nature of the character and his origin lends itself to this sort of portrayal.


Of course, in the end the longevity of the Goddamn Batman might also be explained in part by the fact that All-Star Batman and Robin, when it comes out, is one of DC's top-selling titles.

If the money is being thrown in this direction by the readers -- more so apparently than even Grant Morrison's run on "Plain Ol' Batman" -- then there might really be something to this crazy Batman and his f**ked up universe that is appealing to the public at large.

My question is: since the status quo and style set by both Miller on "ASBAR" and Morrison on All-Star Superman are obviously so successful, should DC take a cue from this and integrate those elements more in the "continuity" versions?

I'm still getting over the fact that Batman painted himself yellow and drank lemonade in order to beat Green Lantern. I mean, with this knowledge out in the open, the Green Lantern Corps would be pretty much screwed, no?

Occasional Links: The Superhero Fashionista

This Liefeld Cover Doesn't Suck


Rich from Comic by Comic remarks,

Not only does he showcase a newer, painted, style but Cable actually has feet.

Guillermo Del Toro May Direct The Dr. Strange Movie...But Won't Use The Outfit!

"I said [to Neil Gaiman], that’s an interesting character because you can definitely make him more in the pulpy occult detective/magician mould and formula than was done in the Weird Tales, for example... the idea of a character that really dabbles in the occult in a way that’s not X-Filey, where the supernatural is taken for granted. That’s interesting...But I wouldn't use the suit!"

Rotorooter "Woman's Dream Bathroom" Includes a Wii


When you have to wee.

This is part of a Rotorooter promotional giveaway.

I dunno, is all that pink sort of sexist?


Hot or Not: Superhero Fashion Analysis


Something Awful puts the fashionista magnifying glass to a dozen superheroes and villains...and finds some wanting!


If Batman Was a Dungeons and Dragons Character


The many alignments of Batman



Video: The German Powerpuff Girls

First There Was Goddamn Batman...Now There Is ZOMBIE GORDON!

Zombie Gordon!

Zombie Gordon!

Zombie Gordon!

Robin Olsen?!

Zombie Gordon!

From Scans Daily

Frank Miller Wins Goddamn Award For Goddamn Comic Book

The goddamn Spike TV Scream Awards Committee looked at all the goddamn comics for the goddamn year and decided that the goddamn All Star Batman and Robin's Frank Miller was the best goddamn comic book writer.

Also receiving a goddamn award was goddamn Neil Gaiman for goddamn lifetime achievement, goddamn John Cassaday as best goddamn artist, and goddamn Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith for best goddamn comic "30 Days Of Night."

"Goddamn Batman" Now Official DC Character

Every couple of days I get hits from people searching the term "Goddamn Batman" on Google.

Make fun of "All Star Batman and Robin" -- or Assbar, as it is known -- all you want, but there is no denying the appeal of Frank Miller's "Goddamn Batman." In fact, I think the Goddamn Batman has now surpassed the regular old boring Batman as the "It" superhero of the hour.

Sure, Miller's previous take on Bats, "Dark Knight," touched relatively briefly on the dark, unstable elements of the superhero. But "Goddamn Batman" distills every nasty, jerkwad quality of previous "gritty" Batmen into one spicy bat-enchilada.


I propose that DC change the title of "All Star Batman" to "Goddamn Batman" and just roll with it. If there can be "Marvel Zombies," certainly there can be a "Goddamn Batman."

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