Tagged Batman
Jul 10 2026
Having Fun Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Minnesota Library Card!
Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to live just a few blocks away from my small local library. Though I was a frequent visitor throughout the year, summertime was my favorite because of one of the hidden gems of libraries: the summer reading program. Track my reading for a couple of months and then get a…
Jun 03 2026
“LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight” Takes the Caped Crusader to New Heights
While Traveller’s Tales may have built its LEGO games on the backbone of Star Wars, its LEGO Batman series is arguably just as large. Across three mainline games and a villain-based spin-off, the studio has taken players on a wonderful journey through the DC Universe, with each game bigger than…
Oct 06 2025
My 15 Favorite Nerdy Family Halloween Costumes
Every year, October arrives with a hint of autumn and the promise of falling leaves, instilling in me the desire to drink hot apple cider and wear oversized sweaters. I also face a yearly challenge: Picking a Halloween costume to make from the many, many nerdy things that I enjoy. My husband and I have always…
Feb 14 2020
Director Matt Reeves Gives Us Our First Look at Robert Pattinson as Batman
When it was announced that Robert Pattinson had been cast in the upcoming Batman film, a lot of geeks picked up the now 31-year-old tradition of taking to the internets to gripe about how the casting choices in the next Dark Knight film film would ruin the franchise, comic-book movies, and/or their entire…
Feb 06 2020
Birds of Prey Is Just as Fantabulous as Promised
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) couldn’t be more different from Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn debut in 2016’s Suicide Squad. Though her charming characterization and delivery were almost good enough to save some of the dreadful dialogue, that movie’s incoherent…
Dec 22 2019
Spend Christmas with the Dark Knight in Batman: Noël
Around this time of year, I find myself revisiting holiday favorites. The Nightmare before Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are common films in my household, but as a comic-book fan and contributor, there is one graphic novel that this reviewer finds himself reading every holiday season.…
Dec 14 2019
4 Superhero Annuals from 2019 for Rookie Readers to Enjoy
’Tis the season for superhero annuals.
For new and longtime readers, annuals give comic fans an entertaining break from a fierce story line. For potential fans, they are introductions to our beloved heroes. Jumping impulsively into an already fleshed-out superhero comic is like going to see Avengers:…
Oct 02 2019
Joker Stumbles with Good Character and Troubling Commentary
It’d be easy to gravitate toward the alternative route Joker presents compared to other comic-book movies. There’s no computer-generated spectacle or a routine plot of a villain’s scheme rule the world. There’s also no hero to save the day and no tidy bow to put on this story of the villain transforming…
Jan 26 2019
Is Black Label a Black Eye or a Game Changer for DC Comics?
Announced in March 2018, DC Black Label was supposed to be a groundbreaking mature imprint for DC Comics that would free itself from continuity and allow writers and artists creative freedom. It would have comic legends such as Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. working on Superman: Year One and Geoff…
Nov 23 2017
No, YOU Move! Standing Up for What’s Right with Superheroes
A particular exchange between Captain America and Spider-Man has long been one of my favorite quotes. Spidey is asking Cap how he deals with the world when it’s pitted against him. Cap gives a longer response, but the iconic end is:
“Doesn’t matter what the press says. Doesn’t matter…