Holy Geeksformation, Batman!
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ladymirthI have never been a fan of superhero comics...until now. I blame Christian Bale and Chris Nolan. And wikipedia.
So, Batman: Year One - Awesome, dude!
Batman: the Killing Joke: *jawdrop*
I never knew comics could br so creeptastic and mind-blowingly awesome. I suddenly understand all that Joker/ Batman slash. I mean, it's quite canon, innit?
Maaaaan. O_O That was kind of like watching The Dark Knight all over again. Even better. BatBale can rope in the droves of fangirls, but he never thought to incorporate the essential vein of dark psychosis that lurks at the edges of Bruce's personality. Bale's Bat, despite the snarly voice and Jack Bauer interrogation style, is fundamentally a noble animal. Not this terrifying anti-hero who teeters at the edge of the abyss every waking hour.
It's a shame, really. Christian could really pull it off if he wanted to. All it takes is to mix in a little bit of Grammaton Cleric Preston and Patrick Bateman into the superhero cocktail.
This story really grabs you by the front of your lapels. I'm prepared for Batman to be darker, grittier and more noir than my usual fannish tastes, but The Killing Joke is not noir...it's eerie and blood red and mad. It's essentially a horror novel that leaves you frightened more of the main protagonist and what goes inside your own head than the madness of a psychotic criminal. It also has one of the best endings in fiction ever.
However, I am not a person who favours contemplating the darkness of humanity over-much, and after such a dose of it, I feel rather like fleeing into Superman's reassuring arms. *contemplates reading LnC fic*
I give in, Lara. Where's the good Clark Kent/ Bruce Wayne slash? The pair of them just have too much delicious potential.
Comics are highly underrated, I conclude. Somebody flag down that bandwagon, I wanna jump on it.
ETA: Christian Bale is only number 11 on the World's Sexiest Men list? Piffle! What a farce!
So, Batman: Year One - Awesome, dude!
Batman: the Killing Joke: *jawdrop*
I never knew comics could br so creeptastic and mind-blowingly awesome. I suddenly understand all that Joker/ Batman slash. I mean, it's quite canon, innit?
Maaaaan. O_O That was kind of like watching The Dark Knight all over again. Even better. BatBale can rope in the droves of fangirls, but he never thought to incorporate the essential vein of dark psychosis that lurks at the edges of Bruce's personality. Bale's Bat, despite the snarly voice and Jack Bauer interrogation style, is fundamentally a noble animal. Not this terrifying anti-hero who teeters at the edge of the abyss every waking hour.
It's a shame, really. Christian could really pull it off if he wanted to. All it takes is to mix in a little bit of Grammaton Cleric Preston and Patrick Bateman into the superhero cocktail.
This story really grabs you by the front of your lapels. I'm prepared for Batman to be darker, grittier and more noir than my usual fannish tastes, but The Killing Joke is not noir...it's eerie and blood red and mad. It's essentially a horror novel that leaves you frightened more of the main protagonist and what goes inside your own head than the madness of a psychotic criminal. It also has one of the best endings in fiction ever.
However, I am not a person who favours contemplating the darkness of humanity over-much, and after such a dose of it, I feel rather like fleeing into Superman's reassuring arms. *contemplates reading LnC fic*
I give in, Lara. Where's the good Clark Kent/ Bruce Wayne slash? The pair of them just have too much delicious potential.
Comics are highly underrated, I conclude. Somebody flag down that bandwagon, I wanna jump on it.
ETA: Christian Bale is only number 11 on the World's Sexiest Men list? Piffle! What a farce!
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Date: 2008-10-17 03:37 am (UTC)No comment on the slash, because that's not my thing. I should mention that I love Harley, but if you can respect my not liking slash, I can respect your not liking her.
Also, you might want to check out some of the deconstructionist classics. Watchmen, for example. Or... this is a hard one for me to rec, but it's possible... Dark Knight Returns. Then again, Kingdom Come is pretty awesome (though it's much better if you're familliar enough with the DCU to get the references and know who's who in the extended cast). And I'm always ready to rec Astro City.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed!
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Date: 2008-10-17 08:17 am (UTC)Watchmen is next on my list, and The Dark Knight Returns is downloading as I speak. I'm actually trying hunt up Batman: Year Two and The Long Halloween.
Thanks for the recs! =D
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Date: 2008-10-17 08:26 am (UTC)Don't have Watchmen, because I'm not really a fan, but I did also post about Astro City, if you're interested. Another Megaupload link!
Enjoy!
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Date: 2008-10-17 01:12 pm (UTC)You know, if it weren't for file sharing I'd never be able to get my hands on any of this stuff. SL is complete backwoods when it comes to comics and books and, well, generally everything. =D
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Date: 2008-10-17 01:39 pm (UTC)Sorry I don't have more, but the Linksys WRT54G is not torrent-friendly. And the comic book torrent site I found ages ago (whence Astro City files) seems to have been swallowed up by all4nothin. (No idea if they're any good.)
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Date: 2008-10-18 04:16 am (UTC)