Too Much Batman.

[ladymirth]

Urgh. Now I remember why I never got into Superhero comics.  

1) It's like Days of Our Lives, only more bizarre and it never ends. 
2) The writers have something deep and fundamental against heroes remaining happy. 
3) All that Earth 2, Earth 1, Infinite Crisis of Earths shit. How does anyone keep them all straight? 
4) All the brightly colored spandex. Even Superman can't live that down. 
5) Moral ambiguity and the fact that every single psycho has some kind of sob story for why they turned out the way they did. I never thought I'd see the day when I would relish the idea of somebody who just liked being evil for the fun of it. 
6) Nobody can fucking stay married or dead. Again, like Days of Our Lives. 

Also, Batman is a lot more fucked up in the comics than even Chris Nolan could begin to comprehend. I'm not sure I like him very much. He's too aloof and intimidating and emotionally retarded. 

For me, the only good stories are the ones  that know when to end. 

I think I'll stick to Nolanverse from now on, thanks. Comics are all well and good, but they should be consumed occasionally and in small doses. 

I might feel differently in the morning, though. Right now, it's 1.30 am, I have a headache and I feel  rather traumatized after reading about the plot of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

*gets Zantanna to mind-wipe all memory of DC comic storylines from mind* 

Comments

[ladymirth.livejournal.com]

What would you have Superman wearing?

I'm fine with the blue suit and red cape. It's just the yellow belt and red underpants I have a problem with. *g* But I agree, Spidey wouldn't look right without the Spidey-suit. On the other hand, some of the suits the female superheroes wear to fight crime are just ridiculous. (High heels? Really?)

I usually don't like Golden Age stories at all, but being a fan of Selena/ Bruce, I couldn't help mourning that one.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Ah. Zoomway actually has a page about how the costume came to be. (See? Even I don't think she's entirely evil... ;) )

But yeah... there's a lot that's silly and/or impractical. Things that simply don't work in live action.

As for superheroine costumes... that's a whole other subject.

But high heels in specific remind me of a character from The Tick animated series. American Maid fought crime in a star-spangled red, white, and blue maid's uniform. Her primary weapons? Deadly, razor-sharp stiletto heels, which she could throw with incredible accuracy.

[ladymirth.livejournal.com]

American Maid fought crime in a star-spangled red, white, and blue maid's uniform. Her primary weapons? Deadly, razor-sharp stiletto heels, which she could throw with incredible accuracy.

I'm...not...going to touch that one. o_O

I love Zoomway's stuff, actually. They were a wealth of information when I first got into the LnC fandom. Thanks for the link!

(Having read the article) So nobody thought that the "Alpha Male" version of the 1930s would need to be slightly revamped for current audiences to get the idea? *facepalm*

I'm okay with everything except the sodding briefs. What the hell?

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

I should point out that The Tick is a parody series. His other major ally was Die Flatermaus (German for "The Bat"), a guy in a bat costume who was in the hero biz for the glamor and the girls, and actually ran away at the first sign of danger.

As for the costume... it's been tweaked over the years, but after this long... he wouldn't look like Superman otherwise. I mean, they tried updating the costume. They did the Superman Red and Superman Blue nonsense. They tried updating Spidey's costume, too... And everyone hated it all and wanted things back the way they were supposed to be.