Month: February 2016

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An inspection of Batman through the lens of Superman and their historic impact and influence upon each other.  Batman’s commercial origins and influences, historic popularity and comparisons, The Dark Knight Returns, and modern media movies, TV, and videogames.

Clips featuring: Henry Cavill, Jim Steranko, Mark Waid, Denny O’Neil, Kevin Smith, Paul Levitz, Jerry Robinson, Neal Adams, Grant Morrison, Mike Carlin, Bruce Timm, Charles Roven, Len Wein, Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, Geoff Johns, J. Michael Straczynski, Todd MacFarlane, Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, Kevin Conroy, Jay Oliva, and more!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Batman’s influences other than The Shadow
• Views of machines, technology, and industry
• Mythological and Homeric parallels
• Popularity polls and Ebert’s review
• Batman as an avatar for anger
• Views on civilization and mankind
• Bat-Fan openness to interpretation
• Batman exemplar of effort – Superman gift of grace
• One bad day

…and more.

Henry Cavill Asks Kids: Batman or Superman? | Omaze
Jesse Eisenberg Asks Comic Fans: Batman or Superman? | Omaze
Win The Ultimate Batman v. Superman Experience | Omaze
Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes… | Grant Morrison
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked | History
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | PBS
Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and… | Maslon & Kantor
Superman: The High Flying History… | Larry Tye
Our Gods Wear Spandex | Chris Knowles
Batman Tech | History
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of… | History
Batkid Begins | Dana Nachman
Interview with Jay Oliva | Hall of Justice
Batman: Bad Blood | WB Animation
The Dark Knight Returns | Frank Miller
The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe | WB Animation
Batman The Animated Series | Warner Home Video
Batman Brave and The Bold | WB Animation
Batman Beware The Bat | WB Animation
Batman (1989) | Tim Burton
Batman The Complete Series (1966) | Adam West
The Killing Joke Radio Drama | School of Movies
The Killing Joke | Alan Moore
Exclusive Interview with Zack Snyder | Turkish Airline
The New Batman / Superman Adventures Theme | Shirley Walker

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Happy Birthday Superman!
Happy 30th Anniversary TDKR
BvS tickets on sale now!
#RenewYoungJustice

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Two short fables (an Aesop fable The Bat and the Weasels and the Chinese proverb The Old Man of The Frontier Loses His Horse) and an original Elseworlds idea Man of Steel: Lost Horse.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• What if Clark tried to save Jonathan from the tornado?
• How would the world react?
• How would the government respond?
• What happens to Clark?
• Does Zod still come to Earth?

…and more.

Cross Fire: An Original Companion Novel | Michael Kogge
The Bat and The Weasels | Aesop
The Old Man of the Frontier Loses His Horse | Learn Chinese Now
The Story of the Chinese Farmer | Sustainable Human
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | PBS
Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture | Maslon & Kantor

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Fast impressions and reactions to the Batman v. Superman Final Trailer and the Turkish Airlines Metropolis and Gotham TV Spots.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Alfred as Batman’s partner
• Batman pushing edge of reality
• Directing Bruce Wayne
• Canonicity of promotional materials
• Catching Superman on camera

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Final Trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures
Fly to Gotham City with Turkish Airlines! | Turkish Airlines
Fly to Metropolis with Turkish Airlines! | Turkish Airlines
Metropolis City Guide | Turkish Airlines
Gotham City Guide | Turkish Airlines
Partnership “Flight” into the World of Batman v Superman | Turkish Airlines
Kill Bill: Volume 1 Track 9 | Tomoyasu Hotei

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Enjoy the long weekend!

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A rubric of four factors for engaging fictional choices, looking at the March issue of Empire magazine, the five chapters of the Dr. Pepper promotional comic, two Zack Snyder interviews, and more.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Exchange, Stakes, Context, and Preference (ESCaPe)
• Who came first: Darkseid or Thanos?
• Batman as the Bad Guy
• Naughty Wonder Woman?
• Are promo comics canonical?
• Batman’s relationship to Gotham PD
• Superman’s impact on geopolitics

…and more.

March 2016 Batman v. Superman Exclusive | Empire
“From the World of Batman v. Superman” promo comic | Dr. Pepper
The Hall of Justice Podcast #28 Zack Snyder | Seth Everett
Zack Snyder on 02/04/2016 | Opie with Jim Norton

$5 Fandago Credit with proofs of purchase | Dr. Pepper
Batman v. Superman Collectible Cans | Dr. Pepper
Justice League Unlimited | Warner Home Video
Justice League: Doom | Warner Home Video
All Star Superman | Warner Home Video
Wonder Woman | Warner Home Video
Sid Meier on Interesting Decisions | Gamasutra
Comic Book Artist magazine | Wikipedia
Batman v Superman To Get Day-And-Date China Release | Variety
History of Ideas – Failure | School of Life
Season 5 Episode 14: The Ring | Last Man Standing

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Happy Lunar New Year! – Version 2.0