2016 Election… No More Gritty Reboots: Why Lego Batman and Legion Are the Future of Superheroes 12 Feb 201731 May 2017 Yes, this blog is dedicated to "an ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot." But, as written about in the previous post on this blog, The World Needs Bad…
2016 Election… Which Batman Character Does Trump Resemble Most? Part 6: The Conclusion 24 Mar 201624 Mar 2016 For the past several weeks, this blog has investigated which Batman character has the most in common with presidential candidate Donald Trump. We have considered five Batman villains thus far:…
2016 Election… Is Bane the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most? 23 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 "Do you feel in charge?" It is with these words that the power shifts from one man to another in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, as the terrorist…
2016 Election… Is Harvey Two-Face Dent the Batman Character Trump Resembles Most? 21 Mar 201623 Jan 2017 This is the third installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here. Harvey "Two Face" Dent represents the curse of the classic…
2016 Election… How the Republicans Have Become the Political Equivalent of Batman’s Villains 17 Mar 201625 Oct 2016 "This has never been about who the nominee is," Paul Ryan said yesterday, explaining why his party will fight any Supreme Court justice nomination made by Barack Obama in 2016, and…
2016 Election… Is the Penguin the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most? 8 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 There is perhaps no narrative referenced more in today's pop culture than that of Batman. It makes sense: Batman is omnipresent. He first appeared in 1939, and has subsequently been…
Bale… How to Finally Become a David Bowie Fan 1 Feb 201615 Feb 2016 It's a strange thing when a celebrity dies. Some people mourn for days or weeks or months. Others feel ostracized when it's someone whose work they didn't know, outside the…
Batman… Bruce Wayne’s Privilege, and the Realities of Batman Incorporated 13 Mar 201227 Feb 2015 A 26 year old impoverished Slovakian man named Zoltan Kohari lives in an abandoned building, wearing a Batman costume he made himself. He hopes to help the police and recently…