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Batman: Creature of the Night
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Articles
The Light That You Shine Can Be Seen – Part 2
Tegan’s epic look at Jim Aparo, Batman, and Knightfall continues with a necessary stopover in the land of Denny O’Neil, the editor who ran USS Batman for over a decade.
The Light That You Shine Can be Seen
Tegan begins her latest project with a look at the big guy: Batman, and the “Jim Aparo” who drew him best. Knightfall may not have the most beloved conclusion, but you can’t deny the opening act. Or can you?
Momentism Revisited: “Batman: Three Jokers”
One of the most read print comics of the year is….a Batman comic, featuring the Joker. Joe McCulloch is here to take a look and see what this installment of America’s favorite corporate mythology had to say for itself.
Rationality and Relevance: Dennis O’Neil
This interview was conducted in 1978 and 1980 and released in full form in The Comic Journal #66 (September 1981). Among the many topics they cover, young Gary Groth and Mike Catron ask Denny O’Neil about the potential for the art form – specifically, beyond the mass audience and the superhero genre – and talk about a promising new writer O’Neil is editing, Frank Miller.
A Denny O’Neil and Matt Fraction Conversation
This conversation from The Comics Journal #300 (November 2009) is a snapshot of a moment just before smartphones became ubiquitous and before the MCU/Batman/superhero movies would glut cinemas. Matt Fraction and Denny O’Neil compare and contrast their experiences writing for characters such as Iron Man and Batman, share tips on craft and more.
The Dark Knight Returns: Art Makes Sense If You Force It To
A new comics reader decides to cram the titles that comics call their canon. In the first installment, it’s Frank Miller’s take on an aging Batman that gets the spotlight.
Pawn of the Demon
The story of the Event continues with a look at one of the odder Batman stories, a precursor to much in DC’s future.
The Truth about America’s Superheroes; Or, Real-Life Revisionism.
In one image, Daniel Clowes defeats the superhero. Also: Eugenics, Fetishes, Word Games, Race, Feminism, Fredric Wertham, Corporate Branding, Libertarians, Pajamas, Stan Lee, Graffiti, The Austrian School of Economics, and much more!
You Needn’t Get Up on My Account
Like its predecessor, The Dark Knight Rises is a badly made movie redeemed by a single element that works.
