tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post6413267419813272738..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: Batman #156 vs. Batman #673Timothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-20408857038649467432008-09-19T18:19:00.000-04:002008-09-19T18:19:00.000-04:00Grant Morrison pays tribute to one of the two majo...Grant Morrison pays tribute to one of the two major inspirations for Batman in this issue, when he has him give forth with a chilling laugh that terrifies Joe Chill and his thugs. Bob Kane said that one of the major influences for Batman was the Shadow with his mysterious dark persona and weird laugh. <BR/>The other influence was Zorro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-25586487091783844432008-02-29T12:10:00.000-05:002008-02-29T12:10:00.000-05:00Awesome article, Tim. Don't forget the Bill Finger...Awesome article, Tim. Don't forget the Bill Finger/Joe Chill story that also influenced Batman #673.<BR/><BR/>#674 this week cemented a lot of your ideas and introduced a bunch of cool new ones. However, as you say, it's difficult to analyze this until it's all over, which probably won't be until after this summer's Batman R.I.P.<BR/><BR/>I've been doing some articles at my site, www.funnybookbabylon.com, regarding Morrison's themes in all his works and how they're fitting into what he's doing now in Batman and the leadup to Final Crisis. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Either way, great stuff! Always good to see someone willing to dig deeper.David Uzumerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363280361488244802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-44918705932137642472008-02-09T10:56:00.000-05:002008-02-09T10:56:00.000-05:00Between "Robin Dies at Dawn" and the Denny O'Neil ...Between "Robin Dies at Dawn" and the Denny O'Neil prose story, two major keys to Morrison's Batman run come straight out of that Greatest Batman Stories collection. It's turned out to be a good reference book for these recent stories.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sending people my way!Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-73250855230680315422008-02-08T23:02:00.000-05:002008-02-08T23:02:00.000-05:00I remember reading "Robin Dies at Dawn" in The Gre...I remember reading "Robin Dies at Dawn" in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told back in 1989, and it was one of the few Silver Age stories I liked. Of course, I didn't recall that Morrison used some of the same dialogue. That's quite cool. I continue to think that this will read far better all at once, because some of the individual issues are so weird.<BR/><BR/>I knew someone smarter than I am would be able to break this down better than I could! I'm sorry for forcing you into it!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-63124023043801469542008-02-08T09:07:00.000-05:002008-02-08T09:07:00.000-05:00All in all, this is one run I'm stockpiling until ...All in all, this is one run I'm stockpiling until it's over. Up until now, the only Morrison I've ever read month to month is All-Star Superman; everything else has been in trades. <BR/><BR/>I can't help but wondering - who is he writing this run for? It can't be Batman fans and as we head into the release of "The Dark Knight", you know we're going to get some noobs in off the street (especially with FCBD right about the same time.) Is this for Morrison fans? I'm sure in part it is, although this really deviates from his usual rhythm on an extended run (which is fine.)<BR/><BR/>At this point, it's the scholars who are keeping this alive. Not being the biggest Batman fan, I wonder how the fan on the street (i.e., non-Morrison fan) is taking this. That opinion counts for a lot and I'm real curious since I don't know any who fit the profile.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-74464245815919082232008-02-07T21:48:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:48:00.000-05:00Now I'm wondering how many references to past comi...Now I'm wondering how many references to past comics I missed in my look at Morrison's first year on the book. My knowledge of DC history before <I>Crisis on Infinite Earths</I> is practically non-existent.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-10327394029536684102008-02-07T18:57:00.000-05:002008-02-07T18:57:00.000-05:00"Robin Dies at Dawn" is one of the defining moment..."Robin Dies at Dawn" is one of the defining moments of the Silver Age, and it's not as obscure as you might think. The entire story's reprinted in "The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told."<BR/><BR/>Then again, the very nature of Batman's recent (i.e. post-Adams, maybe, and definitely post-Miller) history is such that ANY reference to Silver Age weirdness will be seen as obscure.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-35369476252263135502008-02-07T15:45:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:45:00.000-05:00Morrison is using a lot of areas of continuity I'm...Morrison is using a lot of areas of continuity I'm not at all familiar with (particularly so in this case), so these articles have been hugely beneficial to me actually understanding the current storyline. Although, I have to wonder: if Morrison is making some kind of point about the weird juxtaposition of all the fantastic, goofy elements of silver age Batman versus the characters' grim origins and image, wouldn't it be a better made point if he had used a less obscure story? Or does silver age Batman not really have a "defining" moment?Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.com