Gotham City grifters: the criminal as con man
In my Silver Age reread I’m now in what’s known as the New Look period of Batman that began in 1964. Sales of Batman and Detective Comics were low (I …
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Thoughts on a Geek Turning 49
At 49, I’m now officially older than most of my childhood heroes. That can’t help but be a little depressing. But am I handling it any better than they are?
“The Three Jokers” is a perfect Christmas gift for comics fans. That’s a joke
If you find The Three Jokers in your Christmas stocking, blame Krampus. Jason Fabok’s art is good, but Geoff Johns’ story for the three-issue miniseries embodies everything wrong with the Clown …
Quarantined in Gotham City
With the stay-at-home order still in force here, I’m getting caught up on my comics reading. Bat books, mostly. Here’s the second half of the rundown I started last week.
