December 7, 2011
26 pounds.
32,000 calories.
Gluten free.
My homeroom has decided we need this for our next party.
I'm so proud of them.
Based on the comic:
Chosen as the greatest Batman comic on several lists.
from IGN:
Who would dress up like a bat and prance around the city fighting crime? We all know that answer. Who would stand by his side? That's the story we learn in Year One, which remains the undisputed #1 Batman book ever produced. Batman and Gordon arrive in Gotham around the same time, both carrying a lot of baggage. Though they spend the year making their fair share of mistakes, they form an uneasy partnership, one that will last throughout their careers.
Whenever a new Batman movie is announced, the first question is always: "Who's the villain?" And yet, the best Batman story of all time remains the one that features no marquee villains. At best, you get a cameo from Selina Kyle. Otherwise, this is a story about two men trying to do right in a city where everything has gone wrong. Perhaps that's what makes it stronger than all the rest. There's no reliance on campy villains or a threat that would wipe out all of Gotham. This is street crime and corruption. This is the impossible battle, the one Batman and Jim Gordon can never win.
Whenever a new Batman movie is announced, the first question is always: "Who's the villain?" And yet, the best Batman story of all time remains the one that features no marquee villains. At best, you get a cameo from Selina Kyle. Otherwise, this is a story about two men trying to do right in a city where everything has gone wrong. Perhaps that's what makes it stronger than all the rest. There's no reliance on campy villains or a threat that would wipe out all of Gotham. This is street crime and corruption. This is the impossible battle, the one Batman and Jim Gordon can never win.
You know that saying, "If you read just one book, this is the one to read"? Well, that applies to Batman: Year One. It's not only one of the most important comics ever written, it's also among the best.
Linkage:
Good + Good = Double Good.
and they are coming to Seattle on the Mylo Xyloto tour
(April 25).
Tickets go on sale December 17.
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