The introduction to Tim Drake started a trend though and it really ramped up with the introduction of Damon Wayne as Robin. Now we have comics like Wayne Family Adventures that emphasize Bruce's desire to help young people w/o families of their own.
September 24, 2023 at 2:17 AM
The introduction to Tim Drake started a trend though and it really ramped up with the introduction of Damon Wayne as Robin. Now we have comics like Wayne Family Adventures that emphasize Bruce's desire to help young people w/o families of their own.
Robins liked to emphasize the father/son relationship. In Dick's first college story, also written by Frank Robins, he takes a moment to emphasize how proud Bruce is and how much he looks forward to letters from Dick. Bruce even mentions that Alfred was as much a foster father to Dick as he was.
September 24, 2023 at 1:50 AM
Robins liked to emphasize the father/son relationship. In Dick's first college story, also written by Frank Robins, he takes a moment to emphasize how proud Bruce is and how much he looks forward to letters from Dick. Bruce even mentions that Alfred was as much a foster father to Dick as he was.
In the show, Robin goes to Goth State, but it’s the same set up. Batman is a solo act for most episodes with Robin only being a guest start. The first episode made, “On Leather Wings.” Only features Batman. And it used Man-Bat, who was created by Frank Robins.
September 24, 2023 at 1:35 AM
In the show, Robin goes to Goth State, but it’s the same set up. Batman is a solo act for most episodes with Robin only being a guest start. The first episode made, “On Leather Wings.” Only features Batman. And it used Man-Bat, who was created by Frank Robins.
Batman started off the 70s as a solo act. Robin was attending college at Hudson University. This was the situation O’Neil came to when started writing Batman along.
And it’s the situation B:TAS shows.
And it’s the situation B:TAS shows.
September 24, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Batman started off the 70s as a solo act. Robin was attending college at Hudson University. This was the situation O’Neil came to when started writing Batman along.
And it’s the situation B:TAS shows.
And it’s the situation B:TAS shows.
So, what does this have to do with B:TAS? Well, ~1y into his run, Robins sends Dick Grayson off to college, and into his own solo stories published as backups to either Detective or Batman. Backups written by others leaving Robins to write a solo Batman stories
Oh, and the new guy, Dennis O’Neil
Oh, and the new guy, Dennis O’Neil
September 24, 2023 at 1:20 AM
So, what does this have to do with B:TAS? Well, ~1y into his run, Robins sends Dick Grayson off to college, and into his own solo stories published as backups to either Detective or Batman. Backups written by others leaving Robins to write a solo Batman stories
Oh, and the new guy, Dennis O’Neil
Oh, and the new guy, Dennis O’Neil
Robins typically wrote one-off gangsters. A typical Robins story would be a gangster has a plot to crime and Batman foils the plot with the gangster stopped permanently
Batman #206 even goes one further and shows the villain being tried and sentenced to death.
Batman #206 even goes one further and shows the villain being tried and sentenced to death.
September 24, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Robins typically wrote one-off gangsters. A typical Robins story would be a gangster has a plot to crime and Batman foils the plot with the gangster stopped permanently
Batman #206 even goes one further and shows the villain being tried and sentenced to death.
Batman #206 even goes one further and shows the villain being tried and sentenced to death.
Robins rarely use Batman’s rogues gallery. The only two he used were Scarecrow and Catwoman, one time each. He rarely created recurring villains. There’s a guy who can escape from prison called “The Spook” and a guy with eyes on his fingers called, appropriately “The Man with Ten Eyes.”
September 24, 2023 at 12:55 AM
Robins rarely use Batman’s rogues gallery. The only two he used were Scarecrow and Catwoman, one time each. He rarely created recurring villains. There’s a guy who can escape from prison called “The Spook” and a guy with eyes on his fingers called, appropriately “The Man with Ten Eyes.”
Robins was hired to take over Detective and Batman after Gardner Fox left DC and Bob Kane retired. For a good two years, Robins was THE Batman writer. His first issues on both titles are dated Aug 1968.
September 24, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Robins was hired to take over Detective and Batman after Gardner Fox left DC and Bob Kane retired. For a good two years, Robins was THE Batman writer. His first issues on both titles are dated Aug 1968.
So, if you’re like me (and I know I am) you’re probably thinking about how influential Frank Robins’ 6 year run on Detective and Batman was and I think if you want a good illustration, look no further than Batman: The Animated Series.
September 24, 2023 at 12:26 AM
So, if you’re like me (and I know I am) you’re probably thinking about how influential Frank Robins’ 6 year run on Detective and Batman was and I think if you want a good illustration, look no further than Batman: The Animated Series.
For whatever it's worth, I learned about Brother Voodoo from Fred Hembeck’s merciless mocking of the character.
September 8, 2023 at 3:50 AM
For whatever it's worth, I learned about Brother Voodoo from Fred Hembeck’s merciless mocking of the character.
It’s one of the things I think we lost over time. Anthology titles where they’d just throw pasta at the wall to see what sticks.
Brother Voodoo didn't have a lot of staying power, unfortunately.
Or fortunately. Not sure how a couple of white guys are at representing marginalized religions.
Brother Voodoo didn't have a lot of staying power, unfortunately.
Or fortunately. Not sure how a couple of white guys are at representing marginalized religions.
September 8, 2023 at 3:47 AM
It’s one of the things I think we lost over time. Anthology titles where they’d just throw pasta at the wall to see what sticks.
Brother Voodoo didn't have a lot of staying power, unfortunately.
Or fortunately. Not sure how a couple of white guys are at representing marginalized religions.
Brother Voodoo didn't have a lot of staying power, unfortunately.
Or fortunately. Not sure how a couple of white guys are at representing marginalized religions.
For the 7th day of Halloween (sorry for missing days, I was very, very, sick) I'm going to add a story to reading pile. Brother Voodoo from Strange Tales 169 to 173.
One of like, roughly five and half thousand tries at something you'd see in these bronze age anthology titles.
One of like, roughly five and half thousand tries at something you'd see in these bronze age anthology titles.
September 8, 2023 at 3:44 AM
For the 7th day of Halloween (sorry for missing days, I was very, very, sick) I'm going to add a story to reading pile. Brother Voodoo from Strange Tales 169 to 173.
One of like, roughly five and half thousand tries at something you'd see in these bronze age anthology titles.
One of like, roughly five and half thousand tries at something you'd see in these bronze age anthology titles.
For the 5th day of Halloween I’m just gonna post this panel from Batman & Dracula Red Rain
(Not Bronze Age, but damn cool)
(Not Bronze Age, but damn cool)
September 6, 2023 at 4:20 AM
For the 5th day of Halloween I’m just gonna post this panel from Batman & Dracula Red Rain
(Not Bronze Age, but damn cool)
(Not Bronze Age, but damn cool)
Future Batman scribe Doug Moench (who wrote Batman issue 500, the conclusion of the epic Nightfall arc that saw the mantel of The Bat pass to Jean-Paul Valley) takes a few pots shots at Don Glut.
My favorite bit is when how he manages to *accuse* Don of editing the magazine bc of the misspellings
My favorite bit is when how he manages to *accuse* Don of editing the magazine bc of the misspellings
September 5, 2023 at 4:49 AM
Future Batman scribe Doug Moench (who wrote Batman issue 500, the conclusion of the epic Nightfall arc that saw the mantel of The Bat pass to Jean-Paul Valley) takes a few pots shots at Don Glut.
My favorite bit is when how he manages to *accuse* Don of editing the magazine bc of the misspellings
My favorite bit is when how he manages to *accuse* Don of editing the magazine bc of the misspellings
Ok, so not only did they not change the credit to Rosen before the issue came out, but the Archives didn't bother to change it when they reprinted it. Like, I know the letter is the same volume, but come on. Give the dude a break after 60 years!
September 5, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Ok, so not only did they not change the credit to Rosen before the issue came out, but the Archives didn't bother to change it when they reprinted it. Like, I know the letter is the same volume, but come on. Give the dude a break after 60 years!
It's getting to be 1am, lets see what issue three has for us.
Ooooo, a letters page!
(And more Don Glut)
Ooooo, a letters page!
(And more Don Glut)
September 5, 2023 at 4:35 AM
It's getting to be 1am, lets see what issue three has for us.
Ooooo, a letters page!
(And more Don Glut)
Ooooo, a letters page!
(And more Don Glut)
Oh hey, I found one by Nicola Cuti!
In all fairness, Forrest J. Ackerman is writing the Vampirella stuff.
In all fairness, Forrest J. Ackerman is writing the Vampirella stuff.
September 5, 2023 at 4:32 AM
Oh hey, I found one by Nicola Cuti!
In all fairness, Forrest J. Ackerman is writing the Vampirella stuff.
In all fairness, Forrest J. Ackerman is writing the Vampirella stuff.
The TOC doesn't credit the credit the stories individually, though there is credit on the first page of every story. Anyways, despite the stress and late nightness of everything, I did manage to notice something: Don Glut
September 5, 2023 at 4:25 AM
The TOC doesn't credit the credit the stories individually, though there is credit on the first page of every story. Anyways, despite the stress and late nightness of everything, I did manage to notice something: Don Glut
I never used to consider myself of horror fan, but that night I realized that I was turning to horror for comfort. Nothing like being a dark corner of the hospital at midnight waiting on a loved one for a horror story. But I liked it.
Also, look at this line up of talent.
Also, look at this line up of talent.
September 5, 2023 at 4:22 AM
I never used to consider myself of horror fan, but that night I realized that I was turning to horror for comfort. Nothing like being a dark corner of the hospital at midnight waiting on a loved one for a horror story. But I liked it.
Also, look at this line up of talent.
Also, look at this line up of talent.
For the 4th day of Halloween, I want to talk about something personal. A few months ago, a loved one had to go to the ER. They wouldn't let me in the waiting room with them, so I had to go to another part of the hospital and wait. It was late at night and so I dug into the Vampirella Archives
September 5, 2023 at 4:18 AM
For the 4th day of Halloween, I want to talk about something personal. A few months ago, a loved one had to go to the ER. They wouldn't let me in the waiting room with them, so I had to go to another part of the hospital and wait. It was late at night and so I dug into the Vampirella Archives
I'm currently on issue 7. The TPB takes a bit of detour to Monsters Unleashed before going back to the main series. Monsters Unleashed was a b&w mag Marvel published to get around the CCA.
September 4, 2023 at 4:13 AM
I'm currently on issue 7. The TPB takes a bit of detour to Monsters Unleashed before going back to the main series. Monsters Unleashed was a b&w mag Marvel published to get around the CCA.
By issue four, we're starting to see the glimpse of a kinder monster. But there's a ways to go before we can fully transition from the monster of Mary Shelly’s novel to a comic book antihero.
It’s now 100 years since the events of the book.
It’s now 100 years since the events of the book.
September 4, 2023 at 4:02 AM
By issue four, we're starting to see the glimpse of a kinder monster. But there's a ways to go before we can fully transition from the monster of Mary Shelly’s novel to a comic book antihero.
It’s now 100 years since the events of the book.
It’s now 100 years since the events of the book.
The monster's subsequent murder of Victor's friend while stricken with grief is, perhaps, understandable if inexcusable.
The remainder of the adaptation is The Monster's revenge against his creator. It's a brutal affair and makes him out to be a villain protagonist.
The remainder of the adaptation is The Monster's revenge against his creator. It's a brutal affair and makes him out to be a villain protagonist.
September 4, 2023 at 3:54 AM
The monster's subsequent murder of Victor's friend while stricken with grief is, perhaps, understandable if inexcusable.
The remainder of the adaptation is The Monster's revenge against his creator. It's a brutal affair and makes him out to be a villain protagonist.
The remainder of the adaptation is The Monster's revenge against his creator. It's a brutal affair and makes him out to be a villain protagonist.
The monster forces Victor to make him a companion, but as soon as the she stands up, as soon as she has life, he kills her.
The book frames the monster's subsequent revenge as senseless, but we see here that Victor is the senseless killer. He kills her because he doesn't view her as worthy of life.
The book frames the monster's subsequent revenge as senseless, but we see here that Victor is the senseless killer. He kills her because he doesn't view her as worthy of life.
September 4, 2023 at 3:51 AM
The monster forces Victor to make him a companion, but as soon as the she stands up, as soon as she has life, he kills her.
The book frames the monster's subsequent revenge as senseless, but we see here that Victor is the senseless killer. He kills her because he doesn't view her as worthy of life.
The book frames the monster's subsequent revenge as senseless, but we see here that Victor is the senseless killer. He kills her because he doesn't view her as worthy of life.
You can feel the monster's sense of safety and security draining away. As adaptations go, I love it. As much as I love the 1931 Universal film and Hammer’s The Curse of Frankenstein from 1957, it's nice to see one that takes more cues from the book.
September 4, 2023 at 3:45 AM
You can feel the monster's sense of safety and security draining away. As adaptations go, I love it. As much as I love the 1931 Universal film and Hammer’s The Curse of Frankenstein from 1957, it's nice to see one that takes more cues from the book.