Many people know that I'm a big fan of Batman. I've always liked the look and style throughout the years, from the Golden Age to the Dark Age of comics. The many facets of Batman and the variety of stories have always kept me interested. The range of stories go from the campy battles with such characters as Joker, Tally Man or King Tut to the stories of internal conflict of Batmans true arch nemesis, himself. The Batman franchise has always inspired me and captured my interest.
Yes, the franchise has been bastardized in many many many ways. I will be the first to admit that and the first to march up to Shoemacher Castle with pitch forks and torches. Many people see the franchise as the campy Adam West adventure with his "boy wonder" and others believe that Joker killed Mr. Mom's parents. Over the years the American icon of Batman has been interperted by everyone into different entities.
To me it is about a man whose pain drived him to make things better and nothing, absoluting no one will stop him from a promise he made. When a story is fine tuned and it hits the right notes you see a solid premise emerge from the story.
What I enjoy more about Batman and the story is contemplating, debate and bicker about the world of Gotham City with people who enjoy it too. People who see the stories as more then just comic book adventures and enjoy talking about the storylines and possibilities of the franchise is always a good time. Not just talking about the material aspects of Batman (kick ass fighting or awesome explosions) but about the deeper things. The coolest part is that it is infact a "silly" character in a "fake" world. But when they weave in real issues and emotions, it disquises itself in its "comic book" way of telling a story.
While searching the internet for Batman pictures I came across a Science Fiction writers blog. Lou Anders' blog "Bowing to the Future" wrote the blog article "Batman Begins - Dressed to Chill". In the article he writes about his opinion of the Batman franchises various depictions of Batmans suit and the logistics and plausibility of a man to fulfill the duities and uphold the mantle of the Bat. He references almost all the movies from Golden Age Adam West Batman, Burton's Bat, Shumocker's Bat, Nolan's Bat, some of the cartoon renditions of Batman, and even Sandy Collora's Batman (read one of my earlier entries to learn more of his work)
Even though I didin't agree with everything he wrote on the different franchise adventures, I did enjoy his opinion and plausibility of the Dark Knight fighting crime.
