Batman Long Weekend: Best of Batman Poll
To end the weekend, we decided it would be rather fitting to have a Best of Batman Poll. Since the Dark Knight has been translated successfully to the screen, we give you the following two questions: Who is your favorite Batman (actor)? Adam West – Original Recipe, baby! Michael Keaton – Comedian turned Bruce Wayne…somehow [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Batman Long Weekend: The Dark Knight Returns
Title: The Dark Knight Returns Author: Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, John Costanza, and Lynn Varley Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Part of Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Batman Long Weekend – Movie Review: The Dark Knight
Title: The Dark Knight Movie directed by Christopher Nolan; screenplay by Christopher Nolan and Johnathan Nolan; starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman Somehow, some way, someone upstairs must’ve decided that I deserved an early birthday present, and I got some free passes to see The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 22 so far )Batman Long Weekend: The Killing Joke
Title: The Killing Joke Author: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel, but part of the Batman universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)For the first time the Joker’s origin is revealed in this tale of insanity and human perseverance. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Batman Long Weekend: Batman Year One
Title: Batman: Year One Author: Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis Genre: Graphic Novel Summary: (from DCcomics.com)A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Batman Long Weekend: An Introduction
As we mentioned in this week’s Smugglers Stash, today we kick off our Batman Long Weekend in honor of The Dark Knight, in theaters nationwide on Friday! Note the (temporary) change of header *points above* for the weekend! We will be writing reviews for some of our favorite Batman comics–today we’ll take a look at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Smugglers Weekly Stash
Yo ho ho and a bottle o’… As our weekend comes to a close, we have once again used the magic Sorting Hat to select the winners of our Lisa Shearin Giveaway! *drumroll please* FIRST PLACE: PiduteRUNNER UP: Jill D. Please drop either us (thebooksmugglers AT hotmail DOT com) or Lisa (lisa AT lisashearin DOT [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )
Thea
Ana
