I'm Not a Fan, But... Batman #251 (1973)

Greetings, Good Gothamites! It is I, Frank of the non-Bat Believers. Here I am once again to give a non-fan's perspective and desecrate the name of Caped Crusader whose image is printed all over those flanel pajamas you're wearing! (Very becoming, by the way.) In case you missed it, last time I talked about my introduction to Batman with the 1966 Adam West feature film. This time around, I've been given an assignment by the man with the bearded FAC3: Batman #251 a.k.a. The Joker's Five Way Revenge! It's a classic tale of the Joker's merciless ways and Batman's perseverance in chasing him down.

WARNING: Spoilers lie ahead! You've been warned!

The 7 Most Insane Events From Batman: Odyssey #6

Everyone knows that Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey make little, to no sense, but you may not know why exactly it makes no sense. Well, it's for the benefit of those brilliant people out there that are choosing to skip this book, that we bring to you this new monthly (or whenever it decides to come out) feature that focuses on the most insane things that happen in the book. We here at at Gotham, Inc. read this book, so you don't have to.

The Cover Alone is Crazy.

In a book where every single panel is completely insane, and when the storyline makes no sense at all, it's pretty difficult not to just scan the entire book and upload it, but we were able to hammer it down to a somewhat reasonable number.

I can't really tell you what this book is about sense I really have no clue, at all, but it's completely out of character for Batman and Ra's Al Ghul is responsible for everything. That's all you need to know about this book.

Gotham Central-Reviews #41

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Hello Gothamites,

In our 96th Episode, Commissioner Vactor and Hunter Montoya review all of the Gotham books that were released on September 9, 2010.

This week's books are:

Batman #703
Batgirl #14
Batman & Robin #14
Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey #3 (of 6)
Red Robin #16

Batman: Odyssey Preview-Thoughts

Good morning again, Gotham,

On Wednesday morning, DC's The Source Blog posted some more preview pages from this week's comics, but this time it was from Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey #1 (of 6). So, if you want to check out those previews, just head over there.

Now.. again, this is like First Wave problem, when I first saw these previews a while ago with no dialog, I figured that there was no way this is Bruce Wayne in this Batsuit because Batman does not use guns. At all. It's against his nature because his parents' lives were taken with a gun. So, of course I thought this was going to be some sort of impostor at the very least, and that would set up the storyline for this mini-series.

Neal Adams is so well versed in the Gotham mythos, that I have no doubt that this series is going to be nothing less than excellent, but it is always bizarre to me seeing Batman holding a gun, it just isn't right. Unless this is the start of his career, which it clearly is, and Adams is actually pulling from the Golden Age, which most wouldn't do, I don't know what to think, especially with this coming from one of the most well respected names in Batman's history of creators.

So, again, I have no doubt that this mini-series will be fantastic, but I don't think any of us like to see Batman toting a gun, and I hope this isn't a trend, but with First Wave and now Odyssey, that's not looking promising.

Check Out The Cover To Batman: Odyssey #1

DC’s Source Blog unvieled the cover to the upcoming Batman: Odyssey that we reported on recently.

What do you think about the Neal Adams art?

Neal Adams On Batman: Odyssey

DC’s Source Blog is reporting today that legendary comic book creator Neal Adams will be returning to Batman in 2010.

BATMAN: ODYSSEY will be a 12-part mini-series coming in July. This series marks a return to the character that Adams helped redefine. When I normally think of classic Batman art, Adams’ name is the first that comes to mind.

Synopsis of Odyssey courtesy of DC’s Source Blog:

ODYSSEY finds Batman facing a series of seemingly unrelated challenges, villains and allies, old and new, that push him to his limits as never before. The battles get more intense and, in turn, more deadly, The Dark Knight Detective discovers that there might be an over-arching force behind his troubles. And if this is so, if there is a dark and mysterious matrix being super-imposed over Batman’s life… what sort of life-changing voyage must he go on to free himself from this powerful and insidious direction?

Adams will be heaivly involved with the series, writing and penciling the entire series, while also inking the first two issues.

For more Neal Adams goodness, check out CBR’s extended talk with Adams as well.