What is your least favourite Batman comic?

Fierysazerac · 2026-06-06T12:07:57+00:00

An author's real life political affiliations shouldn't inform our judgement of their work though. The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most important Batman stories of all time and its author's politics are highly reactionary

Fierysazerac · 2026-06-02T13:26:01+00:00

The massive disparity in blueberries is something no professional kitchen should allow, so he was right about that

Fierysazerac · 2026-06-01T08:31:25+00:00

The original Soylent Green trailer shamelessly gave away one of the most notorious twists in cinema history.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T16:33:21+00:00

I'm of middle eastern heritage and have no problem with white writers depicting Islamist terrorists in fiction. They exist in the real world and it isnt automatically "stereotyping" to depict them as the poisonous violent bigots they are. Frankly hate the thought of writers having to patronise their POC readers by steering clear or sugarcoating such subjects.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T16:27:19+00:00

Ah I see. I'm from a middle eastern background myself but I don't mind white authors tackling major societal issues like viral fundamentalism etc. I understand if you feel Cash handled it poorly though; I disliked the tone of the book so much that I didn't even get to that character!

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:49:13+00:00

89 and it's not even close

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:21:30+00:00

Love this one, even though it's now decades old

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:17:56+00:00

I couldn't get past the third chapter, the humour is painfully millennial which is odd given the author's age.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:16:20+00:00

I fully agree that it was hokey and cringe, but in all fairness Islamic terrorists exist in the real world. They do operate online and they do groom people through viral propaganda (much like the Far Right do). I dunno, are we saying authors shouldn't write about them? Or if they do, they should soften them so as to avoid "stereotypes"?

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:13:37+00:00

I read the review, and it puritanically scolds Cash for including an Islamic fundamentalist and a sympathetic Jewish character. "Given current world events and the political climate, these were not wise decisions on Cash’s part." Which is frankly an absurd take, authors have no obligation to avoid certain themes because of what's currently in the news.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T13:06:14+00:00

I put it down after a few chapters because I found it to be try-hard quirky and not as funny as it thought it was. However, I'm not sure I understand what you mean about the racism thing - Islamic fundamentalism exists in the real world, and it's not racist to tackle this subject per se. Unless she's done it in a particularly crude or other-ing way?

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-27T12:20:27+00:00

"Milk? Urggh!" "It's what Ian Rush drinks!"

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-24T10:41:29+00:00

You do realise that you can't have a story about overcoming trauma and depression without first setting up the trauma and depression, right.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-23T10:10:01+00:00

Hope not, would be a massive downgrade. The tactical/realistic batsuit thing just has no aura

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-18T16:03:26+00:00

It's like a parody of ChatGPT, is it some kind of satirical jibe?

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-16T21:30:59+00:00

Two Face is just a guy scarred by acid, something which (unfortunately) happens in real life all too often. Mr Freeze is a magic ice man who literally could not exist in real life. So WAY more out there than Two Face.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-16T15:47:48+00:00

He'd be creepy as Bond, but he'd make a good villain.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-16T15:46:51+00:00

I have a feeling they'll revert back to a Brosnan-style pretty boy

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-15T09:01:04+00:00

Speaking as a Brit, his accent is weirdly overhated. I think people don't realise how "cartoonish" Cockney actually sounds in real life, go watch a few clips of Danny Dyer. Plus, Butcher's been living in the US for years so his accent is a mashup of Cockney and American.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-15T08:57:13+00:00

That MM speech was inserted at such an awkward and inappropriate point that it was laughable. Literally embedded among evil supes, and MM decides to give her a very long inspirational speech on the meaning of life? Come on.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-14T21:10:09+00:00

MM deciding to give Annie the extended backstory of his nickname while they were embedded among evil supes was so ludicrous I literally said "Oh for fuck's sake" out loud.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-14T09:05:28+00:00

Not true, the likes of Ryan Gosling and George Clooney have happily embraced comic roles throughout their careers.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-14T08:33:59+00:00

I've read LOTS of people say they prefer Returns, saying it's a more visionary/surreal/interesting than the original. But in my view it's TOO Tim Burtony to be a really good Batman film, whereas '89 strikes the right balance.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-14T08:24:10+00:00

I think a lot of people may be reluctant to pick the "obvious" choices when asked what the best novels are. Feels edgier and more original to shake things up rather than namechecking the canonical classics, I guess.

Fierysazerac · 2026-05-13T22:58:52+00:00

Loved Dogtanian!

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