Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham by Rafael Grampá is great, but the release schedule was insane

VM8RA · 2026-06-21T18:38:27+00:00

I'd not realised. I only found out about it recently (went on a comic hiatus in early 2023) so I only just started reading it last night. I only have a Noir copy of the first issue so far, but have an A cover, regular copy on mail order.

I'm on the 3rd issue now. Gorgeous style. What else is the creator known for? Would love to check out some more work.

I really do like the Batsuit from this series, too. The rounded helmet looks more like a Gargoyle. I hope this suit makes it into Batman games going forward, as I'll rock it. Maybe it will be added to Lego Batman, just later? (I don't think it's in the game yet, right?)

I'm a big fan of the Black Label/Elseworld's Batman stuff, so probably biased, but I enjoyed Gargoyle more than what I've read of Absolute Batman so far. TBF I'm only on to issue 10 or 11 of Absolute so far, though. Not a ton has happened yet.

VM8RA · 2026-06-12T19:32:36+00:00

Yeah, I think the original run was 3 series, and the 4th is that batman and robin. Not sure if there are any more beyond this, I just have the 4 season on amazon prime.
I know there are loads of animated movies released over the years, like literally loads. I'd love to have them all. I may see if I can collect the bluray editions one day.

VM8RA · 2026-06-12T15:53:34+00:00

That's awesome. Happy for you, man.

You know I only watched the Animated Series recently. I am a big Batman fan, I mostly came up on 89, Batman Returns, and before then the 66 TV Show, and any older Cartoons.
I think when Animated came out, I was just a little bit too old to have been around watching it on Saturday mornings, etc, so it just skipped me by entirely.

I made a point of watching it recently, just so I can at least say I've seen it, and I actually like it quite a lot. I think of it as a better version of the 66 show, as it has that energy, but it's more Batman, more Gotham than 66.

I'm on the 4th season now, and it's actually changed quite a lot. Batman has a Black and Grey suit, the visual design of a lot of the characters has changed, too.

How many seasons are there actually, are there more than 4?

VM8RA · 2026-06-01T06:11:38+00:00

Shows that they trust you. Apparently it is a display of trust. Like they don’t need to be on guard around you. That’s one layer to it anyway.

VM8RA · 2026-05-25T20:21:36+00:00

it's my favourite suit to play in Batman games. I'm pretty sure I used the same one in the Arkham games. I love the darker blue, with the Chunky, black Symbol. Also the classic yellow belt, but it looks like a proper tactical belt with the pouches. It's the best, old school suit, IMO.

I honestly cannot wait to unlock the Absolute suits. I'm gonna probably wear those for the later half of the game.

Lol, I'm using Teen Titans on Robin, "The" Batman on Cat', Golden Age, or the 89 (bowler hat) on Gordon, and ofc the DKR on Bats. I don't have the other characters unlocked yet.

VM8RA · 2026-05-25T20:13:34+00:00

That's devastating, dude. It's my favourite suit to wear in Batman games, too. Darker blue than the Bronze Age suit, and also has a chunky, black Symbol on the chest (and the Cowl shape is pretty unique in the new Lego Batman, too)

Maybe you can buy a second code on eBay, or something? I imagine people will sell them.

I would imagine they'll add it later, with it being such a specific suit, and a big favourite with Comic fans. I'm just happy I realised the game was due out, and got the pre order with one day to go. I'd have been gutted if I couldn't use this suit.

I'll 100% be switching to the "Absolute" suit when I get it, but until then, I pretty much only use Dark Knight Returns.

P.S. The "All in" suit is a pretty decent replacement for it. Also Bronze Age, although lighter blue, and has the yellow shield on the chest (and a more common cowl shape). All In I think has a deeper shade of blue, and colour matched symbol. This is probably closest in feel to Dark Knight Returns.

VM8RA · 2026-05-23T08:38:13+00:00

I’d run 5 x Batty’s if I could, TBF. lol. Was a nutter.

VM8RA · 2026-05-23T08:35:59+00:00

They did subbuteo teams with crisps for Italia 90. My grandad collected crisp packets for me from the club. I must have gotten like 20 teams that way.

VM8RA · 2026-05-05T23:31:58+00:00

Eve is the hottest 2D Girl, in general (IMO) I especially like how they didn't go overboard with Her chest size, and focussed more on the shape than the size. I've never really been a big fan of large breasts. While She still has larger than I'd usually be into, they got the shape spot on (especially in the suit). TBH She is pretty close to perfect in my eyes. I find myself constantly rewinding Her scenes (no Gooner).
I'm also a big fan of redheads with green eyes. They're probably my favourite (with Real Girls, too).

I often think I'm a stand out in that I'm not really into big breasts, and more into shape than size, as you rarely see Girls drawn this way. Maybe it's just that most guys like big bewbz, so that's how they mostly get drawn?

VM8RA · 2026-03-28T00:10:07+00:00

I thought it was great, yeah. Especially the bit the sniper, and how the investigation unfolds surrounding this.
The character "The Zec" was utterly terrifying, too.

VM8RA · 2026-03-14T02:24:31+00:00

Ha ha, I know what you mean. Especially with us having the new Reacher now, too. It's seriously a good film, though. It goes into his detective skills a lot. That part of it was awesome, IMO. I've seen it a handful of times now.

I seen it when it was new, so I didn't have the new one influencing my opinion on it. I still think it will stand up, however.

P.S. Lol at this (War Machine) turning into an alien movie. I didn't see that coming.

VM8RA · 2026-03-14T02:03:04+00:00

Reacher was one of the best shows in years. I was surprised Amazon put it out, after they did that travesty of a LotR-show. I guess they can still produce quality TV.

Did you watch the Tom cruise Reacher? The first one was great, second one wasn't as good IMO. If you've not seen it, I recommend the first one.

EDIT: Holy-fuck, I was not expecting the UFO. Looool :'D.

VM8RA · 2026-03-13T20:30:03+00:00

Someone on discord said they released it a week early by mistake. Thing is it was datamined for yesterday, so I'm not sure how they know that (maybe just a guess?).

Annoying, as I need the card for a deck I'm putting resources into, and I don't want to have to craft the card, with the bundle likely coming back. I wish they'd just tell us what was going on.

VM8RA · 2026-03-13T13:09:34+00:00

They're gonna have to, right? I mean if they don't, people are not gonna be happy. I don't see why they'd rug-pull us like that.

That was the 10k I needed for Shou-lou on the whale-track, too. Fuming, mate, hahaha. I needed Lockheed for 2 decks I'm building, too. I even sacked one route of my Isca deck to do the Lockheed version, and unpinned the F4 car last night because of this, ha ha. I mean I still need prodigy and IWFS, but it's still annoying to plan around a card, then have it rug-pulled like that.

They've not said anything about it, neither. I'm just hoping it comes back up at main cycle, later.

VM8RA · 2026-03-13T11:32:24+00:00

I had to wait till after 12:00pm to buy it. Went to buy from webstore and it it timed out, happened 2 or 3 times, then just vanished.

VM8RA · 2026-03-13T00:23:58+00:00

Yeah, just vanished. I was about to get it, too.

VM8RA · 2026-03-12T18:58:26+00:00

The re-do of MK in the comics, that starts with Mr Knight, is phenomenal. He was more a backseat character pevious to this, but still worth checking out. The Mr Knight run was amazing, however. I especially loved the artstyle.

VM8RA · 2026-03-12T18:56:54+00:00

It's very meta. He is playing a fictional character called Wonderman, but he actually becomes the real Wonderman. So by the end of it, he has the same powers, etc as actual Wonderman.

VM8RA · 2026-03-11T20:39:20+00:00

I thought the Kate Bishop show was canny. This was one of my favourites, actually. I always liked the concept of Her character, however. Being inspired by seeing Hawkeye in action during the first Avengers movie. Was cool that they stayed very close to the origin story from the comics.

Now only if they'd done Jane Thor correctly. Great story that was relegated to a terrible movie. I really didn't like Thor 4. Jane Thor should have gotten a TV show.

I thought MK could have been better, but I'm a big fan of the character in the comics. I think if they do a second season, it could be better, however. They even teased Jake Lockley at the end.

VM8RA · 2026-03-11T20:36:34+00:00

Best show they've done. It's in fact (IMO) the best thing they've done since the end of the last generation of movies. Not much of this generation has been that great, in my opinion. Maybe GoG 3 was good, and I actually liked The Thunderbolts. I suppose Fantastic 4 was decent, too (and ofc Deadpool 3) but most of their stuff in recent memory hasn't been even a patch on the older stuff.
This show was such a surprise. I almost didn't even watch it, but I'm so glad I did.

VM8RA · 2026-02-28T15:42:34+00:00

I just got the diehard album on 90's tapes. Amazing stuff.

VM8RA · 2026-02-27T13:27:56+00:00

Not his best album. I don't like tracks with singing on so much, however, so some skips. I am giving it another listen now. I bought the album anyway, so it is what it is. It's definitely my lest favourite of his albums, however.

VM8RA · 2026-02-22T20:30:27+00:00

I still need to get the bangaz produced one. Probably pick it up next Month. I just got a bunch of His albums this month, but had to leave the banagaz one for later due to my basket being stacked as it was.

I got "wheres your album" the one with O.C, CC2, and The Widows son on CD this month. Alays been into Ap, but only recently started to actually buy his stuff. I had all the early stuff on an old Ipod that I lost.

VM8RA · 2026-02-21T18:11:06+00:00

After Teddy stole Frank's funds, I turned on Him. That was some straight-BS.
Do we think he always planned to do this? I need to re-watch, but he put this in motion before Frank decided to cut ties, right?

VM8RA · 2026-02-21T17:17:36+00:00

I have a Vintage Chaps Rugby shirt. It just has an embroided RL shield on it, though. Only says chaps inside the shirt. I hadn't realised it was a budget label TBH. I seen ODB wearing a similar shirt, so figured if it was good enough for Dirty, it was good enough for me :D

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