The Internet Isn't All Bad
Ok, this whole website is great, but the batman primer made me embarrass myself laughing in the computer lab:
"If the makers of future Batman fims are reading this, I'd really like to clear this up to avoid further difficulties with what should by all rights be an enjoyable franchise.
* Batman isn't a great character because of the camp value.
* Batman isn't a great character because he's dark and gritty.
* Batman is a great character because he's batshit-bat-fucking-crazy.
Nobody identifies with Batman. He's a billionaire. He owns collapsible bat-themed hanggliders. He can only solve crimes if the criminals leave rhyming clues while wearing question mark-covered unitards. He beats up mutant penguins and lives in a cave with a ten-year-old boy. If anybody in the real world knows anyone remotely like Batman, I can assure you we avoid them like lepers, let alone look to them for spiritual guidance."
http://www.jaypinkerton.com/blog/archives/001376.html
All of the comics are fucking hilarious, too.
"If the makers of future Batman fims are reading this, I'd really like to clear this up to avoid further difficulties with what should by all rights be an enjoyable franchise.
* Batman isn't a great character because of the camp value.
* Batman isn't a great character because he's dark and gritty.
* Batman is a great character because he's batshit-bat-fucking-crazy.
Nobody identifies with Batman. He's a billionaire. He owns collapsible bat-themed hanggliders. He can only solve crimes if the criminals leave rhyming clues while wearing question mark-covered unitards. He beats up mutant penguins and lives in a cave with a ten-year-old boy. If anybody in the real world knows anyone remotely like Batman, I can assure you we avoid them like lepers, let alone look to them for spiritual guidance."
http://www.jaypinkerton.com/blog/archives/001376.html
All of the comics are fucking hilarious, too.