This is not the writing you're looking for
So apparently my muse decided to take a bit of a detour. I was reading over an interesting discussion on the Livejournal community batfic_contest where folks were talking about the various reasons they haven't been following Batman fanfiction much lately. I admit I've been just as guilty of this as the next person, but I was curious to see why other folks have been veering out of the Batman writing world for the last few months.
Almost everyone was talking about how the latest Batman comics have really turned the fandom south. I personally haven't collected comics since the early 2000s. I tried a few years back but couldn't get involved in the storylines. They didn't feel as interesting and epic to me as they did then, and now I'm seeing that plenty of other folks feel the same way. Regardless of how well the movies have been going, the latest comics have just been... well, downright awful. Take a look at what Hefner had to say about Harvey Dent's few appearances back in April.
No, you know what? Why don't you see a picture?
This in my opinion is one of the main reasons folks are disenchanted with Batman comics lately. Imagine that you've seen The Dark Knight for the first time. You didn't believe all the hype and waited around before finally getting exposed to it. You love it. You want to read more about this world, so you go out and buy a few issues of The Dark Knight comic series. You're thinking, hey this is probably in the same vein as the films, right? Surely DC is learning from the popularity of the movies and is trying to market this, right? No, no, think again. The above picture of Two-Face (hyped up on some venom or toxin more than likely) is from the second issue of this comic, proving without a doubt that it wasn't following in the same tone, style, or interest as the popular Nolan films have.
Sigh.
Anyway I'll step off my soap box for a bit and give you my word count for the day. It's not on Ghosts of Pike's Peak, but a Batman fanfiction piece instead. The next film's coming out soon and I feel like I ought to get primed for it somehow. Even if the comic industry refuses to help out. The story still needs some cleaning up and some polishing, but the rough draft is done. It had Kelley laughing aloud earlier, so it passed my litmus test.
If you're interested in reading it, I'll be posting it at some point over the next week or so in response for the latest Nolanverse contest, Why Do We Fall? I hope you'll take the time to drop by and read the entries, vote, and maybe even add your own writing as well.
Project: Told You So
Summary: An explosion destroys a building, flinging Batman and Dr. Crane in opposite directions. Surrounded by fire and smoke, police dogs are in the distance and a helicopter hovers above. Both of them are badly injured, but somehow must work together to find a way out of this mess. Post-TDK. From Crane's perspective.
Current total words: 2,942
Total Words for 2012: 55,431
Snippet:
Anyone who claimed they knew these tunnels so well obviously didn’t know a damn thing about them. Crane told him so. The Batman glared and continued regardless. Sometimes even the brightest pupil would only learn by making a mistake on their own. The Batman was apparently one of those types of students. Crane was not in the least bit surprised.
Almost everyone was talking about how the latest Batman comics have really turned the fandom south. I personally haven't collected comics since the early 2000s. I tried a few years back but couldn't get involved in the storylines. They didn't feel as interesting and epic to me as they did then, and now I'm seeing that plenty of other folks feel the same way. Regardless of how well the movies have been going, the latest comics have just been... well, downright awful. Take a look at what Hefner had to say about Harvey Dent's few appearances back in April.
No, you know what? Why don't you see a picture?
This in my opinion is one of the main reasons folks are disenchanted with Batman comics lately. Imagine that you've seen The Dark Knight for the first time. You didn't believe all the hype and waited around before finally getting exposed to it. You love it. You want to read more about this world, so you go out and buy a few issues of The Dark Knight comic series. You're thinking, hey this is probably in the same vein as the films, right? Surely DC is learning from the popularity of the movies and is trying to market this, right? No, no, think again. The above picture of Two-Face (hyped up on some venom or toxin more than likely) is from the second issue of this comic, proving without a doubt that it wasn't following in the same tone, style, or interest as the popular Nolan films have.
Sigh.
Anyway I'll step off my soap box for a bit and give you my word count for the day. It's not on Ghosts of Pike's Peak, but a Batman fanfiction piece instead. The next film's coming out soon and I feel like I ought to get primed for it somehow. Even if the comic industry refuses to help out. The story still needs some cleaning up and some polishing, but the rough draft is done. It had Kelley laughing aloud earlier, so it passed my litmus test.
If you're interested in reading it, I'll be posting it at some point over the next week or so in response for the latest Nolanverse contest, Why Do We Fall? I hope you'll take the time to drop by and read the entries, vote, and maybe even add your own writing as well.
Project: Told You So
Summary: An explosion destroys a building, flinging Batman and Dr. Crane in opposite directions. Surrounded by fire and smoke, police dogs are in the distance and a helicopter hovers above. Both of them are badly injured, but somehow must work together to find a way out of this mess. Post-TDK. From Crane's perspective.
Current total words: 2,942
Total Words for 2012: 55,431
Snippet:
Anyone who claimed they knew these tunnels so well obviously didn’t know a damn thing about them. Crane told him so. The Batman glared and continued regardless. Sometimes even the brightest pupil would only learn by making a mistake on their own. The Batman was apparently one of those types of students. Crane was not in the least bit surprised.