This page has a nice list of all of the fighting words (“Bam,” “Pow,” etc.) from the live action Batman series, along with how many times each word was used and the list of episodes in which the word appeared.
Tag: Batman
Holy Comic Book Covers, Batman
Boing! Boing! points to this awesome comic book cover database.
Anyone want to take bets on how long it takes Marvel and DC to cease-and-desist this site out of existence?
Grayson: Another Awesome Fan Trailer
After posting the link to the World’s Finest fan film trailer, I ran across another excellent fan trailer, Grayson. This one’s almost 5 and half-minutes long and blew me away. Basic premise is that Batman is dead and the former Boy Wonder is out to catch the killers and avenge Batman’s death. Some excellent effects including brief appearances by a number of JLA members.
As technology costs continue to fall and companies like Warner continue to come out with crap like “Catwoman” or the rumored bastardization of Green Lantern, fan films like this could fill a needed void and even pose a threat.
The other day I finished reading the trade paperback version of “Squadron Supreme” — an early 1980s Marvel series which was the forerunner of later series like “Kingdom Come.” The thing about “Squadron Supreme”, though, is that its basically the Justice League of American in different costumes with different names. So Batman becomes “Night Hawk,” Superman becomes “Hyperion” with a red costume but similar origins and powers, etc.
Whose to stop someone form taking a cue from “Squadron Supreme” and making their own JLA-ripoff film (especially since it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a genuine JLA film)?
Sandy Corolla Is Back With World’s Finest Trailer
Last year I mentioned how impressed I was with Sandy Corolla’s Batman: Dead End trailer that to the San Diego Comic Con by storm. Now Corolla’s go a follow-up — a World’s Finest trailer (that’s a Superman/Batman team-up for you non-fanboys).
It’s not as impressive as Batman: Dead End, but it runs circles around Catwoman.
New Animated Batman Series
Excellent — apparently there’s going to be another animated Batman series this Fall. This one premiering on the Kids WB and then airing on Cartoon Network six months later. Adam West is doing the voice work for the Mayor.
This is going to drive my wife nuts — take repeated weekend viewings of Justice League and Teen Titans, add in a new Batman series and she’s likely to start hiding the remote control on me again.
Batman: Dead End
TheForce.Net has a QuickTime version of the Batman short film, Batman: Dead End, that generated quite a buzz at the San Diego Comic Con. And after seeing it, no wonder. Amazing what someone with on a very low budget can turn out these days — and with an excellent twist that features another film project that fanboys have been dying to see happen (but likely never will).
Get it quick, though, because this violates the intellectual property of several companies and will certainly be cease-and-desist-ed at some point.