tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post2400057587064869549..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: DETECTIVE COMICS #440, #441, & #442Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-35391925207058980652019-06-12T15:44:08.129-07:002019-06-12T15:44:08.129-07:00I raised the potential B:TAS link specifically bec...<br>I raised the potential <i>B:TAS</i> link specifically because I knew you were a fan and had mentioned this period of the comics as clearly being a particular inspiration for the show.<br /><br />On another note, just FYI: While going through these to reply to your recent comments, I discovered that this post is missing the “Batman in the ’70s” label. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-15918844322077182242019-06-03T14:05:34.625-07:002019-06-03T14:05:34.625-07:00Thanks, Blam! I'll look for some of those Toth...Thanks, Blam! I'll look for some of those Toth recommendations. I've actually had BRAVO FOR ADVENTURE on my shopping list for some time (it came to my attention when I started getting into newspaper strips, being sort of adjacent to that area in a way), but just have never gotten around to picking it up.<br /><br />I wondered the same thing about the Judge in this story. The title is even the same as the animated episode (which has the distinction of being the final episode aired, though I'm not certain whether it was the final produced).<br /><br />It's definitely possible someone on the B:TAS team remembered this story and thought a semi-adaptation would be fun. I posted here once a few years back that B:TAS seemed to be more influenced by the comics of the 70s than any other decade, so it seems likely Bruce Timm and/or the other producers would have read these issues.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-70709834594114091022019-05-31T12:04:20.087-07:002019-05-31T12:04:20.087-07:00Detective #440
I’m really sick of Batman getting ...<br><b><i>Detective</i> #440</b><br /><br />I’m really sick of Batman getting hit from behind, particularly when he’s knocked out cold. For pre-’70s Batman, roughly, it’s fine; later than that, it doesn’t work for me.<br /><br /><i>// Alfred hits the books, spending hours poring over maps to find those locations. //</i><br /><br />He says he’s “view[ed] enough micro-filmed maps to make even Rand McNally himself queasy…” — Rand McNally isn’t a <i>himself</i>, though; it’s a company named for co-founders William Rand & Andrew McNally.<br /><br />I’ve wondered the same about modern technology and mystery stories. Meanwhile, I had to chuckle at my present-day reading of a caption: “A figure that moments ago might have been jaded playboy <i>Bruce Wayne</i>… but now is <i>totally</i> that grim avenger… <i>The Batman!”</i> Goodwin likely means that he’s fully transformed, leaving pretense behind; in my head it was, uh, not that solemn and forbidding.<br /><br /><b><i>Detective</i> #441</b><br /><br />Wow. I barely remembered this one and on balance really like the art. Yeah, I know it’s Chaykin, but it was still very early days when his style and chops were in flux. <br /><br />Could this Judge have been an inspiration, even unconsciously, for the otherwise completely different animated version?<br /><br /><b><i>Detective</i> #442</b><br /><br />I’d forgotten that this story actually footnoted “Ghost of the Killer Skies” when discussing it here earlier.<br /><br /><i>// What can I say; I had interesting tastes as a child. //</i><br /><br />My first exposure to Alex Toth was the framing sequence he drew for the 1975 <i>Super Friends</i> tabloid reprint. I was captivated but also a little weirded out by the fluid simplicity of his linework. My fascination with his work only grew as I got older, especially given my affinity for large areas of black, and this job is just a beauty despite what’s for sure a rushed ending with unfortunately cluttered panels. <br /><br />I’ll suggest poking around online for a look at some of Toth’s stuff on <i>Zorro</i>, DC and Warren horror/supernatural titles, his own pet projects like <i>Vanguard</i> and <i>Bravo for Adventure</i>, even his late Golden Age work for comparison.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-14545572012224561642019-05-31T00:11:37.863-07:002019-05-31T00:11:37.863-07:00This is triple the fun of classic "Batman&quo...This is triple the fun of classic "Batman"! :DPhilip Gipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230732112594635093noreply@blogger.com