Nothing beats the craziness of the Gotham TV series but I think The Batman might be a close second at least based on the trailer. As much as I'm interested in seeing this movie, I do wish Batman wasn't always the most overly promoted character. There are so many other DC Comics characters that I don't get why the same characters are constantly focused on. However, with that said, I do plan to see this movie. I hope it'll be good.
The Batman
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard and more
Director: Matt Reeves
Writers: Matt Reeves and Peter Craig
Description:
When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
As soon I saw this Batman '66 tote bag, I immediately said I want it. I love the bright psychedelic colors and Batman winning the fight against the Penguin, Riddler and Joker. As perfect as this is, I wish Robin had been included because he was a big part of the series as well. But this bag is really cool, I would love to carry this around during the summer.
Book:Catwoman: When in Rome (issues #1-6) by Jeph Loeb with illustrations by Tim Sale
Edition: Trade
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This was described as being a Catwoman murder mystery and that's exactly what this is. Selina leaves dark and dreary Gotham City and heads to Rome to look into a very personal matter. Tagging along for the journey is The Riddler who annoys Selina to no end.
Things are off to a bad start when Selina wakes up from a nightmare then can't find her luggage once the plane lands in Italy. But that's not going to stop her from doing what she traveled all that way to do.
It didn't take her long to find herself entangled in a murder mystery when all she was looking for was answers. Trouble seems to follow Catwoman no matter where she goes but she is no damsel in distress and can surely take care of herself.
This story felt like a sexy action version of Audrey Hepburn's "Roman Holiday" with Selina finding tons of trouble but also seeing the sights and with a little romance to boot. But this is no romantic comedy so things don't tend to have happy endings but the story is filled with humor, wit and excitement.
The writing for this was strong and there was a good balance of drama, humor and action. The artwork has a retro old school sensual quality to it that goes perfectly with the story.
