tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post1934451858712682469..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Batman: NoelLewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-31032424705094178962013-12-15T18:19:45.285-06:002013-12-15T18:19:45.285-06:00Thanks for the good comic recommend and kudos on t...Thanks for the good comic recommend and kudos on the acting and the singing.Adam Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660096949244528145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-48351623902575263732013-12-10T13:43:03.443-06:002013-12-10T13:43:03.443-06:00"Past, present or future?"
"Yes!&qu..."Past, present or future?"<br />"Yes!"<br /><br />Why does Snowflame need friends? He's a super-villain, he has minions. Come to think of it... if his minions are as messed up on cocaine as he is, shouldn't they be called "snowflakes"?DriveByPosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-37004063954087959292013-10-16T00:39:26.216-05:002013-10-16T00:39:26.216-05:00Oh, pleeeaaase tell me the reboot didn't ruin ...Oh, pleeeaaase tell me the reboot didn't ruin Gordon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367131726149903711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84963277284352491232013-08-01T17:05:26.132-05:002013-08-01T17:05:26.132-05:00I was legitimately tearing up at the end. Good job...I was legitimately tearing up at the end. Good job. Pom Ranianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-1386256402847904382013-07-02T04:09:04.344-05:002013-07-02T04:09:04.344-05:00"I don't understand how anyone can get ti..."I don't understand how anyone can get tired of this story"<br /><br />No matter how good a story is, if it's repeated enough, it will get dull. Even if you swap out the characters and certain ideas, it can still be predictable and boring if it's obvious what you're doing with it and/or drawing inspiration from.<br /><br />Anyway, good review. My favourite line is definitely "He's a cowardly criminal degenerate, and I WILL DESTROY HIM BLAGHADKLJSADKLAW!!!11!!1!1!11!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769608394087894503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-43946182360455266012013-06-05T17:33:24.852-05:002013-06-05T17:33:24.852-05:00Poor, poor Harvey.:'( Excellent acting, Sir.Poor, poor Harvey.:'( Excellent acting, Sir. <br /><br />Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019795333244522222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84111559100924805982013-05-22T23:47:01.296-05:002013-05-22T23:47:01.296-05:00I've only been watching your videos for a coup...I've only been watching your videos for a couple weeks now, but I had to cease my lurking and comment on this one, because this storyline was excellent, and your acting was really superb. There were, as they say, feels.<br /><br />And it didn't occur to me until afterwards how your father playing future-you gave this scenario that extra meta-textual depth.drcakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049549789965382542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18606750115704287132013-05-20T11:47:38.737-05:002013-05-20T11:47:38.737-05:00I know I'm necroposting (for my first post, to...I know I'm necroposting (for my first post, to boot), but I just wanted to let you know--I've seen this review twice now, and both times made me cry at the end. Harvey is my favorite of your side characters, and I loved this arc of his. :) Excellent review; if I ever find a copy of Batman: Noel, I plan to pick it up now. :)<br /><br />WordSarienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066955738314619473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-46572135216780261642013-02-15T08:49:44.383-06:002013-02-15T08:49:44.383-06:00Wow, that's a really sad backstory. It's a...Wow, that's a really sad backstory. It's amazing how characters that start off as minor jokes on this show can evolve into their own 3-dimensional people. I wonder if 90's Kid will ever get a backstory or character development too?Kitland54https://www.blogger.com/profile/07590367820783481262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-77166547735797340342013-02-05T19:30:09.529-06:002013-02-05T19:30:09.529-06:00"...but we already suspected that for sometim..."...but we already suspected that for sometime now when he talked about feeling his dead mother's breast."<br /><br />Oh Linkara, that wasn't Batman, that was Crazy Steve pretending to be Batman. Silly Linkara :PElijah Bhttps://twitter.com/Galianbeast1994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-78711902453793312802013-01-25T16:34:28.732-06:002013-01-25T16:34:28.732-06:00I thought the narrator was Tim Drake, considering ...I thought the narrator was Tim Drake, considering kid in the story was named Tim, and the narrator seemed to know a pretty good amount about Batman.Dr_Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061745345289699007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-22803570941042146232013-01-20T01:10:16.711-06:002013-01-20T01:10:16.711-06:00"Joker" I feel was a very interesting id..."Joker" I feel was a very interesting idea with a bad execution. The idea of looking at the Joker from the eyes of the little guy was something that I hadn't really seen tried before.<br /><br />But they sacrificed everything that made him enjoyable. Depraved is one thing. He's depraved in "The Dark Knight" and Scott Snyder's story. But in both, he's riveting on-screen or panel.<br /><br />He wasn't the least bit appealing in Joker nor could I see any logical enjoyment he would derive from the horrible crimes he commits as opposed to the two above. Great concept, weak execution.babyhenchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133686119308978972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-27129099431494056372013-01-13T15:24:02.840-06:002013-01-13T15:24:02.840-06:00Damn...
I don't even know what the current st...Damn...<br /><br />I don't even know what the current story is behind the reviews (admittedly haven't been keeping up), but that one performance as Harvy Finevoice drove me to tears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-66884306930021067122013-01-12T15:58:40.708-06:002013-01-12T15:58:40.708-06:00"just as there is no definitive Batman, there..."just as there is no definitive Batman, there is also no definitive Joker."<br /><br />People use that to say you can do <i>anything</i>.<br /><br />Next week in Detective Comics: It's revealed that The Joker is a six-year old girl from China!<br />... but she's still a crazy clown criminal with a sense of humour...<br /><br />"So long as he's a crazy clown criminal who has a twisted sense of humor, then it's the Joker. And Heath Ledger fits that description."<br /><br />I'm glad that works for you - you can enjoy that movie a lot more than I can (and I do enjoy it).<br />Problem is, Heath Ledger doesn't do that for me. 'Crazy criminal', yes: but those are twelve for ten cents in Gotham, and that counts for exactly nothing to me when portraying The Joker.<br />Besides not really getting 'twisted sense of humour' out of the performance, at least not as a <i>defining characteristic</i>, I certainly didn't get 'clown' out of him. Closest he got was spilling white-and-red make-up on his face. (His hair's supposed to be green, but I had to wait 'til I saw the special features on DVD to figure that out.)<br /><br />For me, there's more to the Joker than what you've just written; He should be a genuine freak, beyond scars that I can't tell are there.<br />(Seriously, when I first saw him saying 'want to know how I got these scars?' my honest reaction was 'what scars?' - but when we saw him without make-up later on, they were visible.)<br />I also want a certain <i>joi-de-vivre</i> and suaveness that were entirely lacking from that performance; I kept thinking 'this is MAYBE the Joker after he'd lived on the streets for a year'.<br /><br />"The Joker in the graphic novel "Joker" does not because he has NO sense of humor whatsoever. He's perpetually ANGRY, if anything."<br /><br />I've not read it, but from your description I think I'd agree with you.<br /><br />~ MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-16273706834420431822013-01-08T23:46:24.092-06:002013-01-08T23:46:24.092-06:00See, the thing is that Bob is telling the story in...See, the thing is that Bob is telling the story in the broad strokes way that he remembers his father telling it to him, complete with embellishments to make it more interesting (like beautiful dames). He's never read the Christmas Carol. Ne knows nothing about Batman's personal existence.<br /><br />It's just a broad-strokes coincidence.Krakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714287684348447626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18012316478507553642013-01-03T22:13:19.656-06:002013-01-03T22:13:19.656-06:00Huh,anyone else notice that neon sign? Sprang'...Huh,anyone else notice that neon sign? Sprang's, as in the Batman artist Dick Sprang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-4069308628834851382013-01-03T21:22:24.719-06:002013-01-03T21:22:24.719-06:00"Heath Ledger was still nothing like the Joke..."Heath Ledger was still nothing like the Joker."<br /><br />HUGE problem with that statement: just as there is no definitive Batman, there is also no definitive Joker. Mark Hamill's Joker is different from Jack Nicholson's Joker who is different from Ceasar Romero's Joker who is different from many comic iterations of the Joker.<br /><br />So long as he's a crazy clown criminal who has a twisted sense of humor, then it's the Joker. And Heath Ledger fits that description. <br /><br />The Joker in the graphic novel "Joker" does not because he has NO sense of humor whatsoever. He's perpetually ANGRY, if anything. Any smiles he cracks or laughter he gives is portrayed as just demented, rather than dementedly jovial. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-31959850007644742762013-01-02T22:39:59.102-06:002013-01-02T22:39:59.102-06:00I just wanted to say that I thought the acting in ...I just wanted to say that I thought the acting in the ending was superb.Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18388532120468973622012-12-29T04:08:32.952-06:002012-12-29T04:08:32.952-06:00Hey Linkara, I know that this shouldn't be on ...Hey Linkara, I know that this shouldn't be on a Batman review but, I'm really pissed about Spider-Man issue 700, it's the new One More Day and believe it or not it's worst than that. Even Stan Lee hates it to the point where he shreds it. And Dan Slott writer of the issue wished him a happy birthday and Stan replied with and I quote “@DanSlott what a gift, some guys give a nice cigar, a watch, but no not you, I get a dead #PeterParker Thanks for the bday wishes my friend!”<br /><br />And If Stan himself is saying that it's bad, then you should review it or even talk about it. And there are people defending this piece of crap!<br /><br />*SPOILER ALERT* <br /><br />Doc Ock is now the new Spider-Man Peter Parker died in Doc Ocks withering body and New Peter Parker AKA Doc Ock is sleeping with M.J. Doc Ock is Doc Ock it doesn't matter that he has Peter Parkers Memories you DON'T KILL A MAJOR CHARACTER LIKE THAT!<br />Also One More Day Was Not Fixed!DanSlottsisaHACK!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-65430753589206510412012-12-28T20:43:34.374-06:002012-12-28T20:43:34.374-06:00I didn't see that coming, the ending. To be ho...I didn't see that coming, the ending. To be honest, I didnt watch the review, though I intend to. I didnt feel like a comic, good or not, but the storyline it was what i needed. I loved the elements of Emissary that was included in the story, intentional or not, it was well done either way. I keep forgetting its your father that plays an future incarnation of you. Thank you Louis, youve made an interesting christmas that much better, and thank you for the reminder of a tradition I almost let slip. You are a great artist and actor, and yeah i know you probably hear that a lot, but you truly are great. That scene with the gravestone was beautiful. Have a great holiday season, its a tad late for Merry Christmas, but still its the thought that counts. narya100https://www.blogger.com/profile/10196422952896967967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-18790324706379812482012-12-28T18:29:18.272-06:002012-12-28T18:29:18.272-06:00This was great but now that I think about it you k...This was great but now that I think about it you kinda missed one ghost. Odds are you didn't have time to do a Jacob Marley, but if you did I was thinking Margaret should have been it. True the Marley Character would be an old friend in his business, but also it would be a ghost forever stuck in purgatory which fits Margaret since her ritual pretty much made her spirit stuck to the real world. Much like how Harvey is stuck on the memory of his son in life. Shanethefilmmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029054564992540263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7461439500481765792012-12-28T00:43:03.014-06:002012-12-28T00:43:03.014-06:00The Comic: I'm inclined, based off of your rev...The Comic: I'm inclined, based off of your review since I haven't read this one *yet*, to chalk any characterization discrepancies up to his being sick. I know I don't tend to think straight when I'm not well.<br /><br />Harvey's story: Got a bit of a Sisko vibe this time around. Not a problem in my book.<br /><br />Fiery Little OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84086435327465697432012-12-27T23:38:28.310-06:002012-12-27T23:38:28.310-06:00That was...wow. Wonderful.
Loved the resolution....That was...wow. Wonderful.<br /><br />Loved the resolution. Felt respectful. And it was nice to hear a new recording of an old muppet classic.Turkish Proverbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423061909797064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-37274086176111550592012-12-27T15:23:27.442-06:002012-12-27T15:23:27.442-06:00Damn Lewis! You do a pretty good Mark Hammil impre...Damn Lewis! You do a pretty good Mark Hammil impression!<br /><br />Kinda want to see you review more Joker stories now.Zanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112125657943180127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81816668974505625242012-12-27T08:43:00.332-06:002012-12-27T08:43:00.332-06:00"Superman is more like Santa"? Sounds li..."Superman is more like Santa"? Sounds like the kid's been reading Superman: At Earth's End.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995231975364038253noreply@blogger.com