Holy Hieroglyphic, Batman!  Robin
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If you're an avid fan of comic-book-like characters  like a 2500-year-old Hercules, or a mad scientist with a god-complex made pretty much immortal by the DNA of the mythical Hydra, or inanimate objects (golems) bought to life by the utterances of magical words (think the monoliths of Stonehenge gathering together into a decidedly rocky monster on the move), or giant insects and reptiles on the prowl, all in battle mode against an elite military group whose members are named King, Queen, Bishop, Rook, Pawn, like the pieces of a chess game  then THRESHOLD by Jeremy Robinson is the book for you.

Oh, yes, throw in a kid-in-peril for good measure.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the book for me, possibly because I never could get into the likes of Superman, Batman, The Amazing Hulk, Antman, Wonderwoman, Thor, Spider-Man, Ironman  ad infinitum; therefore, most of what happens in THRESHOLD, I found merely silly, rather than on-the-edge-of-my seat exciting. My hasty turning of pages had more to do with wanting to finish with all the foolishness as soon as possible.

Admittedly, I did find intriguing the concept of trying to revive the one original Mother language once spoken before the schism that was the end result of the Tower of Babel. And the exotic locales  Iraq, Mexico, Guatemala, Vietnam, Australia, Argentina, Taiwan, Siberia, Colombia, Italy, Israel, England, Turkey, Norway  certainly held out for me an original appeal.

In the end, though, at least comic books have the advantage of providing myriad colorful illustrations, while this book has only a one-hand finger-count of less-than-action-packed black-and-whites.
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An awesome item for any fan of the Classic Batman TV Series!!!
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Excellent!! I can Not stress that enough. What you need to understand is that this is a completely different Batman than you know in a completely different world than you know and anything can be changed. Once you realize that than you can truly appreciate this.
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Yes, This is the one I've been looking for. Multiverse edition. When I got it Robin was flying around as he forgot to buckle up. Once I got him in, it was smooth sailing.
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Another good entry in DC/Warner's excellent slate of adaptations of DC graphic novels starring their superhero pantheon. This one is a swift-moving mystery that takes the right amount of time on the character beats, going inside the drama of growing up in the Batman family. We see the troubled hearts and wounded love behind these masks and cowls, as Nightwing, Batwoman, Robin (Damien, Batman's difficult son), and even Alfred struggle to control their regrets and their angers at Batman, even as they race against time to save his life. There is humor, shock, scares, and a steady supply of action hereincluding some violence that will shatter any complacent concepts of what Batman is as a character or a fiction. The creative team has earned its wings on this onethey know these characters and their stories, and freed of the business expectations of blockbuster-or-bust, they are able to give us Batman stories that easily outdo anything the live-action films have done to date. My only quarrel is with Warner Bros: it seems like every time they gin up a new Batman film "franchise," they leave out the creative people who are masters of the material, the Jason O'Maras (and Alan Burnett and Paul Dini) and his collaborators. The c-suites should give the animators 40 or 50 million dollars one day to do an animated film; it would set a generation's expectations for what a Batman movie could be.
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I'm a big fan of the Batman Arkham Origins game, and this is an incredibly well done figure of Batman in that game's costume. Unlike the previous Batman figures in this scale (Arkham City Batman, Arkham City Armored Batman), this figure thankfully has a propotionate head and lacks the weird issue of previous Batman figures where the eyes were way too close together, making him look weird and very un-Batmanlike from every angle. The cape is a nice improvement as well; this time it's made of a nice, flexible material that meshes well with the otherwise fully plastic figure.

 Nice as it is, the figure is getting four stars because while well sculpted and painted (and certainly the best four inch Batman figure I've seen), the pupils are a little too large (and too blue) for my taste. It's only noticeable while holding the figure close and not a problem once it's on the shelf, and you could probably just tell yourself he's using his cowl's Detective Vision if it bothers you that much, but still. The primary reaon for only getting four stars, though, is that no accessories are included. None. For this scale I don't expect much, but the trademark Arkham series grapnel gun and batarang should be the least that's included with every Batman figure.

 If you collect action figures and also a fan of the Arkham games, or just Batman in general, I'd recommend picking him up.
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This was a Fisher-Price book and tape set from the early eighties. I've had it since I was a kid. It retells the origin of Robin, after which the Dynamic Duo investigate the theft of an ancient artifact called the Laughing Sphinx. They clash with four of Batman's greatest foes along the way, The Riddler, the Penguin, Catwoman, and of course the Joker. We ain't talkin' "Dark Knight Returns" here, but it's a fun children's book, and the illustrations are by one of the all-time great Batman artists, Jim Aparo. Good clean fun for a young Batfan, and a nostalgic kick for this old one...
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BATMAN: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS
  Writer- Ed Brubaker
  Pencilers- Doug Manhnke & Patrick Zircher
  Colorist-David Baron  & Jason Wright

 So far Batman has fought tooth and nail against the scum of Gotham's criminal underground, as well as horrifying threats  he had never imagined from, the brutal Monster Men to the ancient evil of Mr. Whisper. Now the Dark Knight will face a mad undefinable fiend beyond insanity, beyond evil, a cackling cipher of a man that kills with every breath. The Man Who Laughs is the story of Batman's first encounter with his ultimate nemesis the Clown Prince Of Chaos, and with the emergence of this new enemy the battle for Gotham's soul will forever be changed from a war on crime to a life or death struggle against a legion of new horrors.

  ****Violent, sadistic, well drawn, and the script is great, not AMAZO but pretty great, I have always been fascinated by the Joker unfortunately there are more shitty Joker stories than there are good ones, thankfully this is one of the good ones. I very much recommend this book especially for anyone just getting into Batman, another awesome feature of this particular book is that it also collects Made Of Wood a great story where the Made Of Wood Killer has seemingly resurfaced leaving a new victim at the foot of Green Lanterns Statue. Tormented by the memories of the original unsolved murders where the victims had the words Made of wood carved into their chests  Allen Scott the original Green Lantern comes out of retirement and joins forces with Batman to once and for all put an end to  this killer and find out why he carves Allen's only weakness into his victims.
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The BATMAN ARCHIVES VOLUME ONE, the first and thickest volume of the series,reprints the stories that appeared in DETECTIVE COMICS 27-50, covering a nearly 2 year period (1939-41)BATMAN begins (ouch!) as a series about a "winged", vampiric avenger of the night who is pursued by the police for his vigilanteism, but after the appearance of Robin, the Boy Wonder, he starts to resemble the "Caped Crusader" who was portrayed on television by Adam West. Although none of the popular villains appear in this volume (except the Joker's single appearance performing a "death serenade") it does contain my favorite period of the Dark Knight's publishing history...the very beginning, when the Bob Kane Studio produced the stories, with minimum involvement from the DC Comics editors.

  Generally, like some of the newspaper strip cartoonists of the period, Bob Kane had a staff. He had his own writer (BILL FINGER,whom many feel is The Batman's unofficial "co- creator")as well as art assistants who would help him with inking and lettering. During this period, the staff was restricted to SHELDON MOLDOFF, JERRY ROBINSON (the Creator of the Joker concept)and GEORGE ROUSSOS. Future JUSTICE LEAGUE writer GARDNER FOX does make an appearance, temporarily substituting for Mr. Finger,where he contributed the BATGYRO (precursor to the BATPLANE) and the UTILITY BELT to the bat-mythos. But the stars of this edition are BOB KANE and BILL FINGER at their very best...

  As far as plotting went,apart from wanting certain things to appear  in a script they talked over, Kane generally gave Bill Finger free reign. After Mr. Finger began working directly for DC, he recieved greater editorial supervision which led him to concentrate on plot development. Now, while this yielded more interesting stories, it was at the expense of his rich prose that he either voluntarily or was forced to streamline. In the stories found in BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL ONE,we experience Mr. Finger's work "uncut" and "unplugged", dazzling the reader with the literary acroBATics that were rare for the "Golden Age" comic books. Bob Kane generally wanted the series to have mystery and action and there is PLENTY of that here!

  As for the distinguished Mr. Kane, it has been said that he was merely the figurehead and the art got better after others started drawing the series; I have never agreed with this. The art got slicker--not "better". Bob Kane was first and foremost--a cartoonist and he never forgot that. Inspired by movies,pulp magazines and other cartoonists, Kane exhibits in this book, a bravura spirit that dared to try anything, often going beyond his skill level to give his drawings a sense of drama and action that influenced the many who followed him. From the heady spookiness at the beginning of the book, to the "derring do" in the second half, in his storytelling, Kane understood what we readers wanted and he made sure we got it!

  If you want to see more of the famous villains, give the DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES a looksee. But if you want to see how a legend (and a franchise) was born, then you've just got to have BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 1! CAUTION: THE READING OF THIS HANDSOME VOLUME WHILE EATING PIZZA OR POTATO CHIPS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITIVE!
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This is Batman as seen in the movie Batman. As a fan of the Batman and Batman Returns movies, I have to get this figure to complement the masked one and for ~$10 it was hard to pass.

The head sculpt has a passing resemblance to Michael Keaton. However, the body sculpt is way better. The bat symbol and belt are sculpted with fine details. You can the ribs on the armor and the muscle on the arms and legs. Even the gloves and boots are highly detailed, which can not be appreciated from the picture in the card.

The paint of the head is precise, with no run-off on the eyes. The skin tone is ok and matches the picture. The paint of the body is black. This time I got lucky I a got a figure with no run-off paint on the bat symbol.

The articulation of this figure is good for a "Adult Collector" line:
- swivel head,
- ball-hinged shoulders, hinged elbows, swivel wrists,
- swivel waist,
- ball-hinged hips, swivel thighs and hinged knees

I hardly see figures this small with swivel thighs. However, it lacks articulation on the ankles.

This figure includes a grapple gun and vinyl cape.

Over all, this figure is OK, but which the resemblance to Michael Keaton was better. If you are a fan of Batman, this one is certainly a must just for the nostalgia factor.
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This is my most favorite Batman Variant design by Tetsuya Nomura.  The main character designer of Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, XIII, Parasite Eve, Kingdom Hearts.  This variant definitely has a look of a Bahamut, a summon in Final Fantasy.  The wingspan can reach around 1 foot!  The articulations are good for the figure, cape and especially the wings + claws. The wings and claws are highly posable and definitely the makes this figure looks unique.  There are some paint job flaws just like other Play Arts Kai.  The accessories included are the elbow spikes, leg spikes, fits, claws for the wings and finally the bat rangs in the thigh cover.  I notice the Batrangs hiding behind the thigh cover should be opened in an opposite direction, facing front than back, to be more practical as well as pleasing aesthetically.  Such Batrangs details are hidden only visible when you are looking at the back of the figure, which is a bit wasted.

The packaging is too dark and unable to see the figures clearly.  If the background color is lighter, maybe it will be easier to see through the figure window.

Check out the amazing photos of this Bahamut Man -- Batman
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It was a great birthday card (even though almost everyone knows Batman's a.k.a. Bruce Wayne's parents were killed in an ally by a robber). I really got it because I love to aggravate my mom with the horrible Batman voice from the Nolan trilogy by ending a point with because I'm Batman! Great for fellow nerds whose mom's hate Batman yet still want a laugh on their birthday.
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My husband dressed as batman for my son's 3rd birthday and presented him with this shirt to be robin. Needless to say, it was his favorite gift of the day and he refused to take it off. I loved it and he's been wearing it ever since, so much so that I hope the Robin phase..... phases off real soon. (smiley)
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This is great, we're finally getting figures based off Tim Burton's 1989 Batman for the first time, well since 1989. In Quarter 4 of last year, NECA released their  scale 1989 Batman, which was fantastic. Now Mattel, via their Multiverse line has released this Batman figure. They also released an unmasked variant, as well as General Zod from Richard Donner's Superman II. There is also a Penguin figure from Batman Returns on the way, as well as a Catwoman from Batman Returns, all were on display at Comic Con last year as well as ToyFair.

Everything about this figure is great (with the exception of arguably the most important part, the head sculpt, which I'll get into), the paint apps, the articulation, the cape, and the one accessory (Batman's grappling gun). The detail is really great, I love the job Mattel did on the batbelt and the suit, especially the cape. The cape has an awesome texture to it that is a very good representation of the cape in the film. The grappling gun has nice paint apps and detail, it fits well into Batman's one opened hand (his other hand is a closed fist, which is nice). Really my only gripe with this figure is the head sculpt. It's all one piece, with the exposed mouth section painted flesh color. I think the problem with the head sculpt that makes this figure look a bit inaccurate, is the fact that they made the head articulated at the neck. This bat suit had the mask all as one piece and Batman (played awesomely by Michael Keaton) was left unable to turn his head to the side. So on this figure the cowl doesn't look quite right, there should be more of a beefy neck, with no articulation. The eyes are ok, and the paint apps for the mouth area and eyes are ok, but on some figures can be a bit sloppy.

Overall I am pleased. I am pleased that we're getting more figures based off of the '89 Batman. Aside from the head sculpt being a bit off, this figure looks awesome. In most regards, it's a big improvement over the near 30 year old figures released by Toy Biz. Any fan of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman should grab this, it's only $10.99 right now, that's more than affordable. FULLY APPROVED.
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Like I said before Barbara is my favorite Batgirl and this comic makes me love her even more. The artwork is fantastic and the story is great! I recommend this comic!
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At last a decent Batman cartoon after Batman: The Animated Series! Kevin Conroy, the true Batman voice, Bruce Timm, the man who created BTAS, Alan Burnett, the guy that made some of the best Batman stories, are all here to this latest Batman anime feature! Ive been watching Batman since 1992 (BTAS) and as many of you i felt that "The Batman" was a discrace to the original! So i HIGHLY recomend this one to all who just want to see Batman as the way they know he is! Many bonuses are included in the 2nd DVD like: 4 Batman The Animated series episodes, a tribute to Bob Kane, a discusion about the villains, a sneek peek of the new Wonder Woman feature and trailers! July 8 Batman: Gotham Knight must be your No. 1 purchase for all Batman fans!
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It's no surprise that since her introduction in Batman: TAS back in the 90's, Harley has become one of the most popular characters within the Batman mythos and arguably the entire DC universe. Harley's had her own solo series before, but this is the first time she truly stands on her own within the New 52.

My initial concern picking up this title was that with Marvel's success with their own resident psychopath Deadpool, DC would try to mimic their formula. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was not so. Yes, there is a lot of fourth-wall breaking within the opening issue (#0), but that's where it stops. The writers know that they're working with a truly unique character and it shows in their work. The art is fantastic and never boring, while the story is crazy, zany and exactly what I expected from a Harley Quinn comic book.

The best part of the whole book for me was the fact that nothing was ever taken too seriously, with quite-obvious pop-culture references, self-referential humor, and moments that made me grin or even burst out laughing while reading. It was nice to see a more light-hearted story (despite its violence) within the usual doom-and-gloom of The New 52 universe. So overall, an excellent graphic novel. I'll be giving the next volume a read when it's released.