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On 3/5/2022 at 9:06 PM, Wolverinex said:

DC is stepping up on movies.   They are killing it on tv with peacemaker and doon patrol 

I have to revisit Doom Patrol.  Peacemaker was an amazing ride. 

Hosers. Not sure what it’s all aBOOT.

On 3/7/2022 at 6:45 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

I haven't stopped thinking about The Batman (2022) since I saw it last night. 

This really is the first Batman movie where after the movie was over I was thinking about Batman instead of the villains.  I felt like I was in the comic book pages nervous of what was going to happen next.  I could feel the dark tone, the angst, and the vibe of what a real Batman post Neal Adams, Frank Miller, Jeph Loeb truly feels like to me as a kid in the late 80/90's.  Growing up with the first Batman comics I ever read being Death in the Family, Killing Joke, Dark Knight, and the then current Jim Aparo art take on the character always had me thinking Batman was so close to cracking himself to the other side in which he was fighting against. This movie really is The Long Halloween, Year 2, dash of Hush, and a hint of Court of Owls which has me truly believing this is the start of something amazing.  I thought I was spoiled after the Nolan trilogy, but seriously its really only because of Health Ledger I am not saying The Batman (2022) is the best Batman movie I have ever seen!  It's knocking on my top list as #2 trying to push me to put it #1! 

After seeing it for a second time I just might rate this movie 4.9 out of 5 instead of 4.5

100 %. I can’t stop thinking about it.   Is it number 1? Not sure yet. Trying my hardest not to compare it to TDK but I keep thinking about the Jail scenes (Batman / Riddler vs Batman / Joker) in both movies. The TDK scene was so much more intense but like you said, that was all Heath Ledger. 

These are the dates from Riddler’s website for those who don’t want to,click. That’s definitely Batman 258.

for those interested in the dates and the key issues referenced:

This one is interesting:

Riddler’s website rataalada.com redirects to a secret message that when decoded references the release dates to some key Batman comic issues.

One is 10/74 which is Batman 258 (first Arkham Asylum) which makes sense given what we know about the Gotham PD series becoming the Arkham series. 
………..but in Batman 258, two-Face also breaks out of Arkham.

it’s possible that Two-Face will be the villain in the sequel.
 

Who knows. Interesting stuff and I am loving how Comic-centric this all is:

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-batman-arg-seemingly-teases-sequel-storyline

(I thought this might be a bit spoiler-ish for those that haven’t seen the Batman yet so I am posting this here.)

On 3/7/2022 at 9:25 AM, fantastic_four said:

What were those long, silver things on Batman's forearms?  You can see them in the pic below; there are five of them.  Arrows?  Multiple grapple gun shots?

I thought for sure they were arrows for some sort of crossbow, but they weren't used in the movie.. or did we miss it?

On 3/6/2022 at 9:40 PM, D84 said:

Oh good, Batman evolved while thousands died in the flooding of Gotham.

My hero...

The Riddler won. Batman lost. I can deal with that except that it seemed to have no effect on him. Same blank stare like through the whole damn movie.

It isn’t that Black and White. The Riddler certainly didn’t think he won in his cell at Arkham. Quite the opposite that prompts the Joker to "console" him. 
Riddler proposed a partnership with Batman after telling Batman he was inspired by him to target the corrupt. Batman declined. Again Riddler doesn’t win. 
 

If there must be a winner, it’s Batman through evolving. In the early scenes he cares less about the victims and more about beating the criminals to near death, “vengeance”. By the end he is holding the torch and saving the people of Gotham, “hope”.
 

I love that this movie doesn’t spoon feed anything to the audience.  The Joker didn’t either. Elevating the CBM.  

On 3/6/2022 at 10:21 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

IMO if they make a couple more movies with Robert Patterson as Batman he has a real chance to be the GOAT.

When the fanboys were complaining about him being casted as Batman I knew how uneducated they mostly are with how Patterson's acting career has evolved since him being "Twilight Boy."

Batman (1989) will always be my nostalgic #1 Batman movie just because I was a little kid and that summer seemed magical, but of course Dark Knight (2008) is the best Batman movie of all time.   With that said I really think Patterson will evolve even more as Batman and over the next couple of films he might be the GOAT!

Don't get me wrong I freakin love the Nolan trilogy, however the dark tone of this film has me really excited for the future of Patterson and hopefully Matt Reeves with this fracnhise because if the next two films are like this one then Nolan has been put on notice which is great things for us fans. 

I will admit my first instinct was WTF when Pattinson was cast. 
 

Now, I admit I was dead wrong. Pattinson is perfect. 

Yup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXV3MsheCPk

Matt Reeves spills the beans at 7:00

https://thedirect.com/article/batman-movie-arkham-asylum-warner-bros-horror

Just read that Matt Reeves is scraping this idea and instead the series will focus on Arkham with a more horror feel. Supposedly going to take place right after the Batman? 
 

Anyone hear any rumblings?

Imagine the morale there during this surge.  How many of these employees are going to become super villains? This is the super villain origin story of “the Presser” … or “Mr. 9.6”.. …. the “Foxing-Thing”  … the “Staple-Popper”

Sorry. If I don’t laugh, I will cry. 

Rewatched TDK last night in anticipation of seeing the Batman tomorrow.  TDK is still the Gold Standard for me and I’ll be happy if the Batman could fill 80% of those shoes. 

I miss just talking about the joys of this hobby as opposed to the stress involved. 

I understand the whole brand loyalty thing… but once you start victim blaming the customers….… you are probably suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. 

I can’t wait. 

On 3/3/2022 at 5:14 PM, Terry JSA said:

I won’t say too much, but overall I really enjoyed it. It’s a pretty solid movie given its runtime of nearly 3 hours.

The cinematography is great, the camera work is great, and we’re given a Batman that actually feels as if he’s a real person and not just a fictional character.

Tell us more! @Bosco685 is taking forever. 

On 3/2/2022 at 1:40 PM, Terry JSA said:

I also got this free promotional comic for attending. 

Dish!  I have tickets for Saturday so don’t say too much though.

IMO facesmiles validate the importance of the original book. 

BUT there is no doubt sadfaces do nothing but hurt the value of the original release. 

On 3/1/2022 at 12:34 PM, cd4ever said:

This is the first post regarding movement on a Value submission I have seen in some time. I have a sub that has been SFG since mid-July.  Maybe I will actually see those books again!  But probably not. 

Can it be a coincidence that books locked in at lower fees like value books AND pre-price change books are waiting longer?  

Its one thing to wait a year if books are being graded in the order they were received, but based on all the feedback here this is certainly not the case. 

The optimist in me believes the CBMs are creating more and more new collectors by the day.

The pessimist in me questions if it will last. Sure, my 11 year old is obsessed with the Avengers right now, but to him nostalgia will be re-watching the Avengers movies on a screen. 

I wonder if he will care about comic books and first appearances just about as much as I care about the original blues records that inspired Rock music.  

Spoiler alert: I don't care at all. 

Staying away from any more reviews at this point.  Looking forward to seeing it myself and also looking forward to hearing reviews from boardies as opposed to "laymen".   This bronze-age nerd is most looking forward to seeing Neal Adam's and Denny O'Neill's names on screen.  That alone makes it a must-see for me.