Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The Batman prequel show returns with an episode set inside the notorious mental institution, but fails to tap into its Lovecraftian origins. Fox After a long holiday break, I’d hoped Gotham would return to our screens with renewed confidence, ready to embrace its strongest, most lurid elements and dispose of the more pedestrian crime drama…
Gail Simone’s twitter feed is wonderful. She is always tweeting fun and interesting stuff about writing, fandom and trolling Kieron Gillen. Yesterday were no different. Because she told a very lovely and personal story about herself, Joss Whedon and Wonder Woman. So here is the slightly bittersweet story of how I met @josswhedon. — GAIL…
The show is out of Arkham Asylum and back to its inert mob war, still desperately in need of a change in pace. Fox After a two-week jaunt in Arkham Asylum, Gotham is right back to where it started: Jim Gordon is a Gotham PD detective, Carmine Falcone is engaged in an internal mob war…
There’s certainly no shortage of tragic characters roaming the streets of Gotham — from the orphaned, crime-fighting socialite with a penchant for spelunking to the once-promising DA with a now visible dark side. But does Batman’s grimmest story actually belong to Gotham’s (other) psychotic clown? After reading this piece on the flaws in (the mostly…
Batman the Animated Series is one of the finest pieces of animation ever created as well as one of the greatest works of Television ever made. It created characters like Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya, defined Batman to many young viewers and without the series, it is very unlikely series like Young Justice or Gargoyles…