Thanks to everyone who’s been commenting and sending nice things about the strips lately. I thought Conad’s been getting a lot of the limelight that past few weeks here, so I’m switching it up for a few strips. College is back in session, so maybe portfolio reviews are just where my head’s at these days.
I tried, valiantly, to watch Batman, Mask of the Phantasm the other night on NetfliXbox, as it was Donovan’s assertion that it was the one 90′s-era Batman movie to top Batman Returns, but alas, no, that movie is not better better than Batman Returns. Maybe it was when you were 12, and I have a huge amount of respect for that animated show and everything it did, but no. And, again, this is for the third spot on the overall Batman list. My next fact-finding mission will be the 60′s Adam-West historical epic. Mostly I’m just happy to incite random conversations about things. There’s a part of me that wants to do it again, right now…
Ahh, maybe I’l wait until Friday.
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Dude. I thought you stopped putting this unrelated junk in the notes to your comics. Go make a separate blog post for discussion of all things Batman. Seriously.
I can vividly imagine what your scathing review of Adam West’s Batman will look like, Nate. That movie takes a certain sensibility to truly enjoy as an adult, and I will bet you two beers in a Memphis bar that you won’t survive the first half hour without wishing you were watching “Taxi” instead.
“Somedays you just can’t get rid of a bomb!” still cracks me up all these years later, but its definitely not for everyone.
Adam West is not just the poor man’s William Shatner, he’s the homeless man’s Shatner. He’s that bad, and its absolutely freaking hilarious. Things that are supposed to be funny are not so much so. I love everything about that movie: think about the plot! Dehydrating people into brightly-hued powder which is then swept into test tubes using a broom and dustpan, without losing any molecules! Legendary.
I gave you the first paragraph of comic-relevant chatter, you ungrateful s-o-b. I think Friday’s strip will be about a dude who just got a blog telling people who’ve been blogging nonstop for years in several different places how to blog.
In time you will come to understand the ebb and flow, as I have. But for now you remain a painful n00b. I’m sure the seminar you took on blogging was totally worth it, though.
BURN.
Currently, my people are talking about pizza (update soon!) and Batman movies. And by god those are two things I shall not be dissuaded from talking about. For example, Tom, I agree, perhaps agree even harder than you, that “Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb” is probably one of the top moments ever put to film, ever. Maybe Bat-Shark-Repellant is better. See, this is why I need to watch it again.
I can’t wait to talk about all this again when I post Friday’s comic strip. Hugs and kisses everyone.
I had you pegged as an anti-Adam West Batman guy, but it appears I was misguided in that opinion!
You will get no argument from me that the bomb sequence is a top-five cinematic experience. The scene with the Penguin masquerading as Commordore Schmiddlapp and coercing his way into the Batcave to unleash his band of dehydrated thugs that immediately follows it is rad too.
But enough rambling. I made a bet and it stands. Two beers in Memphis, on me. Oh, and solid comic, again.
Is this where we start talking about Memphis? We need bar/food recommendations that are within walking distance from the convention center. We have a month and five days before our visit.
The Adam West Batman movie is still below Mask of the Phantasm and both Burton flicks at number six. This does not denote that I don’t find it enjoyable, just that there are five more better.