Jasmine ,'Power Play'
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but then again, the DC universe is the one where you have to qualify time periods as "pre-Crisis" or "post-Crisis."
And aren't they about to have another Crisis, too? So in another year, it'll be "pre-Crises," "in-between Crises," and "post-Crises"
I know -- "Well, but that's pre-Crisis Batman....no, no -- I mean pre-FIRST Crisis Batman; pre-RECENT Crisis Batman is just a spooky freak."
Crisis crisis crisis. The word has no meaning anymore.
(Also, I keep misreading Batman as Bateman. I blame Christian Bale.)
Crisis crisis crisis. The word has no meaning anymore.
Coming in November 2005 -- DC presents: Infinite Tartlet!!!!
Appetizers will never be the same in the DC universe again.
Infinite Tartlet!!!!
Please (a) let this be true and (b) let it lead to Batman telling someone to stop calling him pastries.
Batman telling someone to stop calling him pastries
Oh, delicious circularity!
DC presents: Infinite Tartlet!!!!
So it all comes back to pie. I suspected as much.
(b) let it lead to Batman telling someone to stop calling him pastries.
"Why so late, donut?"
"Clark, stop calling me pastries!"
"Awwww, did my gooey apple turnover have a bad night fighting crime?"
Well, I started this discussion with the avowal that I don't know a thing about current canon, so it's possible that my view is just antiquated. I don't think it's fair to say it's wrong, however; I'm not exactly middle-aged, and I'm recalling character points from within my lifetime.
the mere fact that I'd wish that upon myself, ever, highlights why he gets to do it and I don't
That's why it's a fantasy. You get to indulge your propensity for violence without ever breaking the law.
I'll admit that the meta approach can be a little alarming, since it comes from outside the text, and can sometimes outright contradict what is stated on the page. The idea is to delve past stated authorial intent and dig up all the available interpretations. That I skew heavily toward the "that too is ego-massage" interpretations is possibly a sign of how distrustful I am of the formal definitions of heroism.
I've got to start reading comics again.
Which Batman title should I read?