For those who didn't read Nexus, it's sort of like what you'd get if somebody with Superman-like powers had Batman-like problems.

An ancient Alien race gives one guy nearly unimaginable power and then torments Nexus with debilitating dreams that will kill him if he doesn't do their will: which is to assasinate murderers.

Plus it's gorgeously drawn by Steve Rude, incredibly deep and rich supporting cast (some of my favorite characters ever like Judah and Dave), very funny, all kinds of jazz in-jokes (Mike Baron the writer used to be a music critic, so characters will yell things like "Klacktoveedesteen!" while going into battle, which was (I think) a Charlie Parker song title), dark storylines. In short, it's the Buffy of Superhero comics.

But the initial run of AF was brill. Beautiful visuals, unusual storylines, complex characters with murky motives.

Totally agree on this, although I don't know how complete the stuff I have is. It's FUN, though, in a serious way.

I'm thinking of strolling to the comic shop on lunch hour again.

I'll probably pick up the 2nd issue of "Broken City" but am thinking of maybe picking up something else too. Is there a good and recent arc of Nightwing that I could pick up to see if I like it?

Christian Bale is the hottest movie Batman EVAH!!!11!!

Christian Bale is the hottest movie Batman EVAH!!!11!!

Megan's ticket is pre-sold.

I do think he's one of the best choices ever for the role. He's got the dark and he can snark. And he can also play Bruce with various degrees of pretty and vapid.

Megan's ticket is pre-sold.

I'm in line right now, AIFG!

which is to assasinate murderers.

Well, to be more specific, mass murderers. People that orchestrate deaths on the scale, of, oh say 10k and up...

Christian Bale is the hottest movie Batman EVAH!!!11!!

Bah. He looks generic. George Clooney and Val Kilmer are WAY hotter.

However, they were NOT good at playing Bruce/Batman. (Though I think Val could have pulled off the fucked-upped-ness, but the story didn't really go that way.)

Well, to be more specific, mass murderers. People that orchestrate deaths on the scale, of, oh say 10k and up...

Not always. True, there were lots of genocidal tyrants, but he also had to go after the occasional teen thrill killer. One thing that added a lot of flavor to the whole book was that the alien's notion of justice differed quite a bit from that of the hero. Also? Heads in jars way before Futurama.

Bah. He looks generic. George Clooney and Val Kilmer are WAY hotter.

(Blinks)

Clooney is hot, but Kilmer's freaky looking.

Bale's actually, to my eye, slightly more unusual looking than either of them (and I've seen Bale in a LOT of stuff, starting when he was a wee lad), to the point that I was worried he wouldn't be traditionally handsome enough (sorry, Matt) to do Bruce. (Bale is able to look supremely dorky and unhandsome when the role calls for it. The role I've seen him in most often, it called for it. The CB in my head is an awkward young gay boy with horrible outfits and a dopey grin.)