Samurai Jack was cancelled by Cartoon Network. They just showed the last four episodes last night.

Didn't it just win the Emmy for best animated show?

I'd explain comics Bane, but I think I'd just start laughing and laughing.

The Superhero Dictionary summary.

Bane, in comics, was last seen in the Gotham Knights arc Veritas Liberat (issues 47-49). He's a changed man and stuff. For now, at least.

Whenever Jilli starts to fume about Catalina, I love to simply blink, smile, and remind her that we're dealing with a world that found enough magic in its heart to redeem Bane.

The only way that I want Catalina to redeem herself is if it involves dying tragically while saving the life of somebody.

But key word: die.

But key word: die.

No no. We're talking Catalina here. morir.

Bwah.

Whenever Jilli starts to fume about Catalina, I love to simply blink, smile, and remind her that we're dealing with a world that found enough magic in its heart to redeem Bane.

Feh. Don't care. She's messing with my OTP, dammit! She must die.

Feh. Don't care. She's messing with my OTP, dammit! She must die.

See, I still think that somehow, she and Bane should hook up and fight crime. But I admit I'm the only person who'd buy that as a title.

See, I still think that somehow, she and Bane should hook up and fight crime. But I admit I'm the only person who'd buy that as a title.

Oh, they're more than welcome to do so, as long as it all takes place somewhere I don't have to read.

Feh. Catalina *bugs* me.

Samurai Jack was cancelled by Cartoon Network.

Whoa! The hell?

I'm right there with you. It just won an Emmy and they cancelled it? WTF? Did the Fox execs sneak into the CN offices and brainwash them or something?

I never made a real effort to watch it, but when I happened to catch it I enjoyed it.

So is nobody watching The Batman?

'Cuz I'm getting into it. They're doing a good job creating dramatic tension with young, super-talented-but-not-quite-omni-competent Bruce Wayne.

The third episode was with Bane. I was surprised, but in retrospect it makes sense. Episode one almost has to be the Joker. Two was The Pengiun. And while they're not sticking to strict comics continuity, they're not ignoring it either. It's the process by which all the differing canons relate - what works is what sticks.

So Bane is still the bad guy who breaks Batman (not his back, but multiple bone breaks - arm, leg, ribs etc.), but now he's coming earlier in Batman's career. It's not Batman the Icon being brought down, but young Bats learning this lesson.

A few other things - this Gotham draws heavily from the comics continuity Gotham. They even have an intersection in this episode named after Rogers and Englehardt. It looks sort of like the comics Gotham, but it's also more looming and gothic.

Another bit of Bat-lore is touched on here - and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. But they use the broken strand of pearls in this episode. It's fascinating to me how potent that image has proven to be in capturing that moment. It came relatively late in the mythos, but now it's central.

One other thing, I get the feel that the creators of this show read a lot of the comics, because they've got two GCPD characters who are in almost every episode. They're not just walk ons, but sort of fill out the cast in lieu of Bat-fam.