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.

Which GCPD members are they? Montoya and what's his name? Or some of the other characters from the GCPD comic?

Which GCPD members are they? Montoya and what's his name? Or some of the other characters from the GCPD comic?

No, they're not characters from the comic. But I think they saw the virtue of investing in characters on the force. The effect not only of GCPD, but Powers and Top Ten, I think.

The characters are Bennett, a black guy who knew Bruce in college and played basketball with him, and Yin, an Asian woman, also a tri-athelete and (I think) has a bit of Scully in her.

I wonder how long it will take for them to show up in the comic then....

I wonder how long it will take for them to show up in the comic then....

One of the Bat comics I was glancing through seemed to be drawing Bruce with Christian Bale as the model. I wonder if that was going to be policy or the artist taking liberties. I can't remember which comic or issue it was though.

Probably the artist. They didn't do anything similar from the previous films, except in the movie adaptations...

Do they show The Batman on Cartoon network as well as the WB? So far I've only managed to catch 1/2 of one episode on Saturday morning.

Do they show The Batman on Cartoon network as well as the WB? So far I've only managed to catch 1/2 of one episode on Saturday morning.

I don't think so. But they do rerun it - I think on Friday afternoon. I expect TiVo makes a big difference in me watching it.