I mean, sure, I believe in Harvey Dent...

[thebitterguy]

But didn't he used to be black?

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[mouseferatu.livejournal.com]

Only in the first Tim Burton Batman; not in any other sources with which I'm familiar.

[thebitterguy]

That was the one I was referring to.

Ah, Billy Dee. So unloved.

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

No kidding. BD was the biggest victim of all in the Burton/Schumacher swap.

[thebitterguy]

I think the moviegoing public may have been the biggest victims (along with poor George Clooney).

But he got a big 'ol hose, yah.

Did you photoshop your face onto Danny Trejo's body?

[stop-no-dont.livejournal.com]

Nope, my friend gave me some chestplates a la Montalban in Wrath Of Khan.

I kid. Yup, my friend derekthemullet hooked it up.

[srhall79.livejournal.com]

Poor guy. Takes the part knowing Dent becomes Two-face, then gets passed up for Tommy Lee Jones. I think he still got a nice sum for it, and he got to avoid being in Batman Forever, so it's not all bad.

[thebitterguy]

Yeah, he did dodge the codpiece and nipple bullet.

[patricks.livejournal.com]

Someone suggested Bruce Willis for Harvey Dent if they ever film "The Dark Knight Returns." Aside from the paycheck, Billy Dee Williams probably considers himself lucky for skipping the Schumacher debacles.

[tymen.livejournal.com]

No, Bruce Willis should totally be Batman in the Dark Knight Returns. He has the look.

[thebitterguy]

Ten or fifteen years ago, Eastwood would have been perfect.

[uniquecrash5.livejournal.com]

I saw "Dark Knight 2" or whatever its called at the library in the graphic novel section. Is it worth checking out or should I run screaming?

[thebitterguy]

Do everyone who'll ever walk in there a favour. Check it out, burn it, and pay the fine. It'll do wonders for your karma.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Depends. Do you like reading things that are good?

No?

Then read it.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Ignore the comments below. "Dark Knight Strikes Again" isn't much like DKR, but it's a heartfelt and very funny tribute to the Silver Age. Just don't expect more DKR, and you'll enjoy it.

[thebitterguy]

Yeah, how stupid of us to expect a sequel to be similar to the original or even, you know, good.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

[ed-wood]Stupid! Stupid! Your stupid minds![/ed-wood]


Seriously, I can understand why people didn't enjoy DKSA, especially if they were expecting DKR all over again. But I really feel the "bad" comments come from the fact that it's not DKR all over again (which would have been BORING), and the experimental art (which not unreasonably isn't everyone's cup of tea; myself I wonder why everybody has floppy clown feet in Miller's art, now.) It's not Miller's best work, but I enjoy it quite a bit and I honestly think it wouldn't have its terrible reputation if it hadn't been so overhyped/delayed.

[thebitterguy]

No one wanted a duplication of DKR. We wanted a sequel, an extension. Not this... THING. If someone wants to see a good silver age style story, as opposed to the pieces of crap that seem to be all Miller is producing these days, you need only compare the sublime All-Star Superman to the execrable All-Star Batman and Robin.

And haven't we had this discussion before?

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yeah, probably. We'll just agree to disagree and move on, deal?

[tfbretz.livejournal.com]

The polling data showed that he was skewing too smoove among women 25-34.

[thebitterguy]

Sure, they believe in the new one, but they luuuuuved the old one.

Man, that would be a great icon.

[noizangel.livejournal.com]

Billy Dee has a career as the spokesman for Colt 45. C'mon!

[thebitterguy]

He specifically won't sign bottles of Colt .45 at con appearances, though.

[perich.livejournal.com]

Hello, new userpic!

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

I'd like to steal that from you.