Nolan's film gives audiences an exceptional crime thriller, while Reeves places more emphasis on Batman's detective work, gothic atmosphere, and gradual moral development. One excels as a crime saga while he other arguably captures the experience of reading a compelling Batman mystery.

It's really amazing that both of these movies are also widely considered to be more than just a superhero movie but also films that feel like they are events that completely engage you with their storytelling and performances in such interesting ways.

Sorry if I've tagged this wrong, but I have been searching for this book for 15 years give or take. I am not sure how I stumbled on it while looking at something else entirely but as soon as I saw the cover I fucking knew it! I remember borrowing this book back in high school from the library and the ONLY thing from it I could remember was the Joker getting ground to death by stone grinders. That was the ONLY detail I remembered.

And now that I once again know the name of it I can hunt down a copy so I can finish reading it!

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I know, I know. Officially, we’ll never see anything as good as this.

But I think it’s worth at least having some fun and imagining a scenario like this. It’s not like we’re hurting anyone, right?

Many people ship Batman with different characters like Catwoman, Talia al Ghul, Viki Vale, Julie Madison, Wonder Woman, Zatanna, etc and Spider-Man with Gwen Stacy, MJ, and Black Cat but those usually don’t lead to intense disputes between fans and don’t get extremely toxic like Nightwing’s ships.

What is it about whether Nightwing should date either Starfire or Barabara Gordon that it leads to debates that get so intense and toxic?

Sources: The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #34 (1987) by Eduardo Barreto, and Batgirl Vol. 5 #15 (2017) by Dan Mora

And I precise Bruce being the man, a sane, stable, well-balanced individual who can have happy moments, spend some rest the weekends, makes plans to make Gotham better for a better future and who doesn’t spend time with models, I prefer him being with Selina. 

He takes in Robin (Dick) not because he needs to be a soldier in his war on crime, but because he doesn't want him to be denied the childhood he was denied. He deserves a childhood, a family, and a good mentor and father. And also to teach him wisdom and fighting to defend himself. Batman is merely an identity that he knows he can use to advance his cause. My concept of Batman is best expressed imo in his line to Owlman from Crisis on Two Earths "We both looked into the Abyss, but when it stared back ? You blinked."

For me, in a Batverse or in a DC universe, where Bruce Wayne is consumed by his alter-ego as Batman, becomes all-consumed by his war on crime, and pushes away all his friends, allies, and normal life in favor of a eternal life as Batman ? That's a failing. That means Bruce blinked too, and that isn't my Batman in my honest opinion so don’t take personally and you’re free to have tour personal opinion on your vision of Bruce/Batman.

But i think my vision of Bruce is maybe better for a AU project, at least the one i'm working on.

I don't know just usually doesn't mesh well with me especially when I see him in fan works I don't know to me he would be more of lean athlete or lean Runner, I'm not opposed to the idea but probably more when he's in his early years not in his modern age and to me it just makes more sense because he fights people like Killer Croc Bane and Clayface.

I feel like more bulk would add to the intimidation although I guess that does depend on what you're going for, it's just that I'm not really that big on it and or when he's kind of weirdly twinkified if that's a word. Although I'm not opposed to the idea of when dick is Batman being slim I don't know maybe it's just more fitting than Bruce

Edit: yes I know that is dick in the batsuit I'm just using him as an example not be the best but still gets my point across

I loved the movie so much and I’m praying that there Will be more of ts. It inspired me to get back into the arts too and as a body horror person - it did wonders for me Holy shitttt.