Comments on: The Batman’s Irrational Exuberance http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Tom Bondurant http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-125096 Tom Bondurant Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:27:15 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-125096 Thanks for the kind words, everybody! (By the way, this post is the No. 1 Google result for "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS224US224&q=embrace+the+para%2ddig%2dum" rel="nofollow">embrace the para-dig-um</a>"!) Also, I'm hardly a Spider-Man scholar, but I do remember an old letter-of-comment complaining about the return of the red-and-blue suit. Seems this particular fan thought Spidey's black suit was more in keeping with his "creature of the night" persona. I guess some folks' preferred status quos are a little different than others.... :) Thanks for the kind words, everybody! (By the way, this post is the No. 1 Google result for “embrace the para-dig-um“!)

Also, I’m hardly a Spider-Man scholar, but I do remember an old letter-of-comment complaining about the return of the red-and-blue suit. Seems this particular fan thought Spidey’s black suit was more in keeping with his “creature of the night” persona. I guess some folks’ preferred status quos are a little different than others…. :)

]]> By: Evan Waters http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-125092 Evan Waters Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:11:47 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-125092 I think Spider-Man somehow has a narrower, more rigid status quo- at heart fans don't want anything too different from the Lee/Ditko formula, whereas Batman has a bit more diversity in his past. I think Spider-Man somehow has a narrower, more rigid status quo- at heart fans don’t want anything too different from the Lee/Ditko formula, whereas Batman has a bit more diversity in his past.

]]> By: Scott Iskow http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-125083 Scott Iskow Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:59:50 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-125083 Seems that only Morrison can get away with something like this (i.e., outlandish Batman stories). When Peter David pit Spider-Man against a magical foe (as opposed to a crook in a sci-fi costume), the fans kvetched. Apparently it strained credibility. Seems that only Morrison can get away with something like this (i.e., outlandish Batman stories). When Peter David pit Spider-Man against a magical foe (as opposed to a crook in a sci-fi costume), the fans kvetched. Apparently it strained credibility.

]]> By: Steve Ekstrom http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-124868 Steve Ekstrom Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:48:20 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-124868 I couldn't agree with the sentiments of this piece any more. Great read. I couldn’t agree with the sentiments of this piece any more.

Great read.

]]> By: Tim Callahan http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-124821 Tim Callahan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:21:15 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-124821 I wrote about this in a review of Morrison's Batman, but Geoff Klock explains in his book that Morrison embraces all the contradictions and inconsistencies in a character's continuity while most writers tend to have a very limited view of recent continuity. And as I explain in my book, Morrison isn't afraid to use the absurd and the supernatural in his own Batman stories. Anyway, your analysis is excellent, Tom. Nicely done! I wrote about this in a review of Morrison’s Batman, but Geoff Klock explains in his book that Morrison embraces all the contradictions and inconsistencies in a character’s continuity while most writers tend to have a very limited view of recent continuity.

And as I explain in my book, Morrison isn’t afraid to use the absurd and the supernatural in his own Batman stories.

Anyway, your analysis is excellent, Tom. Nicely done!

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-124802 Daniel Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:22:06 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-124802 I think also that the interesting thing about Morrison's run so far is that his Batman acknowledges the outlandish things in the DCU as opposed to segregating those things away from his "reality" based comfort zone. This makes him more sane in some ways. Not that I'd want the rainbow colored Dick Sprang Bat-suit to come back, as long as it's not corny It'll be ok. :) I think also that the interesting thing about Morrison’s run so far is that his Batman acknowledges the outlandish things in the DCU as opposed to segregating those things away from his “reality” based comfort zone. This makes him more sane in some ways. Not that I’d want the rainbow colored Dick Sprang Bat-suit to come back, as long as it’s not corny It’ll be ok. :)

]]> By: The Ugly American http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-124448 The Ugly American Thu, 31 May 2007 17:38:50 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-124448 facile repudiation paradigm ostensibly paradigm Delperdang vignettes franchised exults anathema tantamount dichotomy EMBRACE THE PARA-DIG-UM!!!!1 facile repudiation paradigm ostensibly paradigm Delperdang vignettes franchised exults anathema tantamount dichotomy

EMBRACE THE PARA-DIG-UM!!!!1

]]> By: Sean B http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/comment-page-1/#comment-124430 Sean B Thu, 31 May 2007 16:20:00 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/05/31/the-batmans-irrational-exuberance/#comment-124430 Some good thoughts there, Tom. Easily the most even-handed look at Miller's ASBM&R I've seen on-line. I personally don't care for the book as much as Morrison's run, but I think you manage to make a strong case for the validity of Miller's approach. Some good thoughts there, Tom. Easily the most even-handed look at Miller’s ASBM&R I’ve seen on-line. I personally don’t care for the book as much as Morrison’s run, but I think you manage to make a strong case for the validity of Miller’s approach.

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