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Becoming Batman for a Different Reason

Batman’s origin story is a familiar one. I’d wager many people who know of the character know why he put on the mask and became a hero. Young Bruce Wayne witnessed the murder of his parents, and the event crawled into his soul and left a permanent mark – as it of course would. The […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 8

Part 8 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park.   This journey through the never-before-seen Batman Theme Park has been incredible. We’ve shopped for trinkets in stores themed to the Riddler, dined with The Joker himself, thrilled to a live stage show and soared across […]

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Ra’s al Ghul

Batman was a joke. They were going to cancel him but someone at ABC thought he’d make a good comedy. That’s right, the TV show saved the comic book for a little while. But the comic went camp with the show and when the TV show collapsed so did comic book sales. Then came Denny […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 7

Part 7 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park. By now you probably think you’ve heard it all when it comes to Batman and his dance with the powers that be at Universal Studios Florida (but not to be confused with The Batdance by Prince […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 6

Part 6 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park. Welcome back, dear reader, to the greatest park that never was. I hope you enjoyed the ride concepts discussed here last time. You’d think that after the dizzying displays last article that we’d be drawing to […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 5

Part 5 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park. Welcome back to Gotham City, where we’re finally going to pull back the curtain on what the designers dreamed up for ol’ Batsy back when Universal was planning on going all-out for a Batman portion of […]

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The Scarecrow Offers Fear for Sale

I love traveling through the decades in comics. It only took a second for me to realize that picking up Detective Comics #517 by Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis, and Paul Neary was a good decision. It’s all about the Scarecrow, and the opening splash page features a cool layout and design and also this […]

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No (Bat)man Is An Island, Part 4

Part 4 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studio’s Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park. Welcome back to our continuing tour of the never-before-seen Batman Theme Park proposal for Universal Florida’s Islands of Adventure. It’s been a long day filled with a walk of the park, dining and even a little […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 3

Part 3 of a continuing series examining the original proposal for Universal Studio’s Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park. When last we met, we had just taken a mouth-watering, eye-popping and mind-blowing journey through the proposed food establishments at Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure Gotham City Island.   This time we’ll do some shopping […]

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The Golden Age of Comics Is Five

The Golden Age of Comics Is Five

You may recognize the quote that makes up this week’s entry, one that I believe I first heard Roy Thomas use in an introduction to one of DC’s hardcover collections: “The Golden Age of Comics is five.” In other words, the comics you read as a kid are always the best comics ever, no matter […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 2

In my last column I let you in on the secret plans for Universal Studios Florida’s Islands of Adventure theme park that originally included DC Comics characters instead of the Marvel characters that ultimately took up residence on their own island. When we last left off we had taken a full tour of the proposed […]

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No (Bat)Man Is an Island, Part 1

  MAY 1999 — Grasping your ticket in hand, you strain to see through the crowd. The air is electric. It’s opening day at a theme park –a brand-new, pristine park untouched by the masses. You’re one of the lucky few to get a peek inside at a whole world of state-of-the-art attractions and you […]

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Welcoming the Future, Treasuring the Past.