Tag Archives: Batman

New Video: DC’s First Dark Age

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Tony Frazier

Not the best video I’ve done, but a lot of work went into it, and it covers a subject I’ve wanted to visit for a long time: that period between 1968 and 1973 when DC went socially conscious and decided … Continue reading →

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New Video: Batman/Joker: Same Guy?

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Tony Frazier

I have completely let this blog fall to the wayside, but I keep it open as a repository for my old articles and novel chapters. However, I have a new video up which talks about my theory that Batman and … Continue reading →

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New Videos Added – Captain Marvel, Batman

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Tony Frazier

So I added a new video today about the history of Captain Marvel. There are actually several excellent videos out there explaining various aspects of the characters history in more depth than I go into, but I think mine is … Continue reading →

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New Video Posted: Superman/Batman Criss-Cross

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Tony Frazier

So the latest video is up. I have been trying to keep a buffer of between one and two weeks between the time I finish the video and the time it goes up on Youtube. However, this latest video ate … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Batman #247

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Tony Frazier

So with New Year’s coming up, as well as Christmas just past, here’s a combined issue of Batman to enjoy. Batman #247, dated Feb. 1973, bucks the trend of its fellow DC Comics of the period with long main features … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Anarchy in Gotham

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Remember, remember the Fifth of November and all that rot… [imageeffect type=”lightbox” align=”alignright” width=”300″ height=”457″ alt=”Detective Comics #608″ url=”https://www.herogohome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Detective608Cover.jpg” ]It’s Guy Fawkes Day, which is a holiday with absolutely no meaning here in America, except that Alan Moore did this … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – The Brave and the Bold Monster Spectacular

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Finishing off our five-week Halloween Monsters Who Are Heroes in epic fashion, we have The Batman, a hero who pretended to be a monster to frighten his enemies, teaming up with four honest-to-goodness monsters: a golem, a demon, a werecreature, … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Batman’s First Appearance, Detective Comics #27

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Okay, so we’ve established that, according to Bob Kane’s official version, he was inspired by The Mark of Zorro and The Bat Whispers, while I personally think as much or more inspiration was drawn from 1926’s The Bat (of which … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – The Bat, 1926

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Tony Frazier

That’s right, Super Movie Monday is back to herald the beginning of a site-wide “Origins” retrospective. For the next who-knows-how-many weeks (a number which could well be  “one,” depending on how much material I develop), we’ll be examining some of … Continue reading →

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