Day: January 23, 2008

Out of the following items, which are or are not present in Batman’s Batcave.

1. A colony of bats
2. A giant penny
3. The Batmobile
4. Kryptonite jewelry
5. A robotic Tyrannosaurus
6. The clothes of a dead child

The Answer will appear at 10pm.

Goon
There’s hardly any character development. There’s a thin plot. But, a thuggish style “goon” who is partnered with a 1950’s Little Orphan Annie-stereotype and beats up zombies to rescue his city from organized crime while using slapstick humor never gets old. Published by Dark Horse and written by Eric Powell, this book is for the kid in you that still thinks monster trucks and mud pits are awesome.

Queen Hippolyta of Paradise Island, where the Amazons lived, wanted a daughter, but was quite adamant about keeping men off her island. So, she did what any Greek goddess would do and made one out of clay. Her daughter, named Artemis or Diana depending on the legend, grew up to become Wonder Woman. Why a Greek goddess wants to dress in star-spangled underwear is beyond me.

Don’t Believe Everything You See On TV
The WB network’s teen drama Smallville is meant to examine the early years of Clark Kent growing up in rural America. In agreement with the comics, Clark does befriend Lex Luthor in Smallville before they become enemies. However, in the comics Lana is a redhead who marries a blonde Pete Ross and there was no Chloe Sullivan.

Although, just like Spider-Man’s web shooting and black kryptonite, Chloe will be appearing for the first time in comic book form this coming March.

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8982