You miss the point. The point is that an actual Asian actor playing a Marvel superhero would have made a bigger impact than yet another bland white dude.

Representation matters.

Orrrrrrrr it could have been about an Asian character embracing his heritage while also combining it with his Americanness. Hey, look, representation AND no racism!

"…his best movie, The Ring…"

Well, let's see. On one hand, you have a Jewish man who is dedicating his own free time (and presumably money as well) to peacefully protest against fascism. On the other hand, you have actual, literal Nazis and white supremacists.

This is a stupid fucking response. We don't know what Barron will or won't do as an adult. We're not PreCogs in the Pre-Crime division, we're not gods, and genetics don't determine whether a person will end up like their parents.

"There’s not much resembling “adult” humor on hand, but there’s a
penchant for references that children could not possibly get, like
naming a trio of jugglers after the siblings from The Brothers Karamazov."

This article should have included "The Ninth Configuration," as it's an unofficial spinoff of Blatty's Exorcist canon, as well as his true directorial debut. The focus of the film is the astronaut who, in the book, was told that he was going to die on the moon by Reagan, which thus leads to his nervous breakdown that…

Yes, in "Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told," Volume 1. This is the volume with the Alex Ross cover, which is not to be confused with "The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told," Volume 1 from the 80's, which had a Walt Simonson cover. http://www.amazon.com/Batma…

Even speaking as someone who is WAY out of the game's target audience, it's annoying to see this series' appeal boiled down to "jump-scares." I absolutely detest "BOO!" scares in horror films, but these games have got so much tension and atmosphere (in their charmingly low-budget way) that the jump-scares feel earned.…

Well, it's not quite a lily, and it's not quite a hammer, but maaaaaaan, heh heh heh…

I dunno, from the way Pamela recounted his drowning ("Jason should've been watched. Every minute. He was - he wasn't a very good swimmer") and the rather childlike way adult Jason bought into the psychologist survivor girl's "YOUR MOTHER IS *TALKING* TO YOU" gambit from Part 2, I think there's enough groundwork to…

Hey, I was six, but I got the collections from used book stores and read them religiously throughout my teens. This strip was how I learned about the eighties!

Yeah, I think Origins suffers when played right after City, just because the city layout, battles, and several missions just feel like retreads of the other game. Playing it after Knight is a great idea, because after all the damn Batmobile stuff, Origins will feel like a return to form my comparison.

It's fascinating to see how so many people didn't see it coming, presumably because these people aren't even casually familiar with the comics, whereas it was INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS to me from the Knight's earliest spoken lines.

Seconding the "absolutely." It may arguably be the weakest entry, but it has some of the strongest writing and characterizations, and "Cold, Cold Heart" is better than any of the other Arkham games' DLC.

Much as I adore FF from Origins (he's like a campy Batman villain from the 60's show mixed with the Tick's Evil Midnight Bomber Who Bombs At Midnight), replacing him with Roxy would have made a lot more sense and she would have been a welcome addition.

Seriously. I'm surprised and delighted by how many direct references there are to Origins. I fully expected them to ignore that game.

Sorta, except I'm currently watching "Wiseguy," so I keep expecting him to call Batman "Vinnie."

Another vote for Origins. The writing, acting, and characterizations were great, especially for Bane (who was genuinely menacing for the first time in these games) and the Joker, plus the Firefly level was like playing a terrifying disaster movie. Also, "Cold, Cold Heart" was the best DLC yet to come out for an Arkham…