One of my favorite Batman stories is "Blades." Batman hunts down a sneaky serial killer while dealing with a mysterious new vigilante. It features a great script from James Robinson (before he went to Hollywood and came back a crappy writer) and art by the always-excellent Tim Sale. Here's three places you can find it:

Sorry, I didn't like "Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?". I'll never know why Gaiman used "Goodnight Moon" as inspiration. Nolan just gave us the best ending Batman will ever have.

Sorry, I didn't like "Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?". I'll never know why Gaiman used "Goodnight Moon" as inspiration. Nolan just gave us the best ending Batman will ever have.

Ha! I said something like that at my screening after people who stayed through the end credits groaned because there was no scene after them. I stayed because I enjoyed Zimmer's score. I know the music overbearing, but I can't help but dig it. 

Ha! I said something like that at my screening after people who stayed through the end credits groaned because there was no scene after them. I stayed because I enjoyed Zimmer's score. I know the music overbearing, but I can't help but dig it. 

Cooke seems dismissive of Moore's position in this interview.  He had an interesting comment about morality in his interview with Rolling Stone: 'I had to make a decision when I got into this. I never had to stop and
think "how am I going to honor Alan Moore with this, how am I going to
morally resolve this." What I…

Cooke seems dismissive of Moore's position in this interview.  He had an interesting comment about morality in his interview with Rolling Stone: 'I had to make a decision when I got into this. I never had to stop and
think "how am I going to honor Alan Moore with this, how am I going to
morally resolve this." What I…

What DC books do you recommend?

What DC books do you recommend?

RIP Mike Wieringo, the extraordinary artist who collaborated with Waid on his FF run.

RIP Mike Wieringo, the extraordinary artist who collaborated with Waid on his FF run.

@avclub-71348decaf1df2bb85be2ece24cc2a1d:disqus Do you read comics on an iPad? I'm thinking about making the jump, but don't double-page spreads look like shit?

@avclub-71348decaf1df2bb85be2ece24cc2a1d:disqus Do you read comics on an iPad? I'm thinking about making the jump, but don't double-page spreads look like shit?

Not necessarily. I was in grade school in the '90s. 'Nuff said, true believer!

Not necessarily. I was in grade school in the '90s. 'Nuff said, true believer!

The problem with Reign is that I don't think Spidey needs a DKR type story. He's not a fundamentally dark character like Batman.

The problem with Reign is that I don't think Spidey needs a DKR type story. He's not a fundamentally dark character like Batman.

Was that omnibus a color hardcover? Because I actually purchased that one and I had a similar reaction. The stories weren't great and I thought the artwork reproduction was crap.

Was that omnibus a color hardcover? Because I actually purchased that one and I had a similar reaction. The stories weren't great and I thought the artwork reproduction was crap.

If you like Brubaker, I recommend Parker: The Hunter and Parker: The Outift by Darwyn Cooke. Both available from the MPL!