Random, but I recently re-watched a couple season 4 episodes while I was packing for the holidays, and it … wasn't as dire as I remembered, though still disappointing compared to the Harmon seasons. There were plenty of funny lines, and the cast was great as usual. But it all seemed really hollow somehow, and almost…

Did people seriously believe that those movie star actors would drop by that show, though? Or that Joss Whedon, who's preparing Avengers 2 (I guess), would really be the creative force behind S.H.I.E.L.D.? If that was the expectation, then it was really optimistic.

I know what you mean. I re-read some preboot Batman recently and I was almost blown away by the presence of things like consistent character behavior and well-paced plotting. Which is pretty sad. And yet I probably never gonna love DC as much as I love Marvel, even if the titles are better, which is also pretty sad.…

That's the thing, though. I can't just "let go" of being a lifelong Batman fan. I should probably read a couple more comics in an effort to become less depressed about the state of things, but that's where my interest is.

Yeah no, I completely agree. Zero Year is insanely fun, and I love how Snyder is slowly building Batman's familiar universe around him (love Capullo's art as well). I'm just saying that if you're a fan of Dick Grayson, or Jason Todd, or Damian Wayne, or Tim Drake, or, you know, any other Batfamily character that's not…

Yeah, really well said. I always assumed zombie apocalypse was more of a right-wing wish fulfillment fantasy. The "other" really IS a faceless monster that you can kill without regrets, the government collapses, it's finally every manly man for himself again, gun nuts and militia types are vindicated/good for…