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  • 39 – Batman All-Year

    39 – Batman All-Year

    If you can say anything about Curt, he sure is persistent. And once again, I do not think we have seen the last of him and his latest scheme.

    I do like how Franka phrased it in this one. It may have been the Summer of Superman, but it is Batman all year round. Are there really 16 Bat-titles on the market right now? She might be right but that does sound like a high number. I do know that the Bat-Titles sell quite well and it has been a good year for it so far. We have Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee on the Hush series in the Batman book and Tom Taylor and mainly Mikel Janin on the Detective Series line. And of course Absolute Batman, which is absolutely destroying the marketplace right now from Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta. But still, it would be nice if we can get some of those other DC characters in there.

    I have always had a soft spot for the classics like Spectre, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Deadman and the like. I do wonder if Batman overshadows these other characters. The Comic Book business is tough at the moment so I suppose publishers want to invest in the sure thing and you cannot blame them. But I still wonder how long the Bat-Train will ride.

    Some of you might have wondered where Franka went with the Thursday recommendations. They are still coming but as you can see from current events, her pencil, brush, and quill pen are busy putting together a portfolio with help from her girlfriend Barbara. We, at expatNERD, are definitely cheering them on.

    That is it for now. Have a good week ahead.

    -Marv

  • It’s me

    Of course I’m the one feeding Quiver. How could you not, I mean look at this guy. Er ist doch mein kleines Schätzchen.

    Marv’s correct, he is grumpy and he is mean. But when he is not around people, he is the most cuddly wittle guy in the whole wide world. Just take a look at the picture below if you don’t believe me.

    Also, it seems he doesn’t like Curt at all. And that’s always okay in my book.

    Just kidding Curt. I don’t know if you have the internet and I also don’t know what you do, but if you read this, it’s all in good fun.

    And yes, Marv usually does these things but I thought I would jump on and mix it up a little. Do I have any recommendations? Yes! I do have one! (as a German I’m cringing at the amount of exclamation points I just used.)

    The Deadman Omnibus is out and if you didn’t pre-order it, do yourself a favor and pick it up. It’s his beginnings and early stuff so you got a whole lot of Neal Adams in there as well as, who I’m pretty sure is a God, José Luis García-López. Also Arnold Drake, the mastermind behind the first Doom Patrol series, is also a big factor. Yes, it’s an omnibus and it’s massive and expensive, but very much worth it.

    Bis bald,

    Franka