It looks like the Dark Knight just got a fresh coat of paint — and fans can’t get enough. DC Comics has announced that the debut issue of its brand-new Batman series, written by Eisner Award winner Matt Fraction with art by superstar Jorge Jiménez, has smashed sales records with over 500,000 copies sold. Talk about a Bat-signal-sized success — and just in time for Batman Day on September 20th.
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The latest group exhibit at Stephen Romano Gallery is a true Cornucopia of artistic treasures! Abundantia Cornu Copiae features works by some of our favorites, including:
Shawn Thornton, Cecilia Avendaño, El Gato Chimney, Sas Christian, Aunia Kahn, Lori Field, Judith Scott, Erna Kd, Darcilio Lima, Joseph McVetty, C.T. McClusky, Hannah Faith Yata, Pulu Zhao, Teiji Hayama, Adam Miller, Charles Dellschau, Rithika Merchant, Jacob Böhme, Michael Anderson, Ray Robinson, Kalyana Thiru, Martin Ramirez, Joel Lorand, Dan Barry, Morton Bartlett, Tine Kindermann, Robert Bowen, Masae Shimoichi, Gigi Chen, Eric Richardson, William A. Blayney, Jana Brike, Steven Bradshaw and Martin Wittfooth.
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What a Sweet Ride
I haven’t gotten around to seeing The Dark Knight yet because I am too busy having a life. I’m sure I’ll see it eventually, just like I finally got around to buying a cell phone two years ago. I hate to be one to hop on a trend too quickly.
But I was just surfing around the ‘Net, like I do for fun on a Friday nights, looking for something Batman-esque to post so I can drag some Batman freaks over to the site, and I found this post about Michael Ian Black’s new book, My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face over on Good Reads. I decided to snag this Batman-related part of the post so I can steal some of their thunder. Thank you. You’re welcome.
Commentary stolen from Bestweekever.tv:
“What this van lacks in subtlety it more than makes up for in totally useless purple fiberglass appendages. This is the kind of van that says, “I probably won’t fit through the underpass.” On the other hand, it would be a perfect getaway vehicle for a bank job because nobody would think you would be stupid enough to rob a bank and then drive away in that thing. In case the van itself didn’t tell you the owner has a thing for Batman, the Batman decal on the side should clear up any confusion.”
Funny.
Heath as he looked in A Knight’s Tale
Actor Heath Ledger has passed away, January 22nd, 2008, of an apparent overdose of prescription drugs. Man, 28 is just way too young to go, especially for someone who was as cute and talented as Heath Ledger. What a shame. RIP, Heath.