{"id":670,"date":"2005-12-31T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-31T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.net\/?p=670"},"modified":"2005-12-31T15:43:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-31T20:43:00","slug":"on-a-fandom-meme-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=670","title":{"rendered":"On a Fandom Meme–Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kathy, in response to the fandom meme<\/a>, asked for Batman. Here goes!<\/p>\n

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  1. The first character I first fell in love with<\/b>
    Batman, obviously.<\/li>\n
  2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now<\/b>
    Scarface. The first time I encountered Scarface in the comics, I thought this was perhaps the most pathetic excuse for a villain, ever<\/i>. But then, to see that a major crime boss in Gotham City is a talking ventriloquist dummy<\/i>, that’s hella cool, people. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n
  3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t<\/b>
    Two-Face. I recognize that there have been some great stories told with Two-Face–Faces<\/i> and The Long Halloween<\/i> among others–but I’ve no great affection for the character.<\/li>\n
  4. The character I love that everyone else hates<\/b>
    Jean-Paul Valley, also known as Azrael and, for a time, the replacement Batman. I liked the character, I think he could have worked as Batman on a permanent basis, and the really intriguing thing would have been if Bruce Wayne, confined to a wheelchair, had been the brains behind the brawn of Valley, prefiguring Batman Beyond<\/i>. That<\/i> would have been interesting, but perhaps it would have redefined what Batman was too<\/i> much.<\/li>\n
  5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer<\/b>
    Tim Drake, the third Robin. I blame it on over-exposure.<\/li>\n
  6. The character I would shag anytime<\/b>
    Either the Huntress or the Barbara Gordon Batgirl. I can’t decide.<\/li>\n
  7. The character I’d want to be like<\/b>
    Dick Grayson.<\/li>\n
  8. The character I’d slap<\/b>
    The person who needs<\/i> a good slap of sense is Bruce Wayne, but you won’t see me trying to deliver it, oh no.<\/li>\n
  9. A pairing that I love<\/b>
    Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.<\/li>\n
  10. A pairing that I despise<\/b>
    Some may find this curious, but I don’t like the Dick Grason\/Barbara Gordon pairing. It doesn’t work for me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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