What's Going On Here?

There are SO MANY wonderful book review blogs out there and I can't compete with them, that is for sure. So this is not a book review blog. This is just a way for me to organize what I have read so that I can be better at matching the right book to the right person. The blog title comes from the brilliant mind of the most talented woman who ever lived, Ms. Judy Garland. The full quote is, "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." That is what I hope to do here and in ever aspect of my life.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Adventures in Arkham

As I mentioned before, I am kinda on a graphic novel kick.   Specifically I requested from the library all of the Arkham Asylum books I could find.  Arkham Asylum:  A Serious House on a Serious Earth was really good but hard to follow actually.  The Joker's words were a little too hard to read for my old eyes.  Maybe that means I am too old for comic books?  Not because they are immature.  Again, these comics are not for little kids!  Anyway, the edition I had from the library was the fifteenth anniversary edition and it had the full script in the back which was really cool.  Is Batman crazy?  I guess I never thought much about him before, but he certainly does seem a little crazy.  I feel sorry for him though, he is a poor dude, who tries his best but is still in a bad way.  When you read this you also start to feel bad for mostly everyone!
Arkham Reborn is another one that is really good, but also not for adults and there was much in it that I didn't understand.  I enjoyed it a lot, but I have to say that I didn't enjoy it enough to dig deeper into the whole Batman world.  No offense, Big Bat Guy, I am just content to know you are out there, keeping us safe.

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