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Book #162: Batman Forever by Peter David

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  Batman Forever [Peter David]   Released: January 1st, 1995 My 28th book for 2026 was Peter David’s Batman Forever.   As a kid, I loved Batman.  I watched the original (now known as Batman (1989)) dozens of times as a kid.  In the mid 90's, my parents brought home Batman Forever.  I still remember watching it for the first time on VHS in the basement at Garner Avenue.  *Sigh*...amazing childhood memories. It quickly became my 2nd favorite Batman film.  Nothing against Batman Returns but something just doesn't work quite the way it should.  The visual are great, the dark brooding atmosphere works, and Tim Burton's hands are all over it.  But something feels stale and dry.  Where Batman Forever overcompensates for it with more slap-stick comedy, Batman and Robin took it a whole lever further which alienated the fanbase for nearly 10 years. In this story, Two-Face Harvey Dent has escaped Arkham Asylum.  His transformation fr...
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Book #161: Batman Returns by Craig Shaw Gardner

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  Batman Returns Craig Shaw Gardner   Released: January 1st, 1992 My 27th book for  was Craig Shaw Gardner’s Batman Returns.   This was the last film of the 90's Batman that I ever saw.  I grew up on Batman (1989), and Batman Forever in our home VHS library, and caught Batman & Robin on cable, but this one eluded me until the early 2000's.   The Penguin is a deformed person who is abandon into the sewer at birth by his disgusted parents.  He lives and grows up beneath Gotham City, and plans a comeback for mayor of Gotham aided by local millionaire Max Schreck.  His plans are foiled when Batman reveals that his intentions are a lot less sincere than he seems (much like any politician).  Along for the adventure is Selina Kyle, who's alter ego Catwoman lays some destruction upon Gotham, while taking a liking to our caped crusader Batman. I struggled to get into this one.  The book and film are good good, and the sets and gothi...
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