WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 4/2-4/8. BATMAN WEEK!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

FOR THE LOVE OF BATMAN WEEK!

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/4/12. Gumshoe.

It is unnatural that I want to see a Batman musical complete with an Officer Krupke parody about good ol' Commissioner Gordon?

WEST SIDE STORY- OFFICER KRUPKE

Or that he makes me think of Brian Blessed declaring, "GORDON'S ALIVE!"

Well, regardless, Commissioner Gordon is everyone's favorite ginger cop.

6. MUSICAL MONDAY! BATMAN SINGS!?

"Punk is nothing but DEATH...and CRIME....and the RAGE OF THE BEAST!"

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/6/12. Immortality Syndrome.

This was a challenging article, to be sure. Not only did I sum up the Death of Superman, I dove into the poorly conceived "Death of Batman" that was one of the fifty two climaxes in the clusterf*** of Final Crisis (which tried to tie up about fifty two loose ends and failed).


Perhaps someday I'll review 52, Countdown to Final Crisis, and Final Crisis. I can list out 52 things I love about 52, 52 things I hate about Countdown, and 52 things that confused everyone in Final Crisis.

4. WTF WEDNESDAY! WESTERN SHOW ON SUPER MARIO WORLD?!
Sandwiched in between 8 Batman articles from last week, one article barely keeps Batman Week from being a sweep. To be honest, I'd get bored if I did NOTHING but Batman articles for a whole week. Last week's WTF article focuses on the internet classic from Nico Nico Douga's 2ch. A must see for Mario fans and lovers of WTFery.

3. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/512. Major Domo.

Batman doesn't use guns. Alfred shot the Predator with a goddamn blunderbuss. If that doesn't sell you on clicking this article and reading, I don't know how to help you.

2. THE DASTARDLY DOZEN: BATMAN TOP 12 VILLAINS!
Which Batman villain is your favorite? I ranked these villains by least likely to most likely to kill Batman, but my favorite villain? I'm going have to go with the Joker, because I absolutely love a creepy laugh in my villains.

1. WORD OF THE DAY! 4/8/12. Sidekick. THE ROBINS!

My favorite Robin is a lot easier for me to pick out; Tim Drake.

WORD OF THE DAY! 4/5/12.

major-domo [mey-jer-doh-moh]
noun
1. A man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign; a chief steward.
2. A steward or butler.
3. A person who makes arrangements for another.

Ex. Batman doesn't use guns. Alfred shot the Predator with a goddamn blunderbuss.

Alfred Pennyworth isn't just Bruce Wayne's butler-- he is also Bruce's best friend, his guardian, his second father figure, his spiritual adviser, his mentor; he is THE major-domo.

(You better believe that Damien'll get his turn)

Every kid wants an Alfred. He would make you breakfast, drive you to school, slip notes into your lunch, right next to your snack pack, reminding you about the Vulcan nerve pinch he taught you to deal with that bully Greg Larson, and, on the ride home, he'd give you advice on how to get that girl, the one with pig-tails, to ask you out to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Why? Because, you'd be the young master of the house and he has sworn his life to the house!

And besides Predator aliens, Alfred has to put up with a lot of insane bulls***. He has been kidnapped by maniac clowns, had to hide Bruce's nightly hobbies from the public, dealt with meta-humans, took Batman's calls from the Justice League, stay up all night sowing kevlar and chainmail into tights, take care of Ace the Batdog, and so much more. Oh and he cleans up Batman's cave lair (all the bat guano!). Alfred doesn't all for Master Bruce with a reliable and unwavering expression that can only be tempered by the occasional smirk at his own sense of humor.

Alfred is the butler. And the butler always did it. It, in this case, being "everything".