The Legacy of Joel Schumacher

The complicated matter of a talented director who released a movie fans didn’t like at just the wrong time.

Science May Turn Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin into a Futuristic Masterpiece

Batman & Robin is a fairly-reviled Batman movie. Joel Schumacher was regarded as history’s greatest monster for some time after its creation (greater even than Nixon or Carter). To be honest, he bore the brunt of that criticism fairly well over the years. I can also say that, as a Batman fan, once I grew […]

The Batman Blogs: The City

And now we turn our eye on the most critical design element of any Batman story. Gotham City. If anything, the Gotham City you get is the biggest indicator of what you can expect from any iteration of Batman. Dark and Brooding Gotham begets Dark and Brooding Batman, Garish Gotham begets Campy Batman, Rea–World Gotham […]