LOLZ!
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Women who tickle my fancy/funnybone. Pun intended
These are women who define the word 'sexy'. mmmm10. Meghan Fox
Some people could take her, others could leave her. I am on the latter. Reasons? The eyes. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen = awful, yet Meghan Fox = sexy. Notable roles: transformers series, Jennifer's Body, SNL season 35 premiere.
9. Jessica Alba
Let's be real, she is your complete package. From the moment we saw her in Sin City, she became an international sex symbol, not to mention she was the only reason anyone went to see into the blue. Also, as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four she was unbelievably sexy in her spandex, it made people actually care about the worst series in Marvel. Notable roles: Sin City, Fantastic Four, Good Luck Chuck
8. Katy PerryShe jumped on the scene out of nooowhere and as crappy as her music may be? Her music videos are highly welcomed. Again comes the eyes. She has big gorgeous eyes and a body to match, embodying a 50's pin up girl. Your a lucky man Russell Brand. Notable roles: Your Radio.
7. Marion CotillardNot only is this Oscar winner beautiful but she has some serious chops. She won a best actress role for La Vie En Rose and moreover starred in the best movie of this summer in Inception. She has a sexy french accent that brings you to every film she's in. Notable Roles: Inception, Public Enemies, Nine
6. Selma Hayak
We found out in season three of 30 rock not only is Selma Hayak smoking hot, but she can be funny too. Playing Jack's girlfriend she had some exceptionally funny moments, and filled out several low cut shirts. She's busty, and beautiful. Notable Roles: Desperado, Dogma, 30 Rock ssn 3.
5. Abby Elliott
She hasn't been around long, but she fits the bill for sexiness: cute and funny. She does spot on impressions in the last two seasons of SNL, as the youngest cast member being only 23. She holds her own on a show dominated by the wonderful Kristen Wiig. Notables Roles: SNL, King of The Hill
4.Emma Stone
She has the smile and eyes of goddess, and she has a steady resume of comedies where she has held her own against hollywoods elite. Not to mention she kicked some serious Zombie ass. Notable Roles: Superbad, Zombieland, the Rocker
3. Angelina Jolie
As a serious actress she was beautiful, as an action star she's unbelievably sexy. Her eyes mesmorize you whilst saying I could kick the shit out of you. Not to mention her tattoos are unbelievably hot and she has an Oscar. Notable Roles: Girl Interrupted, Mr and Mrs. Smith, Salt
2. Emmanuelle Chriqui
She's the best part of entourage, bar none. The question is how the hell did E get her? What makes her even hotter? She's Canadian. We make em better up here. Notable Roles: Entourage, Snow Day, Zohan
1. Rashida Jones
She is the daughter of arguably one of the most successful musicians of all time (Quincy Jones) and has been a dominant force in NBC programming the last 3 years. Not to mention she is stunning, sexy, beautiful etc. etc. She is THE definition of sexy, and is like wine where she only gets better with age. Notable Roles: The Office Ssn 3, Parks and Rec, I Love You Man
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Best Episodes SNL: 2005 - 2010
10. Steve Carell/Kanye West; Ssn 31
Original Airdate: October 1st, 2005
Steve Carrell is my favourite comedian. Has been since the day I watched my first episode of the Office. Having said that, I saw this before I had even seen the Office and still loved this episode. And that doesn't have everything to do with Carell. His monologue was great, a song and dance number talking about how he's in the big leagues now with other distinguished comedians, and he played a fantastic version of Ray Romano is a satire of celebrities helping in Hurricane Katrina. Yet it was the cast that made this episode so memorable. This was the first show for the three most prominent players on SNL today in Bill Hader, Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig. Hader immediately showed why he belonged there with a spot on impression of Al Pacino in the Katrina skit, then during weekend update Samberg and Hader were introduced and did an 'impression off' where Hader highlighted his many great talents and Samberg showed his wacky wild side. Finally the best moment came in prior to Kanye West's first performance as Lorne Michael's sent Finesse Mitchell into Kanye's dressing room before his performance to make sure Kanye wouldn't say/do anything stupid on air. This came following a telethon for Katrina where Kanye ( presenting with SNL alum Mike Myers) stated 'George Bush doesn't care about black people'. Kanye proceeded to come out of his dressing room to a very awkward Mike Myers standing there where hilarity ensued. Kanye had a great performance, which included a cameo by Adam Levine singing 'heard em say'. All in all a fantastic start to the 31st season.
9. Gerard Butler/Shakira; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: October 17th, 2009
The most recent season was quite consistent in its comedy. Contributing to that list a great deal was Gerard Butler in his hilarious debut on live TV. The episode started out strong with a cameo by Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as 'The Rock Obama' which was hysterical. However once the show got started the skits were pretty consistent in their quality all very funny. The beauty and the beast sketch was hilarious as was Greg the alien another fantastic creation by Bill hader. Also, the weekend update was arguably the best one all season with segments from Butler himself and Kristen Wiig's portrayal as the woman who suffers from consistent orgasms. The clincher was at the end after she had orgasmed several times Seth Meyers simply states 'Well thank you for coming'.
8. Jon Hamm/Coldplay; ssn 34
Original Airdate: October 25th, 2008
Before seeing this episode I had no idea who Jon Hamm was. I'd heard of Mad Men before, however never really sat down to watch it. However, I became a HUGE fan of his after watching this episode, it was absolutely hysterical. Some of the highlights included Finger in butts the fictitious political campaign, Jon hamms John Ham, The halloween pedophile etc. however the best of this particular episode was by FAR Don Draper's guide to picking up women. You didn't even have to be a fan of Mad Men to laugh at this. The four steps including 'blow people away everytime you say anything' and 'disappear for weeks at a time without telling anyone' I was in absolute tears. Sheer and utter brilliance. Not to mention Coldplay's performances were spectacular playing three times rather then the traditional two.
7. Betty White/Jay-Z; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: May 8th, 2010
This episode was the product of millions of people on facebook petitioning for Betty White to host SNL. She did not let her fans down. Her monologue was hilarious, virtually every skit was consistently funny and Jay-Z was outstanding. The only reason this doesn't rank a little bit higher on the list was because after a while they used the same gags over and over again which became a bit tiresome. Yes we understand that an 88 year old woman saying vulgar words and saying dirty things is hilarious, but they could have mixed it up a litttle bit more. Highlight's include the digital short where the cast sings the theme to the Golden Girls in a loving way to Betty, and she responds by singing it screamo style and beating people up with bats. Gold.
6. Will Ferrell/Green Day; Ssn 34
Original Airdate: May 16th, 2010
Will Ferrell is arguably the best cats member of all time on SNL. He has three best of Dvd's to prove it. Thus, whenever he hosts it is guaranteed laughs. From the cold open and his reprisal as George Bush to 'Dave' the TV ticker on halftime basketball, it was from start to finish hilarious, as Ferrell brought back some old characters and even started new ones. Moreover, the ending to the show ( and season) was incredible with the entire cast singing a rendition of 'We all went down together' led by Ferrell with cameos by Paul Rudd, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Norm McDonald, Artie Lange and Green Day. The entire thing was nothing short of spectacular, as to be expected by the SNL Legend.
5. John Malkovich/T.I; Ssn 34
Original Airdate: December 6th, 2008
I am personally a fan big of Christmas. I am an even bigger fan of John Malkovich and Christmas. This episode was the second last before the Christmas break and it was phenomenal. Malkovichs monologue was incredible as he read 'the night before christmas' to children adding 'did you know depression and suicide rates are the highest during the holidays. Did you know that? Well It's true' On top of that Malkovich added several memorable performances as characters such as 'Gurdy' the awkward pre-teen from a Judy Blume novel who 'foams at the mouth and blacks out for a day' when thinking about a boy. On top of that, this episode introduced one of the most memorable Lonely Island skits 'Jizz In My Pants'. This skit became a youtube favourite everywhere as Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone starred in the hilarious video with cameos by Justin Timberlake, Jamie Lynn Siegler and Marissa Millar. 'When Bruce Willis died at the end of sixth sense, I Jizzed in my pants'.
4. Seth Rogen/Spoon; ssn 33
Original Airdate: October 6th, 2007
Season 33 was shortened by the writer's strike producing only 12 episodes. Having said that, in the second episode Seth Rogen provided a dominant performance with some very memorable moments. Rogen's monologue was great as he referenced his humble beginnings in Vancouver when he wrote a monologue for SNL in hopes of hosting some day. From there, there was a steady set of skits including the hysterical 'douchebag of the year awards' where Fred Armisen's portrayal of Gene Simmons was uncanny, and Andy Samberg's Former douchebag of the year had me in tears. 'What? oh sorry I couldn't hear you I was too busy jammin on this p'zone'. Other highlights included the ugly twins, the origins of weed and my personal favourite muppets spoof where andy Samberg and Bill Hader stole the show for their portrayals of the Swedish Chef and Animal. The best episode of season 33 by far.
3. Jon Hamm/Michael Buble; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: January 30th 2010
As seen previously at number 8, Jon Hamm already had a booming start on SNL with an incredible debut, thus this episode was going to have to be astounding in order to be better then the original. It was just that, and more. This episode had some of the best skits of the entire season, including a Political satire of Scott Brown even I was laughing at. I do not know American Politics yet the concept of a handsome young politician on everyone minds was taken to a whole new level. 'I'd like to bring a new item to the floor...it's called your panties'. On top of that the Digital Short was hilarious, Hamm portraying a mythical, shirtless, spaniard named Sergio who pops up playing a saxaphone everytime Andy samberg is doing something important in his life. However, the best skits of the night came one after the other near the end of the night first with a cameo by musical guest Michael Buble (who was equally fantastic in performance) in a skit called Hamm and Buble a restaurant managed by Hamm that serves only champagne and Hamm. Then came a commercial parody called The Closet Organizer that had me on the floor. Will Forte dressed up in a blue unitard, having various things thrown at him like 'shoes, dirt, water, peanut butter, excessive water' not to mention Hamm's testimonial 'I got so laid last night, I went up to this black and was like 'hey, has anyone ever told you you look exactly like beyonce? then when I came in for the kiss I noticed she had like a full mans mustache and I was like, let's do this'. Jon Hamm you will go down as one of the best hosts of all time in my books, bravo my friend, bravo.
2. Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire; Ssn 32
Original Airdate: February 24th, 2007
Now I may be bias, due to the fact that I am exceptionally in love with the Office, but this episode was incredible right from the cold opening. The intro was a satire on CNN's Wolf Blitzer and the ongoing coverage of the war in Iraq, yet the ticker tape kept rolling stating 'this war stuff is so boring! more anna!' referring to the recent death of anna nicole smith. From there, wilson's cold opening was incredible as it spoofed 'The Office' with uncanny portrayals of Jim by Jason sudeikis, Pam by Kristen Wiig, Stanley by Keenan Thompson, Angela by Amy Poehler and finally Lorne Michaels as Michael Scott. What was best, was as Wilson walked through the set running into each character he passed Rashida Jones (sexiest woman alive) as he simply said hey karen. After an incredible start, the skits remained consistent ranging from the beer boys reminiscing about the first time they heard 'alright now', to nuni and nuni and the hilarious deadpan hazing of the new guy. The best moment though came in the Digitial Short, my favourite of all time. Simply titled 'the business meeting' Wilson plays the boss looking for ways to cut the company budget looking for help from people in the office ranging from gigantic turkey sub ( a talking turkey sub who's suggestion is 'I say we put mustard on it!) to captain pyjama shark, to the arcade fire (yes the actual band). I literally youtubed the video hundreds upon hundreds of time I thought it was so brilliant. I hope one day they get him back, he knocked it out of the park.
1. Justin Timberlake; Ssn 32
Original Airdate: December 16th, 2006
He will go down as one of the greatest hosts of all time on the show. He was so good, Lorne Michaels has said he can stop by whenever he wants to appear in sketches. Timberlake hosted once before and once after this episode, however this was the one that set the mark. This was the final episode before the Christmas break, and again the wonder that is Christmas only added to the epicness of this episode. Starting with the three powerhouse females of Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph singing a Christmas carol titled 'santa's my boyfriend' the monologue then featured JT singing his favourite Christmas song with Alvin and the Chipmunks perfectly portrayed by Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. We then saw a follow up to Omeletteville, with Christmas Carols sung by JT dressed as a Giant Coffee cup including 'Soup there it is' . Other faves included the Target lady and of course the Barry Gib talk show, yet nothing could have prepared me for the digital short. Dressed in their Miami Vice attire, Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake blew us away with everybody's favourite Christmas Present 'Dick in a Box'. I was in tears, I could not stop laughing. I PVR'd the episode and showed it to literally every family member I had over during the holidays who was over the age of 15. It was the best, by the best. Here's to you JT may your reign as number 1 last for a while.
Original Airdate: October 1st, 2005
Steve Carrell is my favourite comedian. Has been since the day I watched my first episode of the Office. Having said that, I saw this before I had even seen the Office and still loved this episode. And that doesn't have everything to do with Carell. His monologue was great, a song and dance number talking about how he's in the big leagues now with other distinguished comedians, and he played a fantastic version of Ray Romano is a satire of celebrities helping in Hurricane Katrina. Yet it was the cast that made this episode so memorable. This was the first show for the three most prominent players on SNL today in Bill Hader, Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig. Hader immediately showed why he belonged there with a spot on impression of Al Pacino in the Katrina skit, then during weekend update Samberg and Hader were introduced and did an 'impression off' where Hader highlighted his many great talents and Samberg showed his wacky wild side. Finally the best moment came in prior to Kanye West's first performance as Lorne Michael's sent Finesse Mitchell into Kanye's dressing room before his performance to make sure Kanye wouldn't say/do anything stupid on air. This came following a telethon for Katrina where Kanye ( presenting with SNL alum Mike Myers) stated 'George Bush doesn't care about black people'. Kanye proceeded to come out of his dressing room to a very awkward Mike Myers standing there where hilarity ensued. Kanye had a great performance, which included a cameo by Adam Levine singing 'heard em say'. All in all a fantastic start to the 31st season.
9. Gerard Butler/Shakira; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: October 17th, 2009
The most recent season was quite consistent in its comedy. Contributing to that list a great deal was Gerard Butler in his hilarious debut on live TV. The episode started out strong with a cameo by Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as 'The Rock Obama' which was hysterical. However once the show got started the skits were pretty consistent in their quality all very funny. The beauty and the beast sketch was hilarious as was Greg the alien another fantastic creation by Bill hader. Also, the weekend update was arguably the best one all season with segments from Butler himself and Kristen Wiig's portrayal as the woman who suffers from consistent orgasms. The clincher was at the end after she had orgasmed several times Seth Meyers simply states 'Well thank you for coming'.
8. Jon Hamm/Coldplay; ssn 34
Original Airdate: October 25th, 2008
Before seeing this episode I had no idea who Jon Hamm was. I'd heard of Mad Men before, however never really sat down to watch it. However, I became a HUGE fan of his after watching this episode, it was absolutely hysterical. Some of the highlights included Finger in butts the fictitious political campaign, Jon hamms John Ham, The halloween pedophile etc. however the best of this particular episode was by FAR Don Draper's guide to picking up women. You didn't even have to be a fan of Mad Men to laugh at this. The four steps including 'blow people away everytime you say anything' and 'disappear for weeks at a time without telling anyone' I was in absolute tears. Sheer and utter brilliance. Not to mention Coldplay's performances were spectacular playing three times rather then the traditional two.
7. Betty White/Jay-Z; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: May 8th, 2010
This episode was the product of millions of people on facebook petitioning for Betty White to host SNL. She did not let her fans down. Her monologue was hilarious, virtually every skit was consistently funny and Jay-Z was outstanding. The only reason this doesn't rank a little bit higher on the list was because after a while they used the same gags over and over again which became a bit tiresome. Yes we understand that an 88 year old woman saying vulgar words and saying dirty things is hilarious, but they could have mixed it up a litttle bit more. Highlight's include the digital short where the cast sings the theme to the Golden Girls in a loving way to Betty, and she responds by singing it screamo style and beating people up with bats. Gold.
6. Will Ferrell/Green Day; Ssn 34
Original Airdate: May 16th, 2010
Will Ferrell is arguably the best cats member of all time on SNL. He has three best of Dvd's to prove it. Thus, whenever he hosts it is guaranteed laughs. From the cold open and his reprisal as George Bush to 'Dave' the TV ticker on halftime basketball, it was from start to finish hilarious, as Ferrell brought back some old characters and even started new ones. Moreover, the ending to the show ( and season) was incredible with the entire cast singing a rendition of 'We all went down together' led by Ferrell with cameos by Paul Rudd, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Norm McDonald, Artie Lange and Green Day. The entire thing was nothing short of spectacular, as to be expected by the SNL Legend.
5. John Malkovich/T.I; Ssn 34
Original Airdate: December 6th, 2008
I am personally a fan big of Christmas. I am an even bigger fan of John Malkovich and Christmas. This episode was the second last before the Christmas break and it was phenomenal. Malkovichs monologue was incredible as he read 'the night before christmas' to children adding 'did you know depression and suicide rates are the highest during the holidays. Did you know that? Well It's true' On top of that Malkovich added several memorable performances as characters such as 'Gurdy' the awkward pre-teen from a Judy Blume novel who 'foams at the mouth and blacks out for a day' when thinking about a boy. On top of that, this episode introduced one of the most memorable Lonely Island skits 'Jizz In My Pants'. This skit became a youtube favourite everywhere as Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone starred in the hilarious video with cameos by Justin Timberlake, Jamie Lynn Siegler and Marissa Millar. 'When Bruce Willis died at the end of sixth sense, I Jizzed in my pants'.
4. Seth Rogen/Spoon; ssn 33
Original Airdate: October 6th, 2007
Season 33 was shortened by the writer's strike producing only 12 episodes. Having said that, in the second episode Seth Rogen provided a dominant performance with some very memorable moments. Rogen's monologue was great as he referenced his humble beginnings in Vancouver when he wrote a monologue for SNL in hopes of hosting some day. From there, there was a steady set of skits including the hysterical 'douchebag of the year awards' where Fred Armisen's portrayal of Gene Simmons was uncanny, and Andy Samberg's Former douchebag of the year had me in tears. 'What? oh sorry I couldn't hear you I was too busy jammin on this p'zone'. Other highlights included the ugly twins, the origins of weed and my personal favourite muppets spoof where andy Samberg and Bill Hader stole the show for their portrayals of the Swedish Chef and Animal. The best episode of season 33 by far.
3. Jon Hamm/Michael Buble; Ssn 35
Original Airdate: January 30th 2010
As seen previously at number 8, Jon Hamm already had a booming start on SNL with an incredible debut, thus this episode was going to have to be astounding in order to be better then the original. It was just that, and more. This episode had some of the best skits of the entire season, including a Political satire of Scott Brown even I was laughing at. I do not know American Politics yet the concept of a handsome young politician on everyone minds was taken to a whole new level. 'I'd like to bring a new item to the floor...it's called your panties'. On top of that the Digital Short was hilarious, Hamm portraying a mythical, shirtless, spaniard named Sergio who pops up playing a saxaphone everytime Andy samberg is doing something important in his life. However, the best skits of the night came one after the other near the end of the night first with a cameo by musical guest Michael Buble (who was equally fantastic in performance) in a skit called Hamm and Buble a restaurant managed by Hamm that serves only champagne and Hamm. Then came a commercial parody called The Closet Organizer that had me on the floor. Will Forte dressed up in a blue unitard, having various things thrown at him like 'shoes, dirt, water, peanut butter, excessive water' not to mention Hamm's testimonial 'I got so laid last night, I went up to this black and was like 'hey, has anyone ever told you you look exactly like beyonce? then when I came in for the kiss I noticed she had like a full mans mustache and I was like, let's do this'. Jon Hamm you will go down as one of the best hosts of all time in my books, bravo my friend, bravo.
2. Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire; Ssn 32
Original Airdate: February 24th, 2007
Now I may be bias, due to the fact that I am exceptionally in love with the Office, but this episode was incredible right from the cold opening. The intro was a satire on CNN's Wolf Blitzer and the ongoing coverage of the war in Iraq, yet the ticker tape kept rolling stating 'this war stuff is so boring! more anna!' referring to the recent death of anna nicole smith. From there, wilson's cold opening was incredible as it spoofed 'The Office' with uncanny portrayals of Jim by Jason sudeikis, Pam by Kristen Wiig, Stanley by Keenan Thompson, Angela by Amy Poehler and finally Lorne Michaels as Michael Scott. What was best, was as Wilson walked through the set running into each character he passed Rashida Jones (sexiest woman alive) as he simply said hey karen. After an incredible start, the skits remained consistent ranging from the beer boys reminiscing about the first time they heard 'alright now', to nuni and nuni and the hilarious deadpan hazing of the new guy. The best moment though came in the Digitial Short, my favourite of all time. Simply titled 'the business meeting' Wilson plays the boss looking for ways to cut the company budget looking for help from people in the office ranging from gigantic turkey sub ( a talking turkey sub who's suggestion is 'I say we put mustard on it!) to captain pyjama shark, to the arcade fire (yes the actual band). I literally youtubed the video hundreds upon hundreds of time I thought it was so brilliant. I hope one day they get him back, he knocked it out of the park.
1. Justin Timberlake; Ssn 32
Original Airdate: December 16th, 2006
He will go down as one of the greatest hosts of all time on the show. He was so good, Lorne Michaels has said he can stop by whenever he wants to appear in sketches. Timberlake hosted once before and once after this episode, however this was the one that set the mark. This was the final episode before the Christmas break, and again the wonder that is Christmas only added to the epicness of this episode. Starting with the three powerhouse females of Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph singing a Christmas carol titled 'santa's my boyfriend' the monologue then featured JT singing his favourite Christmas song with Alvin and the Chipmunks perfectly portrayed by Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. We then saw a follow up to Omeletteville, with Christmas Carols sung by JT dressed as a Giant Coffee cup including 'Soup there it is' . Other faves included the Target lady and of course the Barry Gib talk show, yet nothing could have prepared me for the digital short. Dressed in their Miami Vice attire, Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake blew us away with everybody's favourite Christmas Present 'Dick in a Box'. I was in tears, I could not stop laughing. I PVR'd the episode and showed it to literally every family member I had over during the holidays who was over the age of 15. It was the best, by the best. Here's to you JT may your reign as number 1 last for a while.
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
I solidify these as the best Batman graphic novels of all time.
10. Death in the Family
To me, Dick Grayson will forever be solidified in my mind as the best Robin. Don't get me wrong, his development into Nightwing was awesome, however he was the orignal and there will never be an equal. I think a majority of loyal Batman readers would agree with this as the moment Jason Todd replaced him, he was not well recieved at all. His arrogance, his temper, his 'rogue attitude' was the attitude someone should have had under the most brooding and domineering superhero of all time. DC execs listened to fans when they said they wanted him gone by creating the vote to kill him. Although I didn't necassarily agree with the way they went about it (via the vote, they should have just been bold and done it themselves), I thought the execution (pardon the pun) was awesome on the part of Jim Starlin. To have the Joker kill off Jason Todd was amazing, as it only adds to one of the best rivalries of all time. It gave Batman that much more resentment to his nemesis and only added gas to the fire in Batman's hate towards the Prince of Crime.
9. The Dark Knight Returns
On every list I have ever seen in regards to the best Batman comics of all time, this is usually if not number one, in the top three. Yes, it is a well written graphic novel. but no, I do not believe it is the best or even in the top five. For a number of reasons. First off, the art work. I am an extremely visual person, and whilst yes the story is obviously the most important part, it's called a GRAPHIC novel for a reason. The art in The Dark Knight Returns does not match the same strength as the story. As the story progresses Batman's cowl slowly resembles catwomans more and more as his horns grow smaller and smaller, not to mention at first glance in the conversation between commissioner Gordon and Bruce at the beginning I have no idea who is who. Robin is a girl (I'm not sexist but I'm sorry she adds absolutely nothing to this story) and the joker looks like Jay Leno fell into the chemical vat. I admit I found myself really pumped when he first makes his return, but after his return I kept thinking my godddd this couldn't drag on anymore. Was there really a need for it to become so political? Year one was great, a fantastic beginning to the dark knight. This however was more Frank Miller saying 'hey this is my view of the world in a time of Political turmoil within the U.s during the cold war. Moreover, the absolute worst part of this story is the ending. Yes I understand it's supposed to be Batman's final hoorah as a 50 something year old etc. etc. but ending the Batman Joker saga? That's murder. See my number one choice, you will understand. The only reason I enjoyed it so much was seeing superman get the absolute tar kicked out of him at the end.
8. Blind Justice
Blind Justice has it's flaws, it's not an overwhelmingly known Batman Graphic Novel, but something about it leaves it standing out in my mind. The Ending. The storyline is interesting as it offers a more Bruce Wayne focused timeline, as we rarely get to see Batman's other half, however again it's nothing incredible. Having said that, the way it wraps up leaves you not only inspired but just reassures you why Batman is so damn badass. Also, it is the first and one of the only times you will ever see henri Ducard (all you people who watch Batman but don't read, Liam Neeson in Batman Begins) in a comic.
7. Hush
Hush will go down in my books as the best drawn comic book of all time, yet it offers a compelling story, introducing a new reoccuring character. Jim Lee is a master, and the only way to describe his artwork is beautiful. But, my favourite part of this series is Batman's relationship getting real with Catwoman. Their ongoing forbidden romance is a great arch in the history of the dark knight, and to see it finally come together, then fall apart was awesome. I loved that although he's cold, broodish and harsh; He still feels love, and with the hottest character in the DC universe.
6. Death and the Maidens
The basis of the Batman franchise comes from the death of his parents, and this story is awesome in the it ties Batman's present with his past. Moreover, it is a major milestone in the storlyline of one of Batman's greatest foes. In the novel, Ra's al Ghul comes to Batman dying, and looking for the lazarus pit on earth. In return for the pit, he offers Batman a potion that will allow him to speak with his dead parents. I was skeptical when I first heard this concept, I was extreeemely skeptical. But writer greg rucker did an exceptional job in the first interaction Bruce Wayne has with his parents since he watched them murdered before his eyes. The encounter is not what you would think, which I liked. Moreover, the ending begins a new chapter Batman's gallery of villains as we get to see the history and the end of one of his greatest foe's.
5. Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Pt. 1
I have always enjoyed this series, aka Bruce Wayne murderer, then fugitive 1, 2, and 3. Yet, number one was the best of this series. The main concept in this series is Batman's struggle with identity, as Bruce Wayne is framed for murder. In turn, he completely vanquishes Bruce Wayne from his life and vows only to be Batman for the rest of his life. What makes this series so brilliant is your skepticism of if he actually did kill, as even those closest to him are unsure if the dark knight finally lost his cool. Once you figure out he did not do it, all you want to do is get to the end to figure out who did it and how. The first part of this series is the moment he realizes the importance of his secret identity in his life and vows to fight until he figures out who framed him. The people responsible for this epiphany are not who you would think, but it leaves you cheering at the end anxiously awaiting the final two chapters.
4. Batman R.I.P
This is the one graphic novel I did not want to read, but in the end was glad I did. In the previous 3 volumes (batman and son, resurrection of Ra's al ghul and the black glove) I wanted nothing more then to slap grant morrisson across the face saying what the eff is the matter with you. They were sooooo incredibly poor in quality and ridculous, and the introduction of Batman's kid Damien was THE stupidest development in the history of the character. Having said that, the final chapter was brilliant. The writing is awesome, enforcing how effing badass, strong and unpredictable the greatest superhero of all time is, and the epilogue is true to character with alfred writing a sort of eulogy to his best friend. The novel is the final chapter with Bruce Wayne as Batman before his disappearance in Final Crisis. Having said that, I knew he would be back as DC made the announcement Bruce Wayne will be returning this april.
3. Knightfall: Broken Bat
In the wake of the Death of Superman, this was Batman's response. The story introduces Bane, a supercharged whacked out supervillain hellbent on bringing down the caped crusader. What's brilliant is the way he does it. This novel brings forth the entire rogue gallery of Batman's most notorious villains, with Bane's plan being to ware down the Dark Knight, then defeat him when he is at his weakest. What I love the most about this story is seeing the human side of Batman. Prior to this, he is seen as the dominant almost indestructable monster who never rests and spends night after night patrolling the city with next to no sleep. In this novel, we see his exhaustion the impact his heroic ways have on him, moreover solidifying that although he is a hero, he still is only human. The ending is obviously quite tragic, however we all know what was soon to come......him bouncing back and causing a world of hurt.
2. The Long Halloween
This graphic novel has THE best drawn version of Batman I have ever seen. His horns are massive, he's jacked to shit and he lulls in darkness for a majority of the book leaving us only to see his terrifying Bat silhouette. On top of that, one of my favourite things about this story is the two-face/Harvey dent tie-in. The book documents how Dent becomes one of Batman's best villains, and why the relationship between the two is so sentimental and tragic. Moreover, we get to see another extended rogue gallery of villains and the end provides an awesome twist with a non-traditional villain.
1. Th
e Killing Joke
This graphic novel does not have one word to describe it. It is beyond words how amazing it is. This novel is the best interpretation EVER of what is the GREATEST battle between hero and villain. There is nothing bad about this graphic novel, it is perfect. Alan Moore captures the insanity of the joker by crippling a major character in the Batman universe and trying to ruin Batman's greatest ally in Commissoner Gordon. But what makes this so brilliant is Moore's commentary that regardless of the Joker's actions, in the end no matter what the joker does, regardless of how bad, nothing changes, and it will only begin alll over again somewhere in the distant future. BRILLIANT!!! BRILLIANT!!!! BRILLIANT!!!! EFF YOU FRANK MILLER!!!
stay tuned for the worst ever. Grazi
10. Death in the Family
To me, Dick Grayson will forever be solidified in my mind as the best Robin. Don't get me wrong, his development into Nightwing was awesome, however he was the orignal and there will never be an equal. I think a majority of loyal Batman readers would agree with this as the moment Jason Todd replaced him, he was not well recieved at all. His arrogance, his temper, his 'rogue attitude' was the attitude someone should have had under the most brooding and domineering superhero of all time. DC execs listened to fans when they said they wanted him gone by creating the vote to kill him. Although I didn't necassarily agree with the way they went about it (via the vote, they should have just been bold and done it themselves), I thought the execution (pardon the pun) was awesome on the part of Jim Starlin. To have the Joker kill off Jason Todd was amazing, as it only adds to one of the best rivalries of all time. It gave Batman that much more resentment to his nemesis and only added gas to the fire in Batman's hate towards the Prince of Crime.
9. The Dark Knight Returns
On every list I have ever seen in regards to the best Batman comics of all time, this is usually if not number one, in the top three. Yes, it is a well written graphic novel. but no, I do not believe it is the best or even in the top five. For a number of reasons. First off, the art work. I am an extremely visual person, and whilst yes the story is obviously the most important part, it's called a GRAPHIC novel for a reason. The art in The Dark Knight Returns does not match the same strength as the story. As the story progresses Batman's cowl slowly resembles catwomans more and more as his horns grow smaller and smaller, not to mention at first glance in the conversation between commissioner Gordon and Bruce at the beginning I have no idea who is who. Robin is a girl (I'm not sexist but I'm sorry she adds absolutely nothing to this story) and the joker looks like Jay Leno fell into the chemical vat. I admit I found myself really pumped when he first makes his return, but after his return I kept thinking my godddd this couldn't drag on anymore. Was there really a need for it to become so political? Year one was great, a fantastic beginning to the dark knight. This however was more Frank Miller saying 'hey this is my view of the world in a time of Political turmoil within the U.s during the cold war. Moreover, the absolute worst part of this story is the ending. Yes I understand it's supposed to be Batman's final hoorah as a 50 something year old etc. etc. but ending the Batman Joker saga? That's murder. See my number one choice, you will understand. The only reason I enjoyed it so much was seeing superman get the absolute tar kicked out of him at the end.
8. Blind Justice
Blind Justice has it's flaws, it's not an overwhelmingly known Batman Graphic Novel, but something about it leaves it standing out in my mind. The Ending. The storyline is interesting as it offers a more Bruce Wayne focused timeline, as we rarely get to see Batman's other half, however again it's nothing incredible. Having said that, the way it wraps up leaves you not only inspired but just reassures you why Batman is so damn badass. Also, it is the first and one of the only times you will ever see henri Ducard (all you people who watch Batman but don't read, Liam Neeson in Batman Begins) in a comic.
7. Hush
Hush will go down in my books as the best drawn comic book of all time, yet it offers a compelling story, introducing a new reoccuring character. Jim Lee is a master, and the only way to describe his artwork is beautiful. But, my favourite part of this series is Batman's relationship getting real with Catwoman. Their ongoing forbidden romance is a great arch in the history of the dark knight, and to see it finally come together, then fall apart was awesome. I loved that although he's cold, broodish and harsh; He still feels love, and with the hottest character in the DC universe.
6. Death and the Maidens
The basis of the Batman franchise comes from the death of his parents, and this story is awesome in the it ties Batman's present with his past. Moreover, it is a major milestone in the storlyline of one of Batman's greatest foes. In the novel, Ra's al Ghul comes to Batman dying, and looking for the lazarus pit on earth. In return for the pit, he offers Batman a potion that will allow him to speak with his dead parents. I was skeptical when I first heard this concept, I was extreeemely skeptical. But writer greg rucker did an exceptional job in the first interaction Bruce Wayne has with his parents since he watched them murdered before his eyes. The encounter is not what you would think, which I liked. Moreover, the ending begins a new chapter Batman's gallery of villains as we get to see the history and the end of one of his greatest foe's.
5. Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Pt. 1
I have always enjoyed this series, aka Bruce Wayne murderer, then fugitive 1, 2, and 3. Yet, number one was the best of this series. The main concept in this series is Batman's struggle with identity, as Bruce Wayne is framed for murder. In turn, he completely vanquishes Bruce Wayne from his life and vows only to be Batman for the rest of his life. What makes this series so brilliant is your skepticism of if he actually did kill, as even those closest to him are unsure if the dark knight finally lost his cool. Once you figure out he did not do it, all you want to do is get to the end to figure out who did it and how. The first part of this series is the moment he realizes the importance of his secret identity in his life and vows to fight until he figures out who framed him. The people responsible for this epiphany are not who you would think, but it leaves you cheering at the end anxiously awaiting the final two chapters.
4. Batman R.I.P
This is the one graphic novel I did not want to read, but in the end was glad I did. In the previous 3 volumes (batman and son, resurrection of Ra's al ghul and the black glove) I wanted nothing more then to slap grant morrisson across the face saying what the eff is the matter with you. They were sooooo incredibly poor in quality and ridculous, and the introduction of Batman's kid Damien was THE stupidest development in the history of the character. Having said that, the final chapter was brilliant. The writing is awesome, enforcing how effing badass, strong and unpredictable the greatest superhero of all time is, and the epilogue is true to character with alfred writing a sort of eulogy to his best friend. The novel is the final chapter with Bruce Wayne as Batman before his disappearance in Final Crisis. Having said that, I knew he would be back as DC made the announcement Bruce Wayne will be returning this april.
3. Knightfall: Broken Bat
In the wake of the Death of Superman, this was Batman's response. The story introduces Bane, a supercharged whacked out supervillain hellbent on bringing down the caped crusader. What's brilliant is the way he does it. This novel brings forth the entire rogue gallery of Batman's most notorious villains, with Bane's plan being to ware down the Dark Knight, then defeat him when he is at his weakest. What I love the most about this story is seeing the human side of Batman. Prior to this, he is seen as the dominant almost indestructable monster who never rests and spends night after night patrolling the city with next to no sleep. In this novel, we see his exhaustion the impact his heroic ways have on him, moreover solidifying that although he is a hero, he still is only human. The ending is obviously quite tragic, however we all know what was soon to come......him bouncing back and causing a world of hurt.
2. The Long Halloween
This graphic novel has THE best drawn version of Batman I have ever seen. His horns are massive, he's jacked to shit and he lulls in darkness for a majority of the book leaving us only to see his terrifying Bat silhouette. On top of that, one of my favourite things about this story is the two-face/Harvey dent tie-in. The book documents how Dent becomes one of Batman's best villains, and why the relationship between the two is so sentimental and tragic. Moreover, we get to see another extended rogue gallery of villains and the end provides an awesome twist with a non-traditional villain.
1. Th
e Killing JokeThis graphic novel does not have one word to describe it. It is beyond words how amazing it is. This novel is the best interpretation EVER of what is the GREATEST battle between hero and villain. There is nothing bad about this graphic novel, it is perfect. Alan Moore captures the insanity of the joker by crippling a major character in the Batman universe and trying to ruin Batman's greatest ally in Commissoner Gordon. But what makes this so brilliant is Moore's commentary that regardless of the Joker's actions, in the end no matter what the joker does, regardless of how bad, nothing changes, and it will only begin alll over again somewhere in the distant future. BRILLIANT!!! BRILLIANT!!!! BRILLIANT!!!! EFF YOU FRANK MILLER!!!
stay tuned for the worst ever. Grazi
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