Comments on: Batman: The Brave and the Bold #17

By: All-New Brave and the Bold Continues DC’s Kids Line » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:18:33 +0000

[...] same fun, energetic vein as the hit cartoon television program”. I guess that means no more wacky, forgotten guest stars, only those well-known ones that will draw the numbers. ANBBATB (hee hee) launches in [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:12:19 +0000

Oh, the Ace episodes were my absolute favorite Krypto cartoons. A dog who can fly, yeah, ok, but a dog who wanted to be Batman! Now that was funny! It sounds like his Robin was a kind of Bat-Mite, almost, an annoying pest who just wanted to help.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:24:47 +0000

Johanna: Ace’s “robin” appeared in two episodes—a young robin that Ace rescued that wanted to become Ace’s sidekick, to Ace’s great reluctance (Ace giving the “I work alone” line, or *trying* to). Hilarity ensues. :-)

By: James Schee

James Schee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:01:31 +0000

I need to try B&B soon, especially after hearing about an episode where Neil Patrick Harris played a singing villain.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:54:20 +0000

Jer, it’s precisely because I know how the real world works that I need the wonderful fantasy of superheroes! Excellent points.

By: Bill Williams

Bill Williams — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:33:35 +0000

I’m glad you posted on the fun B&B comic. It’s an example of what you can do when you’re not carrying around a five gallon bucket of continuity.

By: Jer

Jer — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:17:07 +0000

I don’t know what it says about me that I find the most satisfying periodical comics coming out of DC to be their kids’ books. Perhaps those are the ones that best grasp the wonder and imagination that should underly superhero stories.

They’re among the only superhero comics on the stands where the writers don’t seem to be actively embarrassed about the fact that they’re writing superhero comics. That’s what I like about them. Most of the mainstream comics on the stands seem to be written by people who are embarrassed by the idea of superheroes – even if they love them – so they write in the “people with powers” genre instead of the “superhero” genre.

In a kids book the writers don’t have to be embarrassed and so they can write superheroes straight. I find it refreshing since in the “superhero” genre, unlike the “people with powers” genre, you can actually write stories where good triumphs over evil without feeling the need to throw a cynical backhand into it to remind everyone that you are an adult and you really do know how the real world works.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:40:55 +0000

Joshua, yes, loved that part! Anthony, oh, dear, I’m afraid to ask. That cartoon was lots of fun, too!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:16:19 +0000

Not the first time Ace got a robin “Robin” sidekick—it happened on the “Krypto the Superdog” cartoon a few years ago, as well (though there it didn’t work out as well for Ace)… :-)

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:53:44 +0000

Johanna, you’re so right about Merry. And idea that Toyman would think her his soulmate? Adorable.

By: John Jakala

John Jakala — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:56:55 +0000

Sounds like fun! I’d forgotten there was a kids comic to go along with the cartoon (which my son loves) so I’ll have to get the first TPB for him.

By: Julia L

Julia L — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:33:37 +0000

I love the Batman: Brave and the Bold book. It’s wacky as anything and I get to embrace my inner 8 year old. The art is a little scattershot sometimes. But they’re old-fashioned *fun* which sometimes you need in a pile of grim and dark comics.