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No other superhero has as impressive and extensive of a villain’s gallery as Batman. Throughout the years, the Dark Knight has battled sociopaths (The Joker, Zsasz), assassins (Deathstroke, Deadshot), mystics (Ra’s Al Ghul), villains relying on technology (Firefly, Mr. Freeze), the superstrong (Bane, Killer Kroc) and the supersmart (Two-Face, The Calculator). Batman has fought every […]

It is generally accepted that Superman is a Christ figure. Kal-El was sent by his father, from the heavens, to Earth, where he displays superhuman powers. He uses these powers to save people and fight evil. While this salvation is from physical danger, more recent adaptations, particularly the television Smallville and the film Man of

I must confess I started reading comics at a somewhat later age than most. Although I loved DC and Marvel characters pretty much throughout my childhood and was a massive fan of superheroes on TV (particularly in the form of Batman: The Animated Series), I didn’t actually start reading comic books until my teenage years.

Saint Pope John Paul II proclaimed, “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” Hope is confidence in the uncertain. Uncertainty definitely has prevailed over the past several months. Or at least that is the appearance. Despair, confusion, and doubt are the weapons of our Enemy. Jesus

Most comic book fans are aware that for decades the symbol on Superman’s chest has been considered much more than a stylized “S.” It is a Kryptonian symbol, specifically the family crest of the House of El and, as such, represents Clark Kent/Kal-El’s Kryptonian heritage. This idea was probably cemented in the public consciousness by

President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.” He told the American public during arguably the worst crisis in United States history—World War II. The current coronavirus pandemic may end up being worse when it is all said and done. Panic shopping, school, municipal, and state closures across

St. Catherine of Siena wrote, “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” Greatness is measured by how we handle adversity. We will fall. That is a guarantee in life. What will we do when the fall is so hard it breaks us? Lent is a time to reflect on our brokenness and need for

“People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy, and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I’m flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol … as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.” – Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins In

The television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, concluded in late January 2020. In the final moments, a character comments “the Oliver that I met eight years ago is not the one we say goodbye to today.” Arrow is the story of the redemption of Oliver Queen. He starts as

Winter is a bitter time. Frigid temperatures. Everything slows down. As the temperature decreases the molecules in water slow down. Slower. Slower. Until it eventually turns to ice. Cold is the enemy of speed. Arguably the greatest of superheroes, DC’s The Flash, often faces cold-themed villains. The blizzard conditions outside my home remind me of