http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/10747/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-7/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10747/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-7/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10747 I’m sitting at a little coffee shop in Springfield, Missouri, called the Brown Egg with my comics spread out on the table. As the waitress delivers my pancakes, she remarks, “That looks really cool,” as… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/10738/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-6/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10738/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-6/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:19 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10738 While R.I.P. could be argued to be a game of chess between Batman and Dr. Hurt, the game of dominoes is at the forefront of Batman & Robin. Oberon Sexton and El Penitente aren’t mentioned… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/10730/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-5/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10730/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-5/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:48 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10730 In the footnotes for the first volume of Batman & Robin, Grant Morrison discusses the strange coincidence of the third issue’s cover resembling an image of the Joker that Brian Bolland had done years previous.… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/10715/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10715/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-4/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:00:16 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10715 Once the transformation into the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh is complete, the comparisons to the Joker are apparent and numerous. First, Batman’s costume has gone from the traditional dark tones to a gaudy, ridiculous, and comical… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/10714/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10714/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-3/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:00:04 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10714 The most controversial storyline in Morrison’s Batman run, R.I.P. is the psychological destruction of the Dark Knight. Cryptic, bizarre, and at times genuinely frightening, R.I.P. was the much-awaited confrontation between Batman and Dr. Hurt –… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/10707/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/10707/deconstructing-batman-robin-a-game-of-villainy-part-2/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:51 +0000 Cody Walker http://sequart.org/?p=10707 While the Black Glove doesn’t actually make an appearance until later in the series, the presence of Dr. Hurt can be felt in the very first issue as Batman throws the Joker into a dumpster… [more]]]> 0