By now you’ve probably heard that Christian Bale will be taking up The Mantle of The Bat in the next Warner Bros. film adaptation of The Caped Crusader.

I think it’s a smart move to pick Bale. The guy is a perfect mix of dark and light and he’s got the W.A.S.P.y demeanor of Bruce Wayne down cold. And if they decide to go all camp again like they did in Batman & Robin, he can roll with it. I mean, did anyone see Reign of Fire? Ugh!

Actually, I’m pretty sure they’ll stay away from the camp stuff as long as Memento director Christopher Nolan is in charge… and he is. I just hope he remembers to take the damn nipples off the costume first.

Today’s comic is an apt progression in my personal interests as of late. Right now, I’m in full geek-out mode. I’ve been hovering around comic book shops lately – something I haven’t done since before I went to college. I used to be a hard core collector and I’ve kind of been missing it. So I’m picking up books here and there. I snagged the 20 years due JLA/Avengers crossover. I just needed to see it for myself.

Maybe subconsciously I’m gearing up for the big Minneapolis FallCon I’ll be attending with my good buddies from No Pants Tuesday, Nothing Nice to Say and Movie Punks. As they say in the movies, “It’s on like Donkey Kong!” We’ve got a booth and everything. You’ll have to come see us on October 4 and 5.

But I guess I’m getting away from the movie stuff aren’t I? Well, I saw Once Upon A Time in Mexico and American Splendor this weekend. One of them I loved and the other one I hated. I’ll leave it up to you to guess which is which before I come back with the details later.

Ciao!