GOTHAM GAZETTE

Since I know I'm going to have too much time (even more so) on my hands after I finish some WIP projects at the moment, how many votes are there for me to start up a comic review/database journal of all the comics that The Joker has appeared in? For both story arcs and the one-shot cameos/flashbacks?

I've been collecting and reading comics for years, I do NOT download and read shitty online torrents. I've lost count of how many comics I own now, but it's somewhere around the 300-450 mark. An estimated guess. Since I've got about 27 comics to arrive in the mail currently; there's always about 10-25 comics bought every two weeks, and this has been going on for about seven or so years now, so there's an idea of how many I have =D

My reviews/database collection will be very simple and not biased. That is to say, I won't be writing 600 million word essays on each and every comic; why bother buying the comic to read it if a reviewer is going to be providing analytical essays and scans of the comic? The reviews will be explaining his role in each individual comic, the summary of the comic's storyline (so it would not be a spoiler or an essay: comics don't have blurbs for a reason.), plus general opinions on the writing and the art.

This is because one person may not like a certain artist or writer's style, whilst another person might; so my reviews won't say something like This comic has A+++ art because it's just so damn awesome/sexy/etc!!shifteleventy@12!. Instead, I'll be describing how the writing/art style is, and leave it up to the reader if they think they'll like it or not. Reviews become pointless if it's just fanboying I love this comic so go out and buy it! without any real substance or depth into how well and why it's been done that way.

So what's the votes? Anybody interested in following the database journal? I'm quite happy with answering questions and discussions on any particular comic's entry via comments; the review themselves will remain 'opinion and spoiler free' at best, if that makes any sense. =D Readers are warned of course that said comments MAY reveal spoilers about that comic's story arc, but that goes without saying. I don't know if the journal should be flocked or public, only because the majority of Batman comics deals with murder, rape, drugs, and other things not suitable for minors.

Anybody else as excited for this game as I am?

Comments? Theories?

I only hope that it's not realistic to the point where it's like watching a crime documentary; and also that the CSI-style gameplay will actually MAKE it replayable.

The rules have been revised, so please check the asylum's user-info to make sure you still agree with them. You do not need to do anything, unless if you are one of the members who still have not listed their age in their journal's user-info, because of IJ's ToS. These members will be removed within a week.

The members list has been cleaned out because of 'fanfic/RP' rule violations, as well as those journals that had not been updated in over three weeks (the journals themselves void of any helpful info, such as a hiatus.)

I'd like people to start posting, because among the other fandom asylums; there's not much activity going on, and I will be cutting down on my asylums to run if users are just going to watch asylums but not contribute to the fandom.

Who else here has seen THE DARK KNIGHT?

I saw it yesterday at an advanced screening :D

SPOILER WARNING: Possibly in the comments. You have been warned.

EDIT until IJ's posts work again.

I had gone through an asylum member clean up yesterday in all the fandom asylums I own: I removed the journals that had never been updated at all (or in one case, 14 weeks) as well as the fandom only journals (journals with just fanfic/fan art links).

I'd like the user _gabi_smiley_ to please unwatch this asylum: you are a minor. You are violating IJ's ToS.

Members are free to start posting!


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Has anybody kept updated with the viral marketing schemes for The Dark Knight?

The Gotham Times, The HaHaHa Times, I believe in Harvey Dent (and I'm sure one or two of the other sites as well) have recently been updated!

Any news as to additional, brand-new websites? Or is the whole collection still comprised of the same sites and sub-sites?

Gotham Gazette is now officially open! Feel free to join and start posting!

- Mod-Mugetsu.