This is My Brain on Batman

Here's a quick peek into how my brain works.  This is how I discover new media and end up spending far too much time and money consuming books and TV shows.

I saw a tweet a few days ago that Eliza Dusku had been cast as Catwoman.  What? I thought Wasn't Anne Hathaway cast as Catwoman?  But shortly after that, I saw the story repeated on The Mary Sue.  This isn't Chris Nolan's Batman.  It's Batman: Year One.  And it has Katee Sackhoff!  Another reason to watch this version.

Well it turns out this incarnation of Batman will be animated.  So I won't actually get to see Eliza or Katee kicking butt.  But it's still worth checking out.

And it's based on a comic book (Batman: Year One) written by Frank Miller (of Sin City and 300).  I've always liked Batman. (Who doesn't?)  But, I'm a bit weird.  I prefer the campy movies with Val Kilmer and George Clooney.

Honestly, George Clooney is my Batman.  Batman and Robin remains my favorite Batman movie of all the Batman movies.  Probably because it was the first one I saw.  Plus Uma Thurman and the Governator. That was a great movie.

I never saw the Adam West TV show so I can't speak to it.  I don't like the new ones as much because Christian Bale's upper lip bothers me.

Seriously, have you seen this man?  It's like he's missing all the teeth on the top and his upper lip is just hanging there like a lonely curtain hiding his shame.

I don't know why this bothers me so much

But then he grew a mustache.  And his hotness factor went up a lot.  Seriously.  He should win the "face most improved by a mustache" award

Best mustache ever

See how much hotter he is?  But I don't think he has the mustache in the new movie.  (Which has Jospeh Gordon Levitt, OMG! Swoon)

Anyway, this Batman (Batman: Year One) doesn't have him.  And even if it did, it's animated.  So I wouldn't spend the entire movie distracted by his weird upper lip.  But more importantly, it has Eliza Dushku and Katee Sackhoff.  And it's based on a comic book.  And I must now buy that comic book.

Because who doesn't like Batman?  Or Frank Miller?  And I can't watch a movie without reading the book first.  This is based on a rule my mom made up when I was eight and reading The Secret Garden.  But I totally internalized it.  And now I must buy and read the comic book and then seek out and watch the animated adaptation.  Then I'll be able to compare and contrast the two stories.  And I'll have a whole new perspective of Batman.

All because of Eliza Dushku.

My mind is kind of a scary place.