Someone on Bluesky asked me to talk about Batman. So, here I am, talking about Batman!

I’ll start off with a good “fuck Batman.” And let me tell a personal anecdote: I can read, basically, because of Batman. I’ve got a case of dyslexia. But – mostly by coincidence – when I was about five, my mother bought a box of comics at a garage sale. This big ol’ box of comics! Most of them were Batman comics, and I read the hell out of them. The images made it easier to put together the words, and the content motivated me to try. I can say with absolute sincerity if not for Batman comics, I might be semi-literate today. I think comic books are a great introduction to the world of literature. And for many years afterward, Batman was my favorite superhero. But, y’know, fuck Batman. Times change, and so do people.

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