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| − | This comic is a reference to the comic book and movie character Batman, who is actually wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne as we see on the left being referenced as "Master Wayne" by his butler Alfred. In the middle is the stick figure representation of Batman and on the right is the Joker as played by the late Heath Ledger. Each of these is an actual scene from a Batman film, with the subject text replaced. The premise, presumably, is that lines that sound very serious actually sound very stupid when you replace "Batman" with "a man dressed like a bat", even though that is what Batman is. In this way, [[Randall]] is pointing out that he Batman commands a lot of respect and fear considering that all he | + | This comic is a reference to the comic book and movie character Batman, who is actually wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne as we see on the left being referenced as "Master Wayne" by his butler Alfred. In the middle is the stick figure representation of Batman and on the right is the Joker as played by the late Heath Ledger. Each of these is an actual scene from a Batman film, with the subject text replaced. The premise, presumably, is that lines that sound very serious actually sound very stupid when you replace "Batman" with "a man dressed like a bat", even though that is what Batman is. In this way, [[Randall]] is pointing out that he Batman commands a lot of respect and fear considering that all he is a man in a costume. |
The in title text, Randall expressess his fear that Christopher Nolan (the director/producer/writer of the latest Batman trilogy) will kill Batman off in the next movie (''{{w|Dark Knight Rises}}''). Of course, Randall substitutes for "Batman" as in the comic. This causes a grammatical ambiguity which Randall points out where the "dressed like a bat" could apply to the "man" or to Nolan. A similar ambiguity explicitly discussed in the title text of [[1087: Cirith Ungol]]. | The in title text, Randall expressess his fear that Christopher Nolan (the director/producer/writer of the latest Batman trilogy) will kill Batman off in the next movie (''{{w|Dark Knight Rises}}''). Of course, Randall substitutes for "Batman" as in the comic. This causes a grammatical ambiguity which Randall points out where the "dressed like a bat" could apply to the "man" or to Nolan. A similar ambiguity explicitly discussed in the title text of [[1087: Cirith Ungol]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 9 November 2012
| Batman |
 Title text: I'm really worried Christopher Nolan will kill a man dressed like a bat in his next movie. (The man will be dressed like a bat, I mean. Christopher Nolan won't be, probably. |
Explanation
This comic is a reference to the comic book and movie character Batman, who is actually wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne as we see on the left being referenced as "Master Wayne" by his butler Alfred. In the middle is the stick figure representation of Batman and on the right is the Joker as played by the late Heath Ledger. Each of these is an actual scene from a Batman film, with the subject text replaced. The premise, presumably, is that lines that sound very serious actually sound very stupid when you replace "Batman" with "a man dressed like a bat", even though that is what Batman is. In this way, Randall is pointing out that he Batman commands a lot of respect and fear considering that all he is a man in a costume.
The in title text, Randall expressess his fear that Christopher Nolan (the director/producer/writer of the latest Batman trilogy) will kill Batman off in the next movie (Dark Knight Rises). Of course, Randall substitutes for "Batman" as in the comic. This causes a grammatical ambiguity which Randall points out where the "dressed like a bat" could apply to the "man" or to Nolan. A similar ambiguity explicitly discussed in the title text of 1087: Cirith Ungol.
Transcript
- [One panel, depicting three wavy circles. The one in the center is slightly larger, and the ones on either side are higher up. Their edges are touching.]
- [The left circle has Bruce Wayne in the foreground, with Alfred in the background.]
- Alfred: Know your limits, Master Wayne.
- Bruce: A man dressed like a bat has no limits.
- [The center circle has a close-up on Batman in his cowl.]
- Someone off-screen: What the hell are you?
- Batman: I'm a man dressed like a bat.
- [In the right circle is The Joker.]
- Off-screen: What do you propose?
- Joker: It"s simple - we kill a man dressed like a bat.
- My Hobby: Whenever anyone says "Batman," I mentally replace it with "a man dressed like a bat."
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Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a *bat* gets all of my press? This town needs an enema! -- The Joker (Jack Nicholson, "Batman", 1989) -- mwburden 70.91.188.49 17:46, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
I recently saw the animated movie "Assault on Arkham"(sp?), in which someone refers to The Batman as 'a man dressed as a bat'. It made me think of this comic and I wonder if the creators had this in mind. 108.162.240.223 03:44, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
- For more discussion see the explainxkcd.com blog comments.
