In class last Thursday, we defined a comic as a sequence of images intended to convey information or produce a response in the reader. We also recognized, though, that that meant that the Family Circus cartoons were not comics as many of them are only one image, not a sequence. However, not all the Family Circus cartoons were single-paneled. A few were, in fact, a sequence of images intended to convey information or produce a response in the reader. Is it possible for some of them to be comics, and some not? Is it logical?

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In my opinion, there are several different kinds of Batman fans in the world.  The first kind are the movie fans, people who have seen the Christian Bale Movies and perhaps one or two of the earlier ones starring Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney. The second kind of Batman fan are those who grew up watching the animated cartoon series on television. Finally, the third kind is someone who has immersed themselves in some of the comic books that make up the history of the greatest detective in history.  In my opinion, no one can truly consider them self a Batman fan until they have read The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.  

The story follows the Caped Crusader through Gotham as Carmine "The Roman" Falcone and his vicious mob family hold a vice grip on the city.  As a series of murders corresponding with major holidays, Batman seeks to stop the killer and the Falcone family from causing any more harm to Gotham city or it's inhabitants.

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