tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post9216216309582458370..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Robin in Plastic, Pixels, and PastryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-18216761641731330822008-10-20T11:07:00.000-05:002008-10-20T11:07:00.000-05:00Like you, MotherReader, I encountered that Batman/...Like you, MotherReader, I encountered that <A HREF="http://www.motherreader.com/2008/10/debate-version.html" REL="nofollow">Batman/Penguin political debate</A> on Andrew Sullivan's blog.<BR/><BR/>That Cobblepot is sure a maverick!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-15164286283056090692008-10-20T11:06:00.000-05:002008-10-20T11:06:00.000-05:00AliceB’s comment made me think about the differenc...AliceB’s comment made me think about the difference between documenting the creation of a work of art (e.g., the video about the cake, "making of" features on DVDs) and adapting some of that work to a new medium (e.g., using video's capabilities to tell a Lego® Batman® story in ways that comics, plastic models, videogames, cakes, etc. can't do). <BR/><BR/>Which led me to look on YouTube for videos made with Lego® Batman®. And of course there are some!<BR/><BR/>The main auteur in this genre appears to be "ForrestFire101." As one example of his work, he used plastic models, stop-motion, and digital effects to create <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO9l2USaEqg" REL="nofollow">"Robin's Birthday"</A>. Along the way, he created a Lego Robin with the current costume and hair. And he added the usual teenaged male hangups about homosexuality.<BR/><BR/>Most of the other Lego Batman videos are trailers promoting the videogame, such as this <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdo4CE2-WEI" REL="nofollow">difficult to follow trailer</A> featuring Nightwing.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-4347331478013858462008-10-20T09:32:00.000-05:002008-10-20T09:32:00.000-05:00I have to mention the find from the Batman TV show...I have to mention the find from the Batman TV show - a debate between the Penguin and Batman that has some interesting resemblance to recent political debates. It's at YouTube, and at my site.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-38868518023571977852008-10-20T05:45:00.000-05:002008-10-20T05:45:00.000-05:00I'm hoping it gets adapted for the stage!I'm hoping it gets adapted for the stage!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838510995365876113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-3777990577999415582008-10-19T10:27:00.000-05:002008-10-19T10:27:00.000-05:00Actually, there's a video of the cake representati...Actually, there's a video of the cake representation of the game representation of the. . . etc.<BR/> <BR/>I'm waiting for it to come out in mass market storybook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com