M'ral
Black Dragon
It's that time of the year again. On this date some thirty or so years ago, an eight-year-old boy was walking along a darkened street with his parents. They had just come the movies, having just seen the classic swashbuckling tale The Mark of Zorro. The parents hang back a bit and discuss the movie, while their son scampers ahead, slashing at imaginary villains with an invisible sword, his sweet childish laughter ringing in the warm air and bouncing off the grimy alley walls. Then a shadow detaches itself from the wall. The light from a nearby streetlamp glints off of a silver gun. The man demands money, then grabs for the mother's pearl necklace. The father leaps to his wife's defense. A scream, a shot, a splash of blood upon the cracked pavement, and a child's sweet laughter is silenced forever.
On this date some thirty or so years ago, at 10:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thomas and Martha Wayne died and the Batman was born.
Okay, I'm obsessive, but Batman has made such an impact on my life, I feel I must remember and honor this night. As always, I plan to dig out APPOINTMENT IN CRIME ALLEY and, finally, I AM THE NIGHT. I'll probably also flip through THE GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, and maybe read through a poem I wrote once retelling the story of Batman's birth. I'll probably watch a couple of Guy Williams Zorro episodes, too, since I don't own a copy of The Mark of Zorro (yet!).
There's probably no point to this thread, 'cause odds are I'm the only person around here crazy enough to celebrate this day, but if you have something to say, about Batman's origin or any plans you've made for today or just Batman in general, feel free! That way this thread will have a point. I just thought I should remind everybody, that's all.
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Batman...
On this date some thirty or so years ago, at 10:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thomas and Martha Wayne died and the Batman was born.
Okay, I'm obsessive, but Batman has made such an impact on my life, I feel I must remember and honor this night. As always, I plan to dig out APPOINTMENT IN CRIME ALLEY and, finally, I AM THE NIGHT. I'll probably also flip through THE GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, and maybe read through a poem I wrote once retelling the story of Batman's birth. I'll probably watch a couple of Guy Williams Zorro episodes, too, since I don't own a copy of The Mark of Zorro (yet!).
There's probably no point to this thread, 'cause odds are I'm the only person around here crazy enough to celebrate this day, but if you have something to say, about Batman's origin or any plans you've made for today or just Batman in general, feel free! That way this thread will have a point. I just thought I should remind everybody, that's all.
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Batman...
I hope all the Superman fans here aren't going to hurt me now. I'm just a one-hero kind of girl. But to be fair, I do celebrate Superman's fictional birthday in February...or is it March? (Damn Leap Year birthdays!)
