Author: TheLavenderBat
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The Zen of Batman
Colors, Dots, and Smells, OH MY! Look, I do not use this title lightly. I despise the commercialization and appropriation of a religion/spirituality/tradition/practice—whatever you define Zen as. I often find myself rolling my eyes at the latest app claiming its use will help induce some blissful state of meditation almost automatically, or a new “zen”… Read more
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Micro-Batman: Robin, they Shrunk the Comic Books!
An Autoethnography in Batmanology After last week’s post, I thought a lot about what to write next. Like just about any writer (I assume at least), I often worry that my writing isn’t “good enough” to put out into the world. I feel like I have to be unique and compelling… and what if it’s… Read more
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Batman Episode 420: Bruce Wayne on Mary Jane
Good Accessibility is Essential, Robin One of the aspects of Batman that I keep coming back to regularly is accessibility. I think accessibility of media and information is absolutely essential. However, when I am searching for Batman materials, I inevitably hit a wall because legal means of consumption are sometimes limited. Since Batman is a… Read more
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Bat-session: Towards a Batmanology
There’s A Batman For That I know, I know, far from being unique, it’s quite cliché, but in an attempt to present my approach and positionality at the outset of this blog: I love Batman! Scratch that. As my husband will attest, I am obsessed with Batman. He is so fascinating to me. One of the… Read more