Thursday, January 22, 2009

Battle For The Cowl Preview--Dick Grayson Is A Moron

Well, it's about time that we start to look ahead (albeit not too enthusiastically) to the Battle For The Cowl, when apparently everyone who was even tangentially connected to Batman decides they want to pick up the mantle. Why, I wouldn't know...Gotham's a big enough city for everyone to do their thing, I would think. And who really cares what they wear?

But DC doesn't make any money by listening to me. So, here to help us evaluate the various candidates to seize the Cowl, is Simon Cowell, for our first edition of Cowell on the Cowl:

You know you really love meThank you, snell. I thought we'd start with the fashion-blind acrobatic orphan, Dick Grayson. Now, in some ways, he's the most logical candidate to become the new Batman, having been raised and trained by the original.

The only, problem, however, is that Dick Grayson is so stupid, he makes Bizarro look like Einstein.

You want proof? Inaptly-named counterfeiter Brainy Walker has put together a (fairly dumb) plan to convince the Dynamic Duo that he knows where Batcave is. Let's watch Robin at work, shall we?

Brainy Walker will be the villain of the next Batman film, just you wait
Batman's head is surrounded by stun lines because he can't believe Robin is that stupid
No spankings for you tonight, young man!!D'oh!!

Now, Batman makes it all better, using Alfred's shadow, a tape recorder, and a papier mache Buddha to convince Walker that it was all just a deliberate trick. No, I'm not making any of that up. And it's not like 578 people don't already know Batman's secret identity at the moment.

But good lord, was that a wretched performance!! It was so abysmal, , it should permanently disqualify the original Boy Wonder from ever becoming the Darknight Detective.

Simon Sez:

Sorry, you loseRobin's massive brain freeze occurred in Detective Comics #242 (1957). Keep checking in, because more Cowell on the Cowl will be coming soon...

2 comments:

Tim Knight said...

That made me smile :)

Can't wait to see who Cowell dumps on next!

googum said...

Guh. Even putting aside egregious stupidity, I don't think Dick would be a great full-time Batman. (On occasion or filling in, maybe, but full-time no.) He's worked through enough of his parents' death that he doesn't have the level of rage/committment Bruce had; and Dick wants to be a Superman-style hero too much to be a shadowy avenger.

That, and the stupid. Next!