Joshua's Jottings

  TOP 10 RA'S AL GHUL COMICS! Ra's al Ghul (the Demon's Head) is perhaps Batman's most unique adversary. Instead of being a flamboyant criminal or psychopath in Gotham City who gets sent to Arkham Asylum upon defeat, he's an immoral international terrorist with a vast empire who seeks to destroy 90% of the world's population! He also has one of the most unique relationships with the Dark Knight, as Ra's greatly respects his adversary and considers him the only worthy man to be his heir, but Batman will obviously never concede to his warped world view. The fact that Ra's daughter, the lovely Talia, is fiercely loyal to her father while being deeply in love with his arch nemesis only further enriches their dynamic. And thankfully, such a rich dynamic has made for a lot of great stories over the years and I've selected what I consider to be the ten best outings to feature the Demon's Head. Let's begin! 10.) Dependence by Greg Rucka & Shawn M...

  TOP 10 TWO-FACE COMICS (BESIDES THE LONG HALLOWEEN )! The Joker might be Batman's greatest villain, but Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face comes in (fittingly enough) as a close second. Arguably the Dark Knight's most tragic nemesis, Harvey Dent was once a dedicated crusader of law and order before his face was mutilated by the mob, bringing his repressed psychological demons to the surface and developing a split personality. However, the most unique and interesting aspect of Two-Face has to be how he flips a coin whenever making a moral decision; heads being the good side, tails being the bad side. It's such a creative and original character trait for a villain. Much like Mr. J, Two-Face has no shortage of great comics to his name, so this was another tough list to narrow down to ten. Tough, but far from impossible. Before we begin, I've decided to leave The Long Halloween  (as well as its almost-as-good sequel Dark Victory ) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale off this list. Much li...