Barbed Wire’s Dark, Deadly History
In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Frederick Law Olmstead visited the west in the 1850s, he remarked that the plains looked like a sea of grasses that moved “in swells after a great storm.” Massive herds of buffalo wandered the plains. Cowboys shepherded cattle across…
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9 Batman Knock-Offs That Utterly Miss The Point Of Batman
Everybody loves Batman. After 75 years of saving Gotham City, the Caped Crusader has become an archetype. So it’s not surprising that every comic needs its own version of Bats. And yet, Batman remains unique, and it’s not so easy to copy him. Here are 9 Batman knock-offs that totally miss why Batman works. Top…
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