The Dark Knight Returns!

My favourite superhero is Batman. Looks like there's some new stuff coming out. Check here.

Batman is cool because he's human. His wit, intellect, physical prowess, and other human features that are trained and tuned with endless hard work and effort allow him to become a superhero. He's not born with his powers. Granted he was born into wealth, but you need a little something to start you off. Batman is a loner, who has gone through several side-kicks, either as they've been killed off or grown old. He's a no strings attached, independent villain butt kicker! I also like how Batman comics tend to be darker and richer with emotion. He's only human after all. Superman on the other hand seems to live in the light and is almost always near perfection.

Photos from Batman Begins (<-- good movie) and woofofsteel.com (found this randomly with a google image search!)

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Leadership

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Yes, Taiwan Can!

I saw this image somewhere, and I thought it was nice. I hope we can spread it around! I apologize for not giving full credit, but if it's yours, let me know!

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