At Tor.com today, I talk about major changes for Spider-Man 4, none of which sound good.

On the other hand, if you had told me after Batman and Robin that someone was making another Batman movie, I would have asked to slap that person in the face for merely thinking such a thing. And then we got two pretty awesome Batman movies. The moral here: it’s a good thing I am rarely within slapping distance of people. The other moral: sometimes grinding a franchise into the ground means you are free to start over with something better.

In case anyone was smart enough to avoid Batman and Robin, and are foolish enough to do so now, consider this a primer/warning; a brief photo essay of the sorts of faces you will make while watching this film, presented without commentary.

I will say this for Batman and Robin: I laugh every time.