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Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com

You can keep up with my writing and various random thoughts by joining the Turtle Club Newsletter. It's free but feel free to join as a paid subscriber, where you'll get special early access to the DCAU Rewatch and new pieces. urbaneturtle.com/turtle-club-...

urbaneturtle.comTurtle Club NewsletterAre You Turtle-y Enough for the Turtle Club? A partner endeavor to UrbaneTurtle.com, the Turtle Club newsletter offers somewhat less formal analysis and commentary on a regular basis. Subscribers w…
Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com

In the the #DCAU Rewatch I am going through the DC Animated Universe episode-by-episode, analyzing each one in-depth with context from the entire multi-decade run of interconnecting series. Subscribers get new posts 6 months before they go live but 30+ are unlocked urbaneturtle.com/category/col...

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Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com

This is a thread of longform articles and essays, ranging from the deeply personal, to literary criticism, to cultural critique. bsky.app/profile/urba...

Tim Rooney@urbaneturtle.com

Using my lunch break today to post a bunch of random Urbane Turtle article and essays that I like and think people should read! "THE LOWEST, MOST DESPICABLE, AND MOST HARMFUL FORM OF TRASH": Batman's secret identity in the Silver Age explores comics' changing relationship with this classic trope

urbaneturtle.comThe Lowest, Most Despicable, and Most Harmful Form of Trash: Batman’s Secret Identity in the Silver AgeThe secret identity has been an indelible part of the superhero mythos since Superman first landed in 1938. The Silver Age Batman’s fear of his identity being exposed reflects a genuine anxie…
Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com

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Tim Rooney@urbaneturtle.com

Here is the 4 page comic introduction to my Batman the Animated Zine, available for however much you'd like. It is chock full of original art, commentary on all 85 episodes of the original BTAS + movies in the context of two decades of the DCAU & bonus material! urbane-turtle.gumroad.com/l/btaszine

Tim Rooney
@urbaneturtle.com
Tim Rooney@urbaneturtle.com

I would love to have the opportunity to do reviews for major pop culture websites beyond just comics (film, tv, games). One thing I’m proud of is being able to take a review of a specific project and write about larger cultural ideas. Anyone in need of #writers, give me a message. Some highlights: