by Chad Parmenter
Splash Page: Holy Sonnet for His New Movie
When Batman finally casts his batarang across the Gotham skyline, don't you sleep,
my children. Don't you close your eyes to weep or let them blur with tears; no watering
the roses in your cheeks; he's glittering beyond these sponsors. Hallelujah. Keep
his theme inside your heart and go ye, reap
your sugar harvest at the snack machine
between the previews. Batfans, think how long we tried to pray away the preshow night,
how low our spirits flew while he was gone.
Now fill your mouths with Batman candy. Bite your tongue and swallow that amen. It's dawn onscreen—here comes your Christ in vinyl tights.