Uh huh uh huh uh huh.

That’s how I roll.

This is interesting, because Batman has no excuse to return. He has no superpowers. If he actually dies, any subsequent resurrection will be hard to manage – though far from impossible. Parallel world Waynes, fiendish masterplans, and temporal jiggerypokery could all yield a return of the man himself (sort of).

Actually, even as I sit here pondering, I can see some really interesting ways back – not the least of which is to refuse to identify the new Batman for a while. Much more fun that drafting in one of his obvious stand-ins – let’s have some mystery. 

That is not what I’m on about.

I’m quoting George Monbiot’s latest article. Ignore, if it offends you, the fury he directs at the outgoing US administration and its environmental policies. Blame may be even less important than polar bears. Get to the rest.

The thrust of the important stuff (I’ve linked what footnotes I can for your bibliographical delectation) is this:

A new summary of the science published since last year’s Intergovernmental Panel report suggests that – almost a century ahead of schedule – the critical climate processes might have begun. [link]