A blog for young readers (and YA lovers) from the Providence Athenaeum.
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Who Will Own the Night Tournament, Round Fourteen: Batman vs. Cthulhu
In celebration of the 2012 summer reading theme across Rhode Island, Own the Night, every Monday our blog will feature two night-dwellers or otherwise creepy characters facing each other down. Vote on one below, or come on in to the Athenaeum to vote in person and see the full bracket of all the contenders!
Rulers of the night, haunting specters in the minds of men, major icons to nerds everywhere – this week Batman takes on Cthulhu.
Can’t you just picture the caped crusader exploring Providence for answers about H.P. Lovecraft’s Elder God? Batman perched above the Turk’s Head building, or Bruce Wayne sitting in the Athenaeum surrounded by ancient volumes, hunting for a copy of the Necronomicon? If there’s anyone who could find Cthulhu’s weak spot, it’s the world’s greatest detective – but what would happen if he came face to face with the giant itself?
What do you think? Who’s left standing? Who will own the night?
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sirjw answered:
BATMAN!
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