"The Dark Knight Rises": Would Hines Ward's TD Count in Fantasy Football?

"The Dark Knight Rises" opens today and I'll be one of the many people who will pack in a movie theater to watch this instant classic...but there's something in the movie trailer that made me very curious.

First, why is Hines Ward in this movie (seriously). Secondly, would his touchdown count in fantasy football?

I know what you're thinking, "Wow, Bobby...you really have fantasy football on your brain." It's true, I've been working on a lot of fantasy material for the site, but it's a legitimate question.

Gotham is full of some sketchy characters. You know that sports gambling is rampant. Fantasy football has to be a multi-billion dollar industry in the DC Universe.

In our universe, we get mad when Brian Westbrook takes a knee at the goal line.

Let's examine the photo of Ward's touchdown. He has crossed the plane and clearly has possession. The only problem is that he is the only remaining player from either team not sucked down the sinkhole. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the game would be cancelled due to neither team being able to field a full team...oh, and the field is no longer there.

The touchdown wouldn't count. The game wouldn't be official since it didn't last all four quarters.

This may cause a major uproar in the local Gotham City Fantasy Football League, but maybe Batman help settle the issue (you know, after he's finished saving the city from being completely destroyed by Bane and Catwoman).

If you haven't seen the trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises", I've embedded it below.

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Must Read: DC Comics "Blackest Night"

I used to be into comics about ten years ago, but I recently found myself face first back into the world of mystery and super-powers. I have started reading the "Blackest Night" saga from DC Comics and I am hooked. The saga draws in The Flash, Green Lantern, Superman, Batman, and of all people, Hawkman. It's an interesting storyline that is suited to bring me back. I'm all in people, I'm a comic book nerd once again. Lock up your Magic: the Gathering cards and Risk, I'm officially off the wagon!

I don't want to spread a lot of spoilers in this post, since I'm sure what they call "fanboys" would probably burn me at the stake. I just wanted to fill you in why you should be reading this series.

I guess it all started with Green Lantern, yes the title is good again. Writer Geoff Johns has breathed life back into DC and made Green Lantern one of the best titles. He has also took over The Flash and made it easy for me to read. Ethan Van Sciver and Ivan Reis are the artists for those titles and they look really nice.

Basically, here is the back story for all of this. Everyone who has died from the DC Universe is coming back from the dead as "Black Lanterns." Their powers get energized by any emotion at all, which is quite the laundry list. I like this, since a lot of the characters that I knew back when I was reading, is coming back in some weird zombie-like form. A lot of characters that I didn't even know that died, is coming back. Am I the only person that didn't know that Bruce Wayne died? I'm just saying.

Anyways, it's a cool series and even if you were a casual comic book fan at some point, you should pick up the titles. There is the Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps, Blackest Night: Superman, Blackest Night: Batman, and Blackest Night short-run series. I believe Blackest Night: Flash will be out soon and that title is pretty interesting since Barry Allen is back.

Anyway, I didn't want to show that I am a complete nerd now, but I think everyone will like this. Check it out.

And the Riddler Is....

I am a big Batman fan and I'm basically interested in news about any comic book character that is going to appear in a movie. I am a fan of the movies that feature X-Men, Iron Man, the new Hulk, and many others. I loved "The Dark Knight" and I'm excited about the next movie in the franchise. They have recently announced who they cast to play The Riddler in the next Batman movie. The man who is set to play The Riddler is Eddie Murphy...say what?! Really? This guy?

This guy?

This guy?

The guy who wore this?

The guy who made this movie?!

Okay, so that guy is going to be this guy?!

Okay, I give up. I really don't know where they are going with this at all. I know that Heath Ledger wasn't the normal casting for the Joker and he hit it out of the park, but this seems like they didn't even try. I hope Eddie Murphy proves me wrong, but at this point I expect the casting for the Penguin to be played by Yao Ming.