Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/March 4, 2022

Maybe it's better to just remove the image, Wehwalt. The campy tone of that series is definitely unrepresentative of the story. Let's just go without image.

Cc @TheJoebro64:. Neocorelight (Talk) 10:30, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have strong views on the subject. But the bat one was badly licensed. Are there any other images that are out of copyright?--Wehwalt (talk) 13:26, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just going to chime in since I was pinged that I don't have much of a problem with the current image. Yeah, it's from the 1960s Batman show, but that campy tone isn't necessarily obvious from the picture alone—it's just Batman and Robin, who also just so happen to be the important characters in the story. (Even if camp was an issue, "A Death in the Family" is a pretty campy story; there's actually discussion of this in the reception section.) Maybe we could replace it with a picture of Dennis O'Neil, the editor who's discussed throughout the article, but I think the current image is fine and doesn't necessarily need changing. JOE BRO 64 13:41, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, one thing, the campy is apparent from those goofy costumes. Another thing, from the text in the blurb: "Todd's demise had a lasting effect on Batman stories, pushing the comic book mythos in a darker direction.", I just felt that if the comic storyline is supposed to be serious or "dark", the image isn't really suited to illustrate the subject in the main page. Neocorelight (Talk) 19:18, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at Commons this morning, I didn't see a whole lot of alternatives.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:16, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This I know. I'm suggesting we should just remove the image from the blurb. Neocorelight (Talk) 05:33, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]