Messing with the Batman

I've been noodling over some things about Batman that are actually related more to Batman Begins than The Dark Knight.

For the most part I'm a big fan of reinventing classic stories. Shakespeare in outer space? Go for it. I actually think the US remake of Touching Evil was pretty good (though I'd almost gladly volunteer to sabotage the US remake of Life on Mars).

But I still have my touchy areas, and a big one is Batman. Don't get me wrong, like any long-lasting character I've seen different writers do all kinds of interesting things with Batman and I usually like the results. But you DO NOT MESS with Batman's backstory.

( Cut for length - no spoilers for The Dark Knight )

ETA: Mild spoilers for TDK in the comments.

It's all about the hair

You really should read the funny and all too short (and sadly Chapter 2 has not actually arrived yet) dS/SGA crossover "Searching for Benton Fraser" by apetslife.

"Get that gun out of my face or I will kick you in the head."

As introductions go, this isn't actually the strangest that John Sheppard's ever heard, but it's close. The alarms had gone off, unauthorized entry through the gate. Shutdown the gateroom, yada yada, guns at the ready, yada. And then what had come through...

Edit: Now with an actual working link!