It’s a damn shame that the topic of my very first Shelf Space blog entry had to be inspired by tragedy. I’m just one of the millions of people all over the world who was left completely stunned by last week’s announcement that pop/rock/R&B icon Prince had died suddenly at the age of 57. Whenever we lose one of these legendary rock gods, the only real upside is that it gets people to rediscover (or maybe even listen to for the first time) their body of work, and Prince’s in particular was huge. In this article, I want to revisit what originally made me a fan of his from a very young age - his notoriously odd, yet completely unforgettable contribution to the legacy of the Dark Knight himself – Batman.
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