Batman in Vietnamese

My Vietnamese language skills can't decipher this really cool comic from 1966 (from BoingBoing, Batman in Vietnamese). I get some of the exclamations like, "Oi!" and when they talk about being friends and how far things are, but that's it.



In case you missed it, here's last year's Vietnam Idol finals. Phuong Vy singing her first song for the top prize:



Does anyone know what this song is? Is it a Vietnamese version of an American song? There's some really intense judging before the 5-minute mark and Phuong Vy ends up defending herself and then singing a verse of something to prove she's got the pipes. For a second I think she's talking back to the judge, but then I remember that that's how all of this works in pop culture - just because it's Vietnam doesn't mean the contestants will stand and take their criticism without a word. They still use the correct pronouns with each other, Vy referring to herself as "em" (younger sister), and referring to the judge with the older sister/respected elder pronoun, "co".

Where can I get good Vietnamese food in NYC? Nowhere? Somewhere? Matt Gross, I know you know someplace I can roll out of bed tomorrow and get a bowl of pho. Give it up.