The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming. Dc comics batman beyond, writers commentary 1 youtube. To switch it up slightly, im uploading a full commentary which kevin smith recorded along with a guest reporter and released it through his podcast. The animated series, while smith and bernardin provide commentaries on batman films. Fat man on batman podcast directory poor stuarts guide. The comic chronicles batman as he attempts to stop a turf war between the joker and crime lord, maxie zeus. Kevin, smith, clerks, mallrats, chasing, amy, dogma, dark, knight, batman, robin, joker, worlds, greatest, detective. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary the dark knight rises kevin smith the dark knight rises kevin smith commentary kevin smith hans zimmer scott batman bane alfred catwoman selina kyle gordon john blake robin. Director kevin smith was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and he offered two big ideas, both based on established storylines from the comics. I really, really hope you would consider doing another commentary for the batmanseries. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. While batman begins and the dark knight were real as a heart attack.
Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film, enjoy. Hush, and kevin smiths first batman graphic novel batman. Kevin smith and marc bernardin discuss all things in the geek entertainment spectrum. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. Batman begins finally getting the character of batman bruce wayne right. Batman 1989 part 1, part 2 batman returns 1992 batman forever 1995 part 1, part 2 he also did commentary tracks on the fantastic animated adaptations of frank millers the dark knight returns part 1, part 2. Batman, michael keaton, kim basinger, jack nicholson, tim burton my commentary for tim burtons adaptation of batman.
Xmen the third wave comic book movie standard superman was the first, batman second xmen 2 its the wrath of khan of superhero flicks. Announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be. Who ben affleck is writing his batman movie with, according to kevin smith. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Batman will return to the batcave in the dark knight. The widening gyre, a twelvepart, official dc miniseries written by the clerks director and illustrated by walt flanagan, features this charmer of a. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. Batman will return to the batcave in the dark knight rises.
What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming the series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long break planned between issues six and seven. The series was written by kevin smith with art by walt flanagan, and ran from november 2008 through march 2009 due to delays with issue three. Batman, volume i 19402011 batman, volume ii 20112016 the new 52 batman, volume iii 2016 rebirth the following series are included. Batman ultimate evil is a 1995 novel that was adapted into a comic book. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Life kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like batfleck smith and cowriter ralph garman talk about their comic batman. Batman gets word that one of his inventions is to be used against him, he and robin must then examine their many crime fighting innovations for clues. The batman has no super powers, so i have to make myself the best i can be. Kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman booksfilms and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story with the character.
We missed this in the madness of comic con, but kevin smith announced that he is cowriting a new batman miniseries with pal walt flanagan who view askewers will know from walt and stevedave. Movie fights s3 e9 pitch a solo batman movie with kevin smith. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. He has also contributed to books on alan moore and 1970s horror comics. The amazing inventions of batman, script by edmond hamilton, pencils by dick sprang, inks by charles paris. Sign up for free or log in if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts. A long time ago and two more upcoming books on star wars comics. Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. Kevin smith commentary batman forever 1995 youtube. If you want to laugh your ass off along with an obviously stoned smith who rips on almost every scene in burtons batman grab this quick and align it up or mux it into your copy of the flick and enjoy.
Director kevin smith announces that he will be writing a new batman comic for dc by jason serafino jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex. Selina kyle, batman returns the future catwoman has a good question. Filmmakers cant bring an audience with them up to the point of buying that such a character as batman could exist in the. Okay, maybe not that obsessive who has two thumbs and rewatched the batman parts from batman v. I aspire to be a writer of epic, a lover of mythology and folklore. Synopsis batman begins, directed by the awardwinning christopher nolan memento, insomnia, unveils the untold origins of the dark knights emergence as a force for good in gotham city. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Today on facebook, kevin smith posted an image of the dark knight fighting the villain onomatopoeia and claiming, fat man on batman along with the photo. In batman begins it was ok i guess though it was still annoying to me. The 1990s batman commentaries you need to hear sequart. Youre browsing the gamefaqs message boards as a guest. He is currently planning a fulllength book on better call saul. Anyways, here is a list of top 10 batman books any batfan may definitely have read more than onceor twice, or thrice, or. The story is also written with the idea that the story content in batman.
We have several books on the subject and lots of articles, and. Kevin smith commentary for batman 1989 posted on september 17, 20 by digi. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. Sure, the movie titles always refer to the guy as plain old batman. The photo is drawn by walt flanagan who you may or may not recognize from amcs comic book men where flanagan. Batman 1989 is one of my favorite comic book movies, and important in movie history, for proving that superheroes could be blockbusters, on the same level as superman the movie and also like iron man for starting a new era of comic book superhero movies. Im sure it will work with other copies but i tested. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham city, but will his attempt at trusting someone cause him to be rewarded. Posts with the explicit intention to push an agenda or political belief will be removed at moderators discretion. Sadly this story doesnt go beyond good, a humorous moment here and there does not deter from the inconsistent art and okay plot. The enduring heartbreak and why we still worship him guest column.
I honestly have a nostalgic love for all of the first 4 movies live action movies, but hearing kevin and his friend roast them is hilarious. Can someone help me find kevin smith s batman begins commentary. Ive only read the comic book but i know the novel version is 45 000 words and was also released as an audiobook. Fatman on batman is a podcast and video series in which host and filmmaker kevin smith. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film, enjoy kevin smith and marc bernardin commentary. Christopher nolan says banes mumbling will make sense in context. While batman begins and the dark knight were real as a heart attack, the dark knight rises features a turn into fantasy, and it isnt handled well.
This is one of kevin s favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith has been connected to the world of comic books all the way back to when he sold part of his large collection to help finance 1994s clerks, his breakout film. One warm summers night browsing the internet for no good reason, i stumbled across some book called batman and philosophy. He did commentary on the dark knight returns in two parts, episodes 14 and 25. Director kevin smith announces that he will be writing a.
Smiths next two films were even more explicitly connected to comic books, with 1995s mallrats featuring stan lee in a prominent sequence and 1997s chasing amy being about comic book creators. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr. Watch clerks, dogma, or jay and silent bob and youll learn a thing or two about how kevin smith uses humor. This volume contains the complete screenplay of batman begins by. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. What nolan didnt ask for was a special needs donkey batman with his mouth half open and. Batman trade collections include several different comic books series and miniseries by dc comics. Kevin smith to finish batman miniseries comic book blog. Batman author frank miller comic book author frank miller talks about his work and the relationship between the new movie batman begins and his batman. Michael keaton got a big salary bump for batman returns.
Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith soundcloud. Kevin smith, the man behind your favorite batman peed his pants scene and amc hit series comic book men, is coming back to batman to finish what he started. Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. Content must be related to batman or batmanaffiliated characters and stories, whether it may pertain to the comics, films, television shows, or video games. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph garman.
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