Bestselling comic book writerdirector kevin smith green arrow, daredevil, mallrats, chasing amy steps into gotham city to write this graphic novel featuring the mysterious masked killer known as onomatopoeia who sets his sights and sounds against the. The 1990s batman commentaries you need to hear sequart. Batman returns the official movie book 1992 comic books. When i went on kevin smiths fatman on batman at london film and comic con video.
The animated series, as well as various other tv series and feature films in the dc animated universe. In addition to being voicecontrolled, this jetpowered machine also has a sweet interior with contoured seats, aircraft instrumentation, and several interesting batgadgets. The animated series to batman forever to beware the batman, that it. My commentary for tim burtons adaptation of batman. Its beauty and the beast in one luscious christmas gift pack skip navigation. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Kevin smith s batman 1989 and batman returns audio commentaries on. Topics batman, michael keaton, kim basinger, jack nicholson, tim burton.
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. Batman has been through enough interpretations, from the dark knight returns to batman. Sadly this story doesnt go beyond good, a humorous moment here and there does not deter from the inconsistent art and okay plot. Kevin smith s batman 1989 and batman returns audio commentaries read 6577 times. 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 announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be finished in bellicosity, a word used to describe a warlike or hostile in. He is best known for his voice role as the dc comics character batman in many entertainment media, particularly on the 1990s warner bros. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. This trade paperback edition represents the landmark miniseries, with a new cover by miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by miller, the original covers to the mini. 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. 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. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph garman. For months many fans were incredibly jealous of kevin smith. The sequel to the 1989 film batman, it is the second installment of warner bros. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr.
Batman by kevin smith, 9781401228750, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Life kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like batfleck smith and cowriter ralph garman talk about their comic batman. Starring michael keaton, kim basinger and academy award winner jack nicholson. Garman and smith both laugh at how batman tosses the gordonlevitt character the keys to the batcave at the end with no training whatsoever. Tim burton recently told yahoo screen he was kicked off the batman franchise after batman returns because he had pissed off mcdonalds. 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. What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. Batman picked the blue flower, but this guys a rookie cop. He has also contributed to books on alan moore and 1970s horror comics. April 6, 2012 cj stewart leave a comment go to comments. Once upon a time, entertainment weekly had a regular feature called parents guide to entertainment which was, well, pretty selfexplanatory. Batman returns is the bleakest meditation on sexual dysfunction in arrested adolescence ever to be licensed for a mcdonalds happy meal against all odds, tim burton had turned the first batman into a character study about artistic ego and sexual competition, in the guise of an action film.
The perfect shots of batman returns film school rejects. Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. 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. 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. But neither batman nor batman returns adds much to the evidence.
Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. 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. Posts with the explicit intention to push an agenda or political belief will be removed at moderators discretion. When i went on kevin smiths fatman on batman at london. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan.
When given total freedom for the sequel he turned what could. Listen to kevin conroy sing john legends all of me. A bit of a sociopath, and not an ideal boss to work for, but hes no supervillain. 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. 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 returns 1992 audio commentary michael keaton. The illustrations could have been so much better than they were. The photo is drawn by walt flanagan who you may or may not recognize from amcs comic book men where flanagan. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman.
Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont 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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This is a graphic novel by a famous director kevin smith, but his good writing cant save batman. Just run a bunch of halfarsed rumours about comic books for two and a. 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.
When hes done with his books, he always returns them to the library like a good citizen. Mike returns with a heart warming commentary on tim burtons holiday classic batman returns. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Kevin smith to finish batman miniseries comic book blog. Moving deeper into animation, kevin also sat down for a series of commentary tracks entitled the dini. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, the dark knight returns is frank millers 300 and sin city reinvention of the legend of batman. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. 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. If i had to sum up my view on burtons batman, perhaps it would best be said.
Kevin smith has 225 books on goodreads with 67523 ratings. Batman returns is a 1992 american superhero film directed by tim burton and produced by denise di novi and burton, based on the dc comics character batman. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. Kevin conroy born november 30, 1955 is an american actor and voice actor. Superman director zack snyder showed him a picture of. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. The batmobile from the 1989 batman movie is truly a car fit for a hero. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. Cacophony from the fact that the good storytelling is overshadowed by the hideous artwork and illustrations. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph.
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