He wants the world to be a better place, where a young bruce wayne would not be a victim. Its not only one of the most important comics ever written, its also among the best ign the best thing that miller has ever written about batman is the batman. As usual, older bruce is grizzled, gruff, stubborn, brilliant and. Ideally, the new adventures episodes wouldve featured a story in this vein, which works as a perfect followup to riddlers reform. You know that saying, if you read just one book, this is the one to read. What better time to update our list of the 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ever published. Batman who laughs reveals dark knights worst fears. Contentsshow overview the riddler is out and at it. Bob kane and bill fingers created him in may 1939, over 80 years ago.
The highest compliment i could pay the oldest one in the book. I was pretty stoked, oldest batman i ever held at the time. Went by after work and came home with the three batman books. This is a list of fictional characters from dc comics who are enemies of batman and members of the bat family. Batman although the dark knight returns version of batman is a lot more. Batmans oldest ally was just killed in white knight screen rant. Tim drake is the first robin to have his own comic book series, where he. His mythos has been adapted into many different settings and genres and even time periods. The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. The joker is one of the oldest villains in comic book. Batman year one collects batman issues 404407 into one remastered collection, complete with bonus features of extra artwork, preludes, afterwords, etc. Year one, is an american comic book story arc published by dc comics which recounts the superhero batman s first year as a crimefighter. In a second story, the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of gotham citys foremost banks.
It was written by frank miller, illustrated by david mazzucchelli, colored by richmond lewis, and lettered by todd klein. Writer scott snyder pulls from the oldest aspects of the batman myth, combines it with. Frank miller and david mazzucchellis seminal comic book series, batman. Batman has many secrets the bestknown one, of course, being his millionaire alter ego, bruce wayne. Batman and catwomans summer wedding wasnt what fans of the duo or even one of the books creators expected, and writer tom kings next arc in the series was a chance to show us where. Batmans oldest ally was just killed in white knight. From cesar romeros comic portrayal in the batman tv series, mark hamills vocal performance in batman. His firstever appearance in the dc comics came in an issue of detective comics published on march 30, 1939, which is now officially recognized as his birthday. Many people consider this the best comic book ever, and i would not argue with.
In a world where batman is only a comic book character, young bruce wainwright. But as it features mark hamill as the joker, ive put it together with the batman. Wilson was the first and youngest actor ever to play the adult batman, and also the least successful. Originally named the bat man, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. The book was a bit damaged but besides that it is a great book. Theres a new version of azrael coming for the head of batman in the white knight world, but to get to him, this avenging angel has just killed one practicallyuntouchable member of. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books. As he grew older, graduated from high school, and enrolled in hudson. While not formally connected to any other film series, but only to the, controversial, story from the comic of the same name. Beeped me one day, called him and told him to hold the batmans. For one, he is one of the oldest villains in comic book history, his first appearance dating all the way back in 1940, with batman issue. Amiga, amstrad cpc, atari st, commodore 64, gx4000, msdos, msx, zx spectrum.
Year one, makes its way to the animated small screen with this warner premiere production. Top 100 comic book heroes of all time, batman was only pipped to the top spot by costar superman. Ocean were now noted for producing a wide range of filmlicensed games that consisted largely of a series of subgames. The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written. F anboys do not own the franchises of batman and superman movies, so director zack snyder went against the mob. Kane and finger probably never anticipated that their comic book protagonist, a man dressed as a bat, would become a. The story follows james gordon voiced by bryan cranston during his early years on the force just as the vigilante batman ben mckenzie targets both the corrupt police officials. Freezes trial pits bruce wayne against batman polygon. Frank miller opens this absolutely must own graphic novel classic from 198788 by telling us that if the only batman we remember was adam west on saturday mornings, then we do not know the batman he once met, a much darker batman, a more real batman, the kind of batman that tim burton would succeed somewhat in bringing to the screen in 1989, but batman. Yes, a sword through the chest is a definitive injury.
One graphic novel that every adult batman fan should read. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering. The oldest one in the book is the eleventh issue of the batman gotham adventures comic book series. The role of batman in the 1989 batman blockbuster was actually offered to various other stars prior to michael keaton, including pierce brosnan who couldnt play the part due to his opinion of the hosieryclad hero.
Batman has been considered by many in the comic book industry and fanbase to have the most unique and recognizable rogues gallery in all of comics, with many writers of other superheroes attempting to replicate. A series of brutal murders push batmans detective skills to the limit and force him to confront one of gotham citys oldest evils. Japanese spymaster prince daka operates a covert espionage organization located in gotham citys nowdeserted little tokyo which turns american scientists into pliable zombies. There are many different sides to the character and interpretations of his personality and. The dark knight strikes again his many works have not only redefined classic characters, but also, on a few occasions, revitalized the comics industry. As the 14th actor to play dcs iconic comic book villain joker, joaquin phoenix have some big shoes to fill.
But that may not be the dark knights biggest secret. Dc comics invited miller to retell batmans origin story around the implementation of the first linewide reboot on what had been the worlds oldest, uninterrupted comic book continuity. The joker is one of the oldest villains in comic book history and has undergone several iterations since 1940. Batman is one of the oldest comic book characters in history. Millers tdkr batman is gruff and callous, befitting of an older wayne. Batman book charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. In realworld terms, this means that the caped crusader just turned 81 years.
This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Even for a comic book fan like me, one who spends an inordinate amount of. Zack snyder dares to infuse the comicbook genre with moral and political substance. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. The movie, the game is loosely based on the 1989 batman film.
Batman 7 was bought from marty hayes hopefully i spelled his name right back in the 1980s. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. Batman quotes by frank miller meet your next favorite book. In the upcoming dc entertainment comic book series the batman who laughs, batmans stomping grounds becomes home to more than one version of the dark knight when the. Batman is a hero who wishes he didnt have to exist. Batman is one of the oldest and greatest superheroes in existence, along with his supporting cast having been handled by more writers and artists than probably any other comic book character throughout history.
But comparing the different performances of the joker throughout history is not a fair argument as they are mostly playing an entirely different character. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Frank miller began his career in comics in the late 1970s and rose to fame while first drawing, and then writing, daredevil for marvel comics. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring batman face to face with the new. Created by bob kane and bill finger in 1939, batman is one of the oldest superheroes in comic book history. The term rogues gallery is often used to describe this list of enemies.
At 23, the unknown thespian donned the cape and the cowl in the 15part. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. The animated series films and its followups as mark hamill also portrayed the joker in them. Although robin is best known as batmans sidekick, the robins have also been. The oldest one in the book general information series. Curse of the white knight has delivered a twist no fan saw comingand one they never wanted to, either.