Apr 10, 2020 the batman director matt reeves came out to confirm that the story for his batman movie will not be an original, he tries to explain his approach to the comic book and how he is going to adapt the novel. The 15 best batman stories of all time outer places. Year one is the definitive origin story, written by frank miller with artwork by dave mazzucchelli. Dcs most popular villains origin story is a point of contention. The first batman story, the case of the chemical syndicate, was written by bill finger and drawn by kane. He understood why he is sad and the reason why he became batman. We update daily with 23 top 10 lists, origins, biographies, versus clips on movies, video games, music, pop culture and more.
An origin story, dc comics kids books read aloud, childrens books read aloud, childrens books, reading aloud, reading read with infinity email. It was that series that really tied together the details of batmans earliest days and established him as a psychologically damaged hero whose darkness mirrored the evil he fought. It is the origin story of the dark knight and features perhaps one of the grittiest depictions of gotham city to ever grace the pages of. These events, coupled with his other misfortunes that day, drive the engineer through the massive personality shift that results in the birth of the joker. Not content merely to rob the wealthy family, the hoodlum whose identity was never determined shot dr. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The retooled history was recounted in frank millers run on the batman. In the batman, bruce waynebatman is around 30 years old, but the story is neither another rehashing of his origin nor the tale of a seasoned crimefighter ruling gotham city. Monsters is a legends of the dark knight series where the link between the stories are monsters werewolves, bio engineered soldiers and finally clayfaces modern age origin story. Follow young bruces incredible transformation in this actionpacked chapter book for early readers, filled with colorful comic art by dc comics arti. In that spirit, new spins on joker origin stories began to crop upsome twisting the idea of the red hood around into new. Typically i would worry about him wanting to watch and read stories such as these. Home academics pop culture and your intellectual journey batman origin story. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. The joker is one of the most iconic characters in comic book history.
Like all batman artists of the time, sprang went uncredited as a ghost artist for kane. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. Walking homeward, bruce, his father, thomas, and mother, martha, accidentally ventured into gotham citys notorious crime alley and were accosted by a mugger. Batman is a superhero cocreated by artist bob kane and writer bill finger and published by dc comics. This seemingly simple origin would continue to be explored and mined for emotional depth for decades to come. The 7 most essential batman comic book stories nerdist. He has illustrated spiderman books and written batman books for harpercollins. The second story arc was death of the family, where the joker returns to gotham and simultaneously attacks each member of the batman family. But how did young bruce wayne grow up to become batman. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations.
The animated series, paul dini and bruce timm, this batman oneshot reveals the origins of harley quinn as she proves her love to the joker by trying to eliminate. He also recognized the joker, robin and batgirl from batman lego movie. Dc comics batman series has given us a new origin story for the joker, and we look at what it tell us about the villains story. Masquerading as a lighthearted romp through time the tone of this story is brilliant the gift turns out to be one of the darkest versions of batman s origin ever put on the page. The legend of the batman who he is and how he came to be. The comic book, which tells the story of a 55yearold batman coming out of retirement in a possible future, reinvigorated interest in the character. An origin story would honestly make a lot of sense given this approach bruce waynes decision to become the batman is famously emotional, connected as it is to the death of his parents but reeves is happy to avoid that trope and think about the emotions of the grownup batman. John sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the house of donuts. A family outing to the cinema ended in tragedy for young bruce wayne. May 17, 2018 masquerading as a lighthearted romp through time the tone of this story is brilliant the gift turns out to be one of the darkest versions of batmans origin ever put on the page. An origin story dc super heroes origins paperback march 1, 2015 by john sazaklis author.
One of the most intriguing elements of the jokers character is. In light of recent revelations about batmans origin, we examine the history of one of comics most iconic backstories, and how it has changed over the decades. Serving as a villain and often a nemesis for batman across stories set in gotham city, the dc comics legend has never been. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. And then he conquers the most important task, celebrating. Zero year, which redefined batman s origin in the new 52. As prosperous physician thomas wayne, his wife, martha, and their young son, bruce, exited a gotham city movie house after a nighttime showing of the mark of zorro, they were robbed by a thief brandishing a pistol. The batman plot is not an origin story, we swear film. Over the years, the details of that basic story have come into more focus with different writers adding their own spin but in the recent batman. Year one story arc, or, at least the more serious, less campy sides of the dark knight.
The team that brought you bedtime for batman is back with another energetic picture book. During this transitional period in the characters history, bill finger devised his most frequently cited origin story. Dark moon rising is a twopart story written and illustrated by matt wagner about batman s first confrontations with supernatural crime and horror, taking place in his first year as the caped crusader. Batman has seen a wide variety of big screen takes from directors tim burton, joel schumacher, and christopher nolan. Follow young bruces incredible transformation in this actionpacked chapter book for early readers, filled with colorful comic art by dc comics illustrators. As a clinical psychologist who has written books about the psychology of superheroes. Things have changed a lot with ben afflecks stepping down from the role of batman. This is a fairly weak book with some lesser known writers but if youre wanting to read the batman timeline in full and want to read clayfaces origin. Aug 28, 2019 dcs most popular villains origin story is a point of contention. Its batman s birthday, and thats something everyone can celebrate. Jan 25, 2018 the 7 most essential batman comic book stories.
This version of batmans origin story is well written, especially for little ones. Written and drawn by the masterminds behind the critically acclaimed batman. Aug 22, 2015 the 15 best batman stories of all time. In his first story, batman was introduced as bored socialite bruce wayne. The series also sparked a major resurgence in the characters popularity.
In simple text, this book tells the story of how bruce wayne grew up to become the dark knight of gotham city. Batman has faced plenty of supervillains, but only bane was able to break the man in the cowl and his true story is much, much bigger. Batman s comic villain origin and powers explained. Overdrive explores batmobiles origin and a teenage. Now its time for matt reeves to take the batmobile for a spin, and even. Oct 09, 2019 the joker is one of the most iconic characters in comic book history. Overdrive, the focus is on the origin of the batmobile a story that ends up spotlighting young bruce waynes relationship with alfred, his recovery. This book shows readers why this superhero with no superpowers is so beloved around the world. The origin of superman is the story that relates supermans arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. In it, a witness who coincidentally turns out to be edward nygma, a. That story was serviceable for a time, but it wasnt until frank millers year one that it became arguably the definitive comic book origin tale. Batman has been gothams protector for decades, ceo of wayne enterprises, patriarch of the bat family and veteran member of the justice league. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics.
Written by batman cocreater bill finger, it depicts a young bruce wayne witnessing his parents murder at the hands of a mugger. Before todd phillips and joaquin phoenix unsettle audiences with joker this friday, we lay out the various origin stories throughout the characters history, dating back to the comics in 1940. Author michael burgan details the history of batmanfrom his tragic origin story and his infamous arch enemiesto his iconic depictions in television and movies throughout the years. Matt reeves says pattinsons batman is not an origin tale. Here recently, my son has been diving into the world of superheros and bad guys. This influence was evident with batman showing little remorse over killing or maiming criminals. An origin story dc super heroes origins due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download an amazon book with buzz. Elemental, compelling, intimidating and mysterious, the superhero suit has remained a defining symbol for the dark knight throughout his 80year history. Gavins favorite superhero is batman, so he likes when we read this book together.
Batman was originally written in the style of the pulps. In my personal favorite batman property, we dont get the jokers entire origin story, but we do know that hes shared some pretty good memories with batman over the years. The psychology behind superhero origin stories arts. Whats the real origin of the joker, dcs most misunderstood. About the author 2015 john sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the house of donuts. The origin of batman, which was not revealed to readers until the characters seventh comic book appearance, is now a familiar tale.
Not counting the opening caption, which intoned legend. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. The dark knight returns was a financial success and has since become one of the mediums most noted touchstones. As prosperous physician thomas wayne, his wife, martha, and their young son, bruce, exited a gotham city movie house after a nighttime showing of the mark of zorro, they were robbed by a thief brandishing a. Batman has had his origin story retold differently several times over his many years of publication, with significant variations in continuity. The hero conquers every birthday task, from decorating to baking the cake. View fullsize image the legend of the batmanwho he is and how he came to be. Matt reeves isnt telling the batman origin story again film. An origin story dc super heroes origins and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In the prequel games to the series, the joker, at that point a new, relatively unknown supervillain, managed to take over black masks operations, and also attempted to install a night of chaos to feed his sadistic appetites for. It is the origin story of the dark knight and features perhaps one of the grittiest depictions of gotham city to ever grace the pages of a. Finally my kid wanted me to read this batman origin story.