My commentary for tim burtons adaptation of batman. 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. The easiest way to get the episodes is simply to subscribe to the podcast on itunes. Using strong characterization and engaging dialogue, comics and screenplay writer and movie director kevin smith clerks, dogma, batman. 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. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. These commentaries dont sync up with the films, as is the case with smith and marc bernardins episodes about the 1990s batman films of tim burton and joel schumacher, but theyre no less illuminating and entertaining, and belong on the listening list of the discerning pop culture and comic book enthusiast. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. Audio commentary this is may favorite commentary of the.
When hes done with his books, he always returns them to the library like a good citizen. Kevin patrick smith was born in red bank but grew up in highlands, new jersey, the son of grace schultz and donald e. It was recently revealed that garman and smith will be writing an upcoming batman 66 green hornet crossover comic. Due to the complaints lobbied against it by all those angry parents and critics who werent nearly as cool as my mom.
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. The photo is drawn by walt flanagan who you may or may not recognize from amcs comic book men where flanagan is the stashs manager. Batman begins finally getting the character of batman bruce wayne right. Kevin conroy born november 30, 1955 is an american actor and voice actor. 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. Having handled the basics of his time with the character in his first commentary, burton is able to focus on the details of this film and his thoughts about the two films, along with some. Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. Jul 24, 2012 but i dont think the film really focuses on that. Batman returns the official movie book 1992 comic books. Batman picked the blue flower, but this guys a rookie cop. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. Batman returns the first dvd follows the same setup as that of batman, providing a theatrical trailer and another featurelength audio commentary by burton. But neither batman nor batman returns adds much to the evidence.
Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be. Super heros emotions, personal engagements, and life decisions are demasked in kevin smith s smodcast fat man on batman podcast with empassioned fans and creators. Cacophony successfully resurrects one of the worlds classic heroes. When i went on kevin smiths fatman on batman at london film. The sequel to the 1989 film batman, it is the second installment of warner bros. As bruce waynes alter ego continues to pervade pop culture, tv and film, a very famous hollywood fanboy expounds on the primal fear at the heart of his appeal. Kevin smith has 225 books on goodreads with 67523 ratings. 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.
Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. Style over substance is fine when the style doesnt suck, too. The dark knight returns book 2, pages 5873 summary. This is one of kevin s favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Strange as it may have been, batman returns was an enthralling actiondrama that also happened to mark the last time for quite some time that batman was portrayed in a respectful and dignified manner in live action, too. Kevin is of mostly german, with some irish and english, ancestry. It is, but i just read this quick list from kevin smith on the subject his favorite comic book movies and it pretty much matched my list. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Entertaining enough on their own i often listen to them while commuting to and from my. His guest on this episode, ralph garman who is a fan and defender of batman returns, was annoyed by all the flaws in tdkr and ranted about it at length during their discussion.
Director and batman fan kevin smith talks about the colors of ben afflecks new batsuit for the zack snyder superman sequel. Posts with the explicit intention to push an agenda or political belief will be removed at moderators discretion. Batman returns, tim burton, michael keaton, danny devito, michelle pfeiffer, christopher walken in honor of the 75th anniversary of the creation of batman, i do a commentary track of tim burtons sequel to batman with danny devito as the penguin and michelle pfeiffer as catwoman. Sep 01, 2017 when i went on kevin smith s fatman on batman at london film and comic con video. Starring michael keaton, kim basinger and academy award winner jack nicholson.
Content must be related to batman or batman affiliated characters and stories, whether it may pertain to the comics, films, television shows, or video games. Cacophony from the fact that the good storytelling is overshadowed by the hideous artwork and illustrations. 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. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be. Sep 17, 20 the commentary was split into two halves. As a whole, batman returns is a treat, and i count it among my alltime favorite flicks comic book or otherwise. 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. First, id argue that the static appearance gives the visuals the quality of comic book panels. 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.
In what i feel is a horrible example of miscasting, film director and rabid batman fan kevin smith has been tapped to voice film director and rabid batman fan kevin smith in lego batman 3. 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. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. 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.
Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. Secondly, i love the specificity of the production design in batman returns, in which gotham is a wintry, neoexpressionistic metropolis. What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. In this graphic novel both relationships will be tested. Kevin smith commentary for batman 1989 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 1990s batman commentaries you need to hear sequart. Nov 28, 2017 batman returns 1992 commentary revival house. This is a graphic novel by a famous director kevin smith, but his good writing cant save batman. I always enjoy listening to his podcasts but i am unsure whether or not to listen to the two audio commentaries, since im weirdly sensitive listening to critical comments towards movies i like. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010.
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 caped crusader. Green arrow by kevin smith by kevin smith, paperback barnes. 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. Although smith said in the past hell never direct a comic book movie, he was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like. The perfect shots of batman returns film school rejects. The animated series, 2 as well as various other tv series and feature films in the dc animated universe. 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 on. Topics batman, michael keaton, kim basinger, jack nicholson, tim burton. Sep 19, 2016 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. Batman the dark knight returns tpb 1986 dc comic books.
In an alternate timeline of batman and batman returns where the joker lives and gets sent to arkham asylum and the penguin ends up in a coma. Smith posted a bit more information with the photo. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker. Cacophony, which i really enjoyed and rated 5 stars. Sep 07, 2010 kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman books films and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story with the character.
These commentaries dont sync up with the films, as is the case with smith and marc bernardins episodes about the 1990s batman films of tim burton and joel schumacher, but theyre no less illuminating and entertaining, and belong on the listening list of the discerning pop culture and comic book. Kevin smith is an accomplished screenwriter, actor, producer and director, comic book writer and author. This story asks the question of what does it take for batman to trust in both love and in partnership. Watchmen fuck my friends who hated this, for the last timei. Enjoy this on demand look at the heros journey with essential comedy woven throughout. Garman and smith both laugh at how batman tosses the gordonlevitt character the keys to the batcave at the end with no training whatsoever. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr. Perry horton and cohostops founder geoff todd are discussing one of the greatest sequels of our childhood, tim burtons 1992 flick.
Life kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like batfleck smith and cowriter ralph garman talk about their comic batman. The illustrations could have been so much better than they were. 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. The animated series, as well as various other tv series and feature films in the dc animated universe. Kevin smith s 15 most controversial comic book moments. Its a complicated but wellwritten plot that keeps you guessing. Life kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like batfleck smith and cowriter ralph garman talk about their comic batman 66 meets the green hornet, and just what ben afflecks.
Apr 06, 2012 though the plot of batman returns may not be nearly as concise as the first film, and it continues to commit the same niggling sins that the previous film did, as well, including batmans rather unforgiving and even more hypocritical willingness to kill, returns also continues to carry with it that wonderfully twisted spark that tim burton. Oct 28, 2009 xmen 3sorry kevin smith, i hate this one. If i had to sum up my view on burtons batman, perhaps it would best be said. In an alternate timeline of batman and batman returns where the joker lives and gets sent to arkham asylum and the penguin ends up in a. Smith s 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. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. The series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long. Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comic book movie batman v superman. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred.
But overall, the batman films may now be more highly regarded for ushering in the comic book revival in general, rather than for their individual filmic accomplishments. Mar 30, 2016 kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Kevin smith to finish batman miniseries comic book blog. Dec 14, 2015 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. Have fun getting your ass kicked by every villain in gotham. He is best known for his voice role as the dc comics character batman in many entertainment media, particularly on the 1990s warner bros.
Cacophony nook comic with zoom view by kevin smith. The widening gyre by kevin smith and art by walter flanagan is the sequel to batman. 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. Just run a bunch of halfarsed rumours about comic books for two and a half decades and the chance could be. Jun 28, 2017 on this weeks shot by shot podcast, myself h. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming. Here are his 15 most controversial moments in the funny books.
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