Hush, and kevin smiths first batman graphic novel batman. The 1990s batman commentaries you need to hear sequart. Sadly this story doesnt go beyond good, a humorous moment here and there does not deter from the inconsistent art and okay plot. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Merchandise includes comic books, comicrelated merchandise, and view askew filmrelated items e. The widening gyre by kevin smith and art by walter flanagan is the sequel to batman. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are joe.
May 27, 2014 thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders upcoming batman v superman. Set to open worldwide on may 6, 2016, batman v superman. Speaking at a comic book men panel yesterday at new york comic con, kevin smith shocked nobody in the room when he confirmed that ben affleck is his preferred dark knight. Filmmaker kevin smith has backtracked over his claims earlier this week that tim burtons restyled planet of the apes stole the ending. 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. My commentary for tim burtons adaptation of batman. 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. Kevin smith wrote the screenplay in conjunction with warner bros. Ben affleck is kevin smiths favorite batman, obviously. Cacophony, which i really enjoyed and rated 5 stars. As the dark knight stalks the night preying upon gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne spends his days getting reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. Bellicosity for next summer, dubbed by smith as the final chapter of.
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. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. You might want to have read these before reading although it isnt a huge deal, the story flows nicely if you didnt but you might want. Watchmen fuck my friends who hated this, for the last timei. This is a graphic novel by a famous director kevin smith, but his good writing cant save batman. 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 series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long.
Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. This is one of kevin s favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Sep 17, 20 the commentary was split into two halves. 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. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack.
As bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. Nov 28, 2017 batman returns 1992 commentary revival house.
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. Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin. 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. Kevin smith to finish batman miniseries comic book blog. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. Memes or image macros of content that do not use batman. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. Cloud, who attempts to teach bruce about trust, batman takes on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham city.
The dark knight returns book 2, pages 5873 summary. Leave it to your fertile imagination to come up with capegate. Late last year both charles roven and zack snyder approached kevin smith with a early treatment for the film and it was kevin smith who came up with the idea to. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. Jay and silent bobs secret stash sometimes shortened to simply the stash is a comic book store owned by filmmaker kevin smith, and named after the fictional duo portrayed by smith and jason mewes in smiths view askewniverse films. The story is also written with the idea that the story content in batman. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Smith posted a bit more information with the photo. Kevin smith is the writerdirector of clerks, dogma and the upcoming tusk, starring justin long and michael parks. Announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be finished in bellicosity, a. Beyond the confirmed images of batman and superman, news sites have linked jason mamoa to aquaman, dwayne the rock johnson to john stewart green lantern, and other small characters such as victor zsasz, nightwing, and carrie kelly.
Tv spoilers must be marked for 1 month after its release. 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. Topics batman, michael keaton, kim basinger, jack nicholson, tim burton. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are joe chill, james gordon. 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. Comic book spoilers must be marked for 2 moths after its release. 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. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. Superman lives written by kevin smith no portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by any means, or quoted or published in any medium without the prior. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr.
Oct 28, 2009 xmen 3sorry kevin smith, i hate this one. Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. Batman v superman, i felt like, didnt really have a heart. 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. Cacophony from the fact that the good storytelling is overshadowed by the hideous artwork and illustrations. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 144 pages and is available in paperback format.
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. 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. The brilliance of zack snyder said, lets make him look and move like the video. Thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like. 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. 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.
According to, smith lays out a pretty specific explanation behind his choice ben affleck rules as the batman. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by frank miller. 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.
A sobering take on a film, by a man so far from sober, smith intones at the. 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. The comic chronicles batman as he attempts to stop a turf war between the joker and crime lord, maxie zeus. May 02, 2014 kevin smith is the writerdirector of clerks, dogma and the upcoming tusk, starring justin long and michael parks. His extensive, worldwide personal studies in business, management, leadership development, personal development, and relationship development have brought him before spiritual, corporate, and public audiences, including executives of corporations. Due to the complaints lobbied against it by all those angry parents and critics who werent nearly as cool as my mom. Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. Eliot was a towering figure in 20thcentury literature, a renowned poet, playwright, and critic whose work including the love song of j.
Starring michael keaton, kim basinger and academy award winner jack nicholson. 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. 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 smith is an accomplished screenwriter, actor, producer and director, comic book writer and author.
Remember before when we were talking about flash, and that is has heart, humor, and spectacle. Smith is an international speaker, teacher, lecturer and consultant. Mar 30, 2016 kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. Dawn of justice is written by chris terrio, from a screenplay by david s. Hush, and kevin smith s first batman graphic novel batman. 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. Lois in salem, it was a witchhunt, in hollywood, it was the red scare. 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. 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. On a special edition of fatman on batman, garman, a fullon batman fanatic, stops by to highlight the films many flaws, several of which the more forgiving smith glossed over in his enthusiastic endorsement of the film, spread over two previous podcasts.
The widening gyre, a twelvepart, official dc miniseries written by the clerks director and illustrated by walt. 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. There have been tons of rumors and casting speculations surrounding the upcoming batman v superman. Batman v superman, i felt like, didnt really have a. What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. 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.
Kevin smiths third batman story with walt flanagan, to follow batman. Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin smith. The illustrations could have been so much better than they were. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be. Alfred prufrock 1915, the waste land 1922, four quartets 1943, and murder in the cathedral 1935 continues to be among the mostread and influential in the canon of american literature. Kevin smith buries hatchet with tim burton kevin smith. This story asks the question of what does it take for batman to trust in both love and in partnership.
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