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See it's that attitude from Batman fans that annoys me. They act like Batman is the alpha and the omega in the comic book world. It's gotten really irritating and this is coming from someone who's loved Batman since he was 4 years old. If you truly think nothing is bigger than Batman just go watch Batman Forever and Batman and Robin to remind you that that's not true.
However, I must defend that films like Batman Forever and Batman and Robin shouldn't serve as reminders that Batman isn't awesome. They were made by filmmakers who never read the comics, had no proper background on the character and had no understanding of who Batman was in general. Therefore, why should Batman be judged as a character because Schumacher and his team didn't put in the effort to do the research and make the films true to Batman and his mythos?
If you want to play that way, though, for every Schumacher Batman that comes around we have Batman: The Animated Series, the Nolan trilogy, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, The Killing Joke, Batman: Hush, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman Subzero, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and legions of other great Batman featured works of absolute art that have made him the great character he is today. I think he is the most compelling, awe-inspiring and legendary character to come out of comics, and I will stand by that forever. But once again, I don't expect you to feel that way, so don't feel cut up over it.
This is fantastic!
http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/04/08/batman-strange-days-clip-released/
The disappointing thing, however, is that for every Beware the Batman, we also have Batman: The Brave and the Bold... And that show, sadly, was allowed to flourish and thrive while Beware the Batman was cut off well before it's prime. Beware the Batman was, in all honesty, the best Batman presentation since Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (or, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, or, hell, anything with Mark Hamill's Joker in it, aside from the pilot of Birds of Prey).
Did they cancel Beware the Batman? I had watched an episode a while back, didn't care for it and moved along. I haven't heard anything about its cancellation but knew its future on Cartoon Network was uncertain.
It was cancelled quietly. They took it off the schedule, said it would come back on, then never brought it back. Then they released a DVD of the first thirteen episodes, two of which were never aired. I'll admit, the show wasn't fantastic early on. The "sprawling" city of Gotham was as eventful as a funeral for a homeless man, and the idea of using lesser known (for a damn good reason) villains like that frog guy and Professor Pyg just caused wasted opportunities.
The show did start out with promise, however. Making Alfred less of Bruce's butler and more of his trainer was a great choice, and bringing Katana in and having her slowly learn that her friend's (Alfred's) boss is the Batman was worth it when she finally found out and started her own training under the Bat. Kurtwood Smith made an excellent Jim Gordon, as well.
Slowly, Gotham started gaining inhabitants, instead of having those lifeless streets, and the hints toward Ra's al Ghul were sending us toward a finale that would have been awesome (and even better if they got David Warner to voice Ra's, but sadly, according to Wikipedia, they didn't). The show was truly cut off long before it had a chance to show us what it was capable of.
"I know that Warner Bros. would love to make their universe more cohesive," he said in an interview with IGN when asked about connecting the films and TV shows. "There have been a lot of general conversations about that, but it's really, really early. I'm not sure. Marvel has had enormous success, but I'm not sure that everybody should try to emulate them either. It's just been vague conversations so far."
Vague conversations...wholly sums up WB/DC's game plan. *shakes head*
Haha, very funny.
Judge Dredd shits on Batman. If they ever did a film with the two of them then Judge Dredd would just shoot Batman in the face for being a vigilante.
Ha ha. Dredd would be lost to the shadows before he even had the chance.
:D
I do love the crossover comics where both characters are doing very well matching eachother.
He is having a barbecue.
Sylvester Stallone and Karl Urban vs Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck. It's not even a fair fight really is it :P
Batman is an emo who wears his pants outside his trousers. Judge Dredd is a cop with a gun that can fire almost anything he (literally) tells it too. Judge Dredd's sidekick is this badass girl who can read minds. Batman's sidekick is a young boy who lives with him and dresses in a ridiculously skimpy outfit (because that's not weird at all). Batman fights baddies such as a clown and a scarecrow. Judge Dredd fights baddies such as a giant dinasour and a psychotic prozzie turned drug kingpin.
Dredd wins.
Seriously though, batman is a badass but he's definitely the most illogically overrated superhero in comicdom.
Dredd isn't the face of justice, he's the face of the law. That's what makes him more interesting than Batman and all the rest of them imo. He's not a goody two shoes do the right thing don't kill anyone guy in a mask and a cape. He's a cop that is always extremely dedicated to his job even if following the law doesn't mean doing the right thing. If a five year old murdered somebody then Dredd would probably execute the kid without a second thought. He's a proper anti hero.
And for the record, Batman could kick Dredd's ass all over the park. "There's nothing wrong with you that I can't fix, with my hands."
How is he useless? The guy had been out of the game for years, already had injuries before his fight and went into it not fully accepting his limitations. His climb out of the pit (with no rope, might I add) shows that Bruce and Batman coexist as one and the same. Just because Bruce doesn't have his toys doesn't mean he's done for. His ascension out of the pit is him literally facing his fears and origin, as the climb mirrors exactly his fall as a boy from the cave, where he was first faced with his fear of bats. Even after months upon months of being stuck down there he sucked up the pain and kept at it, never giving up. Even when he got done accomplishing that goal he still kept on pushing and saved the city once again. TDKR showed just how much we need Batman, my friend, not that he's out of date. Nobody else is going to save the day when the chips are down like him. He's the mortal among the gods and better than them all, never compromising and forever determined.
And to correct you, Bane doesn't have a breathing problem, the mask feeds him anesthetic gas to stop him from feeling the pain of his injuries that he acquired in the pit. Breathing problem, what a laugh...
The laugh, @Brady is that you missed the fact that I was being facetious. I thought my last sentence made it clear that the aforementioned comments I made weren't to be taken seriously at all. Maybe I should have used a smiley face.
It's a bit hard to read facetiousness in comments sometimes.
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40795
Wow, I guess we'll be seeing Diana in her Wonder Woman outfit in this one too if the news is true that they are doing costume tests for her along with Batman and Superman's suits.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/25/ray-fisher-cast-as-cyborg-in-batman-vs-superman
Can we just start calling this Justice League now?
I think that the only one I would prefer is Man of Steel Battle the Knight.
From what I hear it will be a small role. Either way, I agree that it's getting more crowded.