Ive outgrown the adolescent phase of blindly hating it and masochistically relishing its shortcomings. So while this isnt every version of batman ever otherwise wed be here until the heat death of the universe, heres every major adaptation of batman, ranked from worst to best. The comic book adaptation of batman forever was published by dc comics in 1995. Robin has never appeared in chris nolans movies for fears of destroying of the new dark and. As the series incorporates new, animated seriesstyle takes on beloved dc characters, the comic will be joined by the action figure line from dc collectibles. Batman and robin is a film that has lived in comic book movie infamy for over twenty years. It is considered by most people to be not only the worst comic book movie ever made, but one of the worst movies of all time, in general. The beloved show still stands as one of the most iconic superhero adaptations in history, and the actor isn. Motion picture 1989 dc comics 3 batman returns the official comic adaptation of the. It is considered by most people to be not only the worst comic book movie ever made, but one of the worst movies of all time, in. Batman official comic book adaptations of the movies 198997 dc comics lot of 10. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. Batman, to this day, still holds influence over a plethora of other adaptations. Sep 14, 2016 welcome to atop the fourth wall, where bad comics burn.
Oct 22, 2018 batman, to this day, still holds influence over a plethora of other adaptations. As the series incorporates new, animated seriesstyle takes on beloved dc characters, the comic will be joined by the action figure line from dc collectibles of the same name, taking templetons. And the fact the films existence yielded such an enjoyable comic adaptation gives me yet another reason to. In this episode, linkara looks at the comic adaptation of the film batman and robin. One more comic strip series ran briefly after the success of the 1989 film.
Classic editor history talk 0 batman had several comic adaptations based on his motion pictures. Apr 16, 2020 perhaps no superhero has had a more successful big screen career than batman. Batman forever comic adaptation batman wiki fandom. After his son robins body is stolen by alien hordes, batman finds himself on the deadly planet of apokolipshome planet of the murderous despot darkseid. Old batman movies now look like theyre from another. Batman and robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop mr. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Given that the batman seems to be influenced by the comic storyline batman. Welcome to atop the fourth wall, where bad comics burn. Which, by the way, doesnt have the bat credit card in it anyway. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. The batman and robin adaptation signed comic with a news stand copy features the greatest crime fighting duo ever known. Batman and robin volume 2 is one of the new 52 ongoing series published after flashpoint. This volume presents the comic book adaptations of the major motion pictures batman, batman returns, batman forever, and batman and robin.
Jul 17, 2008 comic book fans are notoriously hard to please, and i dont mean sexually. Sign up to the stack to receive book riot comics best posts, picked for you. He appeared in tons of batman adaptations over the years like movies, tv shows, and of course comics. The strange secret of bruce wayne was based on the comic stories the dead yet.
By the way, when i first read your post the person that actually came to mind was a comic book villain who wasnt a real comic book villain that of samuel l. Batman and robin is an american comic book ongoing series, created by grant morrison and featuring batman and robin. Potentially the best known and popular partnership of heroes in comic books, the dynamic duo is a team comprised of the legendary batman and his loyal sidekick robin. Mar 19, 2020 dick graysons robin is one of the most recognizable robins in not only robin lore, but in batman lore, nevertheless. After his son robin s body is stolen by alien hordes, batman finds himself on the deadly planet of apokolipshome planet of the murderous despot darkseid. The official comic adaptation of the warner bros motion picture. Batman and robin team up with a new member batgirl, to fight against mr. We certainly wouldnt mind seeing stephanie brown or carrie kelley show up and give fans a female robin for a change. Every adaptation of batman, ranked from worst to best. The official comic adaptation vol 1 1 on the forums. Find the value of the dc comic batman and robin adventures volume 1. The sheer quality of batman begins arguably saved the comic book superhero movie as a viable genre, since up until 2008 the genre at least in the 911 era was defined by wellliked spiderman. Its actionpacked and exciting, funny from time to time, and most importantly, it has an engaging story that keeps you longing for that.
Past adaptations like 1989s batman and 2008s the dark knight are regarded as some of the best superhero movies ever. Comic book adaptations werent taken seriously at the time, but. This new series premieres with a 2part twoface story. Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film.
Based upon the original screenplays, these stories depict the caped crusaders legendary battles against the joker, twoface, the riddler, catwoman, the penguin, mr. Batman forever comic adaptation batman anthology wiki. Cheerful again lets dig into the comic adaptation of holds up comic batman and robin. The film was heavily slatted by critics and was dubbed one of the worst comic book films movies ever. The movie adaptations of their beloved superheroes exploits, which have been arriving in theaters at a rate of approximately one a week for the last eight years, have all earned some measure of wrath. Bruce bannerhulk in fantastic four and iron man marvel 4. Its been over 50 years since burt ward suited up at robin on the 1960s batman series. From issues 1832, the series was renamed batman and. Comic book movies are hotter than ever, making them one of the most successful movie genre of today. The strange secret of bruce wayne was based on the comic stories the dead yet live and i am the batman. It was also in a collection of all the burton and schumacher movie adaptations called batman. But the scene also provides a quick reminder of how radically blockbusters in generaland comicbook adaptations in particularhave changed over a relatively short period of time.
Batman forever introduces robin, batmans partner in peril to movie audiences as the dynamic duo take on the villains twoface and the riddler who are bent on mentally enslaving the citizens of gotham. With movies like batman, iron man, xmen and spiderman being one of the most successful film franc. Batman and robin is a 1997 comic book superhero film directed by joel schumacher and written by akiva goldsman. Freeze, the strong and silent bane and the seductive poison ivy. Normal topic hot topic more than 15 replies very hot topic more than 25 replies locked topic sticky topic poll. Heres how he could play a role in robert pattinsons upcoming trilogy. In the 1980s, dick would leave the robin persona behind and soon became a crimefighter of his own, nightwing. Comic book fans are notoriously hard to please, and i dont mean sexually. Welcome to the first issue of the batman and robin adventures article. In hindsight, yes, it is godawful, but there are many, many far worse movies out there, folks. Batman and robin tranquil tirades wiki fandom powered by.
Batman and batgirl batman and catwoman batman and nightwing batman and red hood batman and red robin batman and twoface batman and aquaman. Burtons batman was everything a comic book movie should be. From the previously mentioned animated version to even the lego film, the familiar design, voice, and mannerisms all come from this 80s classic. From 1943 to 1946, batman and robin appeared in a syndicated daily newspaper comic strip produced by the mcclure syndicate. This page contains information about batman and robin volume 2. How robin can be introduced in robert pattinsons batman.
Under the red hood, making a case for why the adaptation of the comic either passes or fails. The official comic adaptation of the warner bros motion picture dennis oneil on. Apr 15, 2020 batman and robin actress alicia silverstone would like to redo her role as batgirl for the 1997 film. Batman and robin tranquil tirades wiki fandom powered. All liveaction comicbook superhero adaptations imdb. Batman and robin is the second film series documenting the adventures of batman and his boywonder sidekick, functioning as the sequel to hillyers batman.
The story that came out certainly became popular, but not for any of the reasons that the publisher could have. Jun 04, 2019 at its core, titans truly is a comic book come to life. Freeze, poison ivy and the monstrous bane, in this movie. Thankfully, the series decides to avoid obvious politics, and batman faces off with a tame villain known as wizard. For years, joel schumachers second batman film has been the goto whipping boy when it comes to citing terrible comic book adaptations. I really liked this film, surprisingly, but more importantly i liked the fact that it was a study in the pathology of how and why a villain would. Aug 11, 2009 the 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time features forget iron man and the dark knight for a minute, and instead be frightened by 10 comic book adaptations that bring us out in a shudder. With the box office less than hoped for, warner bros. When dc announced the book it was widely anticipated as frank millers return to the site of two of his greatest books batman. Batman and robin the official comic adaptation by dennis oneil.
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