Articles tagged "batman"

The Iconographies Feature

Celebrating the Death of the Dark Knight – and His Rebirth

by C.E. McAuley

[3.Nov.09] :. With the recent passing of Bruce Wayne, can the Batman character escape the tragedy of Bruce Wayne's life that originally birthed it?

The Iconographies

 

Graphically Speaking

These Ghosts Haunt Me Still…

by shathley Q

[30.Oct.09] :. In the 1998 hardback collection of Batman: The Long Halloween original series artwork is replaced by a spectacular two-page spread. This is the closing issue of the 13-part series, the second...

Graphically Speaking

 

Comics Review

Wednesday Comics #1-7

by Andrew Bishop

[24.Sep.09] :. Is Wednesday Comics just another piece of the DC pie or its own unique work?

Recent Comic reviews

 

News

Game Day: Wholly challenged, Batman

by Justin Hoeger [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[21.Sep.09] :. “Batman: Arkham Asylum” isn’t just a great superhero game — it’s a great game, period. It plays largely like a combination of “Metroid Prime” and...

PopWire

 

Comics Review

Bat-Manga: The Secret History of Batman in Japan

by shathley Q

[28.Apr.09] :. Kuwata's Batman stories are Japan's stories of the 1960s.

Recent Comic reviews

 
PopMatters Pick

Comics Review

Batman: Last Rites

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[24.Feb.09] :. In an industry where the average story is told in about six installments, it is refreshing to see one of the great masters return to a world he knows so well and deliver a two-issue, character-driven narrative that makes the reader wish all comic books were this engrossing and wonderful.

Recent Comic reviews

 

Lego Batman

by G. Christopher Williams

[17.Oct.08] :. With Lego Batman, it feels like the Lego series has finally hit its stride.

 

Let Us Now Praise Ordinary Men: Normalcy, Comics, and The Dark Knight

by Chris Barsanti

[23.Sep.08] :. Without a couple of recognizably fallible and ordinary men like Harvey Dent and Commissioner Gordon at its center, The Dark Knight would ultimately be nothing more than an exceptionally well-tooled and smartly-acted thriller.

 

Pop 20: Super hero formula evolving

by Aaron Sagers [(MCT)]

[30.Jul.08] :. In only 10 days, the Batman defeated the Joker, delivered a one-two punch to Harvey Dent and amassed more than $300 million at the box office. But despite the enormous success of “The Dark...

 

When bad is good: Heath Ledger’s Joker is the latest villain we love to hate

by Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[28.Jul.08] :. Oh, Hannibal, you big, lovable teddy bear, you. Come give us a hug! Yes, we Americans do love our movie villains. And the nastier the better. You wouldn’t think that in a time of terrorism and...

 

How far can ‘Dark Knight’s’ box-office numbers go?

by Russ Britt [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[22.Jul.08] :. LOS ANGELES - The latest film in the “Batman” series, “The Dark Knight,” posted record box-office receipts over the weekend, but talk of repeat business could drive those...

 

Christian ‘Batman’ Bale is a serious man for a serious role

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Jul.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The role of Batman in “The Dark Knight” suits Christian Bale better than when he played the comic book hero in “Batman Begins.” Literally, the Batman...

 

‘Dark Knight’ role as The Joker may not be a fair legacy for Heath Ledger

by Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Jul.08] :. “The Dark Knight” is likely to make Heath Ledger a bigger star than he ever was in life. The ingredients are there: the iconic role, the tragic death and that most essential component,...

 

With ‘The Dark Knight,’ superhero movies take a flying leap toward maturity

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Jul.08] :. Even before shooting had wrapped on “The Dark Knight” last year, the movie already seemed destined to become the defining film of the 2008 summer season. Anticipation was building for...

 

Resident evil: Every comic book hero needs a memorable villain

by Julie Hinds [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[16.Jul.08] :. Being bad may never have been this good before. The early consensus is Heath Ledger is nearly perfect as the Joker in “The Dark Knight,” the new Batman movie that opens this...

 

With ‘The Dark Knight,’ film noir still lives

by Lewis Beale [Newsday (MCT)]

[14.Jul.08] :. It’s a visual style. It’s a movie genre. And nearly 70 years after it first appeared, film noir is not only still with us, but has successfully moved into the worlds of science fiction,...

 

‘The Dark Knight’ generates hero-size hype

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[14.Jul.08] :. Look out, Spider-Man. There is every reason to believe - from advance ticket sales to buzz - that Batman is about to do to you what Superman, Iron Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four could not do....

 

Why so serious? ‘The Dark Knight’ is a darker Batman movie, indeed

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[14.Jul.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Joker (Heath Ledger) strolls into a posh fund-raiser for District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) in the latest Batman big-screen adventure, “The Dark...

 

Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk

by Jeremy Estes

[6.Aug.07] :. Wolk discusses each selection with a fan's enthusiasm and a critic's eye for detail.

 

Chicago film crew tries to keep ‘Batman’ under wraps

by Terry Armour [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[2.Aug.07] :. CHICAGO - A curious crowd has gathered in Old Town, where a film crew has spent a good portion of the night setting up shop. Word has traveled through the neighborhood that the latest in the...