From the jokers first comic appearance to the long halloween and batman reboots of yore, these are the books that influenced the dark knight trilogy. The long halloween comprises thirteen issues that traverse the early years of batmans career as he hunts down a serial killer. And if you have, hopefully this post provided new insights thatll help you win your next comic shop, twitter, or message board argument about who the holiday killer is. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials by the same creative team. My sources at comiccon were actually super excited about the. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. The long halloween, superman for all seasons, catwoman. It was originally published by dc comics in 1996 and 1997. Year one 1987, chronicling the efforts of batman, captain jim gordon, and district attorney harvey dent in cleaning up gotham city.
Working with district attorney harvey dent and lieutenant james gordon, batman races against the calendar as he tries to discover who holiday is before he claims his next victim each month. Gordon and dent have been promoted since year one and batman seems to have fully blossomed as a caped crusader by this time. The long halloween 1996 is a sort of followup to frank millers batman. Kevin smith says robert pattinson batman movie is based on the long halloween. From nolans trilogy to the ongoing gotham tv series, the long halloween digs deep into their core origins.
The long halloween is a issue comic book limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. The long halloween considered by many to be the best batman story ever into a twopart animated movie. Jul 17, 2018 the long halloween just might be the best allaround batman graphic novel ever written, and handily for nolan and company, as they picked up from the batman. The long halloween was a thirteenissue limited series published from december of 1996 until december of 1997. Although it is not one of my favorites, i think it expertly captured the atmosphere of the franchise. Batman the long halloween viewcomic reading comics online. Meanwhile, a mysterious serial killer targets members of falcones gang. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Dawn of justice, rob reckons the long halloween should be the next batman story filmed. On the surface, batman the long halloween is a mystery story. The long halloween reportedly getting a twopart animated movie. Mar 11, 2020 the long halloween, on the other hand, is one of the most famous and influential batman stories ever produced.
Batman the long halloween complete story comicstorian. The long halloween is to no ones surprise another great batman story. Today on this special halloween episode of variant arris tells you all about the story batman. It tells the tale of batman, jim gordon, and harvey dent attempting to take down the biggest. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. The long halloween continues to leave readers without a clear answer to its central mystery.
Bruce and selina kyle go on a date, but poison ivy makes an entrance to steal away gotham citys. This story, along with a multitude of other batman comics, have established the concept of gotham city operating as a cesspool of. The long halloween incorporates every aspect of the batman mythology into one long maxiseries mystery. Year one, involves a number of intertwining plotlines. The long halloween is a issue american comic book limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. I have also been told that the batman will be adapting in part the popular the long halloween comic book story by jeph loeb and tim sale from what i have been told it is a rather loose interpretation, possibly just an inspiration, as according to separate reports, the batman will feature an original story. This ambitious batman caper ran for months, from halloween 1993 to halloween 1994. In it, the caped crusader joins with police captain jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent to get the goods on mob boss carmine. Batman the long halloween issue 4 read batman the long halloween issue 4 view comic online. Set early in batman s career a few months after the events of year one, the story revolves around the gradual transition of batman s rogues gallery from simple mob goons to fullfledged.
Batman the long halloween viewcomic reading comics. The long halloween is getting a twopart animated movie. Not a lot is known about the batman, matt reeves upcoming movie starring robert pattinson, but rumors are starting to spread that. Because the book is often recommended to new readers, and because its ending contains so many openended statements and contradictions, the question of who committed what. Batman the long halloween tpb 2011 dc 2nd edition comic books. Oct 20, 2015 on the surface, batman the long halloween is a mystery story. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. Jeffrey wright, who will play jim gordon in the batman, posts a photo of the long halloween dc comic in a potential tease of the movies inspirations. Taking place during batmans early days of crime fighting, this collection tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays. Jun 29, 2018 from 1996 to 1997, writer jeph loeb and artist tim sale embarked on a dark adventure that spawned one of the greatest batman stories in comic book history. Oct 31, 2017 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team.
Batman the long halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and eisner awardwinning team of jeph loeb and time sale. The long halloween is heavily influenced by film noir and films such as the godfather. A fantastic cast of voice actors have been tied to the project, though no casting has been officially announced at this time. Batman the long halloween 001 1998 viewcomic reading. There is a new holidaythemed killer who makes calendar man a little jealous and of whose identity no one seems to have any clue. The long halloween is a batman miniseries that ran from 1996 to 1997, produced by the creative team of jeph loeb and tim sale. The miniseries came out of the duos semiregular yearly batman halloween specials that they did for dc comics. Buy batman the long halloween tp 01 by jeph loeb, tim sale isbn. The series takes place during the year one era of the batman mythos and is followed by its companion series, batman. Written by jeph loeb supermanbatman, heroes with art by tim sale superman for all seasons and set during batmans early days, this.
In a mystery taking place during batmans early days of crime fighting, batman. Why robert pattinsons batman movie should definitely. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials which were reprinted in batman. The long halloween comic online free and high quality. When in rome for dc as well as daredevil yellow, spiderman blue and hulk gray for marvel. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of batmans rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain twoface. While i appreciate a story that takes place over the span of time, i cant help but feel frustrated at how long it took batman to stop holiday. Commissioner gordon actor teases movies comic inspirations. Batman the long halloween 002 1998 view comic online. The long halloween is considered one of the classics, but a more recent arc in the new 52s the court of owls proved to be an enthralling and deep dive into one of batmans darkest moments. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partnerincrime tim sale on batman. Set early in batman s c the long halloween is heavily influenced by film noir and films such as the godfather.
The long halloween is a story set shortly after the events in batman. The entire series has been collected in trade paperback. Twentysome years on from its initial publication, batman. From the early days of batmans crimefighting career, this new edition of the classic mystery involves a killer who strikes only on holidays. Having been published back in the 90s, it certainly may not compare to todays comic standards. I know that year one and the dark knight returns are classics and that there are many more iconic tales out there that shape our understanding of who batman is today but the long halloween just has it all. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The long halloweens opening chapter, crime, begins with bruce wayne saying, i believe in gotham city.
Classic batman tale, you can see the amount of influence its had on the batman cinematic universe. The long halloween is highly regarded as one of the classic batman stories, and it seems it is now getting its own animated adaptation. Batman needs to kick a lot of ass, must deal with a tenuous. Batman the long halloween tpb 2011 dc 2nd edition comic. Batman comic story 48 pages report information script jeph loeb pencils tim sale inks tim sale colors gregory wright letters richard starkings. Here are five reasons the court of owls is the most iconic batman comic and five why the long halloween still is. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Hush, but only by a small percent more than the long halloween. The fact that this can contend with hush shows just how great this comic truly is. Year one and follows a young caped crusader as he works to solve the mystery of a villain known as holiday who has been murdering one person a month on holidays.
The long halloween trends as batman fans sound off on favorite storylines april 17, 2020 07. Batman the long halloween issue 4 view comic online. I had a blast with this comic, beeing a detective enthusiast myself. I heard good things about this book, so i had high expectations. In it, the caped crusader joins with police captain jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent to get the goods on mob boss carmine falcone. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials, batman. Batman the long halloween 1997 comic books mycomicshop. The long halloween digital comics comics by comixology. The long halloween is a issue limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. This thrilling story features some of the most deadly and cunning members of batman s rogues gallery and a dramatic retelling of the origin of the tragic villain twoface. Batman is my 2nd favourite comic book character, so i was looking forward to reading the long halloween. This amazing story has some distinct artwork to say the least. Mar 14, 2020 the long halloween is considered one of the classics, but a more recent arc in the new 52s the court of owls proved to be an enthralling and deep dive into one of batman s darkest moments. The long halloween is one of the greatest dark knight stories ever told.
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