The New Adventures of Batman

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    Research Bruce Walter Timm was born on February 8, 1961, in Oklahoma. His father was an engineer and his mother worked for a phone company. He has two older brother and younger brother. When he was two years old his family moved to Ohio for a couple of years, then moved to California when he was about six years old. They would occasionally have a few comics around their house, but he would mostly get them when he was sick. His mother would go the the drugstore to get medicine and he would usual ask for her to get some comics. Once he got older and had an allowance he would spend some of his money on comics. He didn’t get seriously into comics until he was 12 or 13 years old. His first serious exposure to super-heroes was in Adam West Batman show. While he was taking a ceramics class in summer school, his teacher, Mr. Hill, asked Bruce to do a bunch of illustrations and a cover…

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    What is superhero fiction? Superhero fiction is a genre mainly originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works. The form is a type of speculative fiction examining the adventures of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals that we like to call villains. Occasionally, this type of fiction is referred to as superhuman or…

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    Batman! I was “introduced” last summer by my obsessed boyfriend (at the time) to all things Batman. Comic books, movies, cartoons, collectibles, he had it all, and it sparked my interest. Over the course of the next year I grew to love Batman almost as much as him, my primary interest being the recent Dark Knight Trilogy. The trilogy consists of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises (the only Batman feature length films not to include “Batman” in their titles). Batman…

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    How did Batman get so popular? It all started in 1939. “In 1939, National Comics (later to become DC Comics), was looking for a new super hero—a character who could build on the success of Superman” (Batman at 75: Highlights in the Life of the Caped Crusader). Editor Vin Sullivan asked Bob Kane to create a hero. Batman first started as an idea from writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Batman wasn’t always a superhero dressed in dark colors. Bob Kane originally drew Batman in brighter colors…

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    (Christian Bale) also known as Batman is face to face with his greatest enemy the ever the sinister Joker (Heath Ledger). The director Christopher Nolans film adaptation on the Batman has a much darker and moral tone than others before it. From the dark streets of Gotham, the fictitious city the film takes place in, to the cynical humor of the Joker and the care free mentality of the cities criminals. I believe that anyone that is a fan of super hero films, or crime films, will find it to be a…

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    Who Is Harley Quinn

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    Original Orgin Story In Batman: The Animated Series (est; 1992), Paul Dini, the creator of the now lovable Harley Quinn, decided Joker needed a more prominent henchman, or maybe even a henchwoman. The inspiration of the character came from one of Paul Dini's dear friend, Arleen Sorkin, in 'Days of Our Lives' where she dressed up in a jester costume and had the voice and look inspiration he needed to make Harley Quinn. When Harley's design was complete and ready to be put into Bruce Timm's…

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    The Dark Knight Rises

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    The Dark Knight Rises is an American film that played in the year 2012 and was directed by Christopher Nolan. As a kid I always loved superheroes and superhero movies and Batman is definitely one of my favorites. But the story of Batman is definitely not for the faint of heart and is definitely not played by the traditional rules of what a superhero is and what he should be. He is constantly fighting with himself and what he should do but in the end he will have to make the hardest decision of…

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    The graphic novel "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" was published in Febuary, 1986. It is a story of a man's journey to discover his true self , accepting it and finding comfort within it. He is known to live a conflicting life. Without any volition, Bruce Wayne is tempted go back to who he was a decade ago. He cared less whether it was his conscious mind or an act of redemption, Bruce forced himself to do what is must in order to make things right within himself and within the city of…

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    Detective Comics # 49

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    James Gordon continues his reign as Gotham's Dark Knight in Detective Comics #49. Peter J. Tomasi provides the script for Fernando Pasarin’s illustrations. The two give us a tale that takes us back to the golden age adventures of the Caped Crusader when he not only dished out a good beating but solved a mystery along the way. In Detective Comics #49, James Gordon is caught up in an cold case from his days on the force. He grapples with the new freedom he has as Batman to investigate the crimes…

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    Every single movie follows the same outline. They follow what is called the Hero's Journey. . Batman Begins shows the journey of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman. It starts at a young age when his parents were shot in front of him in crime alley. He goes through a lot of training so that he can fight better and protect Gotham from criminals. He chooses a bat as his symbol sense he is afraid of them and wants the criminals to be scared of him. In the movie Batman Begins Bruce goes through all the…

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