A sobering take on a film, by a man so far from sober, smith intones at the. According to, smith lays out a pretty specific explanation behind his choice ben affleck rules as the batman. Comic book spoilers must be marked for 2 moths after its release. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film. Fat man on batman podcast directory poor stuarts guide. In fact, batman returns has a screenplay thats almost as bad as the series nadir. Batman begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by christopher nolan and written by nolan and david s. Sep 18, 2015 kevin smith and marc bernardin give us their spin on pop culture before going in depth on the finery geekery we all know and love. Dec 30, 2019 think casino royale, batman begins, spiderman. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. The film reboots the batman film series, telling the origin story of bruce wayne from.
The artwork very much resembled the cast of batman begins and somehow managed to get across how the movie felt. Kevin smiths was then and still now a cult figure, yet his journey into comics made considerable news in both the world of comics and hollywood. The brilliance of zack snyder said, lets make him look and move like the video game batman. Kevin smith commentary batman and robin 1997 youtube. The comic chronicles batman as he attempts to stop a turf war between the joker and crime lord, maxie zeus. The widening gyre by kevin smith and art by walter flanagan is the sequel to batman. Thus is formed the mighty justice league, comprised of superman and batman s comic book confreres the green lantern, the flash, wonder woman, and hawkgirl with added backup from a new member of the gang, the telepathic, shapeshifting martian manhunter aka jonn jonnz. Bruce is full of grit and fury in batman begins, a well as grim arrogance and a sense of comedy. Tv spoilers must be marked for 1 month after its release.
Ezra miller movie celebrity database celebrity filmography. All of that could theoretically have been brought out in the movies, and if it had, the studio could have cast a. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. In an interview with kevin smith, writer and television producer paul dini complained about a worrying trend he sees in television animation and superhero shows in particular. Will batman be able to uncover the relationship between the joker and. This walt flanagan splash page showcases the dark knight and the unnerving onomatopoeia from ish 1 of the forthcoming conclusion. Jay and silent bob, howard the duck, hitgirl and more coming alex biese and felecia wellington radel, asbury park press published 3. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film, enjoy kevin smith and marc bernardin commentary. Besides oversized jorts, theres nothing kevin smith loves more than telling his superman story.
Jan 11, 2017 a month later, batman beyond was placed on the shelf indefinitely. I believe kevin smith has said all this before, but now hes got another movie to promote called red state, due in 2011, so hes evidently saying it again. Kevin smith commentary batman forever 1995 duration. Kevin patrick smith was born in red bank but grew up in highlands, new jersey, the son of grace schultz and donald e. Supposedly taking place shortly after the events in frank millers year one, this book sought to establish itself firmly into batlore and boy, establish itself it did. Expanding on some of the characters introduced in year one. Memes or image macros of content that do not use batman. Not that one couldnt be forgiven for forgetting, in the intervening twenty years since 1989s batman, that it was a huge blockbuster. Basically, producer jon peters asked him to write a man of steel movie script, with.
Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. Jason mewes news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. Ive tried reading batman odyssey three times now and ive only managed to get 30odd pages in with 340 more pages to go, and i cant. On a special edition of fatman on batman, garman, a fullon batman fanatic, stops by to highlight the films many flaws, several of which the more forgiving smith glossed over in his enthusiastic endorsement of the film, spread over two previous podcasts. The eternals stars angelina jolie, salma hayek, kit harrington, and kumail nanjiani, and is about superheroes who live underground and then emerge to save the world, or something.
This is one of kevin s favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith, the man behind your favorite batman peed his pants scene and amc hit series comic book men, is coming back to batman to finish what he started announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be finished in bellicosity, a word used to describe a warlike or hostile in. His next film as director is a couple of dicks, starring bruce willis. Kevin smith every week hosts a podcast where he talks with people that have worked on batman booksfilms and tv shows so you would think he would be perfect for writing a great story with the character.
Aug 02, 2018 by comparison, kevin smiths superman lives attempts are fairly tame, and with the right director and cast, it might have been embraced by audiences. The anonymous anarchist v wears a guy fawkes mask to hide his identity. Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual. This story asks the question of what does it take for batman to trust in both love and in partnership. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. Zack snyder shares new details about batman v superman in. In february 2005, copublishers empress eve and dave3 launched geeks of doom with the goal of bringing geeky entertainment news and features to the masses and to create a haven where the. By comparison, kevin smiths superman lives attempts are fairly tame, and with the right director and cast, it might have been embraced by audiences.
Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. Filmmaker and comicbook writer kevin smith teams with. Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. Get ready for batman cover to cover a 240page hardcover, oversized, coffeetable extravaganza spotlighting over 250 of the best batman covers of all time. The novel begins on november 5, 1997 in london, england. Kevin smith commentary batman forever 1995 youtube. The animated series, while smith and bernardin provide commentaries on batman films. Kevin smith talks about his love for the dark knight rises and marvels the avengers and why he loves the avengers a little bit more. Fatman on batman is a podcast and video series in which host and filmmaker kevin smith. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. Ok, for those of you who havent read batman the widening gyre by kevin smith and walt flanagan might be a bit perplexed by the idea of batman having a bladder spasm and are wondering what the rumblings on the internet is all about in comicdom. Kevin smith on why he prefers the avengers over tdkr. Filmmaker kevin smith has backtracked over his claims earlier this week that tim burtons restyled planet of the apes stole the ending from one. Ben affleck is kevin smiths favorite batman, obviously.
Hitgirl heads toward hollywood courtsey of kevin smith. Justice league season 1 by butch lukic butch lukic, dan. Smiths next two films were even more explicitly connected to comic books, with 1995s mallrats featuring stan lee in a prominent sequence and 1997s chasing amy being about comic book creators. It also means his methods arent always so distinct from the criminals, but he is effective, as. In 2003, before batman begins and superman returns made their way to the big screen, wolfgang petersen was developing a batman vs superman movie. Combined with the social narrative, intricate attention to graphic detail, and symbolic character and plot choices, v for vendetta serves as a social commentary on england in the late 20 th century.
Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be. Kevin smith threw his support behind zack snyders batman v superman while the film was in production, but after seeing it in theaters, he appears have joined the chorus of critics who. Kevin smith has been connected to the world of comic books all the way back to when he sold part of his large collection to help finance 1994s clerks, his breakout film. If you want to laugh your ass off along with an obviously stoned smith who rips on almost every scene in burtons batman grab this quick and align it up or mux it into your copy of the flick and enjoy. Cacophony, which i really enjoyed and rated 5 stars. Xmen the third wave comic book movie standard superman was the first, batman second xmen 2 its the wrath of khan of superhero flicks. Kevin smith buries hatchet with tim burton kevin smith. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham city, but will his attempt at trusting someone cause him to be rewarded. Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin.
Everything you ever craved for in a batman crime story is fulfilled in the long halloween. Director kevin smith was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and he offered two big ideas, both based on established storylines from the comics. Kevin smith and marc bernardin discuss all things in the geek entertainment spectrum. That carried over into this later later film, along with the hero battling an enemy with a fu manchu moustache, the hero missing from new yorknew york style city for seven years, the police announcing they would set up a task force to catch the hero. On thursday, actor haaz sleiman teased his upcoming onscreen kiss with costar brian tyree henry, reports msn. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith and marc bernardin commentary track for joel schumachers. We have several books on the subject and lots of articles, and. Apr 29, 2018 kevin smith s chasing amy is the third film in the view askewniverse series following clerks 1994 and mallrats 1995. Sadly this story doesnt go beyond good, a humorous moment here and there does not deter from the inconsistent art and okay plot. Kevin smith and marc bernardin give us their spin on pop culture before going in depth on the finery geekery we all know and love. Before this degenerates into another nolanbashing thread, i think i should point out that smith dedicated an entire episode of his podcast to highlighting the plot holes in the dark knight rises.
The story focuses on two alternative comics creators, holden mcneil ben affleck and banky edwards jason lee, who write and illustrate a comic based on smith s characters jay and silent bob. Kevin smith reveals details on zack snyders planned justice league trilogy warner bros. The series was written by kevin smith with art by walt flanagan, and ran from november 2008 through march 2009 due to delays with issue three. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith by. A new dynamic duo is embracing the oldschool adventures of batman and green hornet. The 1990s batman commentaries you need to hear sequart. The characters jay and silent bob appear in almost all the view askewniverse media, and characters from one story often reappear or. Originally a huge fan, he found a lot of issues with it that i also agree with. To switch it up slightly, im uploading a full commentary which kevin smith recorded along with a guest reporter and released it through his podcast. Kevin smith was the producer of the oscarwinning good will hunting and has also written and directed clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back, jersey girl, clerks ii and zack and miri make a porno. Dini elaborated on the project in a 20 interview with kevin smith. From smiths official facebook page fat man on batman. The dark knight returns, is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics.
What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Organized by theme, readers can see the batman family, fearsome foes, death traps, bizarre settings and much, much more in this lavish collection culled from eight decades of the dark knights exploits. Kevin smith commentary batman returns 1992 youtube. Jesse ventura was going after the insurance company of the book. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or. The dark knight returns is set in a dystopian version of gotham city in 1986. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. Kevin is of mostly german, with some irish and english, ancestry. Selfrighteous, flagrantly emotional as well as coldly rational, batman s sense of mission aligns him with last good cop lt. Bestselling comic book writerdirector kevin smith green arrow, daredevil, mallrats, chasing amy steps into gotham city to write this graphic novel featuring the mysterious masked killer known as onomatopoeia who sets his sights and sounds against the caped crusader.
Anyone else did not like tim burtons version of batman. Kevin, smith, clerks, mallrats, chasing, amy, dogma, dark, knight, batman, robin, joker, worlds, greatest, detective. Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. And ive read some stinkers in my time year two and the cult spring to mind as among the worst but i did manage to finish them. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr. The view askewniverse is a fictional universe created by writerdirector kevin smith, featured in several films, comics and a television series.
Extremely comical, shockingly strange, and fun kevin smith gives his opinion on the batmans new batmobile coronavirus fears has earth 2 trending on twitter. Superman in the movies superman has thrilled audiences on the big screen for many years. The long halloween written by jeph loeb, artwork by tim sale. Mar 30, 2020 over the weekend, zack snyder hosted a livestream commentary of batman v superman. Its no surprise to his fans that smith is writing a comic book. Why kevin smiths superman lives was ahead of its time. In a recent fatman on batman, kevin smith did a commentary on burtons batman.
Speaking at a comic book men panel yesterday at new york comic con, kevin smith shocked nobody in the room when he confirmed that ben affleck is his preferred dark knight. Kevin smith steps into gotham city for this tale featuring the mysterious killer known as. Smith entry into comics opened the window to many prominent writers in television and film writing comics. Having memorably explored the caped crusaders origins in batman begins, director christopher nolan puts all of gotham city under a microscope in the dark knight, the enthralling second. Batman begins finally getting the character of batman bruce wayne right. He is a huge fan of the medium and has written comics before most notably runs on both daredevil and green arrow that did much to bring both characters back into prominence. Based on the dc comics character batman, it stars christian bale, michael caine, liam neeson, katie holmes, gary oldman, cillian murphy, tom wilkinson, rutger hauer, ken watanabe, and morgan freeman. Dawn of justice through socialmedia app vero, and revealed a few interesting tidbits about the film, as well as.
Featuring marc bernardin and taken from the fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film. Smith and dini dive deep into all things related to batman. Late last year both charles roven and zack snyder approached kevin smith with a early treatment for the film and it was kevin smith who came up with the idea to write an entire screenplay based on. Billy dee williams is not in batman returns and harvey dent isnt even mentioned. Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. Why ben affleck is the best batman, according to kevin smith.
Kevin smith and ralph garman have coanchored the hit podcast hollywood babbleon since 2010, but starting may 21 theyll be doing something theyve never done together. Batman 1989 part 1, part 2 batman returns 1992 batman forever 1995 part 1, part 2 he also did commentary tracks on the fantastic animated adaptations of frank millers the dark knight returns part 1, part 2. Sitting behind the keyboard is popculture podcaster and filmmaker kevin smith. Yes, there really was a batman before christian bale three of em in fact, and batman movies before batman begins and the dark knight four of those, not including 1966s ultracampy batman. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. The widening gyre, a twelvepart, official dc miniseries written by the clerks director and illustrated by walt flanagan, features this charmer of a. Nov 15, 2014 holy multimedia miracle, batman, every episode of the dynamic duos liveaction television show from the 1960s finally arrives in the bluray format. Jan 11, 2014 but liam neeson was cast to play him in the blockbuster batman begins movie. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary the dark knight rises kevin smith the dark knight rises kevin smith commentary kevin smith hans zimmer scott batman bane alfred catwoman selina kyle gordon john blake robin. Kevin smith is an accomplished screenwriter, actor, producer and director, comic book writer and author. If youve ever seen him in interviews hes as likely to be wearing a batman tshirt under his trademark coat as anything. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. Oct 28, 2009 xmen the third wave comic book movie standard superman was the first, batman second xmen 2 its the wrath of khan of superhero flicks.
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