This issue shared its arrival last week with the 72nd birthday of Detective Comics #27, which introduced Batman in 1939.
And even after more than seven decades, new writer Scott Snyder is still finding new ways to make history in yet another A+ effort.
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Review: Batman: The Dark Knight #2
Streets #21 was that book’s final issue, and I’m really going to miss Paul Dini’s stories.
I noticed something in the flashback that really got me wondering; vile mobster Sallie Guzzo says some familiar things to a young boy he and his goons have taken from Dr. Leslie Thompkins’s clinic (and the care of Bruce Wayne’s future parents, Thomas Wayne and Martha Kane) and forced into servitude.
So I checked out #19 again and realized where I’d read those words before. The Joker speaks them to Sallie Guzzo — right before he guts him.
Coincidence?
I asked Paul on Twitter, and he was kind enough to respond:
“@johnbierly No coincidence. That kid was the Joker, age seven. Martha & Thomas were the only ones who were ever kind to him. Irony!”
“@johnbierly I set it up way back in the “Case Study” story I did w/Alex Ross. One of the hoods says one of Joker’s early names was ‘Sonny.’”
Awesome! It brings a whole new dynamic to the story.
And then! And then!
A few days later, Paul transmitted this:
“A really nice review of our last STREETS OF GOTHAM issue. Thanks, John. http://tinyurl.com/3k22v4k”
Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Awesome. I am beyond honored.
And Paul, thank you. You get Batman like no one else does, and we need your voice in Gotham City now more than ever.
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There’s only one issue of this title left; I’m really going to miss Paul Dini’s voice and Dustin Nguyen’s art in Gotham City.
UPDATE
Just got this from Paul Dini on Twitter:
“@johnbierly Thanks for kind words about Streets #20. We had to cut out a lot, but I think it all wraps up nicely next issue.”
Thank YOU, Paul. And you’re more than welcome.
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Earlier this week my request to interview writer Scott Snyder was approved by DC Comics. I’ve been in touch with Scott — an incredibly nice guy, by the way — and we’re going to wait until the end of the month so we can discuss issue #875 (which comes out March 30).
Can’t wait! This issue, just like the rest of Scott’s run on the book so far, is the stuff great comics are made of.
Brendon Connelly from Bleeding Cool was recently invited to sit in on a podcast interview with Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer, Wally Pfister, who’s currently preparing to shoot The Dark Knight Rises in May.
Pfister answered a few questions about the film in as appropriately vague a way as possible, including some tantalizing talk about Anne Hathaway as Selina “Catwoman” Kyle. Having filmed her screen test, Pfister says she “looks phenomenal in the wardrobe,” though he wouldn’t (and couldn’t) definitively confirm she’d wear Selina’s trademark feline fatigues. (I think it can be clearly inferred, however.)
He discusses technical things such as wanting to shoot as much of the film with IMAX cameras as possible, while teasing that the opening sequence seeks to top what knocked our socks off in that amazing Joker prologue from The Dark Knight.
When discussing whether Nolan was able to up the awesomeness this time around, Pfister excitedly exclaims, “He does it!”
Everyone involved in this movie sounds so excited about it, which makes me even more excited about it, and there’s so much more news to come. Make sure you bookmark Batman on Film for everything you’ll ever need to know as we count down to July 20, 2012!
(Huge thanks to Kyle for the heads-up about this article.)
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And how awesome is that cover? Also, this issue is amazing. New writer Scott Snyder is the future of Batman in comics if DC will let him be.
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WHAMMY!
I’m kind of hyperventilating a little bit and possibly a lot — Warner Bros. has dropped a HUGE bomb of awesome with the first official casting news for The Dark Knight Rises.
Here’s the press release:
BURBANK, CA, January 19, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Christopher Nolan stated, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.”
In addition, Tom Hardy has been set to play Bane. Nolan said, “I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman’s most formidable enemies.”
Nolan will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Jonathan Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer. Nolan will also produce the film with his longtime producing partner, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven.
“The Dark Knight Rises” is slated for release on July 20, 2012. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
I love it. I already can’t get enough of it.
Tell me she doesn’t look like a Tim Sale drawing from The Long Halloween in this picture:
I’m so excited. She’ll be amazing. Like I said in this article back in November, Hathaway has so much appeal and so much talent. I can’t wait to see her tap into her dark side.
And as for Hardy … BAM! BANE! Bane is like a dark mirror of what Bruce Wayne could have become had he gone down the wrong path. It will be fascinating to see how Nolan plays Bane against Batman, especially given that most of Gotham now thinks Batman is a murderer and a cop killer.
And what role will Selina Kyle play in Bruce Wayne’s redemption?
More news will undoubtedly follow soon! Keep your eyes on Batman on Film for all the best and brightest news and opinion you’ll ever need for this movie!
We asked Christian Bale what he had to say about this news:
Yes! Congratulations to Christian Bale, who just won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his hurricane-force performance in The Fighter.
He already won the Critics’ Choice Award. Next stop? Oscar.
Here’s hoping. Let’s just say that the wait for The Dark Knight Rises just got a lot more unbearable.
But before Bale suits up as Bruce Wayne and Batman one last time (unless Christopher Nolan comes up with an idea for a fourth Batman outing, which Bale says he’d be a part of in a heartbeat), he’ll be making a film in China that you can read about here.
Bale will play an American priest who attempts to help innocent Chinese citizens escape the horrors of the Nanjing Massacre committed by the Japanese army in 1937.
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Review: Batman: The Dark Knight #1
Detective #872 is another A+ effort by new writer Scott Snyder, but having read The Dark Knight #1 again, I’m really regretting the benefit of the doubt I gave it in my initial review.
David Finch’s artwork looks amazing, but my opinion of his writing has really plummeted. Issue #2 will get no such reprieve. (And as awesome as the artwork is, his choices really bug me. The Batmobile’s number of wheels is ridiculous, Harvey Bullock looks like Mr. T, and the Penguin looks like a wet, slimy monster.) Here’s hoping for a stronger second issue.