He is voiced by Kevin Conroy in all of the Arkham games except for Arkham Origins, where he is voiced by Roger Craig Smith, but in a similar style to Conroy. He later stated that he wants to introduce a complete adaptation of the character, something that hasn't been done in previous film interpretations of him before. & Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Bat-Manga! Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - [Bruce W./Batman, Selina K./Catwoman] - Words: 872 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 9 - Published: … [89], Batman is often treated as a vigilante by other characters in his stories. Gordon gets his job back as the commissioner, and the government Batman project is shut down. Batman's first romantic interest was Julie Madison in Detective Comics #31 (Sept. 1939); however, their romance was short-lived. Originally, the editors at DC intended to have Dick Grayson killed in Infinite Crisis as Newsarama revealed from the DC Panel at WizardWorld Philiadelphia:[19]. The story is set in Kandor, a Kryptonian city that was shrunken and preserved in a bottle by Brainiac. The film was released on January 20, 2016 for iTunes and the Google Play Store, and on DVD and Blu-ray on February 2, 2016. [88] The origin is the source of the character's traits and attributes, which play out in many of the character's adventures. Although Bruce Wayne leads an active romantic life, his vigilante activities as Batman account for most of his time. The alliance of Batman, Lex Luthor, Catwoman, Captain Cold, Bizarro, Sinestro, Black Manta and Black Adam break into the fallen Watchtower in order to free him but also to sabotage the Syndicate. Batman is also frequently described as a "peak human,"[119][unreliable source?] He came over and I showed him the drawings. He is holding him for a ten million dollar ransom. 2 have yet to be compiled into any collected edition. In 1989, Kane revisited Finger's situation, recalling in an interview: In those days it was like, one artist and he had his name over it [the comic strip] — the policy of DC in the comic books was, if you can't write it, obtain other writers, but their names would never appear on the comic book in the finished version. I went over to Kane's, and he had drawn a character who looked very much like Superman with kind of ...reddish tights, I believe, with boots ...no gloves, no gauntlets ...with a small domino mask, swinging on a rope. Morrison explained his intentions for the new characterization of Batman: "Dick Grayson is kind of this consummate superhero. [216], Mayfair Games published the DC Heroes role-playing game in 1985, then published the 80-page supplement Batman the following year, written by Mike Stackpole, with cover art by Ed Hannigan. In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman tells Carrie Kelley that the original Robin came up with the name "Batmobile" when he was young, since that is what a kid would call Batman's vehicle. With only 15 films, one feature film, one short, one cameo film and 2 comic-book spin-offs this is the timeline for this film Franchise. Based on Nightwing's increasing popularity, DC Comics decided to test the character's possibilities with a one-shot book and then a miniseries. changes aspects of DC continuity again, including those of Batman. The first installment, Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), was released by Rocksteady Studios to critical acclaim; review aggregator Metacritic reports it as having received 92% positive reviews. Batman Incorporated was relaunched in 2012–2013 to complete the "Leviathan" storyline. He engages in intense intellectual and physical training; however, he realizes that these skills alone would not be enough. Among the most successful of these games is the Batman: Arkham series. The Batman-obsessed Hush is desperate for a new look, and gets one that's to die for The CW Batwoman 's season 1 finale offers some significant twists that turn several characters inside out. [213] A fourth game titled Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) has also been released by Rocksteady. Despite reaching his original goals, Dick continues as a police officer during the day while spending nights as Nightwing, pushing himself to his limits and straining his relationships. After the end of "Knightfall", the storylines split in two directions, following both the Azrael-Batman's adventures, and Bruce Wayne's quest to become Batman once more. Held in spring-loaded pouches in the back of his costume, Dick carried a pair of eskrima clubs made from an unbreakable polymer that were wielded as both offensive and defensive weapons. With the beginning of The New 52, Scott Snyder was the writer of the Batman title. He is at once an icon and a commodity: the perfect cultural artefact for the 21st century. "[163], The character of Batman has appeared in various media aside from comic books, such as newspaper syndicated comic strips, books, radio dramas, television, a stage show, and several theatrical feature films. The series received considerable acclaim for its darker tone, mature writing, stylistic design, and thematic complexity compared to previous superhero cartoons,[169][170] in addition to multiple Emmy Awards. [25][26][27], The early, pulp-inflected portrayal of Batman started to soften in Detective Comics #38 (April 1940) with the introduction of Robin, Batman's junior counterpart. After a long battle between the two, Jason refuses Dick's help, while hanging on to a protruding ledge over Gotham's bay, Jason lets himself fall into the water. Batman's interactions with both villains and cohorts have, over time, developed a strong supporting cast of characters.[83]. [40] Scholars have suggested that the characters of Batwoman (in 1956) and the pre-Barbara Gordon Bat-Girl (in 1961) were introduced in part to refute the allegation that Batman and Robin were gay, and the stories took on a campier, lighter feel.[41]. Schwartz introduced changes designed to make Batman more contemporary, and to return him to more detective-oriented stories. [79], Writers of Batman and Superman stories have often compared and contrasted the two. Like them, Batman performed his heroic deeds in secret, averted suspicion by playing aloof in public, and marked his work with a signature symbol. The character's origin was revealed in #33 (Nov. 1939), unfolding in a two-page story that establishes the brooding persona of Batman, a character driven by the death of his parents. [178] In the crossover, he portrayed a parallel universe iteration of Batman from Earth-99. Another writer who rose to prominence on the Batman comic series, was Jeph Loeb. Together, they locate and attack Alexander Luthor's tower, the center of the Crisis, only to be repelled by Superboy-Prime. As a result, the circus is burnt down and the circus members leave. Wayne, being a playboy, was a man of gentry. He had two stiff wings that were sticking out, looking like bat wings. [108] The attraction between Batman and Catwoman, whose real name is Selina Kyle, is present in nearly every version and medium in which the characters appear, including a love story between their two secret identities as early as in the 1966 film Batman. Inflected with a camp sense of humor, the show became a pop culture phenomenon. [30] The first issue of the solo spin-off series Batman was notable not only for introducing two of his most persistent enemies, the Joker and Catwoman, but for a pre-Robin inventory story, originally meant for Detective Comics #38, in which Batman shoots some monstrous giants to death. While Nightwing is hesitant, due to his engagement with Barbara, she encourages him to go and returns his engagement ring so he can make an honest decision for himself. [164] That same year the character was adapted in the 15-part serial Batman, with Lewis Wilson becoming the first actor to portray Batman on screen. [75], Various modern stories have portrayed the extravagant, playboy image of Bruce Wayne as a facade. Days later, at their grave, the child vows that "by the spirits of my parents [I will] avenge their deaths by spending the rest of my life warring on all criminals". Unfortunately they fail to apprehend him. He was featured in a Nightwing series from 1995 to 2009; after Wayne's apparent death, Grayson became the new Batman, subsequently retiring his Nightwing mantle temporarily. Scheduled for an experimental lobotomy by Arkham himself, he's spared by the ICoV taking hold of the Asylum, wanting to use him and Jezebel Jet, Bruce's fiancée at the time, as bait. Afterwards, Nightwing furiously confronts Batman. In 1996, following the success of the miniseries, DC Comics launched a monthly solo series featuring Nightwing (written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Scott McDaniel), in which he patrols Gotham's neighboring municipality of Blüdhaven. Grayson leads the Outsiders once again, operating undercover and globally. Batman is at times a member of superhero teams such as the Justice League of America and the Outsiders. When the Joker is told he is dying by his doctor, he unleashes Joker juice on the inmates at the Slab, causing a breakout. Creators including Jerry Robinson and Dick Sprang also worked on the strips during this period. [155] Dick and Damian continue as Batman and Robin, and in the crossover storyline "Blackest Night", what appears to be Bruce's corpse is reanimated as a Black Lantern zombie,[156] but is later shown that Bruce's corpse is one of Darkseid's failed Batman clones. Batman has been the subject of psychological study for some time, and there have been a number of interpretations into the character's psyche. [21], In September 2015, DC Entertainment revealed that Finger would be receiving credit for his role in Batman's creation on the 2016 superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the second season of Gotham after a deal was worked out between the Finger family and DC. [52], Frank Miller's limited series The Dark Knight Returns (February–June 1986) returned the character to his darker roots, both in atmosphere and tone. [215] A sequel, titled Batman: The Enemy Within, was released in 2017. [224], Creators associated with the character have expressed their own opinions. Dick has destroyed the police corruption and removed the greater part of organized crime from this city, but his role in Blockbuster's death is still a source of tremendous guilt for him. However, Nightwing's glider is shot down, and the two are forced to crash land into a skyscraper. [16] As an aristocratic hero with a double identity, Batman had predecessors in the Scarlet Pimpernel (created by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, 1903) and Zorro (created by Johnston McCulley, 1919). The Batmobile was redesigned, and Batman's costume was modified to incorporate a yellow ellipse behind the bat-insignia. In his memoir, Back to the Batcave, West notes his dislike for the term 'camp' as it was applied to the 1960s series, opining that the show was instead a farce or lampoon, and a deliberate one, at that. Pearson and Uricchio also noted beyond the origin story and such events as the introduction of Robin, "Until recently, the fixed and accruing and hence, canonized, events have been few in number",[83] a situation altered by an increased effort by later Batman editors such as Dennis O'Neil to ensure consistency and continuity between stories. Wayne holds the position of police commissioner until he is killed during one final adventure as Batman. In this new timeline, Grayson's costume changed the color of the "Nightwing symbol" from blue to red, and the emblem rolled over the shoulders, rather than traveling down the arm onto the middle and ring fingers. The most significant relationships occurred with Selina Kyle, who is also Catwoman[107] and Talia al Ghul, as both women gave birth to his biological offsprings, Helena Wayne and Damian Wayne, respectively. Unstable, Nite-Wing beats people for minor offenses. In the 1980s, Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing.[137]. Batman was one of the few superhero characters to be continuously published as interest in the genre waned during the 1950s. Carrie Kelley, the first female Robin to appear in Batman stories, was the final Robin in the continuity of Frank Miller's graphic novels The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again, fighting alongside an aging Batman in stories set out of the mainstream continuity. As a child, Bruce witnessed the murder of his parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne, which ultimately led him to craft the Batman persona and seek justice against criminals. Publication history. Kane himself also commented on Finger's lack of credit. ", which brought Batman up against the villainous "Black Glove" organization, which sought to drive Batman into madness. Cheyenne wore a Nightwing costume to help Dick and Jason from a metahuman monster named Jakob. [81], Will Brooker notes in his book Batman Unmasked that "the confirmation of the Batman's identity lies with the young audience ...he doesn't have to be Bruce Wayne; he just needs the suit and gadgets, the abilities, and most importantly the morality, the humanity. Wrongfully blaming Nightwing for the death of his mother, the mob boss Blockbuster bombs Dick Grayson's apartment complex and promises to kill anyone in Dick's life. [126] Batman's origin is first presented in Detective Comics #33 (Nov. 1939) and is later expanded upon in Batman #47. Bruce is brought up in Wayne Manor, and leads a happy and privileged existence until the age of 8, when his parents are killed by a small-time criminal named Joe Chill while on their way home from a movie theater. [56], The 1993 "Knightfall" story arc introduced a new villain, Bane, who critically injures Batman after pushing him to the limits of his endurance. At the end of the fourth issue of the arc, a new Nightwing and Flamebird appear in Superman's Fortress of Solitude to stop two of Zod's followers (who were living in Kandor) from releasing the Kryptonian General from his Phantom Zone imprisonment. [143][144] At the end of the "Face the Face" story arc, Bruce officially adopts Tim (who had lost both of his parents at various points in the character's history) as his son. Since 2008, Batman has also starred in various direct-to-video animated films under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner. She concluded that Bruce Wayne/Batman may have a disorder or a combination of disorders but due to his fictional nature, a definitive diagnosis will remain unknown. Kane signed away ownership in the character in exchange for, among other compensation, a mandatory byline on all Batman comics. 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They located them, and after killing some of his "team", Nightwing chased them to a cave, where Bride began a cave-in and the two are trapped there. Scholars William Uricchio and Roberta E. Pearson noted in the early 1990s, "Unlike some fictional characters, the Batman has no primary urtext set in a specific period, but has rather existed in a plethora of equally valid texts constantly appearing over more than five decades. The Batman series introduced two vigilantes, Gotham and Gotham Girl. [116] He has traveled the world acquiring the skills needed to aid him in his endeavors as Batman. Despite being in his early twenties as opposed to his mid-late twenties, he was drawn a bit shorter than in his pre-relaunch frame. Inside the Phantom Zone Chris' mind interfaced with a piece of Brainiac technology, awakening a long-dormant connection to the Nightwing, and linking his mind to that of Thara Ak-Var, who had a connection to the Flamebird.[16]. The second story arc was "Death of the Family", where the Joker returns to Gotham and simultaneously attacks each member of the Batman family. ", Medhurst, Andy. Although manifested differently by being re-told by different artists, it is nevertheless that the details and the prime components of Batman's origin have never varied at all in the comic books, the "reiteration of the basic origin events holds together otherwise divergent expressions". Lucius Fox, a technology specialist and Bruce Wayne's business manager who is well aware of his employer's clandestine vigilante activities; Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a family friend who like Alfred became a surrogate parental figure to Bruce Wayne after the deaths of his parents, and is also aware of his secret identity; Vicki Vale, an investigative journalist who often reports on Batman's activities for the Gotham Gazette; Ace the Bat-Hound, Batman's canine partner who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s;[97] and Bat-Mite, an extra-dimensional imp mostly active in the 1960s who idolizes Batman.[97]. ...[Kane] should have credited Bill as co-creator, because I know; I was there. [188] Arnett reprised the voice role for the spin-off film The Lego Batman Movie (2017)[189] (which, among other, depicts Batman's first meeting with both Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson, and their becoming Batgirl and Robin/Nightwing, respectively), and for the sequel The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), which curiously depicts Batman's wedding to an original character. Wertham criticized Batman comics for their supposed homosexual overtones and argued that Batman and Robin were portrayed as lovers. As his command center, the Batcave serves multiple purposes; supercomputer, surveillance, redundant power-generators, forensics lab, medical infirmary, private study, training dojo, fabrication workshop, arsenal, hangar and garage. This unyielding moral rectitude has earned him the respect of several heroes in the DC Universe, most notably that of Superman and Wonder Woman. 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