Ign featuring sales breathtaking art, which perfectly echoes the moodiness of the subject matter, the long. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. Oct 30, 2018 twentysome years on from its initial publication, batman. Batman the long halloween trilogy comic book movie. The timeline runs from halloween to the next halloween, hence the name. The long halloween is a issue american comic book limited series written by. I was listening to amon tobins out from out where while reading the long halloween and the music fit the comic perfectly especially the searchers. Next time youre in the shop pick up a copy for yourself or someone you want to make into a lifelong fan.
Weve heard reports that acclaimed comic book runs such as batman. The long halloween by jeph loeb and tim sale and, as always, lets begin with my initial thoughts on the book it was competent and did the job, but didnt really go above and beyond. Here are five reasons the court of owls is the most iconic batman comic and five why the long halloween still is. The long halloween continues to leave readers without a clear answer to its central mystery. The long halloween and its themes of the long defeat in the dark knights everlasting war. The long halloween is actually less of a superhero comic and more of a detective story. The batman movie set photos reveal an iconic comic book. Im sure that this was one book that read better monthly in singles where the whole who is holiday.
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 holiday murders will likely never fade. My sources at comiccon were actually super excited about the movie, and yes, it. The long halloween comprises thirteen issues that traverse the early years of batmans career as he hunts down a serial. If the batman is truly based on the long halloween. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials, by the same creative team. Meanwhile, a mysterious serial killer targets members of falcones gang. It was originally published by dc comics in 1996 and 1997. Batman the long halloween is the perfect book to sneak away with during the holiday season to lose yourself in. Written by jeph loeb supermanbatman, heroes with art by tim sale superman for all seasons and set during batmans early days, this. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials by the same creative team. Oct 02, 2019 an analysis of jeph loeb and tim sales comic book magnum opus, batman. It was published from december, 1996 to december, 1997 in its own comic book series batman. 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. 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.
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. The long halloween has the style and mood of a filmnoir. The long halloween by jeph loeb, tim sale, paperback. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises taking place during batmans early days of crime fighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on. The long halloween is a issue comic book limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. Ign featuring sales breathtaking art, which perfectly echoes the moodiness of the subject matter, the long halloween was an. Nov 21, 2018 batman the long halloween is the perfect book to sneak away with during the holiday season to lose yourself in. 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. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises taking place during batmans early days of crimefighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays.
My sources at comic con were actually super excited about the movie, and yes, it. Loeb added a great noirish touch to the book by having the detective, bruce wayne, narrate the story and having the reader get into his head. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials, batman. The entire series has been collected in trade paperback. 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.
From its inception, the batman has been heavily rumored to be inspired by the events of the long halloween, and with catwoman, carmine falcone, riddler and penguin confirmed, it. The long halloween trends as batman fans sound off on favorite. The long halloween and no mans land hush is a 20022003 dc comics comic book story arc that ran through the batman monthly series. Feb 21, 2020 the batman wouldnt be the first to adapt the long halloween, as christopher nolans the dark knight borrowed elements from the popular comic book storyline, right down to harveys turn into. Twentysome years on from its initial publication, batman. Kevin smith confirms long halloween for the batman. An analysis of jeph loeb and tim sales comic book magnum opus, batman. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises taking place during batman s early days of crimefighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on holidays.
The long halloween is one of the most interesting batman works ive ever read. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials which were reprinted in batman. Its the perfect batman tale for new and old fans alike and essential for any selfrespecting batphile. 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. 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. To begin with, a serial killer is targeting members. The long halloween trends as batman fans sound off on favorite storylines april 17, 2020 07. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering. Year one, involves a number of intertwining plotlines. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises taking place during batmans early days of crimefighting, this new edition of the classic mystery tells the story of a mysterious killer who murders his prey only on. The batman plot may be inspired by the long halloween.
The long halloween is a issue american comic book limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. Batman the long halloween tpb 1999 dc 1st edition comic. The long halloween tells this story and sets the stage for batmans ongoing struggle with its themes. Batman the long halloween 1997 comic books mycomicshop. The long halloween comic online free and high quality. The batman set photos suggest a long halloween setting. The long halloween is a story set shortly after the events in batman.
The long halloween comprises thirteen issues that traverse the early years of batmans career as he hunts down a serial killer. 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 holiday murders will likely never. It tells the tale of batman, jim gordon, and harvey dent attempting to take down the biggest. The long halloween by jeph loeb, tim sale at barnes. If youre a batman fan and a fan of batman comics, this show is not only easy to follow, but has great guests, interesting viewpoints, good laughs and a whole lot of batman knowledge.
Loeb has done this in other books and he has a gift for dwelling and expressing what lies within a characters mind. 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. Oct 18, 2011 the long halloween is more than a comic book. The long halloween is a issue limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. The long halloween digital comics comics by comixology. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises about the author. Regarding what i was told at comiccon about the batman, in addition to being told it will be in part adapting the long halloween, i was also the first to let it be known the movie would feature more than the six rumored villains at the time. This ambitious batman caper ran for months, from halloween 1993 to halloween 1994. It also features an introduction by jeph loeb and a few deleted scenes. The long halloween will provide inspiration for reeves take on the batman, but a post from wright may. 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.
The batman has long been suspected as being an adaptation of the long halloween, and more and more, the pieces seem to be fitting into place. 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. Christopher nolan director the dark knight rises the long halloween stretches beyond the normal boundaries of comics to create a legendary story of onem mans crusade against an insane world. The long halloween is a issue american comic book limited series published by dc comics. If the batman is truly based on the long halloween, these. This show takes being a batmancentric podcast a step further by delving into the many, many great stories of the dark knight. The long halloween is a batman miniseries that ran from 1996 to 1997, produced by the creative team of jeph loeb and tim sale. Every subsequent retelling of the harvey dent arc is derivative from this book.
This show takes being a batman centric podcast a step further by delving into the many, many great stories of the dark knight. The batman wouldnt be the first to adapt the long halloween, as christopher nolans the dark knight borrowed elements from the popular comic book storyline, right down to harveys turn into. From its inception, the batman has been heavily rumored to be inspired by the events of the long halloween, and with catwoman, carmine falcone, riddler and penguin confirmed, it sure seems to be true. 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. Batman the long halloween, a prestige format series by the highly acclaimed and eisner awardwinning team of jeph loeb and time sale. Kevin smith says robert pattinson batman movie is based on the long halloween. In the aftermath of decembers tale of yuletide terror, serial killer holiday has made gotham his stomping grounds and an enraged and jealous joker decides to take matters into his own hands. The miniseries came out of the duos semiregular yearly batman halloween specials that they did for dc comics the series, which is a pseudosequel to batman.