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Netflix Review: Batman Year One
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By cGt2099
| December 23rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm
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Batman Year One
Netflix Streaming
DVD | Blu-ray
Directed by Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery
Starring Bryan Cranston, Benjamin McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Katee Sackhoff, Alex Rocco
Warner Home Video
Originally Released: October 18, 2011
Speaking nostalgically, the Batman Year One comic series by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli instigates many happy memories for me. I, along with many other geeks, hold the earlier Miller Batman work in high esteem, and the Year One arc released back in 1987 is often regarded with much reverence. It, accompanied by titles like The Killing Joke and others, is often pointed to as being must-read material for new Batman readers.
Thus, when it was announced that Warner Brothers Animation and DC were going forward with an animated adaptation of the classic and timeless Batman Year One, it was a bittersweet moment. Would they stand true to the original material? Or make sweeping adaptations for the release?
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Tags: Batman, Batman: Year One, Benjamin McKenzie, Bryan Cranston, DC Comics, Eliza Dushku, Frank Miller, Katee Sackhoff, Lauren Montgomery, Netflix Review, Sam Liu
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Batman 101: A Beginner’s Guide To The Dark Knight
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A lot of sites are probably putting together several lists right about now in honor of this Friday’s release of The Dark Knight Rises that would name most of these as “must-reads if you’re wanting to get into Batman comics,” or something to that effect. But how I’d like to phrase this entry is in more of an academic sense. These books that I’m about to suggest to you are being referred to as “Read these first” because a lot of the more “higher learning” readings require a sophisticated palette that must be developed by learning the different takes on the character of Batman prior to jumping shoulders’ deep into the complex and clever stories of these more advanced works.
Now, that’s not to say that any of the comics listed are bad. Sure I may not like some of them as much as others, but based on my research and personal experiences, the comics listed here in Batman 101 are some of the books that have gotten most hardcore Batman fans to start loving the character in the same way I do. Keep in mind that this is a list of comic books, so you’ll look elsewhere to see things like Batman ’66 and Batman: The Animated Series. So, if you’re ready, let’s get started with something I like to call Batman 101: A Beginner’s Guide To The Dark Knight.
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Tags: Alan Moore, Batman, Batman: Year One, Brian Bolland, Court of Owls, David Mazzucchelli, Frank Miller, Greg Capullo, Hush, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Jonathan Glapion, New 52, Scott Snyder, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Rises, The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, Tim Sale
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The GoD List: Comics For March 14, 2012
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Each and every week “Sheikie Baby!” MK2Fac3 and “Rowdy Roddy” Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously you guys, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. I mean, it is possible”¦ theoretically. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn’t? So, let’s take a look into the depths of their pull lists, grab some comics, and we’ll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of March 14, 2012. Single issues and trades, they’re all here.
Wednesday is THE DAY for new comics, and as per usual, Henchman21 and MK2Fac3 are here to tell you about all the books that they’re looking forward to. It’s another mirror image week where Henchie McHencherson and SK6Factory3 switch things up while one picks three singles and one collection, while the other does the opposite. I don’t know how much you know about how mirrors work, but that’s the way it goes, dollface. We’ve got a lot of books like Saucer Country, Queen Crab, Avengers Assemble, Saga, The World of Flashpoint featuring Batman, Womathology again, and so much more! Honey child, it’s a big week! Anyway, I don’t even know why I’m writing this, so I’ll see you back in a minute when we get to the meat of The GoD List!
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Tags: Artiz Eiguren, Avengers Assemble, Avengers Children's Crusade, Batman: Year One, BKV, Brian Azzarello, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Michael Bendis, Chris McDavid, Coffee, Coffee Mugs, David Mazzucchelli, Deadman and The Flying Graysons, Deathstroke and The Curse of The Ravager, Eduardo Risso, Fiona Staples, Frank Miller, Frazer Irving, Game of Thrones, Hunter Camp, Image Comics, James Robinson, Javier Pulido, Jill Thompson, Jim Cheung, Jimmy Palmiotti, Knight of Vengeance, Mark Bagley, Paul Cornell, Queen Crab, Ryan Kelly, Saga, Saucer Country, Secret Seven, The GoD List, The Shade, The World of Flashpoint featuring Batman, Womanthology
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Comics Of Doom: Episode 104: Talking Batman: Year One With Chris Gore
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By Vactor
| December 4th, 2011 at 11:01 am
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Hello Geek of Doom Universe, Comics of Doom is back with a vengeance, and with a very special guest! Mr. Chris Gore from G4’s Attack of The Show and a mother load of other media outlets stops by to chat with Justin, Hunter, and Willie to discuss the recent DC animated feature Batman: Year One! But they don’t stop there… no chance! The guys talk about several other topics including how great Batman and comics culture in general truly can be! So be sure to listen to this, and every episode of Comics of Doom, to hear the latest and greatest in comic books!
Check out Episode 104 of Comics of Doom, the official comics podcast of Geeks of Doom. Click HERE to open the podcast player in a new window or listen through the player right here below.
Listen now!
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Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2011: Batman Edition
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Put on your capes and cowls, everybody! There’s pine needles on the living room floor, snow on the ground, and a scent of cinnamon in the air. Your dogs and cats are tearing apart wrapping paper, your family’s in town and you can’t stop drinking sparkling cider for some reason. That could only mean one thing, folks, it’s the nondescript religious holiday season! And that means that it’s time to go into credit card debt so that you can show those closest to you that you care, you know? And to make it a little bit easier on you guys, we here at Geeks of Doom have been shoveling our driveways so that we can deliver to you this, The Holiday Geek Gift Guide – Batman Edition! The best bat-gifts possible for the geeks on you gift-giving list!
As you can see, I’ve changed up the intro a smidge, and that’s simply because today we celebrate the holiday in the best way possible, with The Batman. Yes, The Batman. And while it may not make much sense to you that we’re doing this, you fail to realize that Batman makes everything better. In fact, the presence of Batman-centric holiday gift guide on this site makes not only this site better, but also it makes the world better. And isn’t that truly what the holidays are about? Making things better or something like that? Sure, why not! Anyway, it’s been a pretty big year for The Dark Knight, and that will certainly be evidenced by the majority of this list. We’ll also be making it a little easier on you by narrowing this list down by separate topics such as comics (and comic-inspired items), statues, Batman: Year One, and Arkham City. Sure there will be some overlap, but that’s all right because we’re talking about Batman! So let’s start of with the merriest of merries, comic books!
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Tags: Arkham City, Batman, Batman Incorporated, Batman: Year One, Bruce Timm, Cameron Stewart, Catwoman, Chris Burnham, Chris Sprouse, Cliff Chiang, Coheed and Cambria, Daughtry, David Baron, David Finch, David Lapham, Duane Swierczynski, Dustin Nguyen, Francesco Francavilla, Frazer Irving, Grant Morrison, Jock, Lee Bermejo, Lee Garbett, Matthew Manning, Paul Dini, Pere Perez, Scott Beatty, Scott Snyder, The Damned Things, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Yanick Paquette, Year One
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