When highlighting his favorite batman comic books in april, reeves pointed to batman. Even so its not a direct sequel seeing as both are canon in the universe and its hard to have something considered as a sequel to a comic. 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. Year one comes first, then the long halloween, followed way later by the dark knight returns. At its core the long halloween is a mystery story, but loeb isnt fair to his readers and never provides them with the clues needed to solve the crime alongside batman. The entire series has been collected in trade paperback. Aug 17, 20 this is my second spot for a concept film adaptation of the jeph loebtim sale masterpiece of the same name. Proof the batman is based on iconic dc comics storyline.
The long halloween is a issue limited series published from. Once a place controlled by organized crime, gotham city suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as poison ivy, mr. In my oppinion this is one of the best batman stories as is it. Tom kings batman run is a spiritual sequel to knightfall. Tdkr takes places at the very end of batmans career. Dark victory is the direct sequel to the long halloween, and also introduces the first robin, dick grayson. Published by dc comics in 1996 and 1997, the issue series batman. The long halloween would spawn a sequel titled batman. If the batman is truly based on the long halloween, these are. Dark victory is a far better book when its predecessor, the long halloween, is fresh in the mind. Batman hunts the serial killer holiday, who murders each month during a holiday, as a war between carmine the roman falcone and salvatore the boss maroni threatens to engulf gotham. The story is a direct sequel to frank millers batman.
Year one, involves a number of intertwining plotlines. The batman set photos suggest a long halloween setting. It was originally published by dc comics in 1996 and 1997. Dark victory was a 14part comic book limited series written by jeph loeb and drawn by tim sale. In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partnerincrime tim sale on batman. Theyre about the rise of harvey dent, and then the rise of two face.
A fantastic cast of voice actors have been tied to the project, though no casting has been officially announced at this time. The long halloween dc universe animated original movie directed by martin scorsese written by francis ford coppola rated r for profanity, violence, and disturbing content. 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. Also before having a go to write the long halloween, jeff loeb tim sale did 3 halloween specials published as haunted knight. Apr 21, 2018 year one comes first, then the long halloween, followed way later by the dark knight returns. If the batman is truly based on the long halloween. Matt reeves has said the the batman will feature many of batmans most famous villains, something it has in common with the long halloween. Haunted knight is a series of short stories, all halloween themed. The plot centers on a series of murders involving gotham city police officers by a mysterious serial killer only known as the hangman.
The long halloween was written by jeph loeb and drawn by tim sale, between 1996 and 1997. Game of thrones targaryen prequel in development, the. The long halloween, dark victory continues the story of an early time in batmans life when james. To begin with, a serial killer is targeting members. The long halloween, superman for all seasons, and catwoman. 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.
Is batman the haunted knight a sequel to the long halloween. In television, his many credits include smallville, lost, and heroes, and in film, teen wolf and commando. Adapting dark victory as the batmans sequel would be a great way to introduce a new version of the. A long halloween for batman franchise story spoilers. The sequel to the long halloween, dark victory takes place a few months after. The long halloween is one of the most beloved batman tales, and the website revenge of. Dark victory takes place primarily three to four years into batman s career as a vigilante.
Sep 21, 2019 matt reeves has said the the batman will feature many of batmans most famous villains, something it has in common with the long halloween. When in rome, which takes place at the same time as dark victory. The strongest points of long halloween and its sequel are the gloomy yet flawlessly gorgeous artwork, the strong crimenoir atmosphere which is shaped into perfection, the illfated romance between batman and catwoman and the use of. 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. Dark victory is the sequel to the long halloween and introduced the readers to dick grayson and how he became the first robin. A long halloween for batman franchise story spoilers even without seeing the dark knight, weve known for a while that a lot of the story is coming from the best batman origin stories. Told through thirteen issues from 1996 to 1997, the story was written by jeph loeb and the artwork done by tim sale. Much later jeff loeb comes back to batman with hush with jim lee. The long halloween is a issue american comic book limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale.
With omri rose, rex anderson, ray bullock jnr, jeannie mcginnis. The series, which ran from 1999 until 2000, was written by jeph loeb and drawn by tim sale, and it serves as a sequel to batman. The long halloween takes place within the first 45 years of batmans career and haunted knight is later in it. These are some of batmans very best stories of all time and compliment frank millers work extremely well. Meanwhile, a mysterious serial killer targets members of falcones gang. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials which were reprinted in batman. The miniseries came out of the duos semiregular yearly batman halloween specials that they did for dc comics.
The long halloween is a batman miniseries that ran from 1996 to 1997, produced by the creative team of jeph loeb and tim sale. Though the sequel doesnt quite live up to its predecessor, its a solid series that revisits the setting loeb and sale expertly established. Both this and previously mentioned work are essentials to any graphic novel library, let alone any fan of batman. As one of the most iconic superheroes in the history of comic books, batman has a long track record of absolute classic stories to his name and as a result, creators often want to revisit the worlds of those stories for a sequel, whether a direct followup or something that carries on the spirit of the original story. As batman is trying to figure out holidays identity. Long halloween and dark victory their own continuity. Set early in batman s c the long halloween is heavily influenced by film noir and films such as the godfather. This particular spot focuses on the mass array of villains that carmine falcone jack. Why robert pattinsons batman movie should definitely. Basically if youre fond of the classic batman the animated series cartoon, then theres good chance youll like these stories.
Why robert pattinsons batman movie should definitely adapt. The long halloween is a issue comic book limited series written by jeph loeb and illustrated by tim sale, published in 1996 and 1997, set during batman s early days of. The long halloween is a issue comic book limited series written by jeph loeb and illustrated by tim sale, published in 1996 and 1997, set during batmans. Set early in batman s career a few months after the events of year one, the story revolves around the gradual transition of batman s rogues gallery from simple mob goons to fullfledged. The entire series has been collected in both trade paperback, and as part of the dc comics absolute editions. The long halloween is a issue limited series written by jeph loeb with art by tim sale. Batman comics that inspired dark knight, according to. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled batman. 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 is heavily influenced by film noir and films such as the godfather. This is my second spot for a concept film adaptation of the jeph loebtim sale masterpiece of the same name. Hush planned as the villain for the batmans sequel.
The long halloween, but later made a more important, longer role in the sequel batman. Reportedly based on the long halloween, reeves, much like the above reddit leak suggests, isnt adapting every last detail of the story. The long halloween, is not nearly as good as its predecessor. This ambitious batman caper ran for months, from halloween 1993 to halloween 1994. May 06, 2008 a long halloween for batman franchise story spoilers even without seeing the dark knight, weve known for a while that a lot of the story is coming from the best batman origin stories. Game of thrones targaryen prequel in development, the batman. Likewise, the sequel story, dark victory, is almost as good as the original. In being approachable for new readers, as well as a fantastic batman story, it is easy to see how the long halloween is one of the best batman events out there. The second similar serial killer story, the dick graysonrobin story, the batmancatwoman story, and the freak villains finally uniting all could have worked, separately.
Batman haunted knight collects 3 oneshit stories with halloween and a focus on batman s character as the central point. Sneak peek more new footage from gotham season 4, based on dc comics batman. Aug 02, 2012 the long halloween takes place within the first 45 years of batmans career and haunted knight is later in it. Alone or at least distanced from long halloween the sequel appears like a slightly less. Nov 30, 1997 the strongest points of long halloween and its sequel are the gloomy yet flawlessly gorgeous artwork, the strong crimenoir atmosphere which is shaped into perfection, the illfated romance between batman and catwoman and the use of.
First published in 1996, with a script by jeph loeb and art by tim sale, the long halloween is considered by many to be one of. The long halloween, focusing on the characters james gordon and bruce wayne aka batman, debuting september 21, 2017 on fox. If you want to learn who batman rogues are i would still say that the long halloween and hush even though the story isnt that great go to stories. Jan 29, 2020 there is a sequel book called dark victory, which follows up on the aftermath of the long halloween.
Year one, as well as a prequel to the the films the dark knight. The long halloween is one of the most famous batman stories ever made. The long halloween is written by jeph loeb and has art by tim sale, and many believe it to be one of the greatest batman stories of all time. The long halloween and was published originally from 1999 2000 by dc comics. Sep 20, 2019 game of thrones targaryen prequel in development, the batman adapting the long halloween. The series continues the story of carmine falcone introduced in frank millers batman. But during the long halloween series, mario was deported. Legends of the dark knight halloween specials, by the same creative team. Why robert pattinsons batman movie should definitely adapt the. The long halloween is a issue limited series published from 1996 to 1997. Game of thrones targaryen prequel in development, the batman adapting the long halloween. There is a sequel book called dark victory, which follows up on the aftermath of the long halloween. The long halloween, dark victory continues the story of an early time in batmans life when james gordon, harvey dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as gothams protectors.
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