The inside story of the darkest batman, bales former publicist and assistant harrison cheunghis reallife alfredshares an inside look into the littleknown personal life of the intensely private and reclusive actor. Batman might not have enjoyed enduring popularity had he not. Among them would be the killing joke, most arkham related things, the black mirror james gordon jr. And bruce did, letting his load shoot into his former partner. Written by lee shapiro and stephen wise, this screenplay was intended to be the fifth film in the series begun by tim burtons batman and was to return the tone to dark and serious. Bruce wayne is in his early days during tenses and alfred is nowhere to be seen. Allstar batman and robin is pretty damn dark in tone and content i wouldnt recommend it to anyone though. Harrison cheung interview part 1 christian bale biography.
Graphic novels are a similar story, with three of dcs topselling graphic novels representing the batverse. It is pretty much all psychological and is fairly light on the blood but it is probably the most allout horror batman story there is. In the case of batman, the return of the past and the reenactment of trauma are primarily related to the psychological characterisation of the protagonist, who had witnessed the murder of his parents when he was a boy. In spite of afflecks recent successes with argo which won a best picture oscar, few people think he has the acting chops and gravitas to replace christian bale. The batman descent into darkness in gothic fiction. Batman and robin follow the joker and his crew to the county fair where he is planning to set off another poison bomb. Six months later, a recording of bales rant on the set of terminator salvation was leaked, and the stars anger began to define him. Tenses is probably not the best batman story youll ever read but it is very dark and desolate. The film was actually meant to bridge the story lines of batman.
Featuring the dc comics character batman, the film is the third and final installment in nolans batman film trilogy, and it is. After several attempts to reimagine the dark knight, they finally produced. A serious house on a serious earth by morrison is probably the darkest youll find. Slade pinned him down and before he could move he felt a shot into his neck and his limbs grow heavy. Such an act of violence is explicitly portrayed in frank millers the dark knight returns 2002 and alan moores. Last night, warner bros announced that ben affleck will be the new batman in the 2015 batman versus superman to be directed by man of steel director, zack snyder fan reaction has been mostly negative, and i can see why. Quite a rare book, youll be lucky to get your hands on this at a bargain price. Collected within these covers are excerpts from my private journals and crime files, highlighting my most important casesmy greatest victories as. Its grim and twisted with an unsettling overtone throughout. Cheung began an online fan site for bale long before such sites were the norm. Bruce is spent but dick is still rubbing his cock against bruces abdomen in desperation.
The character of the shadow was introduced as the host of a radio program, the detective story hour, that featured tales drawn from its sponsor, the pulp magazine detective story magazine. Venom is a dark comic book as it explores the time that bruce wayne becoming addicted to the super steroid venom, long before bane got his greasy mitts on it. I know this summer there will be an r rated animated film starring mark hamill and kevin conroy. Goyer based upon characters appearing in comic books published by dc comics batman created by bob kane transcribed to pdf from. When cheung refers to himself as bales majordomo, he is not. One of two new ongoing titles to feature bruce wayne after the batman.
The animated series and batman beyond using the lores most recognizable villain, the joker. He doesnt even seem fazed or angry that dick was fighting him. During the london press junket for the dark knight in the summer of 2008, christian bale was infamously accused of assaulting his mother and sister at the fivestar dorchester hotel. What is the darkest joker story in the batman comics. Learn more about the book, like the fb page, and check out for more info. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Red band teaser trailer for christian bales acclaimed biography, the inside story of. Author harrison cheung talks about his book, christian bale. The inside story of the darkest batman, best biography winner in the 20 indie excellence awards and finalist in the 20 indie book awards, bales former publicist and assistant harrison cheunghis reallife alfredshares an inside look into the littleknown personal life of the intensely private and reclusive actor. In the first biography of the batman star, cheung, who lived and worked with christian and his father. The dark knight rises is a film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan and the story with david s. Forget arkham knight, one of the most disturbing batman. Almost without volition, bruce wayne is sucked back into the lifestyle and calling he had given up decades earlier.
The dark knight, a monthly comic book series written by david finch from 2011 to 2014. The darknessbatman full read the darknessbatman full. The return of bruce wayne storyline, the dark knight depicts bruce waynes life in gotham city following his new global commitment to the newly established batman incorporated. The dark knight returns is the story of one mans journey to discovering his true self and finding comfort within it. The dark knight was an american comic book ongoing series, written and penciled by david finch and featuring batman. Christian bale the inside story of the darkest batman. It has some frightening moments and is truly brutal.
First introduced in 1939, the alter ego of bruce wayne has been known through countless dc comics, a tv series, an. I wanted to send out a big thank you to american and canadian readers whove made christian bale. Christian bale biography the inside story of the darkest batman. Unearthed from the depths of the batcave by mathew k. The dark knight returns is a 1986 classic miniseries that showed an alternate future where batman had gone into retirement, but returned a decade later when new threats terrorized gotham city. The dark knight returns has a dark joker but batman. Read the darknessbatman full comic online free and high quality.
One of the jokers thugs sets the bomb off while on the rollercoaster, which is filled. The dark knight, a 1986 miniseries by frank miller collected in the graphic novel the dark knight returns. For a deeper cut, i like the dark knight returns, also by miller, which tells the grim story of an older batman. Featuring the superhero batman, it is based upon a true incident from 1993, in which dini was mugged and nearly killed. According to cheung, hes the one who rocketed bale to stardom. How the dark knight became dark again the atlantic. Eighteen months after swooping dramatically off of a roof at the finale of batman begins, everyones favorite brooding vigilante christian bale is hard at work making life safer for gotham city. The inside story of the darkest batman a top 100 best selling amazon biography for the past 2 weeks in a row. Collecting the acclaimed dc comics the new 52 series. Features batmans battles with the scarecrow and bane, plus the mystery of the white rabbit.
Dark nightwingingit batman comics archive of our own. Manning, the batman files begins with waynes childhood drawings and continues along a time line of significant events in batmans life. Ive done a couple more book events and have been so thrilled to meet movie buffs, batman fans, baleheads who are enjoying my book. Readers are plunged into bruces darkest thoughts during this time as he battles to ween himself off it.
The encyclopedia of fantasy pdf free download epdf. The inside story of the darkest batman is an intimate look at the actor, christian bale, by his assistant and former publicist, harrison cheung, along with reporter nicola pittam. Completely outlining batmans war on crime, the batman files pdf includes indepth computer files, news articles, crime scene photos, blueprints, schematics, and actual maps of gotham city that were collected, and in many cases even drawn, by the caped crusader himself. I n t h e w h e r e a r e n o w t h e s u b g e n r e. Legends of the dark knight, a monthly comic book series from 1989 to 2007. The bad guys are running scared until they get a visit from the assassination fairy, wearing a purple suit and calling himself the joker heath ledger. This is a chronicle of my life, from my parents death to my recent mission of taking the idea of batman to a global level. T h i s m o s t t h e o n s o u n d t h e r e f u z z y t h e y t h a t d a r k fantasy, c o u l d e n c a p. In film studies, it is important to tell the difference between the narrative and story story a sequence of events, known correctly as the plot what actually happens e. A true batman story is an american graphic novel written by paul dini, illustrated by eduardo risso, and published by dc comics under its maturereaders vertigo imprint.
When it comes to batman stories ive always been a bit dubious with crossovers from other comics. Ad58 christian bale the inside story of the darkest batman. I even refused to buy it, borrowing it from my local library ebook section instead. Complete and authentic in every way possible, all of batmans friends and foesfrom poison ivy, catwoman, the riddler, and penguin, to the joker, batgirl, mr. The inside story of the darkest batman from the worlds largest community of readers. People smashed the glass frames at bus stops for the films iconic poster of a black bat inside of a.
Batman begins and its upcoming sequel, the dark knight, are both feature films that deal with bruce wayne at the beginning of his career as a crimefighting detective. Conflicted throughout most of his life, bruce waynes mission never changes. Slade scolds lightly and the fire inside dick blazes. Time named it one of the 10 greatest graphic novels of all time back in 2009. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dark night. In dark knight, superman has become an ally of a brutal u.