Batman Begins

[fajrdrako]

I just noticed how remarkable the cast is for Batman Begins. I hadn't forgotten Michael Caine and Christian Bale, an auspicious way to start, but then there's Liam Neeson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson... If it were any other kind of movie, I'd have high hopes. But do the people involved have any notion what Batman should be? Am I a pessimist, to fear a fiasco? The villain seems to be Scarecrow - which isn't bad in itself; he's pretty damn interesting in the comic these days. If only I had some faith in the writers and producers.

The other day I read and enjoyed Batman: No Man's Land, vol. 2. The story is still in mid-arc at the end of that compendium. Can anyone tell me what the title is of the trade paperback that comes next? I'm living on the edge of suspense. Gotham City is still in rubble, Commissioner Gordon is on the edge of divorce or madness or both (and won't speak to Batman), Two-Face is on the rise and the Penguin has allied with Batman... I want more!

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[imaginarytiff.livejournal.com]

There are five vols of No Man's Land (I think), followed by the New Gotham series: Evolution, Officer Down, etc. I've never actually read it (only Rucka's novelization, which I highly recommend), but someday I want to.

Meanwhile, I have the same misgivings about the movie. It'll be great if Hollywood finally gets this story right, but I'm far from being a believer in it yet...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Our library has Rucka's novel and I have every intention of reading it, but I want to read the comics first. How wonderful to know there's so much stuff out there for me to read - I'll be quite disappointed when I get to the end of it. But that won't be for a while yet.

If only Hollywood would get the Batman thing right. But everything we've seen so far indicates that they just don't get it, that when they do get some aspect right, it's a fluke. And that's a real pity.