Aug 12, 2008
For the fourth week in a row, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight has dominated the movie box office. Like most people, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. As a matter of fact, I walked out of the theater thinking that this was probably the single best super hero movie adaptation ever.
However, I did have a brief moment as I watched the movie when I wished for something…lighter. Having stared straight into the…
Jul 18, 2008
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Batman A History of the Dark Knight
Everyone knows that Bob Kane created Batman. Sadly relatively few people know that Bill Finger also created Batman.
Bill Finger was born on February 8th 1914 in Manhattan, New York. Finger was a comic book writer. After meeting Bob Kane at a party and Kane offered him a job. He joined Bob Kane’s studio in…
Jun 26, 2008
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Batman A History of the Dark Knight
Honestly coming up with any sort of definitive list of Batman stories is next to impossible. While there are a lot of bad stories, there are also a lot of good ones. I’m not going to claim that this is anything more than a sample of what’s available. But I do think that these…
May 30, 2008
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Batman A History of the Dark Knight
There have been seven movies so far in the Batman movie franchise. To date Batman has been portrayed by Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and Christian Bale.
The first Batman movie was known (appropriately enough) as Batman: The Movie and was a theatrical spin-off from the 1966 tv-series which starred Adam…
May 28, 2008
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Batman A History of the Dark Knight
Batman has appeared on television in various forms since the 60s. In addition to the live action series from the 60s there have been several animated appearances and also a number of cameos.
The Batman TV Series
In 1966 the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) launched the Batman tv series. The show ran for 2 and a…