Earlier this week he even offered to let marvel icon stan lee live at his house. I simply stitched it up and synced it up to the original batman 1989 audiotrack. Batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says kevin smith this article is more than 5 years old the batsuit in forthcoming batman vs superman movie will be a. Comic book spoilers must be marked for 2 moths after its release. Smiths next two films were even more explicitly connected to comic books, with 1995s mallrats featuring stan lee in a prominent sequence and 1997s chasing amy being about comic book creators. Kevin smith is an accomplished screenwriter, actor, producer and director, comic book writer and author. Besides oversized jorts, theres nothing kevin smith loves more than telling his superman story. May 21, 2014 batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says kevin smith this article is more than 5 years old the batsuit in forthcoming batman vs superman movie will be a return to frank millers. We have several books on the subject and lots of articles, and. Cacophony from the fact that the good storytelling is overshadowed by the hideous artwork and illustrations. This is a graphic novel by a famous director kevin smith, but his good writing cant save batman. Due to the complaints lobbied against it by all those angry parents and critics who werent nearly as cool as my mom.
Kevin smith has waded into the debate over the muchmaligned comicbook movie batman v superman. The dark knight rises commentary by kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary kevin smith the dark knight rises commentary the dark knight rises kevin smith the dark knight rises kevin smith commentary kevin smith hans zimmer scott batman bane alfred catwoman selina kyle gordon john blake robin. This is one of kevin s favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Views ranged from people hating it and everything in it, and people thinking it was a good, solid batman book. Kevin smith is a fan of all things comic book related and his passion runs deep. Sep 17, 20 the commentary was split into two halves. Sep 19, 2016 featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film, enjoy kevin smith and marc bernardin commentary. Fatman on batman is a podcast and video series in which host and filmmaker kevin smith. Tv spoilers must be marked for 1 month after its release. The widening gyre, a twelvepart, official dc miniseries written by the clerks director and illustrated by walt. Late last year both charles roven and zack snyder approached kevin smith with a early treatment for the film and it was kevin smith who came up with the idea to write an entire screenplay based on. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham city, but will his attempt at trusting someone cause him to be rewarded.
Cacophony is the title of a threeissue comic book limited series starring batman. Kevin, smith, clerks, mallrats, chasing, amy, dogma, dark, knight, batman, robin, joker. Kevin smith, the man behind your favorite batman peed his pants scene and amc hit series comic book men, is coming back to batman to finish what he started announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be finished in bellicosity, a word used to describe a warlike or hostile in. Announced on his facebook page, what smith started with cacophony and continued in the infamous widening gyre will be finished in bellicosity, a. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. Thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goingson behind zack snyders. Kevin smith has 123 books on goodreads with 67503 ratings. Nov 28, 2017 batman returns 1992 commentary revival house. The series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from the fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film. Alfred prufrock 1915, the waste land 1922, four quartets 1943, and murder in the cathedral 1935 continues to be among the mostread and influential in the canon of american literature. May 02, 2014 kevin smith is the writerdirector of clerks, dogma and the upcoming tusk, starring justin long and michael parks.
Batman returns, tim burton, michael keaton, danny devito, michelle pfeiffer, christopher walken in honor of the 75th anniversary of the creation of batman, i do a commentary track of tim burtons sequel to batman with danny devito as the penguin and michelle pfeiffer as catwoman. Oct 23, 2009 kevin smith was the producer of the oscarwinning good will hunting and has also written and directed clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back, jersey girl, clerks ii and zack and miri make a porno. What kevin smiths batman movie would be about cinemablend. Mar 30, 2016 kevin smith threw his support behind zack snyders batman v superman while the film was in production, but after seeing it in theaters, he appears have joined the chorus of critics who. As the dark knight stalks the night preying upon gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne spends his days getting reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. Kevin smith known for writing and directing movies such as clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back, red state, and tusk, has a way with dialogue, and adds. If you want to laugh your ass off along with an obviously stoned smith who rips on almost every scene in burtons batman grab this quick and align it up or mux it into your copy of the flick and enjoy. May 27, 2014 thanks to his friendship with ben affleck, writerdirector kevin smith has had a bit of insider access to the goings on behind zack snyders upcoming batman v superman.
Kevin smith commentary batman returns 1992 youtube. Ive only heard the two clerks commentaries and the donnie darko one. Director kevin smith was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and he offered two big ideas, both based on established storylines from the comics. Well, kevin smith and walt flanagan respond to fans on their podcast smodcast which can be found here. The comic chronicles batman as he attempts to stop a turf war between the joker and crime lord, maxie zeus. Kevin smiths 15 most controversial comic book moments cbr. This is the second attempt kevin smith has made to write batman. Kevin smith commentary batman returns 1992 by sonny frisco.
Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be like. Kevin smith threw his support behind zack snyders batman v superman while the film was in production, but after seeing it in theaters. Watchmen fuck my friends who hated this, for the last timei. Sep 07, 2010 when i heard that kevin smith had written a batman book i was hyped. Kevin smith and marc bernardin give us their spin on pop culture before going in depth on the finery geekery we all know and love. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. The series was written by kevin smith with art by walt flanagan, and ran from november 2008 through march 2009 due to delays with issue three. Batman forever is, in places, better than you probably remember, and by the same token, batman returns is much, much worse. Fan reaction to this was immediate and enraged it seems as kevin smiths twitter became swarmed with fans of batman outraged that the goddamn batman would pee his pants.
Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin smith. His next film as director is a couple of dicks, starring bruce willis. Strange as it may have been, batman returns was an enthralling actiondrama that also happened to mark the last time for quite some time that batman was portrayed in a respectful and dignified manner in live action, too. The following is a list of unproduced kevin smith projects in roughly chronological order. Director and batman fan kevin smith talks about the colors of ben afflecks new batsuit for the zack snyder superman sequel.
Worst batman writer in youre opinion batman comic vine. Kevin patrick smith was born in red bank but grew up in highlands, new jersey, the son of grace schultz and donald e. To switch it up slightly, im uploading a full commentary which kevin smith recorded along with a guest reporter and released it through his podcast. Conflicted throughout most of his life, bruce waynes mission never changes. Sep 18, 2015 kevin smith and marc bernardin give us their spin on pop culture before going in depth on the finery geekery we all know and love. Eliot was a towering figure in 20thcentury literature, a renowned poet, playwright, and critic whose work including the love song of j. Fat man on batman podcast top episodes from smodcast network.
A sobering take on a film, by a man so far from sober, smith intones at the. His script was reinverted into a limited comic book series titled the bionic man. Kevin smiths batman 1989 and batman returns audio commentaries. Revisit the dark knight rises with kevin smith and ralph. The 4 best episodes of fat man on batman podyssey podcasts. In fact, batman returns has a screenplay thats almost as bad as the series nadir. The illustrations could have been so much better than they were. Featuring marc bernardin and taken from two separate fatman on batman commentaries and joined to fit the bluray or digital copy of the film, enjoy kevin smith and marc bernardin commentary. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming the series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long break planned between issues six and seven. Batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says. Myspace has revealed a first look at the new kevin smithpenned batman comic book miniseries batman. Cacophony by kevin smith features issues and an alternative script for the third issue, it is a truly great comic with a lot of great conversations. Dec 14, 2015 director kevin smith was recently asked what his ideal batman movie would be about, and he offered two big ideas, both based on established storylines from the comics. Cacophony art by walter flanagan and sandra hope was mostly about the relationship between batman and joker, as joker is broken out of prison by the villain onomatopoeia, who smith had introduced in his green arrow run.
Kevin smith s batman 1989 and batman returns audio commentaries on. Kevin is of mostly german, with some irish and english, ancestry. Comic books in batman the kevin smithwalt flanagan trilogy. This is one of kevins favorite books and it shows in his passion in the tracks. Kevin smith and marc bernardin passionately discuss the latest is geek culture.
The shorts or segments in the film depict the dc comics superhero. On a special edition of fatman on batman, garman, a fullon batman fanatic, stops by to highlight the films many flaws, several of which the more forgiving smith glossed over in his enthusiastic endorsement of the film, spread over two previous podcasts. Fake batman v superman script written and leaked by kevin. Batman 1989 part 1, part 2 batman returns 1992 batman forever 1995 part 1, part 2 he also did commentary tracks on the fantastic animated adaptations of frank millers the dark knight returns part 1, part 2. Kevin smith explains why his batman 66 comic wont be.
And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual. Onomatopoeia was a clever modern take on a silver age style villain, who. And this being a kevin smith commentary, theres lots of crude sexual innuendo, mostly speculating on the relationship between batman and alfred. Kevin smith was the producer of the oscarwinning good will hunting and has also written and directed clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back, jersey girl, clerks ii and zack and miri make a porno. But it is worth a look at a price you are willing to pay, and hopefully kevin smiths next foray into the world of the. Kevin smith is the writerdirector of clerks, dogma and the upcoming tusk, starring justin long and michael parks. Well, kevin smith and walt flanagan respond to fans on. Late last year both charles roven and zack snyder approached kevin smith with a early treatment for the film and it was kevin smith who came up with the idea to. Basically, producer jon peters asked him to write a man of steel movie script, with. He comes from an era where people trusted the cops and the politicians, so you can get away with doing squeaky clean, golden age comic book stories. The dark knight returns is the story of one mans journey to discovering his true self and finding comfort within it.
Batman begins finally getting the character of batmanbruce wayne right. Oct 28, 2009 xmen 3sorry kevin smith, i hate this one. Kevin smith, the man behind your favorite batman peed his pants scene and amc hit series comic book men, is coming back to batman to finish what he started. Line it up with the flick for screenspecific chitchat. He revealed in a commentary on episode 6 that it would go theatrical with.
Dawn of justice, arguing that zack snyders film fundamentally misunderstands both superheroes. Kevin smith has been connected to the world of comic books all the way back to when he sold part of his large collection to help finance 1994s clerks, his breakout film. Batmans new costume returns to classic colours, says kevin smith. It wont be in your top ten batman books, top twenty, or quite possibly, top fifty. Almost without volition, bruce wayne is sucked back into the lifestyle and calling he had given up decades earlier. Aug 14, 2010 fan reaction to this was immediate and enraged it seems as kevin smiths twitter became swarmed with fans of batman outraged that the goddamn batman would pee his pants. Billy dee williams is not in batman returns and harvey dent isnt even mentioned.
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