query: who killed batman 's parents in batman begins

pos: Batman Begins by a swarm of bats, subsequently developing a phobia of bats. While watching an opera with his parents, Thomas and Martha, Bruce becomes frightened by performers masquerading as bats and asks to leave. Outside, mugger Joe Chill murders Bruce's parents in front of him. Orphaned, Bruce is raised by the family butler, Alfred Pennyworth, while Chill is imprisoned. Fourteen years later, Chill is paroled in exchange for testifying against Gotham City mafia boss Carmine Falcone. Bruce intends to murder Chill, but one of Falcone's assassins does so first. Bruce's childhood friend, Assistant District Attorney Rachel Dawes, berates him for attempting

pos: Batman (The Dark Knight Returns) defeated and the world now in the safe hands of Superman, Batman encounters Dick as the new "Joker" and kills him rather than try to rehabilitate him. Much like the mainstream New Earth/Post-Crisis Batman, Miller's Batman begins his journey after his parents are murdered by Joe Chill. (However, in "Dark Knight Returns", it is hinted that he never found out who murdered his parents.) He travels the world in search of a means to fight crime, which include various forms of martial arts and forensic skills. After returning to Gotham City in his early twenties, Bruce takes up the mantle

pos: Joe Chill In at least three versions of the "Batman" mythos, the Waynes' killer is never identified. Batman's origin story is first established in a sequence of panels in "Detective Comics" #33 (November 1939) that is later reproduced in the comic book "Batman" #1 (Spring 1940), but the mugger is not given a name until "Batman" #47 (June–July 1948). In that issue, Batman discovers that Joe Chill, the small-time crime boss he is investigating, is none other than the man who killed his parents. Batman confronts him with the knowledge that Chill killed Thomas and Martha Wayne. Chill, believing there is no

pos: Reaper (DC Comics) confront him as Green Lantern. Vastly overpowered during an encounter between the two, the Reaper lashes out in a panic with his nunchaku and, by happenstance, strikes Green Lantern, whose force-field is vulnerable to the wooden weapons. The Reaper subsequently moves to Europe. After Caspian returns from Europe he renews his rampage as the Reaper, which brings him into conflict with Batman. After losing a fight with the Reaper, Batman is forced to join forces with Joe Chill, the man who killed his parents. Having been assigned by the Gotham mob to kill both the Reaper and Batman when he

pos: Cosmic King he and some of his associates were the "parents" of both Batman and Superman. He uses his powers to kill Joe Chill by magnetizing the bullets, and shows he has magnetic powers. Most of the other JLA members are killed. In this world, the "World's Finest" were the personal enforcers of their parents' will, and had taken over the world. When things started to spiral out of control and Bruce was killed, he did not care and was totally emotionless. When things were changed back to normal with Superman, but not with Batman, the Legion joined Ra's al Ghul to

pos: The Batman Adventures regular purchases and Free Comic Book Day (May 3, 2003). It ran for 17 issues before being canceled to make way for "The Batman Strikes!", a new title based on the new, unrelated, animated series "The Batman". Every issue had two stories, one by Dan Slott and Ty Templeton, while the other was by Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett. Issue #15, written by Jason Hall, bridges the gap between Mr. Freeze's appearances in "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Batman Beyond". Issue #17 ends the series with Batman confronting Joe Chill, the man who murdered his parents, although he is unaware

pos: Chill of the Night! Thomas. Batman races after the escaping thug, only for the Spectre to appear before him. He asks what Batman will do once he identifies his parents' killer. Batman has no easy answer. Spectre then shows Batman a meeting between Moxon and the other man at Blackgate Penitentiary. The man, who Moxon calls "Chill", offers to kill Thomas Wayne for Moxon in retaliation for his interference. Moxon casually agrees. Batman realizes that the dying Moxon had identified the killer to him - "Chill", and vows that "This ends tonight". Returned by Spectre to the Batcave, Batman uncovers that Joe Chill now

neg: Batman Begins Batman Begins Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman. The film reboots the "Batman" film series, telling the origin story of Bruce Wayne from the death of his parents to his journey to become Batman and his fight to stop Ra's al Ghul and the Scarecrow from plunging Gotham City into chaos. After a series of unsuccessful projects

neg: Batman in film mobile Batsuit were both created specifically for the film. The film begins with the death of Bruce's parents and then explores his decision to leave Gotham and his training under the League of Assassins with Ra's al Ghul, before he rebels against the League and adopts the guise of Batman, recognising that he cannot condone their use of lethal force. The League attempt to attack Gotham using Jonathan Crane's weaponised fear toxin, but Batman is able to defeat their plan, with Ra's being killed when a train he is in crashes during a fight with Batman. "Batman Begins" was both

neg: Batman Confidential planning a full scale aerial assault on the United States. With the help of the original Lady Blackhawk, Batman tries to infiltrate Blackhawk Island. Batman calls upon Janos Prohaska, the leader of the Blackhawks, who had faked his death. The villain is defeated. Written and drawn by Sam Kieth. When a strangely supernatural creature begins to kill in Gotham Batman tries to fight something that he even can touch, especially after the monster says he knows about his parents' deaths. It is revealed that the monster is somehow created by the sadness of people who have been killed by guns

neg: Batman Begins stated, "Chris Nolan's Batman is the greatest thing that happened [to superhero films] because it bolstered everything." Filmmakers, screenwriters and producers who have mentioned "Batman Begins" or "The Dark Knight" to describe their projects include: Batman Begins Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman. The film reboots the "Batman" film series, telling the origin story of Bruce Wayne

neg: Batman: The Ride (S&S Free Spin) Batman. The coaster is located in the 50's themed section, Rockville. Riders queue inside the Monarch Theater, which was the location of a pivotal moment in the Batman universe. Young Bruce Wayne was leaving the theater with his parents when they were killed right in front of him. The Batman theme is further explored inside while guests wait, with touches that include a Batmobile, Bat-Signal, and many other related artifacts. "Batman: The Ride" became one of the most anticipated roller coasters of 2015 due to the ride being the first in the world. With some stating that the roller coaster

neg: Batman: Gotham County Line Batman attempts to fight the zombies off, but they are immune to his struggles. Radmuller explains that they are the victims of crimes that Batman failed to stop. Batman flees and is saved by the zombie of Jason Todd, who thanks Batman for thinking of him. Batman takes shelter in a decrepit house, where he sees the corpses of Radmuller's parents, who tell how their son killed them just to watch them die. Deadman reappears with the Phantom Stranger, who destroys the attacking zombies. Batman goes to confront Radmuller, on the way meeting his parents, who ask him to believe

neg: Alternative versions of Robin Vanzetti. Batman tells him that even though Vanzetti killed his parents, someone else hired him to do so. Batman gives Grayson, who at the time had an axe, the choice of whether to kill Jocko-boy or not. Grayson cuts the tape over Vanzetti's mouth and asks him who hired him to kill his parents. The answer, much to Batman's disgust, is the Joker. Batman orders Grayson to make himself a costume. He does so using Robin Hood as an inspiration. He becomes an archer and wears a cape with a hood thus calling himself "Hood". Batman, upon seeing this, pulls

neg: Batman Begins "Batman Begins" to lend a more epic feel and credibility to the story. Nolan's personal "jumping off point" of inspiration was "The Man Who Falls", a short story by Denny O'Neil and Dick Giordano about Bruce's travels throughout the world. The early scene in "Batman Begins" of young Bruce Wayne falling into a well was adapted from "The Man Who Falls". "", written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale, influenced Goyer in writing the screenplay, with the villain Carmine Falcone as one of many elements which were drawn from "Halloween"s "sober, serious approach". The writers considered having Harvey

neg: Batman: Year Two a young boy's parents are killed in front of him and then the boy subsequently thanks God he did not die himself, hoping that Batman will kill himself from the resulting guilt. When Marcia, who saw her father as nothing more than a thug who abused her mother, and cared nothing for the revenge plot, attempts to double cross Chill in order to deliver Batman to mob boss Morgan Jones, Chill slashes Marcia, apparently killing her. Robin arrives on the scene and coaxes Batman out of his hallucinogenic haze, spurring him to break free of his bonds. Batman and the

neg: Reaper (DC Comics) by Chill, who unmasks the unconscious crime-fighter, but does not recognize him (Batman had applied extensive make up to hide his identity). Chill subjects Batman to a video reel showing a child witnessing his parents' death and showing glee at the fact that he wasn't killed, which, combined with a hallucinogenic drug, is intended to reduce Batman to a quivering wreck suffering from survivor's guilt. Chill has Batman posed at the top of a tall pedestal overlooking a pool of acid, and hopes Batman will kill himself. Marcia, who sees her father as nothing more than a thug who abused

neg: Batman: War on Crime familiar and unexpected: a boy who saw his parents die. The boy, Marcus, is seen by Batman as a mirror to his eight-year-old self. The next night, Batman takes care of a gang with Marcus as one of them, and he runs off. The very next night, Batman stops a drug location and confronts a gun wielding Marcus. Talking him down, asking him not to become what killed his parents, and he lowers the gun. Having given Marcus new hope for the future, Bruce Wayne decides to make changes without the mask by helping rebuild Bayside, not replace it. Randall

neg: Andrea Beaumont as Batman, she kills Sol and Bronski. After Bronski's death, she revisits her mother's grave, only to encounter Batman, who is investigating the crime-scene where the Phantasm killed Bronski. Shocked to see her after all these years, Batman quickly departs, but Andrea notices that he was standing next to the grave of Bruce Wayne's parents and realizes his true identity. Batman later discovers the link between the mobsters and Carl Beaumont and questions Andrea, but she rebuffs him. When the Phantasm attempts to kill Valestra, she nearly falls into a trap laid by the Joker, which she escapes. Batman attempts

neg: Batman Begins (soundtrack) S. Hill. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Batman Begins (soundtrack) Batman Begins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Christopher Nolan's 2005 film "Batman Begins". It was released on June 15, 2005. The soundtrack drew from the film score, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, as well as contributions by Ramin Djawadi, Lorne Balfe and Mel Wesson. Director Christopher Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the film score, and Zimmer asked the director if he could invite Howard to compose as well, as they had always

neg: Hitman (DC Comics) to the revelation in the last issue. He cameos in 2014's "Batman and Robin" #27, where Batman escapes into Noonan's bar from the old Gotham Prohibition tunnels. In the bar Batman meets Hacken, who offers him and his prisoner a drink. Batman declines and leaves, passing pictures of all the main cast of "Hitman". Tommy Monaghan is mentioned in "Justice League Unlimited" 's episode "Double Date", where crime boss Steven Mandragora refers to him as a hired killer who "accidentally" fell onto a train track and was killed. Dogwelder (from the team Section 8) was voted "Best New Character" of

neg: Batman: Arkham VR The screen flashes and Batman's cage suddenly transforms into an elevator descending into the depths of Arkham Asylum. As Batman explores the facility he comes across a series of inmate cells, interacting with each one before the last reveals a captive Joker. As Batman turns to leave, he finds himself locked alone inside the Joker's cell. The room begins to change, displaying scrawled accusations of "killer" and "HA" on the walls, as it is revealed that it was Batman who murdered Nightwing, blew up the witness, and lured Robin into the trap to get him killed. He committed these actions

neg: DC Universe Animated Original Movies shapes when watching television. Tying into the release of the 2008 Batman film "The Dark Knight", "Batman: Gotham Knight" is an anthology film that tells a series of stories that take place between 2005's "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", though it is not officially considered to be part of Christopher Nolan's "Batman" film series. The film was the first to feature Batman using authentic Japanese anime from four different Japanese animation studios. Notable comic talents such as Brian Azzarello, David S. Goyer, and Greg Rucka contributed stories. It was released on July 8, 2008. Veteran Batman voice actor Kevin

neg: Batman: Broken City Batman: Broken City "Batman: Broken City" is a DC Comics storyline that appeared in "Batman" #620–625, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. It features the characters Batman, Killer Croc, The Penguin and the Ventriloquist. Batman investigates the murder of Elizabeth Lupo, believed to have been killed by Killer Croc. Batman deduces that Lupo's brother Angel hired Croc to murder his sister. While chasing Angel down an alley, it appears the fleeing suspect murdered a father and mother leaving their son an orphan. Infuriated by the similarity of this murder to his own parents murder Batman interrogates various

neg: Batman: The Dark Knight (video game) Dark Knight", it would have been a sequel to the 2005 game "Batman Begins". The story closely followed that of the film's and the cast was signed on to voice their respective characters for the game. The film's distributor, Warner Bros., provided developer Pandemic Studios with the script, concept art, and other materials to assist. The game's earliest prototypes closely followed "Batman Begins"s gameplay approach as a linear action game. However, later versions placed Batman in an open world version of Gotham City which he could freely explore. Batman could traverse on foot, drive the Batmobile or Batpod, or glide

neg: Reaper (DC Comics) the "children of Gotham". He is fueled by his hatred toward Colonel Kurt Schloss, the Nazi who killed his parents. Reaper is then seen at Gotham Harbor demanding Hugo for his serum that is later found out to keep his skin from deteriorating. The serum is injected into him by Doctor Death. He soon attacks Mario Falcone and Huntress takes to his defense, to prevent Reaper from killing him. Batman sweeps in to take out Reaper but instead he escapes by throwing gas at Batman. Batman later finds him and when Reaper's face is seen rotting and asks Batman what

neg: Dick Grayson off to college in a scene set in 1949, after working with Batman for almost ten years, going on to become a lawyer in New York. At some point between 1959 and 1969, Dick takes on the mantle of Batman with Bruce Wayne Jr. as Robin after Bruce is forced to retire due to old age. Dick is killed by the Joker's latest scheme in 1969, with Bruce Jr. taking Dick's costume so the legacy of Batman can live on, claiming that the Joker 'merely' killed Robin. In "Superman/Batman: Generations 2", Dick's ghost begins haunting the Joker in 1975. With

neg: Batman Begins (soundtrack) help reflect the music in the film's scene where Bruce Wayne's parents are killed. "He's singing a fairly pretty tune and then he gets stuck, it's like froze, arrested development", Zimmer said. Zimmer also attempted to add human dimension to Batman, whose behavior would typically be seen as "psychotic", through the music. Both composers collaborated to create 2 hours and 20 minutes worth of music for the film. Zimmer composed the action sequences, while Howard focused on the film's drama. Reviews of the score were positive. Soundtrack.net, for example, in a review by Matt Scheller, said that "the music complements

neg: Batman: Year Two broken, and forced to flee before he is killed. Upon returning to Wayne Manor, Wayne angrily admits that his best was not enough, and that perhaps the only way to confront a killer like the Reaper is by using something he is loath to do: use a firearm in crime fighting. Wayne retrieves the gun that was used to kill his parents and begins to prepare for the coming battle. Batman's vendetta against The Reaper leads to a falling out with Gordon, whom Batman nearly wounds to prevent him from getting closer to what he considers his prey. Gordon misinterprets

neg: Batman (1989 film) comic book miniseries. Hamm's stories were collected in the graphic novel "Batman: Blind Justice" (). Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano illustrated the artwork. "Blind Justice" tells the story of Bruce Wayne trying to solve a series of murders connected to Wayne Enterprises. It also marks the first appearance of Henri Ducard, who was later used in the rebooted "Batman Begins", albeit as an alias for the more notable Ra's al Ghul. In the months before "Batman"s release in June 1989, a popular culture phenomenon known as "Batmania" began. Over $750 million worth of merchandise was sold. Cult filmmaker and comic

neg: Batman Begins Roger Ebert, who gave mixed reviews to the previous films, and claimed in his review for "Batman Returns" that he did not believe noir worked in superhero films, wrote this was "the "Batman" movie I've been waiting for; more correctly, this is the movie I did not realize I was waiting for". Giving it four out of four stars, he commended the realistic portrayals of the Batman arsenal – the Batsuit, Batcave, Tumbler, and the Batsignal – as well as the focus on "the story and character" with less stress on "high-tech action". Like Berardinelli, "USA Today"s Mike Clark thought

neg: Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty killed on his wedding day; the gunman who would have killed them beforehand was scared away by 'Valentin Sinclair', Vandal Savage's modern alias. Discovering that they were murdered after analyzing camera footage of the deaths, but unwilling to risk his wife's life by investigating himself, Bruce, influenced by a painting of his ancestor Joshua Wainwright, creates a costume bearing a bat emblem and becomes the Dark Knight, the Batman, in order to avenge his parents' death. However, when Savage takes the Wayne Enterprises space shuttle up to acquire the passing meteor, Batman follows him and manages to keep him from

neg: Wrath (comics) he began training his own "Robin", who went on to become the second Wrath. Sporting an all-purple costume, this Wrath, who Batman is convinced is a copycat from his first appearance, begins murdering police officers visiting Gotham for a convention and breaks into Gayle Hudson's apartment. After a fight with Batman, during which he confirms that he is not the original Wrath-and is apparently unaware of Batman's true identity-he tells the Dark Knight to investigate Commissioner Gordon's actions on June 26 twenty five years ago, the same night that Bruce Wayne's parents died. Upon another meeting with Batman, the second

neg: Derek Powers oxygen and food to survive. After Blight emerges from the water, he comes across a former Wayne-Power scientist, Doctor French, who helps Blight build his suit. However, the suit begins to be as ineffective as his artificial skin and also reveals that Powers' condition is slowly killing him. Eventually, as Batman investigates the identity of the culprit who has been sabotaging Wayne Enterprises and Powers Technology financially, Blight reveals himself and has the young hero at his mercy. Although Batman is almost killed, he manages to escape by puncturing Blight's suit, forcing him to back off. Batman confronts Blight again

neg: Saturn Queen parents' will. Of all those who tampered with time, she was the only one who seemed concerned that what they had done may have had irreversible consequences. Having been a mother to the young Bruce and Clark for many years caused her to become especially attached to this created world. When things started to spiral out of control—thanks to Wonder Woman's assault on Superman and Batman—and Bruce was killed before Clark killed Wonder Woman, Saturn Queen was the only "parent" to shed tears. When the two heroes try and restore history, but Batman kills his parents' murderer, Ra's al Ghul

neg: Batman Live Dallas, Texas. The plot concerns the origin of Robin and of the Batman and Robin team. It begins with the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents in the past and then shows how in the present day he has become the masked vigilante, Batman, as a result. After the circus acrobat parents of Dick Grayson are murdered by a gangster during a performance in Gotham City, the orphan is put into the care of Bruce Wayne and his faithful butler Alfred by Commissioner Gordon. As the various villains of Gotham team up to defeat their nemesis, Wayne reveals his identity to

neg: Batman Begins Enterprises executive; Tim Booth as Victor Zsasz; Rade Šerbedžija as a homeless man, who is the last person to meet Bruce when he leaves Gotham, and the first civilian to see Batman, Risteárd Cooper and Andrew Pleavin as uniformed policemen, and Shane Rimmer and Jeremy Theobald (the star and co-producer of Nolan's 1998 film "Following") as Gotham Water Board technicians. Jack Gleeson, who had previously co-starred with Bale in 2002's "Reign of Fire" and later found fame for his role as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series "Game of Thrones", appears as a young admirer of Batman who is later

neg: Joker (character) young children. Hamill's Joker is considered a defining portrayal, and he voiced the character in spin-off films (1993's "" and 2000's ""), video games (2001's ""), related series (1996's "", 2000's "Static Shock" and 2001's "Justice League"), action figures, toys and amusement-park voiceovers. A redesigned Joker, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, appeared in 2004's "The Batman"; Richardson was the first African-American to play the character. After Christopher Nolan's successful 2005 Batman film reboot, "Batman Begins", which ended with a teaser for the Joker's involvement in a sequel, the character appeared in 2008's "The Dark Knight", played by Heath Ledger as

neg: Damian Wayne After the events of "Batman R.I.P." and "", he takes the role of Robin at ten years of age, becoming the fifth person to use the Robin persona. He first worked with Dick Grayson before going to work alongside his father, upon the original's return to the role of Batman. He continued to serve as Robin until 2013's "Batman, Inc." #8, in which he is killed by the Heretic, an agent of his mother and his own artificially-aged clone. In 2014's "Batman and Robin" vol. 2, #37, Batman resurrects Damian Wayne. In 2013, Damian Wayne placed 25th on IGN's Top

neg: Batman in film & Robin". The commercials also featured the Danny Elfman Batman theme from Tim Burton's two films. Actor Bruce Thomas portrayed Batman in these ads, while Michael Gough reprised his role of Alfred Pennyworth in one of the ads. "Baywatch" actress Brooke Burns played Vicki Vale in an ad as well. Actor Brian Stepanek played the Riddler in one ad and Curtis Armstrong played the Joker in another. Following a rejected "Batman" origin story reboot Joss Whedon pitched in December 2002, Warner Bros. hired Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer to script "Batman Begins". The duo aimed for a darker and

neg: Batman & Dracula trilogy Batman & Dracula trilogy The "Batman & Dracula" trilogy is a group of three American graphic novels written by Doug Moench and penciled by Kelley Jones. The stories—"Batman & Dracula: Red Rain" (1991), "Bloodstorm" (1994), and "Crimson Mist" (1998)—were published by DC Comics as a part of the Elseworlds line of comics. Moench created the concept for the first installment and convinced Jones, of whom he was a fan, to join the project. "Red Rain"s eventual popularity resulted in DC commissioning sequels. Set outside the DC Universe canon, the trilogy begins with Batman discovering Count Dracula and his minions feeding

neg: Robin in other media Robin was played by 26-year-old Johnny Duncan in Columbia Pictures' "Batman and Robin" (1949), directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Robin did not appear in the Tim Burton movies "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992). This was an unusual move as the two 1940s serials as well as the 1966 movie and attendant TV show had presented the 'Dynamic Duo' as an inseparable pair, with the general public unaware that the comic-book incarnation of Batman often worked alone. The special edition version of the "Batman" (1989) DVD features an animated storyboard sequence of when Robin's parents are killed by the Joker.

neg: Deadman (DC Comics) he and Batman killed off all the monks of Nanda Parbat (under orders from their adoptive parents, who saw the monks as a threat to their plans in an alternate timeline). Deadman is prevented from using Superman's strength to kill Batman when Batman uses a spell from Zatanna to trap Deadman inside a crystal. In the alternate timeline of the "Flashpoint" storyline, Boston Brand is a part of the Haly's Circus, featured in a show alongside the Flying Graysons. Boston is still as obnoxious and arrogant as he was before he died and does not wish to be a part

neg: Scarecrow (DC Comics) of the house has definitely killed Strange. Scarecrow appears in "", first seen escaping from Arkham on Mother's Day with help from Carmine Falcone, who also helps the Mad Hatter to breakout. The Scarecrow gases Batman with fear toxin as he escapes, causing Batman to flee to his parents' grave as Bruce Wayne, where he is arrested by Commissioner Jim Gordon due to Wayne's suspected ties to Falcone. Scarecrow robs a bank with the Mad Hatter on Independence Day for Falcone, but is stopped by Batman and Catwoman. He later appears in Falcone's office on Halloween with Batman's future rogue's

neg: All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder tries to persuade Batman that his methods are not acceptable, either to the superhero community or the world at large, but Batman dismisses his concerns, and denies Lantern's claim that Robin is Dick Grayson. Robin then steals Green Lantern's power ring, leading to a fight in which Lantern is nearly killed. Batman then takes Robin to his parents' graves, where they share a moment of mutual grief. A police officer discovers a beaten and badly bleeding Catwoman. Before vanishing, she passes him a message, that Captain Jim Gordon later passes to Batman. He and Robin find her underground. Jim Gordon

neg: Batman R.I.P. so deep into his life that he even introduces her to the Batcave. Meanwhile, the Black Glove member, Le Bossu, while in his secret identity as a psychologist, contacts The Joker in Arkham Asylum and offers him a role in their assault on Batman. Jezebel tries to convince Batman that he is simply living a life he has fabricated in his own head as a child to cope with the death of his parents. This suggestion begins to affect Batman's already-strained psyche (he almost died and was forced to re-live very traumatic moments in his life as Batman just weeks

neg: Batman Begins (video game) who reprised his role as Lt. Jim Gordon, did not name a developer in the interview but anonymous sources reported that "The Dark Knight" was a secret project of Pandemic Studios and EA. However, the project was finally cancelled and Pandemic Brisbane was shut down. Batman Begins (video game) Batman Begins is a 2005 video game. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the release of "Batman Begins". It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics. It was released on Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2

neg: Batman Begins (video game) Batman Begins (video game) Batman Begins is a 2005 video game. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the release of "Batman Begins". It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics. It was released on Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The film's original cast provided a voice-over reprisal in the game, with the exception of Gary Oldman, who portrays James Gordon, replaced by Gavin Hammon. A PlayStation Portable version of the game was planned, but subsequently canceled. A sequel, "", was developed for

neg: Dick Grayson 3) #0 (November 2012) and "Batman and Robin Annual" (vol. 2) #2 (March 2014). In his civilian identity he is attacked by an assassin named Saiko who insists that he is the fiercest killer in Gotham. The series "Batman Incorporated" relaunches with a second volume, continuing its story while taking into account the New 52's continuity changes; Dick is now depicted as Nightwing, and not as Batman, but the change is not addressed in the comic itself. In "Nightwing", Dick inherits the deed to the circus from a dying C. C. Haly and begins a relationship with his childhood friend

neg: Tony Zucco Under this torture, Vanzetti reveals that the Joker ordered the hit. Afterwards, Batman throws Vanzetti into Gotham Bay with his hands tied behind his back. In the Earth 3 universe, as seen during the "Forever Evil" storyline, Anthony Zucco is a clown who owns a circus. He is killed by Jonathan Grayson, who uses the circus as a front for his criminal activities. In Batman Forever instead of Tony Zucco having killed the parents of Dick, it was Two-Face. Tony Zucco appears in issue 6 of the "Young Justice" comics. He was featured in a flashback when Robin recaps his

neg: Wrath (comics) ("Batman Confidential" #13-16), several details of his origin underwent a retcon, including the original story taking place shortly after Dick Grayson became Robin (the original story was published the same year that Grayson became Nightwing), with Grayson missing the events because he was away at the time on an "educational holiday" (one of the various training missions Batman sent him on). Wrath's father is now depicted as a corrupt cop who was robbing a warehouse with his wife and son acting as a lookout. Gordon confronted them and, in a gunfight, killed the parents in self-defense. When Batman hears the

neg: Tony Zucco man who suggests that his employers can help him beat the rap. Zucco insists that he wants to take responsibility to set a good example for his son. The man says there is no point in that, as Zucco's family has left him. In Frank Miller's "All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder", Dick Grayson's parents are killed by a low-level hitman named "Jocko-boy" Vanzetti. Throughout the early issues, Batman brutalizes Vanzetti, going so far as to torture him with snake venom-coated batarangs. Batman brings Vanzetti to the Batcave and allows Dick Grayson to "interrogate" him with an axe.

neg: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on the bounty attacks them. Most of the villains are defeated and Captain Atom defeats the rest with a giant energy blast. All of Luthor's superhero team but Power Girl, whose loyalties are divided, attempt to capture the heroic duo. Superman creates a twister using his superspeed, and the two heroes escape with Power Girl. In Metropolis, Power Girl admits that she does not believe Superman killed Metallo. Luthor's superheroes catch up and the fight begins anew, Power Girl aiding Batman and Superman. Batman realizes that Major Force killed Metallo under Luthor's orders and goads him into admitting it in

neg: The Dark Knight (soundtrack) do so would compromise the "evil [performance] projects". James Newton Howard composed the "elegant and beautiful" themes for Harvey Dent/Two-Face, to work as an aural contrast. The heroic brass theme which plays when Batman leaves Ra's al Ghul to die in "Batman Begins" makes a reappearance when Batman hurls the Joker off the building in the film's climax. It also makes its third and final appearance in "The Dark Knight Rises" when Batman fires a missile at Miranda Tate, while her truck driver was killed, sending her and the truck to a crashing halt. The cue was released on the

neg: Batman (The Dark Knight Returns) Batcave. After watching "The Mark of Zorro" and reliving the murders of his parents (who had taken him to see the film on the night they were killed), he dons the cape and cowl once more. He manages to save Gotham from Two-Face and the Mutant gang, and takes on a new sidekick — Carrie Kelley, the new Robin. When the Joker reappears and kills hundreds of people, Batman fights him one last time, but the Joker kills himself and Batman is framed for his murder. Superman is sent by the government to stop Batman's increasingly violent style of vigilantism.

neg: Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome is a 1989 BBC Radio 4 broadcast, produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular comic book character Batman. The story was originally written by Simon Bullivant and Dirk Maggs. It contains references to such Batman stories as "", "", "", and "". Michael Gough, who provides the voice of Alfred Pennyworth, also played the same role on screen in the films "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". On the anniversary of his parents' murder, Batman visits the location of their deaths and is set upon by an

neg: Jason Todd the 1996 "Kingdom Come" limited series and worn by the Earth-22 Dick Grayson, is seen in "Countdown to Final Crisis" #16 in the Earth-51 Batman's base of operations; it is revealed that Earth-51 became the peaceful world it is because the Batman of this Earth killed all the supervillains after his Jason was killed by the Joker. In issue #14, Jason dons the Red Robin suit—described by Earth-51's Batman as something he was going to give Todd's counterpart when he was older—and goes into battle alongside Earth-51 Batman. During a battle with a group of Monarch's soldiers, Earth-51 Batman is

neg: Batman: Knightfall Batman, while Bane was introduced as a supervillain. Within the regular series, the buildup to "Knightfall" begins with a six-issue run in "Batman" #484-489 (September 1992 - February 1993), in which Batman (at the onset of a personal psychological mid-life crisis) is forced to deal, in rapid succession, with the returning villain Black Mask and his gang (who target Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox), a crazed killer called Metalhead, and a sharpshooter assassin hired by an imprisoned mobster to murder Commissioner Gordon. Batman begins to feel that he has lost his edge, especially after his failure to capture Black Mask.

neg: Batman: The Last Arkham its new administrator, Jeremiah Arkham, who inherited it from his deceased uncle, Amadaeus Arkham. The asylum is revamped and fitted with numerous new security measures. When Batman stumbles upon a series of murders, resembling the serial killer Victor Zsasz's MO, Batman begins to investigate only to find Zsasz has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum during the course of the murders. Determined to prove Zsasz guilty, Batman and Commissioner Gordon stage Batman's insanity in order to get him committed to Arkham and further investigate. However, Jeremiah Arkham is unaware of this plot and begins to break down Batman mentally and physically.

neg: Bruce Wayne: Fugitive alter-ego is now a wanted fugitive), and begins life as only Batman. The story runs through "Batgirl" #24, "Batman" #599, "" #25-26, "Birds of Prey" #39-40, "Detective Comics" #766-767, "Nightwing" #65-66, and "Robin" (vol. 2) #98-99. With Batman free, the Batman Family continues to investigate the circumstances of the crime. Many start to doubt Bruce's innocence. Oracle (with some assistance from Black Canary) recovers a disk proving the journal entries from Vesper's apartment had been altered. This means Vesper did not know Batman's identity. Meanwhile, Batgirl, upon uncovering Vesper's corpse, realizes that Vesper was killed using a nerve strike and

neg: Wrath (comics) Wrath tells a distorted version of the events that happened (although it is unclear if he is reciting the version he learned from the original Wrath or if he has twisted it in his own mind), saying Gordon killed the original Wrath's parents in cold blood, though Batman saw through this and realized that Gordon shot them in self-defense. His subsequent assessment of the old Wrath helps Batman determine the identity of the new one; as the original Wrath sought to duplicate all of Batman's methods, Batman concludes that the new Wrath must be the original's equivalent of Robin. Batman

neg: Batman (1989 film) his alter-ego. The Joker interrupts their meeting, asking Bruce, "You ever danced with the devil by the pale moonlight?" before shooting him. Bruce uses a bended serving tray as body armor and plays dead. He remembers that the mugger who killed his parents asked the same question, and realizes that Napier was his parents' killer. Vicki is brought to the Batcave by Bruce's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, who has been coaxing their relationship because Vicki brings out Bruce's human side. After telling her that he cannot focus on their relationship with the Joker terrorizing Gotham, Bruce departs as Batman to destroy

neg: James Gordon (comics) Gordon, stating that Gordon is too good a cop to not have figured it out. In that same story arc, Gordon, in an attempt to stop Batman from killing the Joker, tells Batman to remember who his role models are (his parents) and the beliefs they instilled in him. As well, he asks Batman to remember who and what made him who he is, a rather obvious reference to the criminal who gunned down his parents in front of him, suggesting that Gordon knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman. Barbara reveals her identities to her father in "Birds of Prey"

neg: Batman vs. Robin Natural History's Hall of Owls. He is reminded of a childhood story about the Court of Owls, a secret society of wealthy men who ruled Gotham from the shadows and killed any who opposed them by sending agents called talons. On the night his parents were murdered, Bruce had seen an owl clutching a bat flying away from the crime scene. He became convinced that the Court of Owls was to blame, but after finding no evidence of their existence, Bruce dismissed the legend. While continuing to investigate, Batman is attacked and nearly killed by three undead, owl-masked assailants. After

neg: Batman and Son Talia would be a love interest for Batman even against her father's wishes. Ra's eventually decides that Batman is the perfect mate for his daughter, and after a test where Batman saves her from apparent kidnappers, he considers the two married despite Batman's objections. This idea was later explored in 1987's "", where the two have a child, Damian. Though the story was never in continuity, themes and plot points from it would be used in other stories. In the 2003 story, "Batman: Death and the Maidens", Ra's is apparently killed and Talia psychologically tortured until she disavows her love

neg: Ken Watanabe Geisha", playing Chairman Iwamura. That same year, he also played Ra's al Ghul's decoy in Christopher Nolan's Batman film reboot, "Batman Begins". In 2006, he starred in Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima", playing Tadamichi Kuribayashi. He has voiced Ra's al Ghul's decoy in the "Batman Begins" video game. He has filmed advertisements for American Express, Yakult, Canon and NTT DoCoMo. In 2004, he was featured in "People Magazine" 's "50 Most Beautiful People" edition. In 2009, he appeared in "". In 2010, he co-starred in "Inception", where he stars as Saito, a mark-turned-benefactor businessman of the film's heist team.

neg: Bat-Signal means of contacting him. In the 1989 "Batman" film, Batman gives the signal to the Gotham police force, enabling them to call him when the city was in danger. In 2005's "Batman Begins", then-lieutenant James Gordon installs the Bat signal on the roof of the police department himself. The film suggests Gordon was inspired to create the signal after Batman left mobster Carmine Falcone chained across a spotlight, his silhouette vaguely resembling a bat. On the 1992 television show "", the signal is introduced in the episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy", though a makeshift signal was used earlier in

neg: Batman Begins moviegoers rated the film with an A, and according to the studio's surveys, "Batman Begins" was considered the best of all the "Batman" films. The audience's demographic was 57 percent male and 54 percent people over the age of 25. The film held its top spot for another weekend, accumulating $28 million in a 43 percent drop from its first weekend. "Batman Begins" went on to gross $205 million in North America and had a worldwide total of $373 million. It is the fourth-highest grossing "Batman" film, , behind Tim Burton's "Batman", which grossed $411 million worldwide and also being

neg: Batman: Arkham City kill Talia unless Batman meets him at the Monarch Theater. When Batman arrives, Joker demands the cure from Batman but is impaled and apparently killed by Talia while distracted. Talia admits to stealing the cure from Quinn, before she is killed by a second Joker, still stricken with the disease. The healthy Joker that Talia impaled then reanimates into the shapeshifting Clayface, who is revealed to have been masquerading as a healthy Joker all along at the ailing villain's request. Batman defeats Clayface despite Joker blowing up the theater floor. Batman drinks a portion of the antidote, and destroys Ra's'

neg: Working title was produced under the title "Die Hard: New York" and the James Bond films, which are commonly produced under titles such as "Bond 22" until an official title is decided upon. Examples of the latter include "Jurassic World", produced under "Ebb Tide"; "Return of the Jedi", which was produced under the title "Blue Harvest"; 2009's "Star Trek", which was produced under the title "Corporate Headquarters"; and the Batman films "Batman Forever", "Batman Returns", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises", which were produced under the titles "Blinko", "Dictel", "The Intimidation Game", "Rory's First Kiss" and "Magnus Rex",

neg: Batman Begins surpassed by its sequels "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises", both of which have grossed over $1 billion. "Batman Begins" averaged $12,634 per theater in its opening weekend. It was released in more theaters, but sold fewer tickets than the other previous "Batman" movies, with the exception of "Batman & Robin". "Batman Begins" was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2005 in the US. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 84% based on 272 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brooding and dark, but also exciting and smart, "Batman

neg: Batman: Year One (film) Begins" and its sequel "The Dark Knight" are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Major characters like Commissioner Loeb, Detective Flass and Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone are featured prominently in "Batman Begins". Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to the "Year One" comic increased. Comparing "" with "Batman Begins" he noted that "...Phantasm was a Batman story with "Year One" elements, while "Batman Begins" was a "Year One" story with added features". Producer Bruce Timm noted that

neg: Batman Forever length was closer to 2 hours and 40 minutes, according to director Joel Schumacher. There was talk of an extended cut being released to DVD for the film's 10th anniversary in 2005. While all four previous "Batman" films were given special-edition DVD releases on the same day as the "Batman Begins" DVD release, none of them were given extended cuts, although some of the following scenes were in a deleted scenes section in the special features. There was an undercurrent theme involving Bruce having repressed memories of an aspect of his parents' death that he hadn't faced which was finding

neg: Batman: Knightfall year later. Originally released as "Batman: KnightsEnd", recent editions retitled it as "Knightfall Volume 3". Bruce reaffirms his partnership with Tim, resolving the tension caused by Bruce's unwillingness to accept help during the Arkham prison break. Bruce passes the mantle of Batman to Grayson so he can re-evaluate what it will take to restore his aura of invincibility. This begins the "Prodigal" storyline, a reference to Dick Grayson essentially being Bruce's prodigal son; Bruce had adopted Dick after his parents were murdered. Because of the events of the entire arc, considerable time passes before Commissioner Gordon restores his trust in

neg: Saturn Queen create an alternate universe in which she and her associates Lightning Lord and Cosmic King were the "parents" of both Batman and Superman. To create this world, the villains went back in time and sabotaged the origins of Superman and Batman, killing the Kents just as they discovered Superman's ship, and killing the robber immediately after he had murdered Bruce Wayne's parents. Other Justice League members were killed before the League was formed, for example, the Martian Manhunter was killed with fire just after being teleported to Earth. In this world, the "World's Finest" were the personal enforcers of their

neg: Batman: Leatherwing Batman: Leatherwing Leatherwing, also known as Batman: Leatherwing, is a DC Comics "Elseworlds" story published in "Detective Comics Annual" #7 in 1994. It was written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Enrique Alcatena, who also devised the plot. This story features a version of Batman as a pirate of the High Seas, during the Golden Age of Piracy. A sequel to the story was published in "Batman Chronicles" #11. Familiar characters from the "Batman" mythos are adapted to fit this tale of pirates. The story begins with Leatherwing's crew pillaging a Spanish galleon, Leatherwing convinces the captain to surrender Princess

neg: Batman R.I.P. fear of the mystery villain and how the Black Glove intends on destroying him. The story begins with Batman and Robin perched onto a gothic building lit by lightning. Batman defiantly proclaims "Batman and Robin will never die!" Events then flashback to Gotham City six months earlier, where Dr. Hurt announces The Black Glove's next venture: the destruction of Batman. Bruce Wayne is dating Jezebel Jet, a model who is very influential in her home country. Jezebel discovers Bruce was Batman relatively early in their relationship, and the revelation makes the relationship easier for Bruce to handle. He lets Jezebel

neg: Batman: Gotham Knight Ramirez investigate. Gordon has a brief conversation with Batman, who agrees with Gordon's theory that the Scarecrow's fear toxin is behind the riot as the doctor has been at large since the riot at the Narrows (during the event of "Batman Begins"). Batman gives Gordon an earpiece that will allow them to stay in contact and descends below ground, trying to find Cardinal O'Fallon and his abductor. A homeless man living in an abandoned subway station identifies the abductor as Killer Croc. Batman and Gordon briefly discuss the villain's past, but are cut off when Killer Croc ambushes Batman. During

neg: Dollmaker (comics) awakens in a makeshift boxing ring, the Dollmaker then begins to auction Batman who is hanging upside down near some Joker Dolls. Suspended like a marionette, Batman is forced to fight the Joker Dolls when a crook named Raju arrives at the Dollmaker's lair to offer the Dollmaker a large sum of money in exchange for Batman. Raju's client is the Penguin who plans to pay Dollmaker some gold bars in exchange for Batman's body. The Dollmaker uses magnetized cables to immobilize Batman completely, and Batman is surprised to realize that the cables are of his own design as the

neg: Batman Forever his father's diary on the night of his parents' wake and reading that Bruce insisted his parents go to the theater so he could watch one of the shows, meaning the reason he became Batman was out of the guilt that he was responsible for their deaths. Many scenes were filmed but deleted from the film; other scenes had footage removed. These included: "Batman Forever" opened in 2,842 theaters in the United States on June 16, 1995, making $52.8 million in its opening weekend, breaking "Jurassic Park"'s record for highest opening-weekend gross of all time (it was surpassed two years

neg: Batman: Year Three second Robin (Jason Todd), Dick Grayson (the original Robin) returns to Gotham City after a long absence and Boss Zucco (the individual responsible for the death of Grayson's parents) is paroled. Additionally, the storyline features the first appearance of Tim Drake, who would later become the third Robin. The story is a sequel of sorts to the previous "" and "" storylines (which were all edited by Dennis O'Neil, but produced by different creative teams) and is the last in the sequence. Unlike its predecessors "Batman: Year Three" has never been collected in trade paperback form. The story begins when

neg: Batman: Year One would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody'". In 2005, Christopher Nolan began his series, with the reboot film "Batman Begins", which draws inspiration from "Year One" and other stories. "Batman Begins" and its sequel "The Dark Knight" are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Major characters like Commissioner Loeb, Detective Flass and Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone are featured prominently in "Batman Begins". Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to

neg: Batman: Zero Year briefly, but the villain drops the jammer off the airship. After subduing Doctor Death, Batman sets off a bomb that destroys the inside of the airship; Dr. Death is killed in the explosion. The police then turn the power back on, only to find out the Riddler still has the power to flood the city by blowing up the reservoir. Batman destroys the airship, but fails to stop the Riddler from flooding the city. The third and final arc was titled 'Savage City', and was about Bruce's efforts to save his city from the Riddler's control. It begins with Bruce

neg: Batman: The Dark Knight (video game) not yet decided which game engine "The Dark Knight" would use. The first work done for the game was the creation of Gotham City and the physics for Batman's gliding ability. The initial gameplay was linear, similar to the "Batman Begins" game. Most of their effort went into designing the graphical style and environments that would mimic the look and feel of "Batman Begins". One of Elevation Partners' cofounders — singer and Batman fan Bono, who was on tour with U2 — visited Brisbane during this stage of development. Though he was shown an early and basic build, Bono was

neg: Chill of the Night! a man he is interrogating, the Phantom Stranger restrains him, taking him back to a charity costume party that his parents attended, revealing the reason for Batman's costume as being based on young Bruce's subconscious memory of his father's "Bat-man" costume. For a joyful moment, Batman is reunited with his parents. The gala is interrupted by thugs led by Moxon who show up to rob the party. Batman and Thomas fight together against the gang, managing to capture Moxon. One of the other thugs, who Batman recognizes as the killer, holds Martha hostage only to be rescued by Batman and

neg: Perchance to Dream (Batman: The Animated Series) of Bruce's alter ego or of Robin. Furthermore, Bruce's parents are still alive and he is engaged to Selina Kyle. Though Bruce remembers his adventures as Batman, he can find no evidence that they were anything more than a dream, and he soon begins to doubt his own sanity. Bruce initially attempts to relax into his new life; at least on the surface, it appears to be everything he has ever wanted. He is disquieted by the discovery that Batman does still exist, however, and appears to be even more powerful and impressive than he ever was. Further evidence that

neg: Batman: Year One expanded it. In writing the story, Miller looked for parts of Batman's origin that were never explored. He left the core elements, such as the murder of Bruce's parents, intact, but reduced them to brief flashbacks. Bruce's globe-trotting adventures was something Miller removed, as he found uninteresting. Rather than portraying Batman as a larger-than-life icon as he had in "The Dark Knight Returns", Miller chose to characterize "Year One"'s Batman as an average, inexperienced man trying to make a change in society because Miller believed a superhero is least interesting when most effective. Examples of this include Batman underestimating his

neg: JLA: Earth 2 meeting, discovers Luthor's absence, and begins plotting to take over the positive matter universe, while Power Ring and Johnny Quick discuss the possibility of counterparts to themselves. Green Lantern forms a force field around the moon, trapping the CSA in their lunar base. The JLA and Luthor begin to set the world right. Batman works to clear Gotham City of crime with the antimatter-universe version of his father, police Chief Thomas Wayne, who survived the famous shooting that spawned Batman while Bruce and his mother were killed. In this universe, Bruce had a brother, Thomas Jr., who blamed his father

neg: Batman: Year One (film) Batman film franchise. This reboot was to be based on "Batman: Year One". Accordingly, Aronofsky collaborated with Frank Miller who finished an early draft of the script. The script, however, was a loose adaptation, as it kept most of the themes and elements from the graphic novel but shunned other conventions that were otherwise integral to the character. It was eventually shelved by the studio and Aronofsky and Miller moved on to other projects. In 2005, Christopher Nolan began his series, with the reboot film "Batman Begins", which draws inspiration from "Batman: Year One" and other stories. Christopher Nolan's "Batman

neg: Batman & Dracula trilogy it as "tak[ing] Batman's already dark world and mak[ing] it pitch black." "Comic Book Resources"s Brian Cronin named "Red Rain" the eighth best Elseworlds story. Since the trilogy's conclusion, "Batman & Dracula"s world has been explored in other DC comics. Jones illustrated a story by Peter Johnson set in the trilogy's universe in "Infinite Halloween Special" #1 (December 2007). Titled "Red Rain: Blood Lust", it tells the story of the vampiric Batman brutally murdering Dick Grayson's parents and is narrated by the Mad Hatter. In "Countdown to Final Crisis" (2007—2008), the series' events are described as taking place on the

neg: The Lego Batman Movie serials; the films "Batman" (1966), "Batman" (1989), "Batman Returns" (1992), "Batman Forever" (1995), "Batman & Robin" (1997), "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Dark Knight" (2008), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), "" (2016) and "Suicide Squad" (2016); the television shows "Batman" (1960s), "" (1990s), "Batman Beyond" (2000s) and "The Batman" (2000s); and the comics "Detective Comics" #27 (Batman's introductory story), "The Dark Knight Returns" (1986) and "Gotham by Gaslight" (1989). Other references include previous costumes worn by Batman and Robin and the various Batmobiles used. In most cases, their appearances in the movie are done in a Lego style, with the exception

neg: Batman shown undergoing an intense meditation ritual in Nanda Parbat. This becomes an important part of the regular "Batman" title, which reveals that Batman is reborn as a more effective crime fighter while undergoing this ritual, having "hunted down and ate" the last traces of fear in his mind. At the end of the "Face the Face" story arc, Bruce officially adopts Tim (who had lost both of his parents at various points in the character's history) as his son. The follow-up story arc in "Batman", "Batman and Son", introduces Damian Wayne, who is Batman's son with Talia al Ghul. Although

neg: Batman Begins (video game) a 5.5 out of 10. GameSpot mentioned that it felt like a combination of several other popular games. It received G4's award for 'Best Graphics on PS2 and Xbox'. On July 17, 2008, actor Gary Oldman unofficially announced during an interview with G4's Kristin Adams that a video game sequel of the "Batman Begins" video game based on the second film of the franchise was in development. In his interview on GameTrailers, Oldman said he knew an awful lot of effort had gone into getting Batman's gliding abilities to feel suitably smooth and fluid for "The Dark Knight" game. Oldman,

neg: Alternative versions of Robin the vessel is piloted by Captain Leatherwing (Batman of Earth-31). Earth-31 also seems to have its own Teen Titans, and Robin Redblade is a member. In this universe, the setting of "" and its sequels, the Flying Graysons are killed by the vampire Batman, as shown in "DC Infinite Halloween Special". Dick grows up to become an obsessive vampire hunter, but is turned by Batman in "The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain", and becomes his partner. Robin has remained a vampire and is now a member of the "Blood League", a vampire Justice League, alongside Earth-43's Vampire Batman. In

neg: Batman: Year Two Two"). Reaper also uses an explosive to destroy the cornerstone of the Wayne Foundation building, freeing his father's old gun, which was used to murder Batman's parents. Batman is eventually captured by Chill, who unmasks the unconscious crimefighter, but does not recognize him, because Batman applied elaborate makeup and hair dye to alter his physiognomy. Chill subjects Batman to a video reel and a hallucinogenic drug that reduces Batman to a quivering wreck suffering from survivor's guilt. Chill has Batman posed at the top of a tall pedestal overlooking a pool of acid, forcing him to watch a video where

neg: Batman: Arkham Asylum Joker threatens to detonate bombs hidden around Gotham City if anyone tries to enter Arkham, forcing Batman to work alone. Tracking Quinn to the medical facility to rescue Gordon, Batman is exposed to the Scarecrow's fear toxin and hallucinates, seeing Gordon's death and the corpses of his parents talking to him. After fighting off Scarecrow, Batman finds and subdues Quinn before rescuing Gordon. The Joker then directs Batman to the captured Bane, who has been experimented on by asylum doctor Penelope Young. The Joker frees Bane and Batman is forced to fight him, during which Quinn escapes. Afterward, he goes

neg: Batcave (and its spin-offs), in the Batcave. Several entrances to the cave are seen throughout the series. In early episodes, Batman is seen using an elevator that is accessed through a secret door hidden behind a bookcase. In later episodes, he is seen using the classic grandfather clock entrance from the comics. In certain episodes, the clock-entrance is opened by setting the hands of the clock the time Bruce's parents were killed (similar to certain comic book stories), while in "The New Batman Adventures", "Batman Beyond", and "Justice League", the pendulum is pulled from behind the face of the clock to

neg: Batman franchise media Batman franchise media Since his first appearance in 1939, Batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The Batman franchise is the sixth highest-grossing franchise of all time, having made an estimated 23.8 billion. A number of Batman theatrical films have been made. There have also been several attempted projects during the hiatus between "Batman & Robin" and "Batman Begins". In 1966, "Batman: The Movie" feature film based on the contemporaneous "Batman" television series was released. It starred Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, Cesar

neg: Damian Wayne to tell him the results when the time was right. At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Demon is my brother?" Prior to the start of Grant Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." story arc in "Batman" #675, Damian senses that someone is out to get Batman. In response to this, Talia begins formulating a plan involving Commissioner James Gordon, whom Talia and Damian rescue from a booby-trapped Wayne Manor while in search of Batman, who is insane and has gone missing. Damian and Alfred race to aid Batman against the Black Glove in a

neg: Batman: Masque the next performance of "Red Death", Laura is nearly killed by two crooks when Batman saves her. He brings her to the Bat Cave, where she unmasks him as Bruce. He realizes that there is something sinister close to Laura, but she is not so concerned, because she knows that Batman is watching her. The night of "Red Death"'s re-opening, Harvey kills Nicholas Varchenko, the leading male, and takes his place in the performance. There, he confesses his love to Laura, but Harvey and Batman get into a large fight that ends with Harvey bringing down the large chandelier above

neg: Batman: Hush and Dr. Elliot are attending the opera "Pagliacci", when Harley Quinn tries to rob everyone in the theater. In the ensuing struggle, Dr. Elliot is apparently shot dead by the Joker. An enraged Batman begins to violently beat the Joker, knocking out Harley Quinn and even Catwoman in the process when they both tried to intervene. Batman attempts to finally kill the Joker but is then dissuaded by former police commissioner James Gordon who intervened by superficially wounding Batman with a gunshot. Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City for Elliot's funeral. Batman tells him of his suspicions that some mastermind