Batman - PowerPoint Presentation

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Batman

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How Batman began

The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27, in May 1939. Batman was originally known as ‘the Bat-Man’.Batman is now known by many names, such as ‘the Caped Crusader’, ‘the Dark Knight’, and ‘the world’s Greatest Detective’.

Batman is the secret identity of Bruce Wayne, who is an American billionaire, industrialist, and philanthropist.

After witnessing the murder of his parents, Bruce swore revenge on Gotham City’s criminals, bringing justice to the city.

Batman has many supporting characters, such as his butler Alfred Pennyworth, his sidekick Robin, police commissioner Jim Gordon, and sometimes Batgirl. Slide4

The Comics

Like all Superheroes, Batman originated in comic books. After the success of Superman in the late 1930’s, there was a higher demand for superheroes. This was the time Batman was born. The costume that Batman wore changed throughout his first appearances in DC comics, with artist Bob Kane saying he made Batman’s jawline more pronounced, and he lengthened the ears on the costume.

Batman proved to be a hit with comic book fans, and ended up with his own solo title in 1940, called ‘Batman’, while still featuring in the Detective Comics.

After the war, DC Comics adopted a new editorial approach, and this stripped away the bleak and menacing world, and replaced it with a bright and colourful one. Batman was now portrayed as a respectable citizen.

Batman was one of very few superhero characters that was continuously published throughout the 1950’s as the genre dampened down.

Batman came under huge criticism when Fredric Wertham’s book, Seduction of the Innocent’, published in 1954, claimed children imitated crimes committed in comic books. In the late 1950’s, Batman stories became more science fiction-oriented, with Batman fighting aliens or having bizarre transformations. Slide5

Batman Comics Revamped

By 1964, sales on Batman comic titles had fallen incredibly low, and DC was planning on killing Batman off altogether’. In response, editor Julius Schwartz was assigned to Batman to overhaul the character. The

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was redesigned, and Batman’s costume was modified to incorporate a yellow ellipse behind the Bat symbol.

All of the science fiction, such as aliens and time travel, were retired.

Batwoman, Ac, and Bat-Mite were also retired. Bruce’s butler, Alfred, was also killed off but that decision was later reversed.Slide6

Batman in Movies

Batman first appeared in two serial films in the 1940’s, called ‘Batman’ and ‘Batman and Robin’.The 1966 film, ‘Batman’, was a feature film adaption of the 1960’s Batman TV series featuring Adam West and Burt Ward.

Warner Bro’s began producing a series of Batman films in the 1980’s, beginning with the 1989 film ‘Batman’, which was directed by Tim Burton, and had Michael Keaton as Batman.

In 1992 ‘Batman Returns’ was released, with Burton and Keaton returning for what proved to be their final Batman film.

In 1995, ‘Batman Forever’ was released, and this time it was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred Val Kilmer as Batman.

Schumacher returned to direct the 1997 sequel, ‘Batman & Robin’, with George Clooney starring as Batman. This film was widely criticised by fans and critics, and signalled the end of the flurry of Batman films. Slide7

The Batman film franchise rebooted

After the complete flop of ‘Batman & Robin’ in 1997, interest in Batman films subsided until Christopher Nolan took the reigns. In 2005, ‘Batman Begins’ was released, which starred Christian Bale as Batman, with Christopher Nolan directing. This would be the first film in a trilogy that would ultimately save Batman in film. The film grossed over $374 million worldwide.

‘The Dark Knight’ was released in 2008, with Nolan and Bale returning to reprise their roles again. This film proved to be the game changer for the Batman film franchise. Heath Ledger’s portrayal of Batman’s villain ‘The Joker’ is widely considered to be one of the best acting performances of a villain in a movie to date. This film grossed over $1 billion worldwide, won eight academy award nominations, with Heath Ledger winning best supporting actor.

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ was released in 2012, with Nolan and Bale returning to reprise their roles for the final time. The film grossed over $1.08 billion worldwide, out grossing its predecessor. Tom Hardy took on the role of Batman’s villain ‘Bane’ for the film, with Anne Hathaway also starring as a cat burglar.

The Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman films is only one of two series (Pirates of the Caribbean being the other) to have two of its films earn more than $1 billion worldwide.Slide8

Christopher Nolan’s Trilogy

Heath Ledger as ‘The Joker’ in The Dark Knight (2008).

Christian Bale played the role of Batman throughout the trilogy.

Tom Hardy as ‘Bane’ in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Christopher Nolan directed all three of the ground-breaking Batman films.Slide9

Batman in Games

During the success of the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman films, the gaming world was in high demand to play as ‘The Caped Crusader’. In August 2009, ‘Batman:

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Asylum’ was released. It was received by fans and critics very well and the game won numerous awards, including ‘Best action adventure game’, ‘best game’, and ‘Game of the Year’ from various gaming websites. It holds the Guinness World Record for ‘Most critically acclaimed Superhero game ever’. The game was released in 2010 as a ‘Game of the year’ edition. The game had sold over 2.5 million copies by September 2009.

In October 2011, the long awaited sequel was released, called ‘Batman:

Arkham City’. Once again, the game won several prestigious awards, including ‘Game of the Year’ again. By the start of 2012, the game had sold over six million units.In October 2013, ‘Batman: Arkham Origins’ was released as a prequel to the two previous games in the series. The game was widely well received by fans and critics, but it was criticised for being too similar to Batman: Arkham City. Origins only managed to sell half of what its predecessor had sold. Slide10

Lego Batman games for children

By October 2008, ‘Lego Batman: The Videogame’ was released. It was a children’s version of the adult game, with a Lego theme. The game was released on various platforms. It had received generally favourable reviews, and as of May 2012, the game has sold over eleven million copies worldwide.

By the end of June 2012, the sequel was released, named ‘Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes’. The game was very well received for its story, voice acting and gameplay. ‘Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes’ was the second game in the trilogy of Lego Batman games, and it received the highest rating of all three from IGN, receiving 8.5 out of 10.

In November, the third game in the series was released, ‘Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham’. The game was very well received by fans and critics of the series, with

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Gamer saying ‘It doesn’t break the mould, but it expands the Lego Gotham universe’. Slide11

The future of Batman

The future of Batman in film has already been announced, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ is the second instalment of the DC Comic’s shared universe films, and the sequel to the 2013 Superman film, ‘Man of Steel’. Ben Affleck will be taking on the role of Batman in the new film. The film will see Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman on the same screen for the first time. The film is expected to be released in March 2016.

The future of Batman in the gaming world has also already been announced, ‘Batman:

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Knight’ has been highly anticipated for a while now by fans of the Batman games.

The upcoming game was recently delayed for a second time but it is now due for release in June 2016.