Comics-Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween

I just got Jeph Loeb & Tim Sales Batman: The Long Halloween-Absolute Edition. I heard that this book was the inspiration for the new direction of the Batman Films, so i decided to check it out.
Its a beautiful oversized book in a slipcase, with sketches and interviews. The story features classic bad guy characters from Batmans history .



Tim Sales art is reminesent of David Mazzucchelli (on Batman: Year one) and Frank Millers Sin City. He is also the artist that is used on Heroes-the TV series. Its 400 pages long, so do yourself a favour and get this! The book is also available in soft cover format.

Film - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight was the biggest film of this summer. I went to see it twice so far and hope to see it again before it finishes in the cinema!

It lived up to the hype and it was only on my second viewing that I could appreciate the story. It took characters like the Joker and Two Face and gave these comic characters a modern real world spin.

Christian Bales performance made me go and get some of his other work on DVD, such as Reign of Fire, Equilibrium, and Harsh Times. Hes currently filming the reboot of another franchise...The Terminator-Salvation. I've seen the trailer and even though the films not out until next summer, it will probably be as big as The Dark Knight!

TV - BatmanThe Animated Series

'The Dark Knight' looks great! It is maintaining the same actors and gritty realistic treatment that made Batman Begins a success.





I got the DVD collection of season one of 'Batman - the animated series' recently. It is amazing watching it again because its really dark for a cartoon show! Reliving those days of coming home from school and catching the latest episode, should keep me going until the new film!