Written by TONY S DANIEL & FABIEN NICIEZA Art by TONY S DANIEL & others Cover by TONY S DANIEL Following the disappearance of her protector Gotham City may be too far gone for Nightwing Robin Commissioner Gordon & the rest of the city heroes to save the day Featuring BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL 1-3 GOTHAM GAZETTE BATMAN DEAD? 1 & GOTHAM GAZETTE BATMAN ALIVE? 1! On sale NOVEMBER 3 o 160 pg FC 1499 US ...

Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend & the Dark Knight&s emergence as a force for good in Gotham In the wake of his parents& murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice & turn fear against those who prey on the fearful He returns to Gotham & unveils his alter-ego Batman a masked crusader who uses his strength intellect & an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city Director Christopher Nolan (Memento) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale American Psycho) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the crime-fighting superhero With flashbacks to his privileged childhood young Master Wayne as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine) develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave As a young adult Wayne lives among the League of Shadows a mar! tial arts group in the mountains of Asia His leaders Ra&s al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) & Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength endurance & unfortunately evil against which he naturally rebels Returning to Gotham & reinstating himself as a dapper socialite & the rightful heir to his parents& enterprise Wayne quickly devises his secret identity commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes Dawson&s Creek) now a beautiful woman & dedicated lawyer & the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption Batman makes his fledgling debut But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr Crane (Cillian Murphy Sunshine)taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance Batman realises he has met his first true opponent Director Christopher Nolan&s sequel to his own & Batman Begins& sees Gotham&s avenging angel squaring-up to a new kid on the block
- psychotic prankster the Joker (Heath Ledger in the role that won him a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) In the space of a year Batman (Christian Bale) aided by Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) & new District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) has managed to rid Gotham&s streets of the organised crime gangs that once ravaged the city Things seem to be looking up although on the personal front Bruce Wayne discovers he has a rival in his affections for main squeeze Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) in the shape of the new DA who as a political climber likes to keep his cards close to his chest But just when the authorities think they&re finally making progress in their fight against crime the appearance on the streets of a sinister new figure with a demented grin & a passion for chaos causes panic among the good people of Gotham & leads to a battle of wits between Batman & the Joker which threatens to get extremely personal
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The fifth outing in the & Batman& movie franchise explores the origins of the Batman legend & the Dark Knight&s emergence as a force for good in Gotham In the wake of his parents& murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice & turn fear against those who prey on the fearful He returns to Gotham & unveils his alter-ego Batman a masked crusader who uses his strength intellect & an array of high-tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the wake of his parents& murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice & turn fear against those who prey on the fearful He returns to Gotham & with the help of trusted butler Alfred (a scene-stealing Michael Caine) unveils his alter-ego Batman is a masked crusader who will use strength intellect & an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city Director Christopher Nolan deliberately exorcises the camp & grand guignol of the previous movies & TV series This is truly a gritty & brooding exploration of the beginnings of the Dark Knight a faithful vision of Bob Kane&s anti-hero from DC Comics ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend & the Dark Knight&s emergence as a force for good in Gotham In the wake of his parents& murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice & turn fear against those who prey on the fearful He returns to Gotham & unveils his alter-ego Batman a masked crusader who uses his strength intellect & an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city Director Christopher Nolan (Memento) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale American Psycho) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the crime-fighting superhero With flashbacks to his privileged childhood young Master Wayne as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine) develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave As a young adult Wayne lives among the League of Shadows a mar! tial arts group in the mountains of Asia His leaders Ra&s al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) & Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength endurance & unfortunately evil against which he naturally rebels Returning to Gotham & reinstating himself as a dapper socialite & the rightful heir to his parents& enterprise Wayne quickly devises his secret identity commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes Dawson&s Creek) now a beautiful woman & dedicated lawyer & the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption Batman makes his fledgling debut But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr Crane (Cillian Murphy Sunshine)taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance Batman realises he has met his first true opponent Special Features&149; Tankman Begins (MTV spoof)&149; Theatrical Trailer&149; Batman &150; The Journey Begins&149; Shaping Mind & Body&149; Gotham City Rises&149; Cape & Cowl&149; Batman &150; The Tumbler&149; Path to Discovery&149; Saving Gotham City&149; Genesis of the Bat&149; Still Gallery&149; The Dark Knight IMAX prologue&149; Reflections on writing Batman Begins with David S Goyer&149; Digital Batman the effects you may have missed&149; Batman Begins Stunts- confidential files Discover facts & story points not in the film ...

The fifth outing in the & Batman& movie franchise explores the origins of the Batman legend & the Dark Knight&s emergence as a force for good in Gotham In the wake of his parents& murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice & turn fear against those who prey on the fearful He returns to Gotham & unveils his alter-ego Batman a masked crusader who uses his strength intellect & an array of high-tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city ...

How big is your gallery? For the next entry in the hit DC Gallery PVC Diorama series DST is leaping into the distant future of Gotham City to capture the high-tech hero
- Batman Beyond! Terry Mc Ginnis hovers above a cloud of smoke with his wings extended & his boot-jets firing in this Approx. 10" PVC sculpture Packaged in a full-color window box the figure & base feature detailed sculpt & paint work Dynamically sculpted by Varner Studios!
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Batman Beyond 20 launches with a new direction for Terry Mc Ginnis! Commissioner Barbara Gordon enlists Terry&s help while investigating the death of Neo-Gotham&s Mayor which took place inside the new Arkham Institute Was it really only a heart attack? Or was one of Arkham&s infamous inmates responsible? Collects issues 1-8 ...

Written by ADAM BEECHEN Art by RYAN BENJAMIN & JOHN STANISCI Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN Terry Mc Ginnis
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In these new stories from issues 1-8 of the hit series a super-powered criminal has gotten in way over his head
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