The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

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  • Title: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
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batman-dark-knight-returns-pt1-blu-rayI love Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. Originally released as a four-issue mini-series back in 1986 Returns gave us a look at the future of Gotham City, ten years after the last appearance of Batman (Peter Weller). So when DC Animated announced their plans for not one but two animated features I held my breath and hoped for the best. Much like last year’s Batman: Year One, this adaptation of Frank Miller’s work is, at best, a mixed success.

Ten years to the day after the Batman’s last recorded appearance, and one month before the retirement of Commissioner Gordon (David Selby), Bruce Wayne is lured out of retirement by a vicious new gang known as the Mutants who are slowly taking over the city. Part 1 gives us Batman’s return, Two-Face‘s (Wade Williams) short reign of terror, and the always jabbering talking heads who continue to debate whether Gotham is better or worse off with Batman’s return.

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Doctor Who – The Angels Take Manhattan

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  • Title: Doctor Who – The Angels Take Manhattan
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“I’m sorry Rory, but you just died.”

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Doctor Who‘s mid-season finale begins with a lazy day in Central Park with The Doctor (Matt Smith) reading aloud from 1930’s pulp novel by Melody Malone and ends with the Time Lord’s final farewell to Amelia Pond (Karen Gillan). In between writer Steven Moffat gives us the Weeping Angels, a paradox that nearly destroys New York City, the return of River Song (Alex Kingston), and a pair of heart-wrenching decisions involving the future of Amy and Rory (Arthur Darvill).

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Teen Titans #0

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teen-titans-new-52-0-coverNever a huge Teen Titans fan to begin with, I’ve stayed away from the New 52 relaunch of the title with the exception of the first issue or two. However, I was curious enough to see how Teen Titans #0 would tell the origin of Tim Drake as the third Robin.

Like most of the New 52 origins, Tim Drake’s story gets streamlined and simplified more than necessary. We still get the young detective who searches for Batman’s identity realizing Batman doesn’t work nearly as well without a partner. But how he eventually gets Batman to accept is damn awkward.

Scott Lobdell’s writing aside (which is clunky and has a couple of huge plot holes) the story works for the most part up until Drake puts his family in danger by stealing from the Penguin. Yes, this earns him his face-to-face with Batman, but it’s hardly the work of the genius the book espouses him to be. The comic also doesn’t explain how Tim is able to continue being Tim, and live publicly with Bruce Wayne, with his parents in witness protection and the Penguin still after him. For fans.

[DC, $2.99]

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News and Notes

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Variety (and other sources) are reporting actor Michael O’Hare (perhaps best known for his role as Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5) died Friday from complications resulting from a heart attack earlier in the week

Screen Rant is reporting that director Marc Webb will indeed be back to helm Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Emma Stone is in talks to reprise her role as Gwen Stacy

Deadline is reporting Miley Cyrus is in talks to play Bonnie Elizabeth Parker in a new Bonnie and Clyde mini-series to air both on The History Channel and Lifetime

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