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Begins, the film by acclaimed director Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia) and writer David Goyer (Blade), starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes and Tom Wilkinson, can now be read as a graphic novel! This colorful adaptation of Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knights emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high-tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. This collection also contains four more tales featuring the comic-book version of the Dark Knight!
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7 UpA graphic-novel adaptation of the recently released film. The comic-book version follows the film's plot directly and reveals the dark origins of the vigilante hero, tracing Bruce Wayne's inner turmoil and struggle with who he is and what his role is to be in the world. It also includes four earlier Batman stories: The Man Who Falls, Air Time, Reasons, and Urban Legend. Perhaps the best one is the last one, which has a twist that is hard to anticipate. The artists contributing to the work are accomplished. The movie mania will be a good draw to this title.Joel Bangilan, Houston Public Library, TX
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From Booklist
Any big-budget summer action movie is going to be accompanied by scads of ancillary products, including books. The print tie-in to Batman Begins is, entirely appropriately, considering its hero's origins, a comic-book adaptation of the blockbuster flick. To translate movie into comics, DC called on experienced hands Scott Beatty, writer of many previous Batman stories, and Kilian Plunkett, who honed his movies-to-comics skills on a series of Star Wars titles. Their rendition deviates from the theatrical release only by trimming it a bit. Filling out the volume are reprints of four better-than-average strips from the
| 出版社 | D C Comics |
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| 作者 | Scott Beatty |