- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (23 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848560435
- ISBN-13: 978-1848560437
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 442,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Batman: Gotham Knight" is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Batman mythos set in between "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", and spinning out of 40-year history in animation, including the legendary "Batman: The Animated Series". A cross-section of distinguished creators, award-winning producers, and acclaimed writers, including David S. Goyer ("Batman Begins") and award-winning comics writers Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello, weave six interlocking stories that reveal Bruce Wayne's journey to Dark Knight.This novelization of the films is essential reading for fans who want to explore in greater depth these unique and intriguing stories.
About the Author
Louise Simonson worked as an editor at Marvel Comics during the late 1970s and early 80s, most notably on Uncanny X-Men which she edited for four years. She then became a successful freelance writer. She has worked for both Marvel and DC Comics writing critically-acclaimed runs on Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants and Superman: Man of Steel a title she helped launch and wrote for eight years.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fast pacing novel which all Batman fans will want to read. The story perfectly captures the dark mood of the Dark Knight and his attempts to capture a killer on the loose. The description of the sewers under Gotham City and the pursuit of Killer Croc to rescue a Priest is beautifully written. Even the evil workings of Scarecrow at Arkham Asylum and the disclosure of Deadshot make this novel a worthy read and Louise Simonson's adaptation of DC Universe's Animated Movie cannot be faulted.
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A Golden Year For Batman
13 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
Author Louise Simonson tackles what can be an impossible task and pens an outstanding book on the iconic superhero.
The work is a tie-in to the ambitious 2008 direct-to-video animated movie of the same name, with both being a prequel to the critically-acclaimed 2008 movie, The Dark Knight. A writer (obviously) has miniscule room to maneuver with a movie novelization, but Simonson does an outstanding job in following the movie's action and deftly adding poignant passages to make this a solid stand-alone book.
Though it is marketed for "teen" readers, the book can be a worthy addition to the collection of fans at any age level.
The work is a tie-in to the ambitious 2008 direct-to-video animated movie of the same name, with both being a prequel to the critically-acclaimed 2008 movie, The Dark Knight. A writer (obviously) has miniscule room to maneuver with a movie novelization, but Simonson does an outstanding job in following the movie's action and deftly adding poignant passages to make this a solid stand-alone book.
Though it is marketed for "teen" readers, the book can be a worthy addition to the collection of fans at any age level.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great storytelling
3 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
Louise Simonson delivers a terrific adaptation of BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT, the direct-to-DVD feature from this past summer. Serving as a prelude to THE DARK KNIGHT, BGK follows Batman as he faces a gang war, the rise of two new enemies and a struggle to do his job despite growing challenges and complications.
The story cleverly picks up on the threads of BATMAN BEGINS, wherein the Scarecrow and Ra's al-Ghul have sledge-hammered Gotham by releasing dozens of inmates from Arkham Asylum. The Scarecrow is still at large but the effects of his time in Arkham (as Dr. Jonathan Crane) are only now coming to light.
Batman, aided with new techno-wizardry courtesy of Lucius Fox, has his hands full containing the damage... even as bodies begin to float ashore and gunfights erupt between rival criminal kingpins.
Simonson keeps the action focused, the storytelling tight and the narrative hurtling along at rocket speed. If you're in the market for some great Batman prose, check it out!
The story cleverly picks up on the threads of BATMAN BEGINS, wherein the Scarecrow and Ra's al-Ghul have sledge-hammered Gotham by releasing dozens of inmates from Arkham Asylum. The Scarecrow is still at large but the effects of his time in Arkham (as Dr. Jonathan Crane) are only now coming to light.
Batman, aided with new techno-wizardry courtesy of Lucius Fox, has his hands full containing the damage... even as bodies begin to float ashore and gunfights erupt between rival criminal kingpins.
Simonson keeps the action focused, the storytelling tight and the narrative hurtling along at rocket speed. If you're in the market for some great Batman prose, check it out!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The Rare Movie Tie-In That Stands on its Own
10 July 2008
Format:Paperback
When I first saw this book in the bookstore, I couldn't believe that Warner Books had published a movie tie-in to a direct-to-DVD film--surely a first in the publishing world. I was even more surprised to find out that, once I started reading the first page, I couldn't stop. Is the writing perfect? No, but it's more than serviceable as light reading and better than expected for a tie-in book. Louise Simonson paints a fairly realistic picture of Chris Nolan's "Batman Begins" Batman universe. The book provides a more cohesive backstory than the "Gotham Knight" animated film, so I would recommend reading the book either before or after the movie. You might even be able to skip the film and read Simonson's adaptation!
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