I got this comic as a kid, when I was not allowed to *see* the movie but was still interested in it.Īs an adult reading through it now, it really rushes the plot and doesn't entirely make sense at times. But if I'm being honest, no one really needs to read this comic. As a piece of childhood nostalgia, this still gets to me. I can't tell if that's just because the source movie itself is a bit nonsensical or if they just had to cut too much to get it down to 64 pages. As an adult reading through it now, it really rushes the plot and doesn't entirely make sense at times. I got this comic as a kid, when I was not allowed to *see* the movie but was still interested in it. I don't think it could reasonably be expected to, but it's still a disappointment. It's very short, for starters, and therefore a lot of the subtlety and subplots just don't make the cut here.įar more disappointing, however, is that this book fails to capture the grimy sadistic menace of Danny DeVito's performance as the Penguin or of Michelle Pfeiffer's gloriously sensual turn as Catwoman. However, as adaptions go this is probably best described as 'functional'. The dark and twisted reimaginings of Penguin and Catwoman were particularly iconic and here we get a version of the Batman who's had time to bed-in to his role as Gotham's protector. I have always loved the movie this is based on, with Burton's two Batman films always having a special place in my heart (between you and me I almost wore-out a bootleg VHS of 'Batman Returns' as a kid).
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The dark and twisted reimaginings of Penguin a The graphic novel adaption of the classic Tim Burton movie.Īs the deformed Penguin rises from the sewers and attempts to seize control of Gotham City, Batman finds his hands full also facing Catwoman, who unleashes gleeful destruction upon the city.
As the deformed Penguin rises from the sewers and attempts to seize control of Gotham City, Batman finds his hands full also facing Catwoman, who unleashes gleeful destruction upon the city. The graphic novel adaption of the classic Tim Burton movie. Steve Erwin’s art is a perfect fit for Keaton’s Batman and his world.
It feels like O’Neil toned down some of the more outrageous aspects of the film for this adaptation interestingly. Selina also appears much more cartoonish as a character and I struggled to find her believable without Pfeiffer’s performance. Penguin comes across as a much sillier and less threatening character here than in the film. This comic adaptation by Denny O’Neil follows the film closely and brings back nostalgia for it.Īs you would expect, it is fairly bare bones. It feels like O’Neil toned down some of the more outrageous aspects of the A fun way to revisit the iconic Tim Burton film Batman Returns. As you would expect, it is fairly bare bones. This comic adaptation by Denny O’Neil follows the film closely and brings back nostalgia for it. A fun way to revisit the iconic Tim Burton film Batman Returns.