The animated series with futuristic scifi elements that fall somewhere between the work of jack kirby and akira creator katsuhiro otomo, batman beyond created a striking new vision for the titular hero and his city when it debuted in 1999. Unmasking the phantasm is just one of the twists in batman. Mask of the phantasm is less cartoonish than the popular 60s tv show which spawned its own movie, batman. Timm, some room to experiment with the show in other formats, principally movies. Released to theaters in 1993, it told the story of the caped crusader taking on the. Under the red hood or mask of the phantasm comic vine. Siskel and ebert would later express regret that they missed the movie during its theatrical release. Dana delany provided the voice work for andrea and stacy keach. Mask of the phantasm combines the noir of the original comic book, the violence and dark humor of the dark knight comic book revision, and.
Mark hamill is looking back on the jokers ambiguous fate in the film. In the movie, a figure from bruce waynes past return to. Tv spoilers must be marked for 1 month after its release. The phantasm first appeared in the 1993 animated batman. Upon hearing arthur reeves refer to batman as insane, he remarks to bruce, what rot, sir. Shadow of the phantasm is a comic book sequel to the film. By the way, ive pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls. This comic is not bad, but its quite abridged, also, the music and superb voice acting in the movie really help to get the emotions of the characters better. We have some sad news to share with you here on cbm today as its been confirmed that marty pasko, the writer of batman. Captain america, hulk, incredibles, thanos backhoe toy. The story is dark and mature for the younger audience, and the voice. Year two ends on a similar note, and the final panel of the comic, like the final shot of the film, shows batman swinging on a rope high above the streets of gotham.
Mask of phantasm the animated movie dc, 1994 series which came out at the time of the theatrical release of the film. Batman mask of the phantasm 1993 comic books mycomicshop. Mask of the phantasm the animated movie comic online free and high quality. Mask is great and fantastic the first time, but its a crimemystery film. Mask of the phantasm 1993, the first and only animated feature spinoff of the classic 19921995 batman animated series. Bruce timm eric radomski voices of kevin conroy as batmanbruce wayne dana delany as andrea beaumont hart bochner as arthur. The featurelength film was the cinematic continuation of the animated series and featured familiar characters like batman and the joker, along with new nemeses and a romance that could have put an end to the hero that is batman. Mask of the phantasm is a brilliant piece of animation that shows off the greatness of the batman animated series. Phantasm will make her dc universe comic book debut in. Dracula under the red hood year one the dark knight returns dc super heroes unite son of batman assault on arkham batman vs. Mask of the phantasm a satisfying adventure yarn with all of the flourishes that fans had come to expect from the groundbreaking show. Mask of the phantasm comes to bluray in 1080p with two different aspect ratios.
Warner brotherswarner brothers animation directed by. Mask of the phantasm sometimes referred to as batman. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. There are currently no images in this section, please consider adding some. A smaller version of this comic was included in with the vhs release of mask of the phantasm. This was a film that was released theatrically in 1993 and is.
Mask of the phantasm subzero return of the joker mystery of the batwoman the batman vs. There are three versions of this book including a prestige format and a digest version. Meanwhile, a new vigilante in gotham has batman running in circles as he takes out members of a crime family, and when the joker gets things get cranked up to eleven. Its tragedy is heartfelt, depicting bruce wayne as if he is trapped in a cell, jailed by an oath made in passion and sorrow immediately following his parents death. Phantasm is loosely based on the character the reaper from the comicbook miniseries batman. Mask of the phantasm is a baroque, melodramatic tale of good and evil thats a tad too sophisticated. Mask of phantasm, one of the most imaginative films of the past year. Comic book spoilers must be marked for 2 moths after its release. But prowling the gotham night is a shadowy new villain, the phantasm, a sinister figure with some link to batmans past. It contains lots of the original movie dialogueplus a whole lot more, including some clever explanations left out of the film. Mask of the phantasm story by alan burnett screenplay by alan burnett, paul dini, martin pasko, michael reaves directed by eric radomski and bruce w. Under the red hood alone destroys any animated comic book film.
Mask of the phantasms villain is coming to tom kings batman series. If you can choose between watching the movie and reading this, i definitely recommend watching it. With kevin conroy, dana delany, hart bochner, stacy keach. I do like reading the novelizations of my favorite movies, and this one was no exception. Mask of the phantasm recalling the animated superman shorts of the 1940s, batman. Batman, illustrated book, joker published jan 1994 by bantam books. Mask of the phantasm is a 1993 american animated superhero film featuring the dc comics character batman. There is real death including a parent, much violence even if its animated involving explosions, guns, knives, etc. Mask of the phantasm by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Animation the film was written by alan burnett, paul dini, martin pasko, and michael reaves. Comic novelization of the batman animated movie by the same. The animated series and the only animated batman film to get a theatrical release.
The animated series allowed its original creators, eric radomski and bruce w. The animated series finally makes it debut in highdefinition format with this release of batman. With a new lead in terry mcguinness, the writers blended the teen drama of spiderman with the vengeful drive of the. Phantasm debuted as the eponymous villain of 1993s batman. Only here will you discover allnew revelations about batmans past, his archrival the joker and the most grueling battle of batmans life the choice between his love of a beautiful woman and his vow to be the defender of right. Worlds finest comics was published from 1941 to 1986, bringing dcs most popular characters together in one book where they starred in separate stories until they were finally partnered in the mid50s. Mask of the phantasm straighttovhs in many overseas conutries, including france, where it received a complete dub. The film received critical and audience acclaim, but bombed when it was originally released in theatres bad export for you. Mask of the phantasm tells a story that is among the most daring and bold ever told within the batman canon. Following the widespread success of tim burtons batman 1989 and batman returns 1992, warner brothers opted to release the. And mask of the phantasm is probably my favorite batman movie there is, both animated and liveaction. Beaumont first appeared as the main antagonist in the 1993 animated film batman. It stands out today as a rare batmancentric flop and a time capsule from an era when a geektargeted comic. King has taken to twitter to confirm that he considers the phantasms comic book history to roughly mirror the plot of batman.
As two of the most internationally recognizable superheroes, worlds finest is a fitting name for the pairing of batman and superman. Comic novelization of the batman animated movie by the same title. The final scene of mask of the phantasm shows the heartbroken bruce seeking solace in his role as a crime fighter. Mask of the phantasm the animated movie vol 1 1 dc.
Mask of the phantasm begins when the citys most feared gangsters are systematically eliminated and the caped crusader is blamed. Directed by eric radomski, bruce timm, kevin altieri. Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually done by a new vigilante assassin. Mask of the phantasm the masterpiece that we all know in love. The movie had this treatment in france initially, due to its poor boxoffice performance in the us, warner decided to release batman. Mask of the phantasm is among the best batman movies ever made, its villain has yet to appear in the main dc comics. Meanwhile, a new vigilante in gotham has batman running in.
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