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As if our anticipation for the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises film wasn't high enough, DC Universe Animated Original Movies is getting ready to drive our need through the roof, like a heroin dealer, or a Starbucks employee.
Generally regarded as one of the top two or three Batman trade paperbacks of all time, an animated version of Batman: Year One heads to blu ray OCTOBER 18, 2011. Yes, I alphabetized, italicized, and bolded the text because it's fucking IMPORTANT. Don't forget to pick it up--I know I'll be there when the store opens.
While you can love or hate Frank Miller, you can't really deny his impact on comic culture. Let's ignore the total shit he's done, like The Spirit film. Or Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again. The All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder series. So on and so forth. We can forgive all that because he helped reinvent Batman, and in so doing, reinvent comics and lift it to a level that the originators of comics, from the strips to the magazines, probably never considered possible.
Batman has, generally, occupied a central position in the comic book world. Even if you've never picked up a Batman comic, even if you hate the superhero "mainstream" titles, you can't deny Batman's importance. He has some of the most compelling stories that range from literary to campy, and his existence is built entirely on tension and conflict which draws readers casual and avid alike... Themes include loss of family, struggling against a larger power, struggling with humanity's limitations, self-agonizing, a warrior's life, questions of morality... Batman's a complex dude. It goes to show you: you can never go wrong by going darker. And Miller's Batman was never darker, never more tortured or twisted or downright readable. Year One brought it to the front page, and solidified Batman's stature, personality, and place of importance in the world.
Sure, Frank Miller's Year One wasn't the first sign of Batman going dark, or reinventing the title, but it's certainly become the most famous (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns notwithstanding) for its accessibility, and its dark, gritty retelling of the Batman origin. This title is a perfect example of how comics can be smart, edgy, and compelling, and I hope hope hope the blu ray does it justice. It looks incredible.
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