You can walk along the beam and join me." But the second guy just shakes his head. I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings. He says, "Hey! I have my flashlight with me. You see… You see, he's afraid of falling. But, his friend didn't dare make the leap. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across with no problem. So, like, they get up onto the roof, and there, just across this narrow gap, they see the rooftops of the town, stretching away in the moonlight, stretching away to freedom. You wanna hear it? See, there were these two guys in the lunatic asylum, and one night, they decide they don't like living in an asylum anymore. You know, this reminds me of a joke I told Bats once. As it turns out, I happen to be a good listener. Jason: Talking things out helps too, friend. At least that's what I write in my journal. You said you fought alongside him? Man: Oh, I'm a new man now. The old Boy Wonder knows to keep the Bat legend flying. Jason: And you, uh, just happen to know Batman, huh? Man: Mmm. It's probably Nightwing filling in for Bats. Man: If you'd fought alongside him, you'd know that's not Batman. Tune in tonight at 11:00 for more updates on Gotham's caped crusader. ĭialogue Batman Saves Robin Kill the Joker Famale reporter on TV: GCPD's Commissioner, Jim Gordon, credits the Batman with exposing a meta-human trafficking network allegedly tied to Stagg Industries. And, hey, please tell the big man I said… "hello". Anyway, be a good boy, finish your homework, and be in bed by nine. I'm just guessing since you're being awful quiet. It's been fun, though, right? Well, maybe a smidge more fun for me than you. I'm just gonna keep beating you with this crowbar. I suppose I'm going to have to teach you a lesson so you can better follow in his footsteps. Now, that was rude! The first Boy Blunder had some manners. So, let's try and clear this up, okay, pumpkin? What hurts more? A? Or B? Forehand? Or backhand? A little louder, lamb chop. With a fun interactive setup that sheds light on Jason Todd’s multi-faceted history in the Batman mythos and a stacked collection of great bonus features, DC SHOWCASE – BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY is an easy recommend for any comics fan and should tide us over nicely until The Batman flies into theatres in 2022.ĭC SHOWCASE – BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY is available on Blu-ray and on digital outlets on October 13. Rock and The Phantom Stranger entries, and all four shorts are so well done that they could easily inspire their own animated shows (who wants to start the petition?). Bruce Timm, who helmed the incredible Batman: The Animated Series, serves as executive producer and director for the Sgt. Each has a unique tone and style, and they feel like unseen pilots for a potential TV show, or a special one-shot issue, to use the comic parlance. Rock, The Phantom Stranger, Adam Strange, and Neil Gaiman’s Death. The release is bundled with four animated shorts, featuring Sgt. While the interactive feature is a novel way to navigate through Jason Todd’s fairly complex history in Batman lore, the extra added shorts really make this a must-have purchase for comic fans. The Blu-ray release makes it easy to go back to a previous prompt menu to try a different tact, which truly feels like turning back the pages of a comic book to start a new storyline. Viewers are given a number of prompts throughout the film that drastically change the arc of the storyline, leading to very different outcomes. Mixing in elements from the original Death in the Family storyline with the Under the Red Hood arc, the short features the voice talents of Bruce Greenwood as Batman, Vincent Martella as young Jason Todd, and John DiMaggio as the Joker. Over 30 years later, the fate of Robin is once again in the hands of the fans with the release of DC SHOWCASE – BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, an interactive animated Batman extended-short that plays out like a Choose Your Own Adventure story. Fans overwhelmingly voted to kill Todd off, resulting in one of the most shocking and influential Batman storylines of all time. Todd had become so unpopular with fans that comics editor Dennis O’Neil decided to let readers vote on the Boy Wonder’s fate by launching a 900-number to let fans decide if Todd would live or die at the hands of the Joker (for a. 1988’s Death in the Family storyline in Batman comics let fans decide the fate of Jason Todd, who took over the mantle of Robin in 1983.
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