Batman 3..... ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS***

[Klaus]

I highly recommend DC's graphic novel "Joker" by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. While it was done prior to the release of TDK, it is a near-perfect sequel to it, following the Joker's release from Arkham.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

I think they could tone down the sci-fi elements of many of those characters without losing too much of their schtick.

Of course, I would rather that Nolan wasn't so adverse to the superpowers in the first place. It's not like X-Men or Spiderman suffered for having them. Or the original Superman.

But, it's part of the gritty, (semi) realistic tone Nolan is going for. Anything much in the way of powers would shatter that. X-Men, Spiderman, and Superman can get away with it because superpowers are part and parcel of their identities. Not so with Batman and doubly not so for the Nolan vision of Batman.

Personally I think that Bane would make a great villain in a Nolan Batman flick. Someone who wants to destroy Batman and rule Gotham and uses self-enhancing drugs to get there seems like it would be a perfect fit.

 

[Klaus]

But, it's part of the gritty, (semi) realistic tone Nolan is going for. Anything much in the way of powers would shatter that. X-Men, Spiderman, and Superman can get away with it because superpowers are part and parcel of their identities. Not so with Batman and doubly not so for the Nolan vision of Batman.

Personally I think that Bane would make a great villain in a Nolan Batman flick. Someone who wants to destroy Batman and rule Gotham and uses self-enhancing drugs to get there seems like it would be a perfect fit.

Specially since we've seen Scarecrow's "super" drugs in earlier movies, so a drug that increases the adrenaline of a user (no "hulking out", though) wouldn't be out of place.

 

[Runestar]

Thus leading to Batman's back being broken, and an appearance by Shiva and Azrael?

 

[Klaus]

Thus leading to Batman's back being broken, and an appearance by Shiva and Azrael?

Not really Azrael, but I could see an injured Bruce mentoring an "understudy" that takes up a different costume when he gets better (and then you'll have a Robin/Nightwing).

 

[RangerWickett]

The route I would go is to take advantage of Batman's "girlfriend" being dead by introducing Catwoman as a hostile love interest who is trying to steal something dangerous. And then Talia appears on the scene, mysteriously offering to help Batman stop the cat burglar before Bad Thing X happens.

But it ends up being a ploy, with Catwoman taking the fall and Talia getting away with the dangerous item, which she takes to . . . Liam Neeson! I mean, her father, Ra's al Ghul.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Not really Azrael, but I could see an injured Bruce mentoring an "understudy" that takes up a different costume when he gets better (and then you'll have a Robin/Nightwing).

Guh! No! No Robin! No Nightwing! No sidekicks in Nolan's Bat-verse! Ever!

The route I would go is to take advantage of Batman's "girlfriend" being dead by introducing Catwoman as a hostile love interest who is trying to steal something dangerous. And then Talia appears on the scene, mysteriously offering to help Batman stop the cat burglar before Bad Thing X happens.

I can't begin to tell you how much I hate the idea of Catwoman ever appearing in this series, either. (Though I'd sooner accept that than Robin.) I want my Batman villains evil, and I've long despised the whole "Batman/Catwoman hostile love interest" thing. Hate, hate, hate.

Also, hate.

 

[Tuzenbach]

Those features are there in both the 'quick reply' and more in the 'advanced reply' (and if you 'quoted' you automatically go to the advanced reply view).

It's the one or two lines right above the reply text box.

Perhaps a setting in your options or browser isn't set right so you're not seeing it? Or the coloring is making it hard to see the choices in the black background?

Anyway, if you're having trouble seeing or using those options, you may want to start a new thread in the meta forum with what you do see above the reply text box and the collective brainpower here may be able to figure out the hows and whys.

To post a spoiler, just add the tags {spoiler}{/spoiler} or {sblock}{/sblock}.

The Quick Reply box has buttons for Bold, Italics, Underline, Link placement, Picture placement and Quote:
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tags. Alternatively, just type {B}{/B}, {I}{/I}, {U}{/U}, {QUOTE}{/QUOTE}... __________________

Hey, thanks guys!

I eventually figured it out. It was in the "My Account" section under "edit options"..................

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I guess that, at some point, Enworld went through a series of upgrades & knocked a lot of less regular participants back down to the "basic" text setting. But, as you can see, I've managed to switch to something a little less spoiler-inducing!

But I just have one question........WHAT IN THE HELL IS "MULTI - QUOTE"?!?!






I'll try to post my Batman info a little later today or tomorrow.......

 

[stonegod]

Also, hate.

But tell us how you really feel...

I'm also against sidekicks and the Cat for this interpretation. While there are ways to do them good, there are so many more ways to do them wrong.

Bane would be interesting choice. Hasn't been explored as much outside the comics.

 

[Klaus]

Guh! No! No Robin! No Nightwing! No sidekicks in Nolan's Bat-verse! Ever!



I can't begin to tell you how much I hate the idea of Catwoman ever appearing in this series, either. (Though I'd sooner accept that than Robin.) I want my Batman villains evil, and I've long despised the whole "Batman/Catwoman hostile love interest" thing. Hate, hate, hate.

Also, hate.

Sidekick, in the usuall sense? I don't see it coming. But after seeing untrained citizens donning capes and trying to be Batmen, I'd see Bruce training someone to pick up when he can't. God knows there were dozens of moments in TDK when Batman would benefit of having a clone somewhere else to help him.

You're a writer, Rodent! Make it work!