By: Dennis O'Neil Publisher: Del Rey Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Del Rey Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 320 Publication Date: June 17, 2005 Release Date: June 14, 2005
Product Description: Based on the eagerly awaited new feature film–the exciting origins of the ultimate crime fighter!
Bruce Wayne is dead. The young heir to the Wayne empire disappeared seven years ago. His vast fortune has been given away, and the crime wave that began with the brutal murder of his parents has turned Gotham City into a living hell. The last holdouts against corruption–the cops who can’t be bought, the D.A.s who can’t be intimidated–are outnumbered and outgunned. They need help . . . fast.
A world away, in a dank Himalayan prison, a nameless, hardened man fights every day to survive. He has spent seven years scouring the globe, studying the criminal mind, looking for an answer to the ugly riddle of his childhood. But something has been looking for him, too. Here, in the darkest places of his own anger, Bruce Wayne will discover his destiny–and an ordinary man will become a legend.
O'Neill again does not disappoint with a Batman story, as he follows the young Bruce Wayne in his wanderings and violent confrontation that leads him to the mysterious al Ghul and his training, and back to Gotham to become a legend.
Most of the time the author stays with Batman, but occasionally the viewpoing character is Gordon, Alfred, or Rachel, as far as that side of the law goes.
He conveys the tone rather well, and has a lot of fun with Lucius Fox, too.
Definitely worth reading.
3.5 out of 5
What a SWEET addition to the film!!!
I love this book! The scenes that are not featured in the movie are done here flawlessly. It talks more about Ras Al Ghul, who is a very complex character and hard to understand. You will love reading this book to complement the movie, whether you're seeing Batman Begins for the first time or the thousandth, like me.
Faithful to the Movie A smoothly written novel that follows the movie quite closely, which was what I wanted. It also fills in some data not supplied by the movie itself (though not a lot), and so consequently is an interesting supplement at times. It also provides another way of experiencing and reviewing the story line. I enjoyed it, and when I read the ending, I wished there were more so that I could keep reading.
Batman's Big Screen Comeback This book is the first Batman movie novelization I've read and I've got to say, I was very impressed. This was the first of Dennis O'Neil's writing that I was exposed to, And i liked how he put such great detail into a simple movie novelization. I also enjoyed O'Neil's rendition of Batman: Knightfall.
This is great read for any fan of Batman or for someone looking to have a full set of Batman novels
PARTY ON, DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not A Bad Book.. I thought this was a pretty good book. But i really liked the first two books batman & Batman Returns. I'm a huge Batman Fan And the books are great all five of them but some are better. This was a pretty good book.
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