This month sees the release of a couple of big Batman releases for different audiences with some solid crossover appeal. The one high on my list is the October 18th release of the videogame, Batman: Arkham City but I’m also very, very keen on the release of the new DC Universe animated movie Batman: Year One which is due on the same day. The visual adaptation of the already rather cinematic comic run by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli is something that I’ve long wanted to see and Warner Premiere has dropped a new clip from the release for people to check out. The voice cast this time around includes Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Katee Sackhoff, and Bryan Cranston.
Plot concept: Batman: Year One is based on the landmark 1987 DC Comics titles from 12-time Eisner Award winner Frank Miller and illustrator David Mazzucchelli. The film depicts young Bruce Wayne’s return to Gotham City in his first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante. The playboy billionaire chooses the guise of a giant bat to combat crime, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon (who is already battling corruption from inside the police department), inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a crooked political system that infests Gotham.
