#batman: the doom that came to gotham

[chernobog13]

Mike Mignola's and Dave Stewart's cover to Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham #1 (November, 2000).

And before anyone starts complaining about the heater, be aware that this is an Elseworlds tale that takes place on an alternate Earth in the 1920s.

[jasontoddenthusiastt]

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

Yeah … you’ll have ……... plenty of time to cozy up with corpses ………………

Becauseyou’llbedead

[wiccantwav]

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[ferhog]

I want a whole series of this version of the Wayne family going on early 20th century globetrotting adventures, even if it is just a prequel to a tragic outcome.

[denimbex1986]

'We often talk of comeback years, with actors returning to the scene after an extended hiatus or an unintended drop in bookings, but just as worthy of celebration are the cases of a quiet, exponential rise. Sometimes, a name reaches household status by way of an explosive debut, while other names slowly ecru credit after credit for commendable performances, until the subject of occasional recognizability becomes the frequent favorite. David Dastmalchian is the epitome of such a case.

He's had the biggest 2023 out of anyone, showing no signs of slowing down ahead. From the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the latest Christopher Nolan banger, Dastmalchian's year has stretched across just about every kind of scale and genre an actor could want, with parts in some of the year's biggest movies...

Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Marks a Powerful Collaboration

While Dastmalchian won't be closing out the year with a reprisal in Dune: Part Two, considering his character's fatal demise in the first film, it's safe to say that he would have if his character lived on. One of his greatest strengths is his evident desirability, with filmmakers asking him for project after project. His portrayal of Piter de Vries, one of the sinister House Karkonnen's Mentats, was the third collaboration between Dastmalchian and director Denis Villeneuve. After first working together on 2013's menacing thriller Prisoners, the pair reunited for two incredible blockbuster follow-ups: Blade Runner 2049 and Dune: Part One.

This is a common occurrence in Dastmalchian's career and a key element of his well-earned success. Arguably the best example of this came this year with Oppenheimer, Dastmalchian's second Christopher Nolan film, arriving over a decade after their first outing together. Most people that have had their "I know that guy" moment over the past few years could likely trace that thought back to 2008's The Dark Knight, the crown jewel of Nolan's Batman trilogy and the first feature film of Dastmalchian's career...

Aside from The Dark Knight and the Ant-Man franchise, Dastmalchian played a pivotal role as Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad in 2021 (collaborating with Gunn once again after working together on The Belko Experiment), and further adding to his gloriously bloated 2023, Dastmalchian had another superhero-centric entry with Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham...

Dastmalchian, as you may have noticed, has a history of playing incredibly dark supporting roles, a track record that began with The Dark Knight...'

[meril-tospen]

The mirror crack'd from side to side; "The curse is come upon me,"

[the-damn-bat-brat]

Something I find so funny about the doom that came to Gotham was when Bruce literally left his child unattended on the ship with a DEMON and Kai Li was all like “it wasn’t your fault Bruce 🥺.”

Like it literally was

[azazel-dreams]

Batman: The Doom that came to Gotham

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤

[dailycass-cain]

Well, now that I have time tonight, let's FINALLY dig into this film and my thoughts on putting an Elseworlds of Cass in it with Kai Li Cain.

I'll start with the adaptation itself. After the last few Elseworld adaptations modified the story (Red Son and Gotham by Gaslight) it startled me how mostly untouched the main crux of this one was.

The story is "mostly" beat for beat just like the original comic.  There are changes namely Killer Croc's role in the movie (compared to the graphic novel where he was a human mutated), taking out the Captain of Bruce's ship, and Talia's werewolf henchmen. The movie fixes a few flaws the original story had (Oliver has a handful of scenes in the comic while he's actively investigating and forges a bond with Kai Li). Not to mention his battle with Poison Ivy is expanded on (he doesn’t get trashed causing Bruce to save him. This Oliver backs up physically on being prepared for “the doom” that’ll destroy his city. 

Harvey Dent as well feels like a truly good-natured fellow who truly you believe can change the cesspool Gotham has become. Again, it helps with an extended scene. Not to mention switching Ollie for Harvey in some places helps more strength those bonds as well. 

But the true scope of what truly helps this animated adaptation is Bruce and the "Bat Family" in this. You really get a sense that after his tragedy, besides forging himself into Batman, Bruce made himself this family by adopting Dick, Sanjay, and Kai Li.

But also the movie explains better how Bruce had a foothold in Gotham by putting Lucius Fox into this tale.  It helps the further portions as well letting Fox be the one who is all, "I think Bruce might have cracked with all the death" he's witnessed in the few days back.

But I give the movie full credit in you really get a sense that Bruce cares and is snapped out of his obsession to end the madness by Kai Li for a better quieter moment than the book gave with Tim (who Cass replaces here).

Really it astounds me how much Kai Li has a role in this film. She's the human anchor to Bruce and shielded by Ollie from the terrors of Gotham. That's not to say this kid can't handle herself, it's just Ollie/Bruce have been thru A LOT in this story.

They really don't want Kai Li going down the path both went down to end the madness that plagues Gotham.

However, that really what differs between Tim's original intent of the story and Kai Li's. She's a seeker just like Ollie/Bruce, while Tim's character is just-- there. He isn't given much sadly (then again none of the Robins are). Kai Li’s scenes feel more justified while Tim’s is more he just walks into the exposition by accident. 

That's why I do enjoy about this story more it feels like Dick/Sanjay are active more than Dick/Jason in the comics along with Kai Li. Plus there's a twist in the climax with them that only adds to the ordeal Bruce has to go thru in this to save Gotham.

Why this story's end has that finality to it but--- due to Kai Li being a Cass/Carrie Kelly hybrid I kind of want a sequel actually. Just Kai Li adopting the Bat mantle and trying to save the city from another supernatural threat.

Heck, you can have the BAT-man warn her of the incoming threat to deal with before he's forced too.  Like you can easily visualize it being around the 40s and well how Indiana Jones or the Mummy it could get.

There's still a bunch of Gotham Rogues you could bring to it (Scarecrow, the Court of Owls, Bane, and Clayface just for starters that pop in my head). 

 Not to mention heroes around Gotham with mystical or into the occult (Kate Kane, Ragman, the Creeper etc).

I also just love the voice cast all around this film. Jeffery Combs easily delivers as Langstrom (not surprisingly). While David Giuntoli is starting to make me want him to voice Batman more.

Giuntoli gives his Batman a different darker edge here than Batman: Soul of the Dragon. So it's amazing how he can handle a 70s Batman while going a bit into the grit here.

Christopher Gorham as Ollie is kind of extraordinary in this to me. Literally how he flips from this drunken mess of a person to reveal the inner turmoil within him.  Like Gorham is exceptional here.

Tati Gabrielle as Kai Li just channels perfectly that innocence and trying to be that anchor of "reality" for Bruce given she's all that's left for him.  But also does a good job showcasing the tragedy she has to watch as her father figure descends to madness to save Gotham.

Literally, I'd say everyone in the voice cast delivers nicely here. If there's any negative well...

It's just Talia and Ra's are still by the numbers bad guys here. There's no real motives for either other than freeing an otherworldly creature. I do like Talia is an active player here than the book buuuut...

Her motives are just eh. But that was the problem with the book as well. I do like they gave her a better fate here than the comic (ugh at what that comic did to her).

But still, her and Ra's motives are just so paper thin.  But I digress that's the one flaw this movie could've corrected but didn't. The villains are so hollow and stereotypical. They really needed better motives.

Even with those flaws, I rather did enjoy the story. Honestly more so than the original book.  Cause the movie makes me yearn for more. I mean you have Kai Li here and not have her go down this path with maybe BAT man saving her from his fate.

Okay, I admit it. I want 1940s Bat costume with Kai Li. I just want to see her kick ass and continue where Bruce left off.

Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham doesn't hit that note Batman: Soul of the Dragon did, but it does come close for me. If they've expanded on the villain's motives than just have them be the same as the comic I probably would've enjoyed the film more.

Still, the places it did expand on I quite enjoyed. Plus the movie feels more like a Batman than the book which had a more pulpier Batman in it.  I'd rank this probably my fifth favorite Batman film (Under the Red Hood, Mask of the Phantasm, Soul of the Dragon, and '89 being my top favs).

But this movie was a pleasant surprise after the mess the last attempt at a Batman Elseworlds gave us that barely resembled the original story (or Batman: the Long Halloween for that matter) I kind of really dug this film waaaaaaay more as the add-ons felt warranted.

Batman: the Doom that Came to Gotham might surprise you. Save for Penguin and Etrigan’s bare butts. That will be sights one will never forget. .... I didn’t mind Etrigan’s. 

Just a last note on Kai Li. I'm okay with it being a loose adaptation of Cass.  You can see the tomboyish nature of Cass shine with Kai Li, the love she has for life, and seeing the good in others (Oliver, Harvey, and pulling Bruce out of the darkness for a tiny bit).

Her impact isn't physical, but hey a sequel can fix that. The seeds in this story can bare one where she becomes a vigilante too. The "wine cellar" and all the toys are good.

She saw the hope bats can bring to Gotham. Sooo maybe sequel bait? If not give me an older Kai Li as a Bat.

[ufonaut]

My name is Blood. You do not want to know me or what I am. Suffice it to say what is invisible to most is visible to me.

Jason Blood in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2000) #1

(Mike Mignola & Richard Pace, Troy Nixey)

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

Sanjay “Jay” Tawde being an adorable little muffin in a fur coat.

[wandeel]

Ollie looks so old (compared to Bruce and Harvey). And also sooo drunk

[two-ndborne]

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sanjay tawde. it honestly didnt click that he was a re-imagined jason todd until i saw his gravestone onscreen next to dick's. and then i was upset with the fact that they didn't just put? jason into the movie? (then i was like "what wouldve been the point of that bc he dies either way lmao")

but thinking it over, it's awesome to me that we have an ONSCREEN version of jason who acted like little brother to "dickie" and that bruce considered him his boy (instead of... his soldier.....).

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

[vicstwashington]

I forgot new DC Animation at SDCC 2022 was announced for 2023.

Legion of Super-Heroes

Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham

Justice League x RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsmen Part One

Justice League: Warworld

Legion of Super-Heroes

There was a rumor a show was supposed to happen on HBO Max. But after the news a week or 2 ago. I don't know if that'll happen. Although we did see Three Legionnaires Appear on Young Justice. The logo has Superman's signature “S” emblem. So likely center on Superman.

Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham

The Doom that Came to Gotham was a three-part miniseries from DC Comics published in 2000. It's an Elseworlds story... But from what I remember Its story about Bruce's parents are killed & he leaves Gotham & 20 years later he returns & the city is run down.

Justice League x RWBY: Superheroes and Huntsmen Part One

DC is no stranger to creative team-ups and crossovers. I've only seen clips of RWBY & reactions on YouTube. But from what I've seen its really cool. I know they've teamed up with the League before in the comics.

Justice League: Warworld

What I do know about this movie, it's bringing all the Superheroes we've already met in the new DC animated movie universe or what it's being called as Tomorrowverse. So, we'll see Superman, Martian Manhunter & the Flash from Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Wonder Woman from Justice Society: World War II. Batman from Batman: The Long Halloween. Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Adam Strange (Maybe) & Hawkgirl from Green Lantern: Beware My Power. This movie will most likely center around Mongul the ruler of Warworld.

Which one are you most excited for?