Other cases even showed them born as vampires, but is not hostile nor evil due to being taught good examples as well as proved themselved not as evil. Say goodbye to your sanity, because cbr is waking up the 15 freakiest gods in comics. The animated film gods and monsters was a rare case where a dark and mature deconstruction of superheroes didnt wallow in shockvalue. Gods and monsters chronicles, the new animated series coming from machinima this summer. Sitting in metrons moebius chair, batman gains omniscience in the darkseid war batman by peter j. Harlequin is one of the antagonists in the webseries justice league. Dematteis is providing background to the versions of superman, batman, and wonder woman that star in the animated film jla. Sometimes, they start off as normal beings until they are forced into vampires as a result of the vampiric infections. Gods and monsters does what so many comic book oneshots do so well. It is not based on the comic of a similar name, but features an original story by bruce timm of dc animated universe fame. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Dematteis and bruce timm take the justice league to a new level.
Video, images and character descriptions for bruce timms latest dc animated movie. He is one of the main protagonists in justice league. It features an alternate universe version of the dc comics superhero team the justice league. An accident pulls kirk langstrom from the gods and monsters universe into the new 52 universe. A new, maaaybe unlawful justice league warner bros.
The legends of the dark knight series supposedly focused on batmans early years when he started out, but you couldnt tell with the generic, throwaway batman stories in this volume. When we first pitched the idea of gods and monsters to dc and home video, both liked it very much. The iconic character of batman reimagined in the film justice league. This book is probably one of the greatest else world collections.
Per the descriptions below, we see just how original as its more of an elseworlds tale than anything resembling the regular dcu the plot for the movie is described as. This time around, supes is the son of general zod, wonderwoman belongs to a family of galactic warlords and batman is infected with a virus giving him vampiretraits including an insatiable bloodlust. In this alternate universe where superman is zods son, batman is a vampire and wonder woman is a descendent of new genesis, j. Bloodsucking undead pure evil creatures of the night and yet sometimes they fight for good. The animated series creator bruce timm and batman beyond cocreator alan burnett return to the world of dc animation with justice league. Wonder woman isnt an amazon in this world but one of. Dc collectibles justice league gods and monsters batman. It was released as a download on july 21, 2015, and released on dvd and bluray on july 28, 2015. This entry was posted on wednesday, july 1st, 2015 at 8.
Gods and monsters, a new fulllength film set in an alternate dc universe and featuring a drastically different take on the justice league. What if batman was a hybrid vampire who killed the criminals he chased down. Kirk langstrom best known to fans of dc comics as the monstrous. According to the multiversity, earth43 is home to an entire vampire justice league, which implies bruce had managed to turn superman, wonder woman, and many other heroes. Superman is the son of zod, batman is an inhuman vampire and wonder woman is. In this world batman is not bruce wayne but actually kirk langstorm and is a vampire. The batman vampire trilogy provides examples of alternate universe. Following infinite crisis its been designated as earth43. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Timm is, of course, a familiar presence to a generation of fans, as cartoons featuring his design style and creative input were on television from the 1992 debut of batman.
The animated series to the 2006 finale of justice league unlimited and those. What if the man sent from krypton was the son of general zod instead of jorel. This herovillain batvampirething has a temper tantrum in a restaurant, and finds a new best friend through talking to a stranger in a public art. Legendary artist, animator and producer bruce timm is returning to the world of dc animated movies with justice league. Kirk langstrom is a scientist who has inadvertently transformed himself into a vampire in an attempt to cure his cancer, feeding on criminals to satisfy his hunger becoming batman.
Kirk langstrom gods and monsters dc database fandom. In this alternate universe where superman is zods son, batman is a vampire and wonder woman is a descendent of new genesis, these powerful and dangerous loners are drawn together by a man who claims he can bring humanity to the next level of evolution. Superman is still the last son of krypton but no longer the son of jorel. From creator bruce timm comes a new take on batman, a darker and more twisted version of the character. In this alternate universe where superman is zods son, batman is a vampire and. Gods and monsters posits yet another alternatetimeline for the justiceleagues three heaviesthitters.
Monsters collects 1990s legends of the dark knight comics that have a weak creature link between them. Gods and monsters chronicles serves as a prequel to the directtovideo feature that will be released on july 28, 2015. Gods and monsters, a joint project between bruce timm and machinma to bring an alternate. In this graphic novel dc explores a different version of the trinity.
The cure that he crafted to cure his cancer also turned him into a vampire, instead of the traditional manbat. Having not seen the film, im looking at the stories purely on their own merits, rather than supplemental to the movie. The prequel tales for the acclaimed feature film, jla. In this alternate universe where superman is zods son, batman is a vampire and wonder. Gods and monsters, this is not your mommas justice league or any incarnation of a justice league known to the dc unive. Gods and monsters batman 1 stars a different dark knight that circles a lot of familiar batman tent poles. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. When an experimental treatment turned kirk langstrom into a vampire, life as he knew it was over.
Gods and monsters and is an adaptation of kirk langstrom. Gods and monsters is not based on the comic of a similar name, but features an original story by bruce timm. This version resembles harley quinn and is a serial killer collecting peoples corpses to make dolls. A few weeks after, dc came back and said theyd like to do a comic book spinoff of it.
The animated series, batman beyond, the batman, animated superman and. Dc animations shared universe has two halves, one focused on the new 52 justice league and one focused on mashups of late2000s present day batman stories. The new frontier, batman beyond, animated superman. Superman and wonder woman face the army while batman stays inside the tower, where. Gods and monsters is a 2015 movie of the dc universe animated original movies line. The movie features an elseworlds take on the justice league, with superman the son of general zod and adopted by mexican immigrants and wonder woman a. The only information source batman has to go on are the dead bodies and there isnt any info he can glean from them that would point to a. Now he tries to contain his need for blood by preying on evil men.
Animationdc entertainment everything you know about one of comics most popular supergroups is about to be turned on its head. He sets up shop in gotham city while he figures out a way back. Ultimately, the king of the monsters trumps the king of kings. Vampire batmans origin kirk langstrom gods and monsters. Before crisis on infinite earths, this world was listed as earth1191. Batman kirk langstrom vs batman bruce wayne comic vine. Gods and monsters is a 2015 directtovideo animated superhero film, part of the dc universe animated original movies series.
Watch vampire batman fight serial killer harley quinn in justice league. Now, its up to batman to stop the lord of the undeads assault. This is a darker take on the familiar heroes, with compelling origin stories and complicated relationships. Dc entertainments latest directtodvd animated film, justice league. The superhero batman in this contemporary comic book targets group b.
This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the film justice league. Additionally, a threeissue prequel comic book series written by dematteis. While his art style makes a return compared to other recent dc animation, the movie is essentially an elseworlds tale. Dark horse is proud to present the hugo, bram stoker, locus, world fantasy, and nebula awardwinning novel and upcoming starz television series by neil gaiman, adapted as a comic series for the first time. Gods and monsters is a 2015 directtovideo animated. Gods and monsters is a great alternatereality version of the dc trinity of batman, superman, and wonder woman. Still, it works, and the ways in which timm and burnett gradually make their protagonists accept their natural role as heroes feels earned. What if wonder woman was the granddaughter of the allfather a new god warring with. The writing is amazing for all of the books and the art by kelley jones is great fits the tone and batman as. Journalists have praised the books for their story and artwork.
A fourissue comic book series will also tie the world together with prequel stories. This comic prequel to the film has two sections a trio of stories filling in the backstories of this superman, batman, and wonder woman, and a longer story explaining how they became the justice league. In this world superman is instead the son of general zod. Kirk was a graduate from gotham university with his friends will magnus and tina magnus. Batman is kirk langstrom, a scientist who has inadvertently transformed himself into a vampire in an attempt to cure his cancer, feeding on criminals to satisfy his. Movie heroes comic book heroes cartoon heroes video game heroes anime. If gods and monsters has a weakness, then its in the ultimate villain reveal, which is an inversereference to ancient dc characters thatll feel confusing to all but the geekiest of comic book nerds. The legendary horror known as dracula has descended upon gotham city and hes brought his deadly children of the night with him. Welcome to the first installment of justice league. Gods and monsters, marks the return of bruce timm to dcs superheroes. Thats the news for comic book fans out of the machinima. The animated series, brings us a new justice league from an alternate universe.
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