The Dark Knight Rises Can you track the comic source?

[KneelBeforeZod]

Good memory ... one random frame of two random cops from a graphic novel published 25-years ago. Heh.

I suspected the first half of TDKReturns would be a partial inspiration for this movie. That seems to confirm it.

KBZ

 

[craigdbfan]

Yup.

Spoiler

 

[Anita18]

Good memory ... one random frame of two random cops from a graphic novel published 25-years ago. Heh.

Well it's not completely random, otherwise I wouldn't have remembered it so distinctly. It was just so badass that veteran cops could have such fond memories witnessing Batman do his thing, and would mentor young rookies to feel the same way.

Also, one of the most famous Batman graphic novels in history. I've only read the famous ones, at any rate...

 

[craigdbfan]

Nothing like those fond memories of the tumbler rolling you into scrap metal and having it send you hurling into the air and sustaining some pretty painful injuries after the fact to boot.

Ah, good times.

 

[Anita18]

Time heals all wounds.

 

[Polaris23]

And the other one I brought up

I noticed quickly most of the poses from that photoshoot are based off Jim Lee drawings,
which is pretty cool & how I instantly knew they were based off comic art.
OR they were just flipping through the HUSH book on set

 

[chintai80]

yea! i got the tdkreturns reference right when i saw the old cop say that to the younger cop! awesome.

its like the long span that batman's been gone has made him an urban legend once again!

 

[Just_Human]

ZOD, you are good !

This panel ( top right only ) of Catwoman reminds of the trailer shot where Catwoman is looking through the bars:

So?

 

[Just_Human]

No ?

Ok

 

[DKDetective]

From the MTV footage, I totally, totally geeked out at the two cops talking. "Oh boy, you are in for a show tonight, son!"

SO STRAIGHT OUT OF DKR I CAN'T!

Beat you to it last night in the general discussion thread!

Visually speaking, I think the film's entire color palette is an homage to DKReturns. The cool, desaturated colour scheme screamed to me Lynn Varley's watercolor art in DKReturns.

 

[Brother Jack]

There's been DKR influences sprinkled in all the films, but here it seems a little more overt.

 

[marneus]

Posted this in the MTV footage thread but I guess it belongs here.

http://i.imgur.com/lby8W.jpg

 

[Anita18]

Posted this in the MTV footage thread but I guess it belongs here.

http://i.imgur.com/lby8W.jpg

Look at the previous page.

 

[Just_Human]

Similar to that scene from the MTV spot

Whats interesting is the background though, which reminds me of the scene where Bane 1st meets Batman in the movie

 

[marneus]

Look at the previous page.

Sorry-missed it somehow

Not strictly the comics-but a classic:

 

[The Joker]

I'm re-reading Dark Knight Returns now after reading all of these nods to it.

 

[AnneFan]

I'm re-reading Dark Knight Returns now after reading all of these nods to it.

And as you know we've got the animated movie coming.

 

[Just_Human]

Look at the bed sheet, the part that is out of place

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

Look at the bed sheet, the part that is out of place

Not quite sure what you mean on this one. Care to elaborate?

 

[RustyCage]

Not quite sure what you mean on this one. Care to elaborate?

Look in the background at the bed in the screenshot from the film. The beds are very similar.

I'm so impressed by that. Wow.

(Also, amazing find. Can't believe someone noticed something like that.)

 

[Brother Jack]

This is a pretty good article outlining some of the possible specific comic influences in the film. I think it goes a little too far in places (you'll know what I'm talking about), but it does point out some stuff I hadn't thought of before:

http://io9.com/5916489/clues-from-the-comics-about-batmans-fate-in-the-dark-knight-rises

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Look at the bed sheet, the part that is out of place

not sure i get the connection here...

 

[DACrowe]

I imagine certain shots will be modeled after specific panels from the comics (one involving Bane and a knee, perhaps?), but I think most images from the movie are just based on the general and common Bat iconography filtered through the eyes of Nolan (and Pfister) and not particularly modeled after specific panels.

As for story influences, in a nuthsell:

Bane

....pretty obvious

Batman

Catwoman

Thematic Influences

And probably just the US and European economies post-2008, as well.

 

[craigdbfan]

These as well:

 

[munchie64]

No Man's Land?