See more ideas about batman universe, comic character and comic villains. In this elseworlds miniseries, batman must stop kirk langstrom, the manbat, from fulfilling his demented dreams of genocide and a world populated by a new race of manbats. What is surprising, however, is how the character overlaps with not one but two batman characters manbat. The character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as. Manbat article about manbat by the free dictionary. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, in addition to mastering martial arts, detective techniques, and criminal psychology. Dc is coming out with a brand new comic series centered around a batthemed character, but. This is a fun book for kids who are transitioning into chapter books or for reluctant readers, or kids who just plain like to read and like batman. This includes both titles with the elseworlds logo, and titles retroactively declared as elseworlds stories.
Since batman s introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable supporting characters. The character of batman has appeared in various media aside from comic books, such as newspaper syndicated comic strips, books, radio dramas, television, a stage show, and several theatrical feature films. Unfortunately the batman adventures in the master list so far do not have cover available either. Manbat robert kirkland kirk langstrom is a fictional supervillain and anti hero appearing in comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. I always remember being extremely freaked out by manbat on the animated series of batman he really was one of the only bad guys killer croc and scarecrow aside that really gave me the creeps and its refreshing to see that, even thought he may have been. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. If this is the case, it looks like marvels answer to manbat just might be getting his due. In the novel the bloody red baron by kim newman, a dr. Dec 06, 2010 batman bruce wayne, robin dick grayson, the joker, jim gordon. When his parents were gunned down in front of him, young bruce wayne resolved to rid gotham city of the criminal element that took their lives. Interestingly enough, he is able to speak in manbat form, while on the show he was.
The first adaptation of batman was as a daily newspaper comic strip which premiered on october 25, 1943. His comic books are consistently the bestsellers in the industry week after week. The evil baron tyme has taken control of man bats wife francine, forcing her to try to kill one of his colleagues. Theyre making comic book characters, and thats right up my alley.
We love film, tv shows, merchandise, comic books, novels, anything and everything to do with entire dc world. Kirk langstrom and the manbat commandos appear in son of batman, with kirk langstrom voiced by xander berkeley, while the manbat commandos vocal effects are provided by dee bradley baker. Kirk langstrom is a fictional supervillain who appears in comics published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of batman. This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an elseworlds story. Airing from 19921995, this animated batman is acclaimed for remaining true to the original comic books dark, expressionistic tone while introducing new and exciting storylines and characters. Celebrating 80 straight years of comic book adventures this year, batman has consistently been one of the most popular heroes in comic books, and broader popular culture as well. Batman wiki is a database that anyone can edit with articles on the dark knight, the joker, two face, mr. Kirk langstrom, the manbat serum was a horrifying concoction that altered the humanity of the person consuming it and warped it to become a vicious, feral halfman, halfbat creaturethe manbat. Batman scarecrow, nightwing, vigilante and mike huddleston mnemovore, the coffin, harley quinn present the savage return of batman s ultimate mirror image in a mindbending new 5issue miniseries. Mar 09, 2017 in this video we take a look at man bat s second comic book title, by chuck dixon and flint henry. Written by jamie delano, with painted art and cover by john bolton. The evil baron tyme has taken control of manbats wife francine, forcing her to try to kill one of his colleagues.
By the by, character selection is where spinmaster leaves hiya and fortnite in the dust. Im a massive batman fan and ive always loved reading any of the comicsgraphic novels and this is definitely one of my favourites. Since batmans introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable supporting characters. Bruce wayne has become close friends with langstrom and helps fund his research.
It was published from october to december, 1995 in its own comic book series batman. In 1996, trading card company fleer decided that they wanted to release a different kind of card set for. Manbat is kirk langstrom, a scientist who developed a serum that transforms him into a batcreature. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information.
Manbat robert kirkland kirk langstrom is a fictional supervillain and antihero appearing in comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. Batman vs manbat topps trading card from the exciting new batman the animated series. Marvel comics has their own version of dcs manbat screen. Batman vs manbat by gabriele dellotto comic book heroes, comic books. The miniseries stars batman and manbat as batman must race. Since then, batman has been one of the most wellknown dc comics characters rivaling superman and wonder woman, throughout his entire publication history and even in other media. We are a forfans, byfans site devoted to bringing you all the latest information on dc and vertigo titles, movies, tv shows and more. In batman the animated series, arkham knight and a few more portrayals, he is a jaded man trying to save his wife, but has no morals for it, instead of being a stereotypical mad scientist like in batman and robin though he still wished to save his wife in it, and the adam west series. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him when he was just a child. In this elseworlds miniseries, batman must stop kirk langstrom, the manbat, from fulfilling his demented dreams of genocide and a world populated by a new. Its chapter book, but every so often a page full of action will be done as a comic book page instead of a prose page. The villain manbat was created by neal adams and frank robbins in 1970 as an inversion of the batman concept. If this is the case, it looks like marvels answer to man bat just might be getting his due.
The animated series to his instagram page, and hes now added two more villains. Kirk langstrom, a scientist specializing in the study of bats, develops an extract intended to give humans the bat s sonar sense and tests the formula on himself because he was becoming deaf. Langstrom hates turning into a monster, and constantly works to cure himself. This has made him a formidable adversary to batman. The book will follow his perspective as he goes on a rampage throughout gotham and focuses on the struggles of kirk langstrom as he is challenged by the gotham city police department, and, of course, batman himself. This volume includes the first five actionpacked episodes. Dec 28, 2016 explore javidantes board manbat, followed by 4511 people on.
See more ideas about batman, comic art and batman comics. Man bat comic villains, dc comics art, dc villains. Robin, batmans vigilante partner, was introduced in the spring of 1940, alfred pennyworth. Comic book characters comic book heroes comic character character design hugo strange simon bisley im batman superman batman stuff in 1996, trading card company fleer decided that they wanted to release a different kind of card set for batman. Manbat was the star of his own eponymous series in 19751976. Batmans villain the manbat is getting his own comic. This paperback collects the the subterraneans story, an elseworlds story which was written by jamie delano and illustrated by john bolton. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Manbat the manbat was a creature resulting from crossing of human and bat dna. Every batman villain in the lego batman movie comic book. Arkham knight, with kirk langstrom voiced by loren lester, and his manbat persona voiced by liam obrien. Comic book characters comic book heroes comic character character design hugo strange simon bisley im batman superman batman stuff.
This collection features manbat in all his many incarnations throughout the years. Manbat batman beyond dc comics illustrated edition by jamie delano isbn. Batman v superman concept art reveals plans for manbat. Man bat was created by frank robbins and neal adams. Batmanscarecrow, nightwing, vigilante and mike huddleston mnemovore, the coffin, harley quinn present the savage return of batmans ultimate mirror image in a mindbending new 5issue miniseries. Part of the elseworlds series, which places characters from the dc universe in storylines outside their regular continuity. Comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art batman vs superman marvel dc comics marvel funny batman versus batman universe this one is the last of the batman series. Robin meets man bat, a 1976 batman narrated comic book from power peter pan records, featured neal adams art and a partial reprint of. Mar 26, 2020 god of war art director raf grassetti has been sharing some awesome designs for characters from the classic batman. Readers are encouraged to join our growing community of fans.
New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. Sep 05, 2017 the lego batman movie is now out in theaters, bringing the batman mythos and franchise lore to the lego universe. In the 1970s there was a recording company called power records. He tests the formula on himself because he is becoming deaf. Dont miss this stunning new vision of a classic character. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Comic book characters, comic character, comic books art, fictional characters, comic art, book art, dc doctor, mister terrific, hugo strange. Manbat was a 3issue elseworlds miniseries written by jamie delano and painted by john bolton.
The top ten best batman characters 1 batman batman aka bruce wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Manbat, the famous villain of batman, is officially getting his own comic. He was mutated when he sneaked into the lab of kirk langstrom who is still stuck in his manbat form and was looking for a cure. Kirk langstrom, a scientist studying bats who develops an extract intended to give humans a bats sonar sense. In this video we take a look at manbats second comic book title, by chuck dixon and flint henry. New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters.
Batman continues to be the superhero king of all media. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Fortnite is making video game characters and darned fine toys of them, but they dont really pique my interest the way that dc comics characters do. Feb 17, 2020 man bat, the famous villain of batman, is officially getting his own comic. At the beginning, langstrom works for ras al ghul in an attempt to create a manbat army to strengthen the league of assassins.
The miniseries stars batman and manbat as batman must race against time to prevent manbat. After examination, batman discovers that this manbat is in fact kirk langstrom. Batman vs manbat color by tyler kirkham check the uncolored version here arkham asylum most wanted. Comic book artists, comic book characters, comic artist, comic books art, dc comics art, batman comics, batman art, batman and superman, mike mignola. Its sealed in a bag that has batman and man bat on the bag itself obstructing my view of the actual cover. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early. Robert kirkland kirk langstrom is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by dc comics, usually as a supervillain and. Robert kirkland kirk langstrom is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by dc comics, usually as a supervillain and adversary of batman, though occasionally depicted as a heroic character. Kirk langstrom has long had control of his manbat alter ego, able to keep the beast and himself out of trouble. And two more of batmans biggest foes have plans to turn manbats predicament to their advantage. She is a pacifist medical professional who just wants to do good and heal people. Manbat was created by frank robbins and neal adams.
This issue is the conclusion of a trilogy written by frank robbins. As the city crumbled to the ground in the no mans landinspired season 4 finale of gotham, quite a few notable batman villains emerged from the. Interestingly enough, he is able to speak in man bat form, while on the show he was. The miniseries stars batman and man bat as batman must race against time to prevent man bat. Marvel comics has their own version of dcs manbat screen rant. Browse the massive database of comic books, characters and creators on the league of comic geeks. May 18, 2018 as the city crumbled to the ground in the no man s landinspired season 4 finale of gotham, quite a few notable batman villains emerged from the shadows, not the least of which was the ever. Manbat is the most horrible enemy of bats for me website. Manbat is a compilation of some of the best representative of manbat stories over the years centering one of the more animistic foes in the batman rouges. Kirk langstrom has long had control of his man bat alter ego, able to keep the beast and himself out of trouble. Manbat, the famous villain of batman, is getting his own comic.
Comics and nothin but batmansuperman annual siege pencil. There are some pretty good character moments and ironic nods to the rich past of this icon. Batman focuses on the rise of the famous batman and his influence on gotham city as he fights the most devilish of villains and stops the most dastardly plans. Probably not a character you were expecting to see on a female batman characters list but leslie thompkins is one of my favourite female characters in the batman universe because of what she brings to the storyline and the dynamic between her and bruce. After all, ravencroft writer frank tieri has been known to shine a spotlight on obscure or secondary characters, as he did in his weapon x series. When he returned, bruce was inspired by a bat in his ancestral home of wayne manor. He was mutated when he sneaked into the lab of kirk langstrom who is still stuck in his man bat form and was looking for a cure. Midtown comics downtown in nyc welcomes comic book artists cafu and andres guinal. Batman bruce wayne, robin dick grayson, the joker, jim gordon.
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