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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a 2023 American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. It is the 51st installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham: Directed by Christopher Berkeley, Sam Liu. With David Giuntoli, Tati Gabrielle, Gideon Adlon, Karan Brar. An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City.
- (6.2K)
- Animation, Fantasy, Horror
- Christopher Berkeley, Sam Liu
- 2023-04-05
The logic-driven Batman, aided by Green Arrow, Etrigan, and James Gordon, battles these supernatural forces and ultimately sacrifices his humanity to save Gotham.
Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a 1920s-based tale that finds explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally...
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- Sam Liu
- PG-13
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
- A faithful and horrifying adaptation of the Lovecraftian comic tale.
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By Samantha Nelson
Updated: Mar 28, 2023 12:35 am
Posted: Mar 28, 2023 12:32 am
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham will premiere on streaming platforms and Blu-ray on March 28, 2023.
There’s a time-honored tradition of Batman stories paying tribute to the otherworldly horror works of H. P. Lovecraft dating back to the introduction of Arkham Asylum in 1974. One such example was Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Richard Pace when they skillfully mined that connection in their 2001 Elseworlds comic miniseries Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, and now its faithful animated movie adaptation offers a genuinely terrifying spin on the Dark Knight and his friends and enemies.
Set in the 1920s, Doom doesn’t slow its pace from the moment it opens, with Bruce Wayne (David Giuntoli reprising the role from Batman: Soul of the Dragon) and his ragtag crew investigating the failed Cobblepot Antarctic expedition and being attacked by mutated penguins. The film, like the comic it’s based on, is designed for fans who don’t need introductions to the huge cast of characters, ranging from Dick Grayson to Kirk Langstrom, and can just appreciate the way they’ve been altered to fit the pulp-horror setting. Anyone else might feel a bit like they’ve showed up for a test without doing the homework. If you’re coming from the comic you might notice that a few explanations have been added to the film, though they feel superfluous, like noting that Barbara Gordon (Gideon Adlon) has become a famous oracle. Anyone who knows the name Oracle would likely immediately understand the clever way the story riffs on that title.
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Like Reeves’ Gotham, this version of the city is rotten to the core, subject to a deep corruption tied to the Waynes’ past. That aspect of the story deals heavily with Oliver Queen, who was a highlight of the original comic; here he’s given an expanded role and voiced by Christopher Gorham (who played Barry Allen in several previous DCAMU films). G...
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a treat for Batman fans, putting a suitably horrific Lovecraftian spin on his allies and enemies that brings out some of the best parts of the Dark Knight while heavily emphasizing the “dark” part. While not all the tweaks to the original comic’s story are for the best, this largely faithful adaptation delive...
Jan 19, 2023 · Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey, BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM is a 1920s-based tale that finds explorer Bruce Wayne...
- 2 min
- 2.3M
- DC
Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a 1920s-based tale that finds explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashing an ancient evil, expediting his return to Gotham City after a two-decade hiatus.
