Man-Bat
Man-Bat (Eng. " man - bat ") is the title of a series of comics that the U.S. publisher DC Comics published since 1975.
The comics of the series deal with the experiences of the scientist Dr. Kirk Langstrom, has been transformed as a result of failure of previous self- test in a monstrous creature that is half human and half bat. Man-Bat is attributed to the genre of horror comics, some books or series also include elements of detective or crime comics and the superhero genre.
Publications on Man-Bat
The first trading under the name " Man-Bat " series was launched in December 1975. The series, which was designed by the author Frank Robbins and Neal Adams the artist artistic, was reinstated in March 1976 after only two issues. Instead, put it continued the publication of the produced stories for the series, made by " Man-Bat " to a feature in the series "Batman Family", continuously published stories in the series until the early 1980s.
In the 1990s, two other series were under the title " Man-Bat " published (1995 and 1996), which included per 3 issues. In addition, a " Man-Bat " story as the lead story in issue # 11 of the anthology series " Showcase'94 " was released. 2004 was followed by another four-part mini-series which dealt with the substance. There was also a variation of the " Man-Bat " theme which was published under the title "Bat -Thing " from " Amalgam Comics ", a joint imprint of publishers DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and the title characters of DC's "Man- Bat " with Marvel's " Man-Thing " merged in an experimental history into a single figure.
The 1996 mini-series as well as the " Man-Bat " story from Showcase came from the pen of the author Chuck Dixon. The artists Flint Henry (pencil drawings) and Eduardo Barreto ( ink drawings ) were each responsible for the visualization of Dixon's stories.
The miniseries of 1995 - which appeared under the so-called "Else World " label should show the that a history outside of the regular plays " continuity " of the DC Universe - was written by the author Jamie Delano and by the painter John Bolton in impressionistic pictures taken.
Title character and action
The title character of Man-Bat was conceived by Neal Adams and proposed author Frank Robbins and editor Julius Schwartz. "She was first ( by Neal Adams ) for a in the comic book Detective Comics # 400, published in June 1970, first published story visualized. This story was - like all stories published in Detective Comics -. a part of the series to the superhero Batman as the name Man-Bat implies unlike Batman, Man-Bat was originally designed as an opponent of the superhero, a kind of anti - Batman applied, as it its symbolism - the bat as the savior and protector of Gotham -. reversed into negative as the figure of Batman Man-Bat is owned by the Time Warner Group.
Adaptations
In the Batman animated series " Batman: The Animated Series " from the 1990s, Man-Bat appeared in the episodes On Leather Wings, Tyger, Tyger and Terror in the Sky, in which he was dubbed in the English original by Marc Singer.
While On Leather Wings recounted essentially the history of Man-Bat from Batman # 400, Langstrom in Tyger, Tyger only in human form occurs in order to analyze a system developed by Emile Dorian serum for Batman. In Terror in the Sky Francine will eventually infected with the Man-Bat serum, but eventually can be saved through the collaboration of Batman and her husband.
In the series The Batman Man-Bat was voiced by Peter MacNicol. In this version, Dr. Langstrom is unmarried, suffering from albinoismus and works as a mad researcher for Wayne Corps, otherwise the story remains essentially true to the original.
Computer-/Konsolenspielversionen of Man-Bat can be found in the SNES video game The Adventures of Batman and Robin in the Man-Bat occurs as bosses in the last level.
Action figures to Man-Bat appeared in the produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro series Batman: The Animated Series and The Dark Knight, as well as in Arkham Asylum and Art Asylum 's Minimates were driven by DC Direct series.
Publications
- Batman Classic Volume 6, The Man-Bat - saga, in 1990, Norbert Hethke Verlag, Frank Robbins, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, ISBN 3-89207-409-7
Credentials
- DC Comics