Batman Forever
DC1995
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman battles Two-Face and the Riddler while taking orphaned Dick Grayson as Robin. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Produced by
- Tim Burton, Peter MacGregor-Scott
- Starring
- Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Batman Forever is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Detective Comics #38, #66, #140, then compare it with Batman #234 and Robin: Year One #1–4. Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Detective Comics #38, #66, #140
Batman #234
Robin: Year One #1–4
Connection: Origin/character synthesis
