Batman Gotham Knight DVD Review

Batman: Gotham Knight is a straight to DVD compilation of six short stories of Batman from a collection of diverse creators including David S. Goyer and Josh Olsen. Despite being a six segmented collection of videos, the DVD is meant to be viewed as and is told in one concise plot line.

Batman Gotham Knight explores the transition from tormented vigilantee of Bruce Wayne in the film Batman Begins and the Dark Knight of a crumbling Gotham City, haunted by the cast of ghoulish characters that walk its streets. Batman takes on several opponents in this series including the fearsome, psychotropic drug spraying Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring sharp shooter, Deadshot. In this film, the viewer watches as Batman struggles with his own demons while he hones his skills, fine tunes his devices with the help of butler/engineer Alfred, and battles some of the most nefarious of villains possible.

Viewers should not be fooled by the fact that Batman Gotham Knight is an animated film, the subject matter is incredibly dark and the scary. It hs been rated PG-13 for a reason.

Batman Gotham Knight is available in a myriad of ways. The first is a single disc release that will include the six chapter film as well as commentary by DC Comics Senior Vice President/ Creative Affairs Gregory Novacek, Former Batman Editor Dennis O’Neil and the voice of Batman Kevin Conroy. It will also feature an exclusive sneak peek at DC Universe’s Wonder Woman.

The next version available for sale is a Special two-disc release of the film. The first disc will feature all of the same content from the single disc release, but the second disc is loaded with bonus features. Included on disc 2 is a revealing documentary Batman and Me: The Bob Kane Story, A Mirror for the Bat Featurette exploring Batman and the evil denizens of Gotham City. It also includes Bruce Timm Present 4 Bonus Batman The Animated Series Episodes: Heart of Ice, I Am the Night, Legends of the Dark Knight and Over the Edge.

Lastly Batman Gotham Knight will be available on Blu-Ray high definition disc for those viewers who have either a Blu-Ray player or a Sony PS3 gaming device. The Blu-ray release should feature all of the same bonus material as the two disc DVD release.

Batman Gotham Knight is presented in widescreen and features a 5.1 stereo surround soundtrack.