Bruce Greenwood returns to the role of Batman (he played him previously in Batman: Under the Red Hood) and delivers a nuanced performance. Anthony Head voices Alfred Yuri Lowenthal plays Harvey Dent Scott Patterson is James Gordon. With original plot points, cameos, and the bold choice to change Jack the Ripper’s identity, Gotham by Gaslight is a taut whodunit that might not be quite as clever as it thinks it is but is just about clever enough.Ī stellar voice cast bolsters the film. A slavish adaptation this most certainly is not. And while it retains the look, tone and essential essence of the source material, it has the good sense to deviate from it where necessary. It’s a unique-looking animation with a distinct steampunk aesthetic that sees Gotham City poised to embrace turn-of-the-century technology. The latest installment in DC’s line of Animated Original movies collapses these two stories into one briskly-paced 78-minute feature. It also inspired its own follow-up, Master of the Future, by Augustyn and artist Eduardo Barreto. The success of the one-shot graphic novel by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola was largely the inspiration for the “Elseworlds” imprint that allowed DC’s most famous heroes to muck about outside of canon. And at the very least you’ve felt its influence. If you haven’t read Gotham by Gaslight, you’ve probably heard of it.
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