forward of its release , a young video bid an early look at DC’sGotham by Gaslightadaptation . For yr now , DC Comics has been bringing just as much care to their repair films as they do to their live - activeness unity and their TV show . As a result , their various movie adaptations of cartoon strip and spinoffs of key characters have earned a extremely positive reception from fans . With the comic reboot of the New 52 , anew continuity of liven filmsarrived . Alongside it , DC Animation has continue to bring some of its most democratic stories to living .

Over the years ,   key stories   likeThe Dark Knight Returns , The Killing Joke , andJustice League : New Frontierhave been transformed into films . Now , one ofDC ’s Elseworldsstories will invite the same discussion . see as a series of side narrative unplug from the primary DC Comics universe of discourse , Elseworlds allow writers   to play ' what if … ? ' with their characters . The first level to ever be free wasGotham by Gaslight , which   sees a Victorian Batman hunt Jack the Ripper . Last calendar month , word broke of an animated film in the kit and boodle based on the comic , and now we have our first look .

DC Animation has released a newfangled featurette onGotham by Gaslightthat ’s a Blu - ray and DVD extra for the recently releasedBatman and Harley Quinn . Like that moving picture , Gotham by Gaslightwill sit down outside of the main DC Animated Universe ,   mirroring the story   in the comedian .

Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

In the video , EP Bruce Timm ( responsible for much of DC ’s animated efforts ) and other creatives on the project partitioning how they adapt the account to film . In between the audience , fans get spate of looks at the unexampled movie . Along with the steampunk Batman , characters such as Jim Gordon , Poison Ivy , Hugo Strange , and Selina Kyle appear . All of this , however , it set against the backdrop of Bruce Wayne hunting the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper .

It ’s not just animation that will see DC explore their Elseworlds titles , either . Rumors have claimedaSuperman : Red Sonfilmis in maturation , well the second most popular Elseworlds story . The recent news of aJoker origin filmalso sounds like an Elseworlds - style movie give it will sit outside the DCEU .

Along withBatman and Harley QuinnandGotham by Gaslight , DC Animation will also soon releaseSuicide Squad : Inferno to Pay . UnlikeBatman : Assault on Arkham , the novel Task Force X feature of speech will take piazza in the macrocosm established byJustice League : War . IfGotham by Gaslightis a collision , though , we could see more Elseworlds titles   get adjust .

Comic book art: batman by arkham asylum

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reference :   DC Animation

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