Before the Batman: An Original Movie Novel
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Before The Batman™: An Original Movie Novel—An exciting new story inspired by the all-new motion picture The Batman， which swings into theaters in theaters on March 4， 2022！
Warner Bros。’s The Batman releases in theaters March 4， 2022， bringing with it all the adventure and action of one of the most popular Super Heroes in the world。 We all know that billionaire Bruce Wayne is secretly Gotham City’s vigilante detective and protector， The Batman—but what road led him there？ Find out in Before The Batman: An Original Movie Novel， which includes an exciting original story of Bruce Wayne's early adventures on his way to becoming The Batman！ This novel features an eight-page full-color insert and a pull-out poster！
Warner Bros。’s The Batman releases in theaters March 4， 2022， bringing with it all the adventure and action of one of the most popular Super Heroes in the world。 We all know that billionaire Bruce Wayne is secretly Gotham City’s vigilante detective and protector， The Batman—but what road led him there？ Find out in Before The Batman: An Original Movie Novel， which includes an exciting original story of Bruce Wayne's early adventures on his way to becoming The Batman！ This novel features an eight-page full-color insert and a pull-out poster！
Reviews
Kyle
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Written fairly simply this book is a decent introduction to the character for the new movie。 I didn't learn anything vital but enjoyed it enough anyway。 Written fairly simply this book is a decent introduction to the character for the new movie。 I didn't learn anything vital but enjoyed it enough anyway。 。。。more
Ashlyn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a great prequel to The Batman！ It tells the origins of Batman and The Riddler， along with a few other characters。 It starts off with a ten-year-old Bruce Wayne going to his former home， now turned into an orphanage。 He sees a boy there， Edward Nashton， and smiles at him since he pitied him。 In a later chapter， we see that Edward felt as if Bruce was smirking at him for being in an orphanage while he was living the good life in Wayne Tower。 There is a time skip to when they are both seven This is a great prequel to The Batman！ It tells the origins of Batman and The Riddler， along with a few other characters。 It starts off with a ten-year-old Bruce Wayne going to his former home， now turned into an orphanage。 He sees a boy there， Edward Nashton， and smiles at him since he pitied him。 In a later chapter， we see that Edward felt as if Bruce was smirking at him for being in an orphanage while he was living the good life in Wayne Tower。 There is a time skip to when they are both seventeen years old。 Bruce works on an early model of the batmobile， and there is even a slight hint to his utility belt。 Alfred acts as the only parental figure for Bruce。 After joyriding in his newly improved car， Bruce runs into a girl named Dex。 She is involved with illegal street racing。 Bruce decided to join them since he thought Alfred wouldn't find out。 The next chapter talks more about Edward。 He was trying to save up money for college to become a forensic accountant。 So， he got a job at an Italian restaurant delivering food。 We also saw that Edward is far more intelligent than the average mind。 He looked at street signs and rearranged the letters in his head to make rhymes and anagrams。 Edward told a customer one of his anagrams and ended up scaring him off。 After delivering the food， he was going to head back to the orphanage on his bicycle。 Just then， cars raced by。 It was Dex and her friends racing through the streets of Gotham。 One car had to swerve quickly to the side to avoid hitting Edward， who fell off his bicycle。 After this， Edward became angry and wanted to show those kids what would happen if there were actually consequences to their actions。 Bruce， Dex， and a few of the other high schoolers were going out to race once again。 Edward saw this and had something specially planned。 He planted a small bomb of some sort that would detonate once someone was driving。 This was Edward's first crime。 Bruce ended up saving Dex from the car before it exploded and left the scene before the cops arrived。 There is another time skip to when Bruce is in his late 20's。 He traveled all around the world to different colleges for different things， and learned many forms of fighting。 He returned to Gotham soon after。 One night when he had trouble sleeping， Edward went to the orphanage。 He felt pained seeing it， after recalling all the bad memories。 Then he had an idea。 What if the orphanage wan't there anymore？ And so Edward burned down the orphanage after making a plan。 He went back one night and saw the remains of the building。 He didn't feel too satisfied seeing it， however。 Edward got his job as a forensic accountant after a lot of hard work。 It mentions in the book how he wanted to avoid people， and we can see that through some of his actions。 He believed that work would be better than being at the orphanage or high school。 After all the bullying and loneliness， he thought that this job would be just right for him since it was similar to solving puzzles。 Then one day at lunch break， a guy named Martin stopped to talk to Edward。 This was probably one of the first times someone at his work stopped to actually talk to him。 Martin ended up making fun of Edward for doing a crossword puzzle in the newspaper， saying it was pointless， and that he preferred numbers， since he was an accountant。 Edward said something that made him mad， then Martin made fun of him some more， saying that Edward was just as weird as the other workers told him。 Later in his apartment， Eddie got out one of his notebooks full of puzzles and wrote a new idea in it that would show them all the point。 But he didn't want to be invisible anymore。 "Then something interesting occurred to Edward。" What if I sent riddles with my crimes？Overall， this book was a good， fun read！ It isn't needed to watch the movie， but I would much rather read this beforehand。 It gives a great backstory to the characters。 I liked that it mentions how Edward collected greeting cards， since that seems to be something he'll be sending to Batman in the movie。 I also like that the author really understood Bruce Wayne's character。 He would rather do something the hard way than have it given to him for free just because he's Bruce Wayne。 The beginning development of the batmobile and the batsuit was also very interesting to me。 Batman and Riddler/Bruce and Edward seem like mirrors of each other。 There are many similarities， but also many differences in the way they think。 I believe that this is a perfect way to portray these characters。 Also love the Lexcorp mention！ There are many aspects of this new iteration of Batman that we really haven't seen before in live-action。 Robert Pattinson and Paul Dano are the perfect choices for Batman and Riddler。 Can't wait for the movie！！！ 。。。more
aniryllis
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Actual rating: 3。5 starsI’m sooo ready for the movie。 Can’t wait 🤩
Steven Keller
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Light， easy read， but not the prequel novel I was hoping it would be。
Steven Shinder
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Since this is a middle grade novel， it is a very quick read。 We start off with 10-year-old Bruce Wayne seeing kid Edward Nashton at the orphanage， but they don't really interact。 Then we skip to Bruce at age 17， and it felt odd that it took a quarter of the book for the absence of his parents to be mentioned。 It's not until closer to the end that it's explicitly said that they're dead。 I'm fine with not depicting the origin again， but it was still kinda weird。 Wonder if it has to do with the tar Since this is a middle grade novel， it is a very quick read。 We start off with 10-year-old Bruce Wayne seeing kid Edward Nashton at the orphanage， but they don't really interact。 Then we skip to Bruce at age 17， and it felt odd that it took a quarter of the book for the absence of his parents to be mentioned。 It's not until closer to the end that it's explicitly said that they're dead。 I'm fine with not depicting the origin again， but it was still kinda weird。 Wonder if it has to do with the target demographic。We see teen Bruce's tinkering with a car and his interactions with a female around his age known as Dex。 But we also follow Edward Nashton's journey and the little steps that nudge him in the direction of eventually becoming the Riddler。 It's very believable how much he hates rich kids。 And when an accountant co-worker asked him after the 10-year timeskip what the point was of anything， I felt that。 We even get a bit of Oswald Cobblepot further in。 And as it turns out， Metropolis does exist in this universe。The epilogue takes place during Year Two of Batman's career， when he's 30， it seems。 I'm wondering how much of the characters' aspects presented here will carry over into the new film。 I have no idea how much collaboration （if any） there was with the film team。While it does sometimes feel like there are gaps to be filled or more description to be added。 But this was a fun quick read， and I like having this as background for the characters in the upcoming film。 。。。more
Cadguycad
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I enjoyed this book but it doesnt add much to the overall existing Batman story。There are a few changes made， character names， locations but nothing you really need to know before the movie。 Its aimed at a young audience and my rating is based on that。
Robert Barrett
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Nice little appetizer to give fans an idea on the background of our new cinematic Batman （played by Robert Pattinson）。 Little bit of origin stuff that likely won't be covered if the film， but maybe sheds some light on how this Bruce Wayne （and Gotham City） differ from versions we've seen in the past。 Nothing life-changing， but it's a quick， enjoyable read。 Nice little appetizer to give fans an idea on the background of our new cinematic Batman （played by Robert Pattinson）。 Little bit of origin stuff that likely won't be covered if the film， but maybe sheds some light on how this Bruce Wayne （and Gotham City） differ from versions we've seen in the past。 Nothing life-changing， but it's a quick， enjoyable read。 。。。more
Braxton
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This book is amazing it is a must read if your excited for The Batman it goes into detail on why Edward hates Bruce and why Bruce became The Batman， can't wait for the movie！ This book is amazing it is a must read if your excited for The Batman it goes into detail on why Edward hates Bruce and why Bruce became The Batman， can't wait for the movie！ 。。。more
Eric
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'Before The Batman' is the prequel to the upcoming film with Robert Pattinson。 It tells the story of how Bruce Wayne slowly became the Batman of Gotham City。 Without giving much away， we learn of the struggles Bruce encounters because of his surname。 Tired of living in the spotlight， Bruce turns to a new hobby and discovers a new passion of his。 While this is happening， we meet Edward Nash （aka the Riddler）， except he's not yet the Riddler， but a young orphan boy who often gets bullied by others 'Before The Batman' is the prequel to the upcoming film with Robert Pattinson。 It tells the story of how Bruce Wayne slowly became the Batman of Gotham City。 Without giving much away， we learn of the struggles Bruce encounters because of his surname。 Tired of living in the spotlight， Bruce turns to a new hobby and discovers a new passion of his。 While this is happening， we meet Edward Nash （aka the Riddler）， except he's not yet the Riddler， but a young orphan boy who often gets bullied by others。 This bullying leads Edward to do something that ignites his future of crime。The book certainly dives deeper into the characters， but it does feel a bit rushed toward the end。 You don't need to read this before seeing the movie。 It's just a little bit of extra information。 The book includes a few images from the movie， as well as a small movie poster。 Oh， and there is a bit of a surprise reference to another superhero at the end that certainly has me a bit curious。 。。。more
Dhevaguru S
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A Brief introduction to the characters of Matt Reeves's 'The Batman'。 It emphasize on the early life of Bruce Wayne & Edward Nashton in Gotham， their evolution over years and eventually the events that leads to their transformation as The Batman & The Riddler respectively。 Besides that it sheds some light on the details of Gotham city & Alfred Pennyworth。 Fun little read that could be done within a day。 As for as the movie concerned it is not Mandatory to read this book。 3。5/5 A Brief introduction to the characters of Matt Reeves's 'The Batman'。 It emphasize on the early life of Bruce Wayne & Edward Nashton in Gotham， their evolution over years and eventually the events that leads to their transformation as The Batman & The Riddler respectively。 Besides that it sheds some light on the details of Gotham city & Alfred Pennyworth。 Fun little read that could be done within a day。 As for as the movie concerned it is not Mandatory to read this book。 3。5/5 。。。more
Darshan Chavda
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If you are excited to watch the latest batman film then you definitely need to read this book。 The book includes many interesting points and also the character journeys which are in the film。 good read。
Aung Win Hein
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I wasn't expecting much from this prequel novel to the highly anticipated Matt Reeves' The Batman movie but I end up enjoying it。 The book is rather short but it does shed some light to Batman and Riddler's origin，how they grow up and will grow into the characters that we would see on screen。 That said，I don't think it's absolutely necessary to read this book before the movie but it's a nice one。 I wasn't expecting much from this prequel novel to the highly anticipated Matt Reeves' The Batman movie but I end up enjoying it。 The book is rather short but it does shed some light to Batman and Riddler's origin，how they grow up and will grow into the characters that we would see on screen。 That said，I don't think it's absolutely necessary to read this book before the movie but it's a nice one。 。。。more
Seth Andurzz
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Honestly enjoyed this much more than I expected to。 Really fun， easy read。 Interesting look at Batman's first year of crime fighting， setting the foundation for the world of the movie without repeating too much we've already seen。 I think Bruce is quite interesting in this， I especially like the emphasis on his love for forensic pathology （something I'm really hoping translates from page to screen in the movie）。 Only downside was it also establishes an origin story of sorts for Riddler which was Honestly enjoyed this much more than I expected to。 Really fun， easy read。 Interesting look at Batman's first year of crime fighting， setting the foundation for the world of the movie without repeating too much we've already seen。 I think Bruce is quite interesting in this， I especially like the emphasis on his love for forensic pathology （something I'm really hoping translates from page to screen in the movie）。 Only downside was it also establishes an origin story of sorts for Riddler which was kinda hokey- but I get that they're going a dark direction with the character in the movie that I suppose wouldn't exactly translate to a young adult movie tie-in novel 。。。more
Tony
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I read this book in just a couple of days because it was a children's book and very easy to read， but i thought I should read it because of the Batman movie。 It is very good though and shows the origin of The riddler and features a cameo from The Penguin and mobster Carmine Falcone。 Bruce Wayne gets interested in street racing and stops a purse thief。 Bruce starts doing detective work and reaches out to a female cop and they stop a low-level hood who works for Falcone。 I've been a fan of Batman I read this book in just a couple of days because it was a children's book and very easy to read， but i thought I should read it because of the Batman movie。 It is very good though and shows the origin of The riddler and features a cameo from The Penguin and mobster Carmine Falcone。 Bruce Wayne gets interested in street racing and stops a purse thief。 Bruce starts doing detective work and reaches out to a female cop and they stop a low-level hood who works for Falcone。 I've been a fan of Batman for my whole life and I think there should be more Batman books in the future but for adults。 。。。more
Freddy Espinosa
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Batman Quick read showing the beginnings of the new Batman。 I enjoyed it much more than I anticipated。 Waiting for the movie！
Hasun Khan
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A solid introduction to the key characters that constitute the world of Reeves' The Batman。 Enough to excite but clearly not an earthshattering stand-alone Batman story。 A solid introduction to the key characters that constitute the world of Reeves' The Batman。 Enough to excite but clearly not an earthshattering stand-alone Batman story。 。。。more
Jasen Pratt
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A nice prequel to the movie in a couple of weeks that helps modernizes the Batman mythos。Probably not required reading but a quick enjoyable read （listen） that seems like it will add a nice layer to movie （which looks to be set a year or two after this novella）。
Andrew Shaffer
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Do you want to read a book about Batman， kids？ Too bad。 Here’s a prequel to the film about 17-year-old Bruce Wayne street-racing and fighting anti-billionaire bias。 Nobody respects him because he’s rich！ Life is so rough for poor Brucie。 Can’t he just buy some new parents？
W。 Tanner Forbes
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I feel bad for the two， because I get this is meant for young readers， but man。。。 There's some neat plot points the author was probably told to hit but it's a lesson in telling not showing between。 It reads like a synopsis。 I'd just find a shorter one。 I feel bad for the two， because I get this is meant for young readers， but man。。。 There's some neat plot points the author was probably told to hit but it's a lesson in telling not showing between。 It reads like a synopsis。 I'd just find a shorter one。 。。。more
Matthew Montelongo
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Fun little read。 Can’t wait for the film！
Jon Huff
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A book for middle grade readers， so I took that into account when reviewing。 But will an adult interested in info about the upcoming film find enough here to justify their $10 and an hour or so of their time？ Maybe。 It’s a simple story that checks in on Bruce Wayne and Edward Nashton （aka Riddler）。 Their stories don’t really overlap， which was kind of surprising， but this is very much more a teaser to get kids interested in the movie。 Bruce is given a complete story here- his first crime to solv A book for middle grade readers， so I took that into account when reviewing。 But will an adult interested in info about the upcoming film find enough here to justify their $10 and an hour or so of their time？ Maybe。 It’s a simple story that checks in on Bruce Wayne and Edward Nashton （aka Riddler）。 Their stories don’t really overlap， which was kind of surprising， but this is very much more a teaser to get kids interested in the movie。 Bruce is given a complete story here- his first crime to solve。 We get some idea of what the history of this Batman is like。 With Edward’s story we get some insight into his motivation。The writing is simple。 There’s some silly onamonapia usage that I’m sure I’d to make this more fun when a parent is reading it allowed to a child。 Your patience with that sort of thing may vary， but the book does what I expected it to do。 There’s zero reason to read this after seeing the movie， I imagine， but if you’re riding the hype train of the movie it’s a fun diversion。 。。。more
Tornado Alley Books
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Is this book required reading before seeing the Batman film this March？ No probably not。 But it still gives some interesting background to our foreground characters that may or may not have a role in the upcoming film。 This is pretty much a Junior novel prequel to the Batman movie， featuring Batman at the very， very beginning of his time taking up the cowl （since the Matt Reeves movie is effectively a Year Two story）。 It spends half of the novel with Bruce as a 17-year-old， engaging in vaguely r Is this book required reading before seeing the Batman film this March？ No probably not。 But it still gives some interesting background to our foreground characters that may or may not have a role in the upcoming film。 This is pretty much a Junior novel prequel to the Batman movie， featuring Batman at the very， very beginning of his time taking up the cowl （since the Matt Reeves movie is effectively a Year Two story）。 It spends half of the novel with Bruce as a 17-year-old， engaging in vaguely rebellious activities before eventually deciding that crime-fighting is his true passion， and the other half of him solving his first case as a vigilante and first working with the GCPD。 Edward Nashton （not Nygma here lol） is also featured in this novel and has a pretty interesting connection to the Wayne family that I hope we see more about in the movie。 If you are familiar with previous DCEU junior novel prequels， think Man of Steel's 'Early Years' or Aquaman's 'Undertow'。 That is to say， this novel gives a little bit of background for the story， but by no means are you missing anything by not reading it。 BOOK SPOILERS BELOW！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！The most important detail that I could ascertain from this novel was that the Wayne Manor had actually been converted into an orphanage following Bruce's parents death （he lives somewhere in Wayne Tower normally）。 Additionally， Edward Nashton， aka the Riddler， an orphan himself， grew up in this building before （SPOILERS） promptly burning it down。 He has grown to hate the Waynes and associates the bullying he underwent as a child with Bruce and his parents。 This is a much more personal connection than we normally see between Riddler and Batman that likely will have interesting consequences in the movie。 Metropolis and Lexcorps are also mentioned near the end of the novel， a la Man of Steel mentioning Lexcorps and Wayne Enterprises。 Maybe a nod to the future， maybe not。 Definitely not a must read but fun nonetheless。 。。。more
Dominic Smith
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Short but sweet。 Definitely seems to be important information into the characters mindset leading into the movie。 It did it’s job， I’m looking forward to the movie now。
Clarissa
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