Chapter 316： The real dark knight!

Tang En said lightly: "Because of job-hopping."

"Jumping?"

Kevin Feige was stunned.

Alan Vann said: "Yes, it's because of job-hopping. In the late 1970s, Warner Bros. released the first real superhero movie "Superman" in history, which swept the United States and not only crushed Marvel's superheroes, It also suppressed the heroes of dc comics, and even Batman was not spared."

Kevin Feige immediately reacted, "So... DC Comics dug up Frank Miller and put him in charge of the 'Batman' series?"

Alan Vann nodded heavily.

Nina Jacobson was a little dissatisfied, "There are so many cartoonists in Marvel, just one less Frank Miller can make Daredevil go down?"

Alan Vann glanced at her, and felt that it should still be a gentleman, and a good man should not fight with a woman.

At this time, Jonathan Nolan seemed to have suddenly woken up, and let out a voice, almost exclaiming, "Because of the dark knight!"

"dark Knight?"

"That's right, the boss told me a long time ago that Daredevil was going to be filmed, so I've been studying this character for more than half a year, and the one hurdle I can't get around is the 'Dark Knight'!" Jonathan Nolan's face was a little dignified.

Until this time, even the layman Grant Hill understood, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the most classic comic series in the history of 'Batman'!"

Stan Lee looked a little cold and mocking, "Yeah, this series has changed the superhuman heroic attitude of 'Batman' in the past, and treated the characters as anti-heroes, telling the sin and cruelty of society and the ordinary characters of the characters. The background, full of post-industrial doomsday complexes and the black fatalism of the work.”

Dunn's mouth twitched, and he also showed a bit of a sneer, "So, "The Dark Knight" is just a series of 'Batman', and it is a series full of logical loopholes. Other versions of Batman will not stick to it. The bottom line of 'don't kill'."

Stan Lee's expression was touched, he glanced at Dunn, and was surprised to find that he and the young boss had so many languages ​​in common, and said with the same hatred: "Yes, Batman...or Bruce Wayne Not killing people is just the wishful thinking of Frank Miller, and his so-called reasons for not killing people simply do not stand up to scrutiny."

Having said that, all the people who don't know the inside story are confused and don't know what they are talking about.

Only a few old guys from Marvel can understand the deep meaning of these words.

Joe Quesada said: "The explanation given by Frank Miller is that Bruce Wayne's parents died tragically when he was young, and he suffered psychological trauma, which caused him not to kill. But anyone who knows a little bit of psychology understands that when he was a teenager, Psychological trauma, to a greater extent, will evolve into psychological perversion in adulthood, rather than a strong sense of justice."

Brian Bendis said: "Bruce Wayne said on the surface that he did not kill, but in fact, when his son Damian Wayne killed, he chose to forgive; when his master was dying, He didn't help; in the Owl Court incident, when he found out that his enemies were zombies, he chose to go on a killing spree on the grounds that they were all lifeless. How ridiculous is that? To kill, to kill!"

Alan Vann shrugged and said: "There is no way to do this. The concept of not killing Frank Miller instilled in 'Batman' in the "Dark Knight" series is very absurd. Wait for other DC cartoonists When taking over this series, it is inevitable that there will be a strong collision of values, which will lead to ridiculous jokes and logical loopholes."

Kevin Feige is proficient in Marvel comics. Hearing these old Marvel guys satirizing his colleagues, he was the first to react. He stood up in shock, his eyes widened, and he said incredulously, "I understand. Now! The real Dark Knight is actually Daredevil!"

Dunn smiled with relief.

Sure enough, it was Kevin Feige, the next Marvel president he hand-picked, with a smart mind and a quick response.

In order to rewrite the script, Jonathan Nolan has been studying Daredevil for half a year. He also has enough knowledge of the superhero Daredevil, and he immediately realized it!

"Yes, it's Daredevil! Because he is a lawyer, he defends the bottom line of the law with practical actions every day; he firmly believes that the law is the ultimate means of punishing crimes; he believes that except the jury and God, no one can Qualified to adjudicate on the lives of others!"

Jonathan Nolan's words were like an enlightenment, which made everyone present at the scene.

It turned out that "Batman" surpassed Spider-Man and Superman in one fell swoop and became the most popular superhero in the United States. The comic series "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", the original version was "Daredevil"!

Because of the wooing of DC Comics and the job-hopping of cartoonist Frank Miller, the original idea of ​​Daredevil was forced on Batman.

There will naturally be all kinds of logical flaws.

Daredevil is only active at night because he is blind, he has super senses, and can better use his super powers to fight criminals in the dark.

But why is Batman only active at night? His super powers come from technological transformation, and there is no difference between day and night.

In fact, before Frank Miller, Batman was often active during the day, with Superman and many other heroes, to rescue the crisis, this is not a really dark hero role.

Nina Jacobson was a little annoyed and said: "Did you just let DC Comics and Frank Miller go? Didn't you sue them for infringement?"

Bill McNick shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's difficult. The concept of copyright plagiarism is mainly about expression or thought. If the same expression is used, even if it expresses different ideas, it can be regarded as plagiarism; The way of expression, the expression of the same ideas, in no way constitutes plagiarism. Ideas are the first standard of freedom.”

Daredevil and Batman are different superheroes and have different plot contents. Even if they express the same "Dark Knight" idea, it does not constitute infringement.

Unless a court can decide that the plot idea for the Dark Knight franchise was conceived by Frank Miller while he was working for Marvel Entertainment.

But how hard would it be to prove this?

Alan Vann sighed, "At that time... we were also very angry, but what can we do? DC Comics was at its peak, and when the "Batman" movie was released, it caused a huge sensation. That situation... It's even more exaggerated than our "Spider-Man" last year! In the late 1980s, Marvel just fell into an economic crisis, and even if it wanted to sue, it couldn't get enough legal fees."

Andrew O'Hare frowned Is this the case? We laymen may not understand it, but insiders in the comic circle can probably see that the "Dark Knight" series has copied Daredevil's copyright! "

Joe Quesada smiled bitterly, "This kind of thing is not easy to say. Marvel has Deadpool, DC has Deathstroke; Marvel has "X-Men", DC has "Fate Patrol"; Marvel has Black Cat, DC has Catwoman; Marvel has Vision, DC has Red Cyclone; Marvel has Bullseye, DC has Deadshot; Marvel has Thanos, DC has Darkseid... The similarity of these comic characters, They are far bigger than Daredevil and Spider-Man, and the copyright lawsuit between the two comic companies has not stopped for half a century."

Everyone in the field pouted.

The world's articles are copied, and the same is true in the Marvel world.

In particular, most of these comic characters appeared first in dc comics, and then Marvel imitated them... In terms of plagiarism, Marvel is obviously better.

As the CEO of Marvel Entertainment, Alan Vann found that everyone's expressions were a little weird, coughed lightly, and tried his best to save face, "Actually, DC Comics has already conceded defeat in the matter of "The Dark Knight". At that time Marvel's capital chain has collapsed and is on the verge of bankruptcy. In order to increase sales, it has joined forces with DC Comics to create a series of 'Marvel-DC' superhero melee comics. DC Comics has made concessions in terms of sharing. And Frank Miller He also compromised, returned to Marvel, and created a series of short comics, Daredevil: The Fearless, but the influence has not been as great as before."

Everyone listened and rolled their eyes.

"The rest are out of the scope of today's discussion. We only need to clarify one concept now." Tang En frowned, looked around, swung his big hand, and said in a sonorous voice, "Daredevil... is the real one. dark Knight!"

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