Dark tomorrow, he was voiced by the late ron mclarty. For as long as theres been a batman, theres been a commissioner gordon. With everything in this book taking place at night the darkness of the new gordon is emphasized as a dark shadow is cast over the city. Jul 08, 2014 why commissioner gordon is the best character ever. James worthington jim gordon is a gotham city police officer, for a long time. Jeffery wright shows how committed he is to the role of jim gordon in the batman by posting a picture of golden age batman comics on instagram. Dennis oneil began his career as a comicbook writer in 1965 at charlton, where. In this iteration, the book saw the first appearances of the suicide squad, the silver age hawkman, metamorpho, and most successfully the justice league of america. He strips jim down and cages him at an abandoned amusement park. Rising to the rank of commissioner in the gotham city police department, he remains one of batmans greatest allies. The character was created by television producer william dozier, editor julius schwartz, writer gardner fox and artist carmine infantino.
Commissioner james gordon is a batman minifigure that appeared in lego batman. The commissioner gordon is a reasonable authority figure who acts as an ally to the local super hero and provides the chief connection between the super hero and the official authorities. In their latest spotlight on notable comic firsts, csbg reveals when commissioner gordon debuted his more modern appearance. Batman fans react to jeffrey wright as commissioner gordon. Bruce wayne the road home commissioner gordon 2010 dc. He is the son of commissioner james gordon and the older brother of barbara gordon also known as batgirl, and later oracle. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Battle for the cowl commissioner gordon comic book s. There were many differences in the golden age batman compared to now. Dozier, the producer of the 1960s batman television series, requested schwartz to call for a new female. He was the first batman supporting character to be introduced.
The character was created by bill finger and bob kane. Gcpd commissioner james gordon is the dark knights greatest ally, and one. Heres a list of comic books that go even deeper into gothams finest. The batman may have found its commissioner gordon westworld star jeffrey wright is currently in talks for the part, and jonah hill is rumored to be joining the film in a secret role. James worthington gordon is the head of gdp and a supporting character of the batman franchise. In most incarnations of the batman mythos, gordon is the police commissioner of batmans home of gotham city.
Unfollow commissioner gordon to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Battle for the cowl commissioner gordon comic books. James gordon is one of batmans first supporters, helping him fight against crime and corruption in gotham city. Dark tomorrow, he was voiced by the late ron mclarty biography year one. Any fan of the scott snydergreg capullo batman comic will recognize this commissioner gordon ripped straight from the pages. In the lego batman movie, commissioner gordon is voiced. Written by adam beechen art by szymon kudranski cover by shane davis for several months now, commissioner jim gordon has known hes been working alongside a different batman. Gordon s family life was intrinsically tied to batman and robins, though he was unaware of it. The book, which wright called background reads for the culture, is a collection of the very first batman comic book issues, as well as early appearances in detective comics, where his origin story was first revealed. James worthington jim gordon is a supporting character in dc comics batman series. Its a wellknown fact of comic book history that, in the 1960s, editor julius schwartz often came up with an idea for a cover, had one of his stable of artists draw it up, and only then assigned a writer to script a story around it. Commissioner gordons daughter who works at the gotham library.
Hes often a police detective or commissioner, but mayors, district attorneys, and other government officials can fill the role too. This is a series of weekly articles detailing the history and. The batmans jeffrey wright shares his commissioner gordon comic research. Barbara gordon is a fictional superheroine appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. Commissioner gordon actor jeffrey wright teased some of his comic book inspiration for the batman on social media.
Jeffrey wright, who will play jim gordon in the batman, posts a photo of the long halloween dc comic in a potential tease of the movies inspirations. The batman commissioner gordon comic inspiration teased by. James gordon was the police commissioner of gotham city and a stalwart champion of the actions of batman and robin whom he considered the citys best defense against crime. The series spans 4 issues and opens with commissioner gordon and. Read more about harley quinn dc universe get to know commissioner gordon joshua williamsons batmansuperman infects the dc universe the first time batman and superman shared a comic book cover was in 1940, so its pretty fair to say that the two legendary heroes are no strangers to teaming up. Battle for the cowl commissioner gordon, a new oneshot also starring mr. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Commissioner gordon at dcu guide commissioner gordon at comic book database. All of this is accentuated perfectly by the rain, thunder and smoke of gotham. Commissioner gordon comic online free and high quality. The killing joke is a 1988 dc comics oneshot graphic novel featuring the characters batman and the joker written by alan moore and illustrated by brian bolland. The batman may have found its commissioner gordon wired. Early batman was known to knock bad guys off buildings or hang them by a rope while gliding through the air. Would recommend to any fan of the snydercapullo comic, or even just batman fans in general, as this is one of the most affordable, highquality gordon figures out there.
He forces jim to look at photos of barbara beaten badly, and naked in. He is also the adoptive father of barbara gordon in batman. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Simmons wants to show badass side of commissioner gordon dc justice leagues j. He is presented as well established as bruce waynes ward and batmans sidekick. Cbr talks to former detective comics writer royal mcgraw, who returns to gotham next week with batman. And now that hes reentering the comic book movie world with his role as commissioner gordon in justice league, simmons has seemingly decided to look the part. But with bruce wayne now returned, what will that mean for the future of gotham city and their own crime fighting chemistry.
The plan was to cover up events that would eventually lead to. After losing the job, he takes temporarily the mantle of batman himself in a new suit of armor. Commissioner gordon was the commissioner of the new gotham police department. There was some big news about matt reeves upcoming the batman on monday with the announcement that westworld star jeffrey wright is in negotiations to play commissioner jim gordon in the film. Jeffrey wright, who will play jim gordon in the batman, has posted a photo of the classic batman comic, the long halloween, in a potential tease of the movies inspirations. James gordon was one of batmans first supporters, helping him fight against crime and corruption. Commissioner gordon whos who in comic book movies wikia. Nine comic books about jim gordon and gotham city police. The killing joke provides an origin story for the supervillain the joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story arc the man behind the red hood. Dec 18, 2019 with everything in this book taking place at night the darkness of the new gordon is emphasized as a dark shadow is cast over the city.
With its 50th issue, however, the book began a transition towards becoming a oneoff teamup comic, with a rotating roster of normally two characters sharing coverbilling. He is a stalwart ally of batman, and uncle and adoptive father of barbara gordon batgirl. You can help expand this section by adding some information. See more ideas about batman, jim gordon and gotham. He is the gotham city police commissioner, a friend of batman, and the father of barbara gordon.
Although his father and sister are considered two of batmans greatest allies, he is a murderous sociopath who has. Bruce wayne the road home commissioner gordon 2010 dc comic. He eventually rose to the rank of commissioner in the gotham city police department. Gcpd commissioner james gordon is the dark knights greatest ally, and one of his closest friends. The jokers origin is presented via flashback, while simultaneously depicting his. Rookie cop james gordon was transferred from gotham city to chicago as part of a plan by gillian loeb, still only a captain. Through its darkest hours, one man has stood firm against the criminal element in gotham police commissioner james gordon. Jk simmons gets in crazy shape for commissioner gordon. Dc batgirl, batwoman, nightwing, barbara gordon, comic books art, comic art. Gordon is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, most commonly in association with the superhero batman. Dc super heroes and as a downloadable character in lego batman 3. This article is a disambiguation page for commissioner gordon the following is a gallery of links to pages that might share the same title. Why commissioner gordon is the best character ever. Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed.
Composite superman conan the barbarian concrete constrictor copycat vanessa carlysle as copycat corruptor corsair christopher summers cosmic ghost rider count nefaria court of owls creeper jack ryder crime master. Wright is clearly hyped for the role and is taking a look at where it all began. Rookie cop james gordon was transferred from gotham city to chicago as. Simmons explains viral workout photos and his jim gordon look. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Batman battle for the cowl commissioner gordon 2009 dc. Lucas makes use of yellows for most of the lighting in the book with the occasional switch to reds and blues with batgirl. Commissioner james gordon attack of the 50 year old comic books.
Crime runs rampant, commerce is at a standstill, and gang warfare is on the rise. The batman is tasked with rebooting the seminal dc character after ben afflecks exit from the series and will feature a starstudded cast alongside the newly mustachioed wrights maybenotyetcommissioner gordon. Based on the comic book character of the same name, no actual origin is provided for the character in the series. In other words, hes the one in charge of the bat signal. James gordon batman 1966 tv series dc database fandom. Every comic book character is someones favorite comic book character. Read more for grading details for this bruce wayne.
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