Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, gets a tragic reinterpretation in 2024 AD podcast Batman: Unburied. DC’s Gotham City has been adapted many times in many different ways recently. Matt Reeves’ Batman franchise reached a new peak with The penguinrecord ratings, Batman: Caped Crusader carries the legacy of Batman: The Animated Seriesand Batman: Shadow Arkham expand the Arkham video game franchise in VR format. Not to mention that Andy Muschietti The brave and the bold is currently in development at James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe.
In addition to live-action films, live-action shows, animated shows, video games, and comic books, Batman’s extensive DC lore has also been adapted into podcast format. The podcast miniseries Unburied Batman first released in 2022, leading to two spinoffs titled Harley Quinn and the Joker: Sane Mind and The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark in 2023, as well as a 2024 sequel titled Unburied Batman: Fallen City in 2024. Unburied Batman: Fallen City follows Colman Domingo’s Dark Knight as he uncovers a secret society that controls Gotham from the shadows.
Batman Unburied: Harvey Dent’s Origin Story in Fallen City Makes His Fate Even Sadder
Batman Unburied: Fallen City explores the heroic days of Harvey Dent
Harvey Dent is often portrayed as an honest politician trying to make positive change in Gotham – a motivation that crumbles when his face is disfigured, awakening his dark side. Instead of, Unburied Batman: Fallen City explores the story of Harvey Dent, making some adjustments to his origins to portray him as a sincerely humble lawyer who made a name for himself in his own right. Unburied Batman: Fallen CityHarvey Dent defies the odds and becomes “top of class at Ivy League law school” despite his lack of wealth and connections, and he does this because he truly wants to change Gotham for the better.
Unburied Batman: Fallen CityHarvey Dent’s new origin story makes his transformation into Two-Face more tragic than it has been in most Batman adaptations, and possibly even more so than in most DC Comics timelines. Harvey had to fight tooth and nail to earn his place in Gotham and tried to be as heroic as Batman. Harvey even has a chance to join forces with the Dark Knight himself for a while. However, the inevitable happens and Two-Face nullifies Harvey Dent’s benevolent efforts.
2024 Delivered More Than One Tragic Reimagining of Harvey Dent’s Origin Story
Two-Face remains a popular Batman villain across all DC media
Although Two-Face hasn’t been a major antagonist in a live-action film sinceThe Dark Knightthe villain has been adapted several times in different formats. Batman: Caped Crusader introduced a version of Harvey Dent that has some similarities to Unburied Batman: Fallen City‘s. This Harvey Dent was also Bruce Wayne’s friend and selfless lawyer. After the incident, this version of Two-Face only targets criminals. About that, Joker: Folie a DeuxHarvey Dent sues Arthur Fleck and is seriously injured in a terrorist attack, and The penguinPromotional material teases the introduction of Harvey Dent before Batman – Part II.
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