Then O’Neil took over the Batman comics in the period that followed the campy 1960s TV show, setting a darker, more serious tone that reinterpreted Batman as a shadowy avenger, setting the stage for the eventual cinematic versions of the 1990s and 2000s.
Along with artist Neal Adams, O’Neil created the popular Batman villain Ra’s al Ghul, as well as returning the mad Joker to his creepy, murderous roots.In the 1980s, O’Neil became the editor of the Batman comics, and later wrote the novelizations of the movies Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.During several years working at Marvel Comic in the early 1980s, O’Neil was involved with Marvel’s collaboration with Hasbro to create characters and backstory for the launch of the toy company’s.
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