If you haven't seen or heard of this short film, you can now see for yourself what the buzz was about. If you have seen it and wanted a really good copy (on a DVD, no less), start checking the nearest Borders, Bookstar or whatever large bookstore chain is in your area.

Look in the magazine section for issue 7 of Movie FX video magazine on DVD. It's $9.99 US/$14.99 Can. Movie FX is distributed in a magazine-sized, full-color cardboard sleeve, and the issue number is rather small and in the lower left corner underneath the barcode. If you can't see it for some reason, issue 7 has Arnold as the Terminator and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine on the cover. Batman Deadend can be found on the main menu under the title: A Director's Vision.

I was pleasantly surprised to find my subscription copy in the mail today and thought I would pass on the info.

Cool--this is probably the closest we will get to an "official" dvd release. I for one loved the short, I just wish that it didn't end on such a great cliffhanger.

Thanks a bunch for the tip, Jon2!

Cool, I'll look for the mag!
I was about to make a VCD of it to play on the DVD player, but this would be even better.

I just subscribed online for a year (4 issues) for $30. If any of you are interested the subscription starts with this issue.

Interesting! It's a horrid, pathetic, laughable attempt at a film, but a nice little trifle nonetheless. Witha proper DVD, I'll have something else to pass amongst friends instead of my VCD of it.

I'd get it before Warner whips out the ol' "cease-&-desist"...

Well if they make any profit from the batman characters WB can whip it out.. then again I would fear more from the Fox camp who owns Alien and Predator.. those are copyrighted characters that aren't always the easiest to get ahold of..

Thanks for the tip. It will be nice to get a copy of it on DVD. I am really curious about what Fox and Warner thinks about this.

does this disc also include the MAKING OF?

Just curious since I'm a subscriber now. Is every "issue" an hour? Thanks in advance!

Here's the magazine details.

Here's the subscription Link.

Has anyone had any luck finding this at a store? I went to B&N and Tower Books with no luck.

I went to Borders + B&N and could only find the previous issue (w/Daredevil cover). I don't think it has hit the stands yet.

Inside the cardboard holder "This includes a very special 8 minute film made independently and starring some of the most recognizable action characters from various films (Per the studio's requirements, that's all we're allowed to print about it). The "making of" this short flick will be featured in issue 8.

Very cool.

IS IT ANAMORPHIC?????

NO ANAMORPHIC=NO $ALE!


Sorry, someone had to say it.

This baby is out, just picked it up today at Barnes and Noble for $10, its weird there is no reference to the short being on DVD mentioned on the cover.....props to the original poster of this, if he didn't nobody would have even known it was with this issue...

It's mentioned in the thread that Fox & Warner wouldn't let them print the names. Would you really shell out $10 for a magazine that promised "BONUS! SHORT FILM WITH CHARACTERS YOU REALLY DIG!"? Really?

I like what I've seenon the DVD so far. Batman Dead End is said to have cost 30 thousand dollars to make. It's quick and fun...at least I thought so.

Does anyone have issue 3? There's a press conference with the cast and director of Spiderman. Just wanted to hear if it's worth getting and how long it is?

DonnachaOne-I just meant the average Joe looking at this magazine on the newsstand, would not know that Batman Dead End was on this disc, because there is no reference to it anywhere on the cover of the magazine, only until you unwrap the plastic and open the "book" is reference to the short......

anyways can't wait to check it out, I was so happy to pick up the Star Wars/Storm Troopers/Cops parody on DVD free from a few years ago with a magazine I purchased, hopefully it will be as good.....

Does it come with an insert???

Huh? What is Batman Dead End? OK, I guess it's a short fan made film, that's officially all I know now. What is it about? Is it that Batman Beyond movie some fan was making or something?

Many have called it a fanfilm, but the person who made simply wanted to showcase his film making skills. It caused quite a stir at this year's ComiCon in San Diego. Kevin Smith said it was the best visual depiction of Batman he'd seen (or something like that).

Anyway here's a thread from another message board where this has been discussed at length...

comics2film

You can download the whole thing here:

http://www.theforce.net/theater/shor...atman_deadend/

At the last L.A. Comic Convention, they had a panel discussion with the director, crew and 2 of the cast (Batman, Joker). The guy that plays Batman is rather short. The director said his dream is to direct a Batman movie with the same cast and crew as Dead End.

Sorry guys...no commentary either.