Mapping the Gotham City of ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ With Topographical Takes on Other Famous Comic Book Cities
Over at /Film, they’ve posted an excellent (and very detailed) map of Batman’s own Gotham City, thanks to Brandon T. Snider’s all-new “The Dark Knight Manual.” Laid out in a traditional style, the officially approved map is one heck of a tool when it comes to contextualizing Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy and just where the action of his beloved blockbusters plays out, and it’s a true must-examine for all Batman fans.
But it’s not the only richly imagined comic book city out there ‐ DC Comics in particular has crafted some notable fictional cities over the years, and seeing them rendered in such a manner is the stuff geeking out is made of. A little bit of digging around the Internet turned up a number of comic book city maps worth a look (though none of them as official as Snider’s look at Gotham), including takes on Metropolis, Smallville, Central City, the locations of the Mega Cities, and even a map of Manhattan that includes “real” locations for a number of important Marvel Comics structures and sites. Take a look after the break.
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Which is your favorite comic book city? What did we miss? (Anyone who can turn up a Sin City map will be given a gold star.)
[Additional sources: Pop Cult for Metropolis, Casscain Wiki for Smallville, Black Maps for Marvel, Bldg Blog for Mega Cities, DC Wiki for Central City]