newbarrel's review

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sad

2.0

rashthedoctor's review

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4.0

So this finally finished the WAR GAMES saga , and now we have Batman back to where he was when he started the vigilante business .

The thing this book worked well was he made the new status quo quickly and solidly, meanwhile it actually ended the tale with Black mask more satisfyingly

What did not work was the art which was heavily inconsistent and the pacing of the story which was too abrupt and didnt feel right in comparison to the whole war games saga , over all though , it was a decent read

virginiaduan's review

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1.0

Boo! Boo for the character assassination and BOOOO for BORING!! *sob* Boo. :( The only thing good about it was its brevity.

jemppu's review

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Coming across this on my GR recs today, I realize I might have a personal anecdote to share from the fandom / behind the scenes, concerning this particular storyline from some 12 years ago:

This was the storyline to ignite the Girl-Wonder -project to promote betterment of treatment of female characters in mainstream comics, after the unfortunately brutal demise of Batman's third Robin, Stephanie Brown (aka Spoiler, as seen in Robin comics for a decade before her Robin gig).

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I was involved in the 'Robin faction' of the Batman fandom back then, drawing fan art, and remember having worked directly with [a:Mary Borsellino|1993916|Mary Borsellino|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1486547324p2/1993916.jpg] on building the original site, in a small, but I suppose visible role of contributing the site's graphics.

Most of the actual groundwork for the movement was done by individuals far more passionate for and involved with the cause, like Mary, and it wasn't indeed long after initiating the site, and after confronting the creators at events and by mail, that the effort succeeded in it's founding goal of getting DC's attention and establishing Stephanie Brown - Batman's second Robin to die after Jason Todd - her own 'in memoriam' display case in the Batcave, next to Todd's, and later in resurrecting her (although I personally have little recollection of the latter, having moved on from the fandom by then).

The above illustration, which I did for the site still lingers in my archives however, and continues to hold a noteworthy merit as the first ever depiction of the memorial glass case - as the direct predecessor of the one that subsequently appeared on the pages of Batman comics, visualizing the significance of the loss of Brown to the wider Batman audiences.

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The site remained several years after that (before seemingly relocating to facebook) as a platform to discuss diversity in comics and treatment of minority and female characters, listing female-friendly comic stores and showcasing stances against sexual harassment at comic conventions, as well as hosting several inclusive webcomics and blogs.

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Some of the other related art from around that time, including childish depiction of Stephanie with Batman (below), attached to a letter directly addressed to editor Dan DiDio, to drive home the idea of the character's importance to audiences of all sorts across the globe.

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jamesthegill's review

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2.0

Didn't appreciate the tone they took with Batman (too ready to kill) and the bastardising of Steph's reputation in this. Still, it only cost £4.
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