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luana420's review
5.0
I'd knock off a star for the crap before Grant and Wagner become the writing team, but the stuff that follows when they do is so friggin' good, I've already forgotten that bullshit about the Manhunters and whatnot.
Pretty darn close to my ideal Batman right here, right down to Etrigan giving him a peck on the cheek!
Pretty darn close to my ideal Batman right here, right down to Etrigan giving him a peck on the cheek!
bstratton's review
3.0
Jim Aparo defined the look of the character, but Norm Breyfogle is "my" Batman artist. It was great to see his style evolve, even though these are not the best Batman stories of all time.
rabbithero's review
4.0
These were some of the first comic books I ever bought, and I *still* love them. THIS is Batman to me. I appreciate especially the initiative these creators take to make new bat-villains, even if a few of them are little more than cool visuals.
Wagner and Grant are obsessed with drugs, as they feature heavily in nearly every story. They also love to tell the reader that Batman "hates crime", which is a bit on the nose. Still, they are stories of a bygone age, when comic books simply functioned differently than they do now.
Breyfogle is the real draw here. His Batman is lean and coiled, his fights choreographed and swift. His form vacillates between abstract and rendered, and his cape has a life of it's own. All of that serves to make the art extremely evocative, especially for a kid, which is when I first read these stories.
Great stuff, if a little weird and dated.
Wagner and Grant are obsessed with drugs, as they feature heavily in nearly every story. They also love to tell the reader that Batman "hates crime", which is a bit on the nose. Still, they are stories of a bygone age, when comic books simply functioned differently than they do now.
Breyfogle is the real draw here. His Batman is lean and coiled, his fights choreographed and swift. His form vacillates between abstract and rendered, and his cape has a life of it's own. All of that serves to make the art extremely evocative, especially for a kid, which is when I first read these stories.
Great stuff, if a little weird and dated.
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