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mantas_space_rays's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cobaltbookshelf's review
4.0
4.5 stars
I'm reading this because I missed Robin Jason. And I will stand by the fact Jason was the best Robin for Bruce at this point of his life.
I'm reading this because I missed Robin Jason. And I will stand by the fact Jason was the best Robin for Bruce at this point of his life.
chitownbookworm's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ogreart's review
3.0
These are reprints from the 1980's. There was a bit of datedness here and there. Surprisingly (for me) there were some really strong echoes to the TV series that had ended 20 years before these were published. If I remember correctly, that show was making a nostalgic comeback at the time. But that was a long time ago. Still and all, the stories were not bad. I kind of liked the,.
helpfulsnowman's review
5.0
I...loved this.
Now, I know that I would've hated this when I was 15. I liked BatGod at that time, the dark, brooding superhero who could plan anything, beat anyone given the time to plan it out. THE ONLY LIVING MAN TO EVER DODGE AN OMEGA BEAM!?
And I do still hold love for BatGod. There are some really good stories in the BatGod realm, most of which can be found in Grant Morrison's JLA run from the 90's.
The Batman in this book is...different.
He's still smiley, still sort of friendly and naïve?
The bad guys still do goofy shit. The Joker has a giant Joker-face fireplace, so the fire is in his mouth and his eyes, it looks so great. It's totally impractical, it'd NEVER work in a Christopher Nolan movie, but it's just a blast to see him throw papers in a Joker fireplace, make an escape in a Joker Jetcar with his face on the front.
I don't know, it's complicated, like there's this mid-period. The comics in this book came out right around the same time Frank Miller's Dark Knight came out and changed the game for a long, long time. This is just a little before Death in the Family and Killing Joke and Knightfall, all darker Bat stories, and it's a little before Tim Burton's Batman took put the Dark in Dark Knight. It's like at this point, a bunch of different creators were taking Batman in a new direction, but just with little baby steps.
I think this book is probably awesome for people who are interested in comics and comics history. I don't know if I'd recommend reading it before the others listed above, and I DEFEINITELY wouldn't suggest reading it if you're coming off the Christopher Nolan movies and looking for more stuff like that. But let's say you're someone who watched the show in '66, and then haven't paid a lot of attention, but then you saw Batman Begins and thought, "What the fuck is this?"
These comics are the bridge, the connective tissue between the POW!BIFF!BAM!KARANG! Batman and the Batman who was like, "Yeah, I'll kill a motherfucker if I have to."
Now, I know that I would've hated this when I was 15. I liked BatGod at that time, the dark, brooding superhero who could plan anything, beat anyone given the time to plan it out. THE ONLY LIVING MAN TO EVER DODGE AN OMEGA BEAM!?
And I do still hold love for BatGod. There are some really good stories in the BatGod realm, most of which can be found in Grant Morrison's JLA run from the 90's.
The Batman in this book is...different.
He's still smiley, still sort of friendly and naïve?
The bad guys still do goofy shit. The Joker has a giant Joker-face fireplace, so the fire is in his mouth and his eyes, it looks so great. It's totally impractical, it'd NEVER work in a Christopher Nolan movie, but it's just a blast to see him throw papers in a Joker fireplace, make an escape in a Joker Jetcar with his face on the front.
I don't know, it's complicated, like there's this mid-period. The comics in this book came out right around the same time Frank Miller's Dark Knight came out and changed the game for a long, long time. This is just a little before Death in the Family and Killing Joke and Knightfall, all darker Bat stories, and it's a little before Tim Burton's Batman took put the Dark in Dark Knight. It's like at this point, a bunch of different creators were taking Batman in a new direction, but just with little baby steps.
I think this book is probably awesome for people who are interested in comics and comics history. I don't know if I'd recommend reading it before the others listed above, and I DEFEINITELY wouldn't suggest reading it if you're coming off the Christopher Nolan movies and looking for more stuff like that. But let's say you're someone who watched the show in '66, and then haven't paid a lot of attention, but then you saw Batman Begins and thought, "What the fuck is this?"
These comics are the bridge, the connective tissue between the POW!BIFF!BAM!KARANG! Batman and the Batman who was like, "Yeah, I'll kill a motherfucker if I have to."
pmileham's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
xeno2318's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gothicteletubby's review
4.25
Most of the issues collected were amazing, just classic Batman and Robin adventures. The Sherlock and Who's Who update '87 #1-2 were kind of boring, fun idea to have the two greatest detectives together, but I personally don't care for Sherlock so it had little impact beyond "Oh, that's cool."
The main thing I liked about this was seeing more of Jason Todd's run as Robin, there aren't that many of his run collected, sadly.
The main thing I liked about this was seeing more of Jason Todd's run as Robin, there aren't that many of his run collected, sadly.
dozmuttz's review
3.0
Continuing the Batman reading order, this was a pretty basic read. The book strives for me in the earlier issues with Mike Barr’s writing and Alan Davis’s artwork. We get some pretty grounded and fun Batman tales.
tabman678's review
5.0
You know what I discovered recently?
I love Mike Barr on Detective Comics. This is the era when Crisis on Infinite Earths has happened, and Jason Todd is Robin. And Mike Barr was on the comic and this is some of the best Detective Comics I've ever read. When I was around 10 I actually had 2 of the issues collected here.
So it collects Detective Comics #568-574 and #579-582. And you get lots of different villians and all kinds of different cases. You get a Scarecrow story where Jason is the focus, you get a Joker and Catwoman story that is just super compelling and clever. You get a fun Mad Hatter tale and a Celebration of Detective Comics featuring Sherlock Holmes.
Mostly what you get are good comics. Stuff you want to read that's well written and drawn well for the most part excuse some funky stuff. It's Batman and Robin being Batman and Robin and I love it.
There is an exchange Batman has here with prostitutes in a bar looking for the Joker that's great stuff. Because Batman isn't always mean, he's funny. Just a very dry funny, and he protects the innocent.
5 stars.
I love Mike Barr on Detective Comics. This is the era when Crisis on Infinite Earths has happened, and Jason Todd is Robin. And Mike Barr was on the comic and this is some of the best Detective Comics I've ever read. When I was around 10 I actually had 2 of the issues collected here.
So it collects Detective Comics #568-574 and #579-582. And you get lots of different villians and all kinds of different cases. You get a Scarecrow story where Jason is the focus, you get a Joker and Catwoman story that is just super compelling and clever. You get a fun Mad Hatter tale and a Celebration of Detective Comics featuring Sherlock Holmes.
Mostly what you get are good comics. Stuff you want to read that's well written and drawn well for the most part excuse some funky stuff. It's Batman and Robin being Batman and Robin and I love it.
There is an exchange Batman has here with prostitutes in a bar looking for the Joker that's great stuff. Because Batman isn't always mean, he's funny. Just a very dry funny, and he protects the innocent.
5 stars.
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