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libra17's review
5.0
This issue was pretty much all short stories, the vast majority of which were character examinations of Batman. I loved pretty much everything about this issue, but my favorites were "The Precedent" (about Dick Grayson being the first Robin and how he can/will be different than Batman with proper guidance), "Heretic" (about the League of Shadows member who was killed for running an underground railroad for people trying to leave the organization), "The Batman's Design" (about the pre-planning that goes into the big showdowns and deliberately creating the mythos of the Bat), and "Manufacture for Use" (where Batman deliberately hunts down the gun that was used to murder his parents and puts it to more appropriate use). An honorable mention goes to "The Legend of Knute Brody," which I thought was absolutely hysterical. When it's easier for the batclan to sabotage the villains rather than fight them outright, why not? So they created 'the worst henchmen in Gotham' and this is all stories of how 'he' has ruined the plans of various villains (not that they realize it's a bat, just in a different mask). This is an excellent collection, and I'm happy to have purchased it. It is something that I would recommend or gift to someone.
EDIT: I originally read a paperback copy purchased from my local comic shop, but I liked several of the stories enough that I also purchased the kindle edition (once it came down in price, at least) so I could read those stories anywhere. There were a couple of extra stories in the kindle edition further exploring other vigilantism in Gotham (Anarky) and villains (Two Face), but the best thing about the kindle edition specifically is the gallery of all the variant covers that issue #1000 was released with. I am happy to have purchased this edition, as both the kindle edition and the electronic edition were well worth the money I spent on them.
EDIT: I originally read a paperback copy purchased from my local comic shop, but I liked several of the stories enough that I also purchased the kindle edition (once it came down in price, at least) so I could read those stories anywhere. There were a couple of extra stories in the kindle edition further exploring other vigilantism in Gotham (Anarky) and villains (Two Face), but the best thing about the kindle edition specifically is the gallery of all the variant covers that issue #1000 was released with. I am happy to have purchased this edition, as both the kindle edition and the electronic edition were well worth the money I spent on them.
lillian_francis's review
4.0
A collection of Batman shorts to celebrate 1000 issues of Detective comics, some past, some present, some future. All manner of subjects and povs.
Some are good, some are adequate and some are great. A couple of them should be singled out for the quality of the artwork alone.
Final short apparently leads in to the story in DC 1001.
Some are good, some are adequate and some are great. A couple of them should be singled out for the quality of the artwork alone.
Final short apparently leads in to the story in DC 1001.
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