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Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Chip Zdarsky

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decaysings's review

4.0

truly enjoy nothing more than a complicated bruce/jason dynamic which cheer absolutely delivered on, and grifter was fun. lot more lighthearted (imo) and i wanna study cole

djbrinsky's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lillanaa's review

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4.0

Quite a few of the reviews for this one discuss how it doesn't really seem to be connected to anything, but I'm weirdly okay with that. Both stories in this were interesting enough to hold attention, while also providing a pretty high amount of character development in a short period of time, on top of being genuinely just fun. I'm a sucker for anything with Red Hood in it lately, and this felt like it fits enough with what I've seen from the rest of the canon along with not necessarily rehashing every old plotline along with it. The story with the Grifter was also really cool, it's not someone I normally pick up so I wasn't sure what to expect, and was pleasantly surprised. I think my only complaint with this is the stories had no real connection to one another, unlike what the back of the book implies, but it isn't necessarily a problem in the grand scheme of things. Both are awesome, and I'm interested to see where the rest of this run goes.

unladylike's review

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4.0

Two complete story arcs in one TPB and both of them were extremely well written, huzzah! I picked this up because of Chip Zdarsky, and hadn't heard of Matthew Rosenberg, who penned the second arc centering around Grifter/Cole Cash. (Side note: I was given a Grifter action figure as a kid and never knew anything about him other than the stories I made up in my imagination; for some reason - probably mere availability - my paternal aunt and grandma would always get me the most obscure characters as Christmas/birthday presents despite my elaborate work marking in catalogs exactly which action figures I specifically wanted. In retrospect I'm grateful for the motley crew of dolls and action figures I combined in my imaginative play.)

I'm thrilled that the WildC.A.T.S. world has been folded into DC's main universe. If you're clueless as to who Grifter is, or the people communicating with him with ongoing lewd humor through an earpiece, I recommend Warren Ellis's recent [b:WildCATs (2019-) #1 (WildCATs|49370744|WildCATs (2019-) #1 (WildCATs (2020-))|Warren Ellis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569330703l/49370744._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73510657] reboot. The Red Hood story in the first half was good, but I personally enjoyed the fun espionage/action-comedy WildC.A.T.S. issues the most, and am really eager to see how those characters tangle with Batman et al.