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A review by wouter_dhondt_old
Batman by Paul Dini Omnibus by Paul Dini
4.0
Starts of with stand alone short stories that are more "Batman the detective" and less action heavy. So initially I thought “neat, I can read an issue or two whenever I need a batman fix between the other stuff I'm reading”.
But as you go on things start recurring, and the stories are more and more intertwined. After 200 or so pages you notice that everything is connected in some way creating a bigger narrative. Sometimes a small detail referring to a previous story, other times a character that is suddenly a lot more important than you thought it would be.
So the idea of reading some issues now and then when I wanted turned into binge reading the whole thing. And honestly, it was too good not to read in one go, I could not stop. I almost paused to read (part of?) Morrison's run though, cause I think certain events in their books have an effect on this omnibus.
Some downsides: the first stories are very forgettable and the mapping of The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul does not make sense to me. Only a small part is included in here. Either give us the whole story (or at least enough to make sense) or remove it altogether.
4.5 rounded down to 4. Highly recommend Batman omnibus.
But as you go on things start recurring, and the stories are more and more intertwined. After 200 or so pages you notice that everything is connected in some way creating a bigger narrative. Sometimes a small detail referring to a previous story, other times a character that is suddenly a lot more important than you thought it would be.
So the idea of reading some issues now and then when I wanted turned into binge reading the whole thing. And honestly, it was too good not to read in one go, I could not stop. I almost paused to read (part of?) Morrison's run though, cause I think certain events in their books have an effect on this omnibus.
Some downsides: the first stories are very forgettable and the mapping of The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul does not make sense to me. Only a small part is included in here. Either give us the whole story (or at least enough to make sense) or remove it altogether.
4.5 rounded down to 4. Highly recommend Batman omnibus.