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Summary: Great concise retelling of Batman mythos
Review: THE BATMAN ADVENTURES: THE LOST YEARS collects the full five-issue THE BAMTAN ADVENTURES: THE LOST YEARS comic magazine miniseries.This story bridges the five-year gap between the end of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Fox) and the start of THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES (Kids' WB!). Some of these plot points were told or alluded to in episodes of THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES or BATMAN BEYOND but they didn't go in depth as much as this book does. THE LOST YEARS tells how Batgirl became an official part of Batman's team; Dick Grayson dropped his Robin persona, left Batman, and became Nightwing; and how Tim Drake became Robin. In the "real" comic book continuity, these events were sloppily spread out over dozens of years and creators, with filler all over the place. Here, Hilary Bader and the animated team tell the story in a much more satisfying, concise, and kid-friendly fashion, in 128 pages. Forget your preconceptions of Hilary Bader -- here, she is gold. Hampton and Beatty are at the top of their form, and, of course, Ty Templeton's covers are always welcome. My only problem is with the physical book: the paper is cheap and the cover's pretty wobbly. But this shouldn't be a problem for any kid or adult who reads this superb story. Enjoy! // koby c. P.S. If you like the animated style: Also reprinting the animated comic books are THE BATMAN ADVENTURES, BATMAN: DARK KNIGHT ADVENTURES, and BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES, and the Harvey and Eisner award-winning BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE. You can pick up BATMAN: GOTHAM ADVENTURES monthly at your neighborhood comic shop. The animated cartoons I mentioned above are now on CARTOON NETWORK, except for BATMAN BEYOND, which is still on Kids' WB! Saturday mornings and in production as of this writing.
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Summary: Ties up loose ends in excellent fashion.
Review: This is not just an outstanding re-telling of "The New Batman Adventures" episodes "Old Wounds" and "Sins of the Father." It has SO much background information that this is a definite must-have for any fan of the series. The art and writing are great and makes me wish they'd have made this entire story into an hour-long episode. There are things in this book I'd never thought of watching the show and you can tell a lot of care and time went into this book. Congratulations to all involved!
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Summary: Ties up loose ends in excellent fashion.
Review: This is not just an outstanding re-telling of "The New Batman Adventures" episodes "Old Wounds" and "Sins of the Father." It has SO much background information that this is a definite must-have for any fan of the series. The art and writing are great and makes me wish they'd have made this entire story into an hour-long episode. There are things in this book I'd never thought of watching the show and you can tell a lot of care and time went into this book. Congratulations to all involved!
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Summary: A good story that answers some big questions.
Review: This paperback details the "Animated" Batman continuity's missing period, the time between the Batman and Robin (and occasional ally Batgirl) period and the Batman/Batgirl/Nightwing/new Robin period. After reading this volume, fans will know why Barbara and Dick stopped being an item, how Batgirl and Batman learned each other's identities, why and how Robin left Batman's side to become Nightwing, how Batgirl replaced Robin as Batman's partner, and how a new Robin emerged on Batman's team. The only real questions that go unanswered are (1) How much did Batman train Batgirl, (2) Where did Batgirl's new costume come from, and (3) what were Batman's feelings during the many changes that took place in this book? Still, the story is fun and interesting and moves very quickly. A good, fun read for Batman fans.
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