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Summary: Moving and powerful and laden with messages.
Review: It's always nice to see the comics industry providing books which vary from the usual formula: quipping spandex-clad hero pummeling outrageously garbed and gimmicky villains into submission. The story and art are both a cut above the norm, and I hope Dini and Ross continue this series of collaborations for a good, long time.
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Summary: Something you'll want to leave out for guests to see
Review: Like it's predecessor "Superman: Peace On Earth", this book features a self-contained tale by Paul Dini exploring the fundamental nature of the lead character, but the real story is the artwork by Alex Ross. His full page paintings of the Dark Knight watching over the ever-troubled Gotham City are a joy to behold and a must have for any fan of Ross, Batman, or "noir" stylings.A beautiful oversized book that you'll want to leave out on the coffee table for visitors to marvel at (no pun intended).
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Summary: Something you'll want to leave out for guests to see
Review: Like it's predecessor "Superman: Peace On Earth", this book features a self-contained tale by Paul Dini exploring the fundamental nature of the lead character, but the real story is the artwork by Alex Ross. His full page paintings of the Dark Knight watching over the ever-troubled Gotham City are a joy to behold and a must have for any fan of Ross, Batman, or "noir" stylings. A beautiful oversized book that you'll want to leave out on the coffee table for visitors to marvel at (no pun intended).
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Summary: A Gripping Masterpiece
Review: Paul Dini, and Alex Ross put together a fabulous and gripping peak into the the dualing persona of Batman and Bruce Wayne. The art is breathtaking and the words are superb. I highly suggest this book to anyone that truly loves batman. If It were possible, I would have given this book a ten.
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Summary: Work of Art
Review: The amazing craftsmanship of art truly does transcend words. a piece of art can speak volumes and in many different languages all together. The little subtle details truly makes the difference between that kind of art and that which is in truth can be rightfully called a masterpiece. Batman: war on Crime, albeit not a literary wonder, is a gem of a work of art. Alex Ross popped into the comic world with MARVELS. A project so ambitious that it catapulted Ross into comic book stardom and helped bring in the world of realistic painted art and that of comic book storytelling. Ross became a very crucial and influential player in the comic book scene, where comic book fans would purchase a whole comic just to look at a cover he had painted without caring who really is drawing or writing the comic itself. His approach to characters was one of a kind and his take on certain heroes truly helped define them into the mainstream. With this work, Ross teams up Paul Dini, the producer of the critically acclaimed animated Batman show. Though the story and plot is not thought-provoking and searing as one might want it to be, the art compensates for that. Here you look at Batman, with the most human of all attributes. He never looked more human, even in his movies. The physique is drawn just right with no bulging muscles ready to tear apart from the skin. The detail works into such that you can actually feel what the cape's material is even, which is more of a polyester, nylon look rather than the rubber associated with the movies. Ross excels in bringing out the right facial expressions with the right kind of actions. Any reader would feel he or she is reading through a photography book of a man wearing a Halloween costume of a large Bat, patrolling the streets of Gotham. All in all, the book truly reads like a graphic novel. No dialogue bubbles to ruin the artwork which is a plus. Dini tries hard making the reader notice his story and what he's trying to say by it, but in the end, it is Ross who manages to pull things together and creates magic with painting brush.
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Summary: Amazing Alex Ross Paintings
Review: The paintings of Batman by Alex Ross would have been enough to give this vbook a four on my rating, but the writing of Paul Dini put this over the top and I really enjoyed the story. Really well done pictures and smooth story telling. An inside look at Batman's thoughts and why he has waged his war on crime. The giant sixe of this book only enhances the great pictures allowing for the art to really grab you. Highly recomended.
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Summary: Great Art, Great Story, Great Book!
Review: This book is a must have for anyone who enjoys comic books, anything about Batman, and a good, thoughtful adventure. Like Superman: Peace on Earth, this story is narated by Batman and tells of an introspective adventure that defines the character. The premise is that Batman stops a theif, only to learn that the guy murdered the parents of a small boy before his eye. Sound familiar? This hits a little close to home for Batman, and so he sets out on a quest to redeam this section of Gotham, and hopefully the boy too, as he has no one else to look out for him. The art, by the famed Alex Ross of Marvels and Kingdom Come, is actually full page paintings, (no, not drawings, real paintings!) with living models used for the characters. His portrayals of Batman in action are excellent, perfectly capturing the grace and power of Batman's moves. So if you haven't gotten the picture yet, BUY THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW AND KEEP IT ON YOUR COFFEE TABLE WHERE EVERYONE WILL PICK IT AND SAY "WOW!"!
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Summary: Different
Review: This book is rather different than the comic books. In that Batman, painted by Alex Ross, is portrayed as if he were real. In the comic book Batman/Bruce Wayne is supposed to be in his mid 30's yet he looks as if he were carved by the hands of Michelangelo. Whereas in this book he looks more in synch with a large man in his mid 30's with thinning hair, portly physique etc. The costume is also more realistic in the comic book (as in all comic books) the fabric seems to mould every muscle of the body. In this book the costume envelops the body more the way that clothes usually do.
The story appears to fall more realistically than the comic book too. I still prefert to read the comic books, but if you are a Batman fan this will make a nice addition to your collection.
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Summary: Good describes it
Review: This book was good, not great or bad. The art is fantastic, as everything Ross does. But the problems lie is the insignificance of the plot. Haven't we heard that story somewhere before? Robin anyone? Also, I don't like how Ross paints Bruce Wayne. I know he paints everything realistic, but Wayne isn't supposed to be that buff and not that tall. If you liked Superman: Peace On Earth, you'll probably like this enough for it to be worth buying
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Summary: A Batman Gallery
Review: This book, beautifully illustrated by Alex Ross and written by Paul Dini, is nothing short of spectacular. It brings a new and interesting look into the graphic novel format with a surreal/nostalgic look that transcends one's visual perception into a world of intense imagination. This is done because this "comic" is dimensionally much larger than most; Therefore, the pictures are bigger. This extra size allows the viewer (I say viewer instead of reader because it is the strength of the art work by Ross that makes this novel so good) to become absorbed with the visual story first. Then read with the proper mind set (leaving the analytical mind at the door) one see's and thinks as Batman see's and thinks. Get this book today!
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