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Summary: Sale and Loeb; another masterpeice
Review: This book was awesome. I was looking foward to this book after reading "Long Halloween", also by Sale and Loeb, because it had an excellent story line that kept you in suspense the whole time.In Long Halloween members of the Maroni Crime Family kept getting killed by a mysterious killer dubbed "Holiday". At the end of the book, the police beleive they have caught the true holiday, but evidence builds(to the reader only) that he indeed wasn't. Dark Victory picks right up where "Halloween" left off. This time, members of the GCPD are being hanged with a clue left pinned to their chest with the children's game "hangman". No doubt, the papers dub him "The Hangman". Batman must deal with this new murderer while trying to hunt down former DA Harvery Dent, now the crazed lunatic, Two-Face. A newcomer joins the scene, Dick Grayson, future Robin. His contributions actually help solve the "Hangman" murders. This, like I said, is among my favorites in comics. I highly reccomend this book to any Batman fan. I strongly suggest reading "The Long Halloween" first, though.
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Summary: A page turner, a little confusing, but the best Robin story.
Review: This book, the sequel to The Long Halloween, is yet another winner from Jeph Loeb. All the best from the Batman universe are in here, and his notion of how Robin came to be is the best use of the Boy Wonder I've read yet. One of the real strength of this one is the use of all the supervillains; every character from The Scarecrow to Mr. Freeze makes an appearance and plays a roll in the story. A part of me wonders if that might not be a continuity error (as Dark Victory is set early on in the Batman universe), but that's certainly a minor quibble. I also really liked the development of Jim Gordon in this book. The two reasons I knocked this story down: the new ADA, and the confusing elements of the plot. The motives behind the new ADA (the lady who took over Dent's job) aren't really explained that well--more of a backstory would have helped to explain her better. I also thought the book had too many elements at times; three competing crime families, a cast of characters that probably numbers 30+, plus two seperate yet intertwined storylines that both demand a lot of attention. This isn't an inherently bad thing, and the things that I'm still not quite sure of will probably resolve themselves on a second reading. All in all, a great story. Thumbs up, and highly recommended!
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Summary: Best Graphic Novel!
Review: This has to be the best graphic novel I ever read. In this graphic novel Two Face finally gets the spotlight he deserves. In this book there are actually three mysteries. The first mystery is who is "hang man", the secound is who is trying to make Alberto go insane, and third wich isn't a very big one is where is Carmine Falcone's body.
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Summary: My favorite Batman book, part 2
Review: This is the fantasic sequel to the "The Long Halloween." Another murder mystery, this time the victims are Cops. It's a bit weaker than the "Halloween" but it's still pretty damn good cause it still keeps you guessing. Robin is introduced, linking him to Batman in the classic way. Robin is the ONLY sidekick that ever worked because he is independent from Batman. He doesn't share the costume, his wealthy upbringing, or even his psychologic need! The art is similar, but a bit darker than "Halloween." It brings everything to a satisfying end.
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Summary: "Batman can't be wrong"
Review: Very good sequel that doesn't top "The Long Halloween" (I mean, how could it?) but stands well on its own and has its own merits. The good: we find out what happened to Chief O'Hara, who disappeared years ago in Bat-continuity after the '60s show; we find out why Holiday and the crime families are not around at all anymore and why the "freaks" seem to run everything; we see more of why Batman took on a partner, which I still think is silly but understandable, and we get another good mystery, which few comic books can carry out. The bad: Robin doesn't have much face time (about five panels in full costume, plus the last cover); the story is rather repetitive in its use of holidays as murder times (though the use of August 2nd in this and TLH is a good giveaway of the killer: only someone in the family would think of the Roman's birthday as a holiday); the art doesn't seem quite so lovely as before; and the use of super-villains is gratuitous. Overall though, a worthy followup.
BEST part: the Gilda Dent picture puzzle: _uil_ _s si_.
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