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Batman: Year 100 & Other Tales Deluxe Edition | Paul Pope

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Wow, that turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I admit I wasn't sure where it was going at first, but regardless of how derivative 'sci fi dystopian future' might sound, there was something so grounded about this version. I think the art style played a large role in that. It was warm and gritty as opposed to cold and slick. There's a surveillance state and telepaths on the wrong side, but there's also the legacy of The Bat 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/2 and entities related to/ similar to the old crew/allies.
The chronicles extras in the back of this deluxe edition were a pretty good desert. I got more of a kick out of the WWII era fighting fascists version of Batman than the fighting thugs and chastising Robin versions, could have done without the casual homophobic slur in that story too 🫤. 1w

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Batman - Hush | Jeph Loeb

Maybe, someday, you‘ll come to trust that.
Until then…

Someday…
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Batman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization | Marv Wolfman

He watched the attendants hoist the body onto the metal mesh and it landed with what would have been a painful thump had the bastard been alive, but, unfortunately, he wasn't

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Batman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization | Marv Wolfman

So here's the choice. Do I watch the Harris/Trump debate, something guaranteed to give me a headache from banging my head on the table, or do I hang out in Gotham with The Batman? I'll take Gotham over presidential politics any day.
#HurryUpNovember #PoliticalFatigue

BookwormAHN I'd go with Batman, personally I'm planning some Doctor Who reruns for the night 😸 3w

TheBookHippie I‘m rewatching The Crown as I just finished the chunkster

Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II

Ruthiella I‘d go with Batman too. 👍 3w

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KadaGul I'm @ a point where I'd rather watch Paint 🎨 dry than watch the debate.#PaintvsDebate 3w

AnnCrystal 👏🤩 Batman 🦇💫😎👍...that is one Epic image of Batman... (edited) 3w

Aims42 Go with Batman, I listened to 10 mins of the debate on the radio and wanted to slam my head into the steering wheel 🙄 The Cheeto Man is toast!! (I hope, I realllllllly hope!) 3w

The_Book_Ninja Well, as it was on at 2am in the UK I recorded and watched it just now. Trump is bat-shit crazy, so the chiropteran connection was there for me. 2w

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Batman: Castle Of The Bat | Jack C. Harris

so-so

I'm rereading a few GN's before releasing them into the wild (or possibly keeping them! Downsizing is hard!).
This Elseworlds mashup of Frankenstein & Batman is stronger in conception than execution, and it leans more into the Universal horror movie than Shelly's novel.
The artwork is excellent, the monster design ok, the plot thinner than the skin stretched over Boris Karloff's face.
Worth reading, but I think I'll let this one shamble off🧌🦇

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Joker (DC Black Label Edition) | Brian Azzarello

so-so

Generally good artwork, mediocre story = meh 😐
Joker is released from Arkham Asylum because 🤷‍♂️ and immediately goes on a standard Joker murderous rampage. Billed as giving psychological insight into his character, but it utterly fails to do so. But as I say, pretty, if gory, pictures. Just barely 3🃏

TieDyeDude Lee Bermejo is one of my favorite comic artists. I think I read this, but it obviously didn't leave much of an impression. I really liked his Christmas carol adaption, Batman Noel. 1mo

Bookwomble @TieDyeDude It appears to be on lots of "Top GN" lists, and compared to The Killing Joke, but it suffers in that comparison, I think. I wasn't aware of Bermejo before this, and his art is its saving grace. My comics obsession abated about 10 years ago due to overhyped offerings of this kind, and interminable crossovers and title proliferation of my fave characters. It was easier to stop reading altogether than only get part of the story. 1mo

TieDyeDude It is a lot. I tried reading the Tom King “City of Bane“ storyline, but it was inextricably tied to the preceding 74 issues, and not very enjoyable ultimately. @vivastory pointed out that, for DC at least, the Black Label miniseries are self-contained and generally geared more mature. If Joker is one of your favorites, though, I'll mention that I really didn't like the Three Jokers series. 1mo

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Batman: Nightwalker (The Graphic Novel) | Stuart Moore