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It is vastly refreshing when you find a Batman tale that is both epic and successfully explores the core of a resolutely explored character. Taking as its catalyst a sub-plot from the seminal Batman: Year One, the story revolves around murders occurring on national holidays, the victims connected to Mob boss "The Roman". Dubbed "Holiday", the killer uses an untraceable handgun and leaves small trinkets at the scene. Plenty of suspects are available, but the truth is something the Dark Knight never suspected. This series scores two major coups: it brilliantly portrays the transfer of Gotham rule to the supervillains and charts the horrific transformation of Harvey Dent from hardened D.A. to the psychotic Two-Face. Both orbit around the sharply portrayed relationship between Dent, Commissioner Gordon and Batman: a triumvirate of radically different perceptions of Justice. It is always great to see the formative incarnation of Batman, drenched in noir here. Loeb's writing is keenly aware that Batman is a detective and Tim Sale portrays a Gotham that is a fertile breeding ground for corruption and madness. Here, Batman is coming to terms with the potent image he projects and the madness it attracts. There are many fine Batman stories, but the ones that capture the spirit with extreme clarity are few. On this alone, The Long Halloween comes highly recommended. Masterfully executed, this is an excellent chance to revisit the world of Batman as fresh as in the summer of 1939. --Danny Graydon
Not that special if you aren't a huge fan of crime fiction
| Customer Rating:   | I have to state that I'm not a great lover of the noir graphic novel, and I sometimes think that Batman's enemies are more interesting than the man himself. I did approach this title with an open mind, though, as I had enjoyed Batman books in the past, such as Alan Moore's superb Batman: The Killing Joke and Frank Miller's take on the Dark Knight.
However, I have two problems with this book. Firstly, I didn't like Tim Sale's artwork very much - so already I'm on to a loser. I found it flat and dark and uninspiring. I much prefer a more detailed and bright artwork, such as that by the likes of Gary Frank, John Cassaday or Frank Quiteley. Secondly, well, the story itself was ever so simplistic and there was little in the way of true introspection from any of the characters, particularly Batman himself. The regular rogues gallery - the likes of The Riddler and The Joker et al. - seemed shoe-horned into the story, and their inclusion didn't quite gel with what was going on. Worst of all was the fact that the fears of the gangsters, who are being picked off on various public holidays, were never shown in anyway, so we had victims who we felt absolutely no connection with; just faceless individuals who became faceless corpses. If Mr Loeb had concentrated more on their plight, picked out a few individuals amongst them, shown their backgrounds and family lives, then allowed us to feel a strong and palpable sense of their dread over what was happening to their peers and what could happen to them, then I would have been far more intrigued.
So, not for me, no, but seeing as, for example, this book has garnered 77 five star reviews on Amazon.com alone, I am obviously the exception which proves the rule. |
Batman for the fan who is...slightly older now
| Customer Rating: | If like me, you have fond memories of being young and pouring over those 70s Batman comics and getting lost in the wonder of them, this book is very good news. Since we're all a bit older now and less easliy drawn into super hero tales, this book was a total delight and surprise. Intelligently written and well drawn, it's a joy to sit and read.
Little homages and references to things we've all seen (e.g. 'the Godfather')plus a cast of the usual baddies but all thoughfully and cleverely written, make it a great read. And something that you can go to as an older reader and not come away nostaglic but disappointed: Batman can be written well for an 'older' readership - it made me feel 11 again, but, kind of in a way that's still OK when you're in your thirties!
Well done Leob and Sale. |
Thumbs up!
| Customer Rating: | This is, by far, one of the most enjoyable Batman stories ever published. It brutally surpasses "Year One" in every department. Story, character development, twists, action, art-work, dialogue: "The Long Halloween" is an absolute joy.
After the events of "Year One", Batman and Commissioner Gordon form an alliance with Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent. They attempt to round up all of the crime in Gotham, and hopefully bring an end to the injustice that once plagued the city. However, an un-identified serial killer emerges who has a knack for committing his murders on popular Holiday nights.
The transformation of Harvey Dent into Two Face is one of the greatest story-arcs I have ever read. |
Amazing
| Customer Rating: | In my opinion this book distills the character of Batman more perfectly than any other comic ever. Once you read this it makes a lot of DC's regular Batman output look cheesy and simplistic, which in comparison to this haunting murder mystery/early years story, it is.
The plot concerns the hunt for a murderer who is picking off members of Gotham's mafia underworld, into which Batman, the Joker and others are drawn. It also serves as an amazing origin story for Two-Face.
Jeph Loeb's (Superman for All Seasons) writing is superb and Tim Sale's noiresque visuals stunning.
The sequel is Dark Victory, which also comes highly recommended.
I should also mention Hush, also written by Jeph Loeb, and Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, which Loeb draws upon for this book. |
A great book!
| Customer Rating: | | The Falcone crime family has been used to running Gotham City for a long time, but they now find themselves in a state of siege. Somebody is killing Falcone operatives, a murderer who kills on holidays, the Holiday Killer. District Attorney Harvey Dent wants Falcone's power broken, Salvatore Maroni wants his syndicate to move from number two to number one, a number of super-villains have been broken out of Arkham Asylum, and Catwoman is running her own game. Batman wants the Holiday Killer, but there are too many suspects. This is going to take some real work to unravel! This is a great graphic novel! I found the story to be gripping, and thought that the characters are quite interesting. The "normal" characters are well done, and the super-villains (Joker, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Solomon Grundy, and (introducing) Two-Face) are used excellently, with Catwoman being quite fascinating. This is a great book, with a great story and excellent illustrations. I highly recommend this book to all Batman fans! |
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