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Batman: The Long Halloween by: Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale List Price: $19.99 Childrens Bookshop Price: $13.59 You Save: $6.40 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973 EAN: 9781563894695 ISBN: 1563894696 Label: DC Comics Manufacturer: DC Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: November 01, 1999 Publisher: DC Comics Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: November 01, 1999 Studio: DC Comics Sales Rank: 777 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: It's refreshing when you find a Batman story that both is 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.Jeph 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 Amazon.com Review: It's refreshing when you find a Batman story that both is 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. Jeph 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of the best Batman graphic novels!I have only recently started into graphic novels, but out of the ones I have read I would rate the batmans from best to least favorite as follows: 1)Dark Knight Returns 2)Long Halloween 3)Killing Joke 4)Dark Victory 5)Batman: Year One Long Halloween has a great story (which continues in Dark Victory), great art style, and is just fun to read. Highly recommended. Rating:  - Great story lines...If you are looking for a good batman comicbook to start with, this is it. Good story lines and drawing with real Batman feelings. Rating: - The Long HalloweenThe highlight of this Batman offering is above all, the artwork of Tim Sale. His vibrant, unique compositions give the book's plotlines an edgy, kinetic energy which keeps the story moving along in the reader's mind even when Loeb's complex storyline sometimes fails to carry its weight. The story is on balance very engrossing and ultimately very entertaining, even if it loses steam or strains for gravitas here and there. It's an admirable attempt to cover all the ground of the Batman mythos- the ... Read More: Rating: - Really cool, great graphics.This book is really cool! I loved it! Some negative things though, one, if you have ever seen the dark knight, u know how Harvey dent(also know as Two Face)(played by Aaron Eechert) had a reason to flip the coin on chance?, he didn't just all of a sudden do it for no reason? Well not in this book Two Face just all of a sudden flips the coin for no reason. Second, I think if the Joker is in a story he should be a main villain with or without sub villains. But in this he was like a sub sub villain, ... Read More: Rating: - Awesome suspenseful graphic novelThis is quite possibly one of the longest graphic novels I've read (close to 400 pages) but make no mistake...there are no boring parts in it. It starts with someone blowing up Harvey Dent's house on Halloween, with Gilda and Harvey still inside. From there on Batman, Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent work together to find the killer known as 'Holiday'. Holiday continues to kill members of 'the roman's family leading to many suspects and everyone being at eachother's throats. Batman and Gordon begin to doubt Dent ... Read More: |
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