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Batman: The Long Halloween
- Wish I could rate at 3.5 stars.Batman: The Long Halloween is sort of a sequel to Batman: Year One by Frank Miller. It takes place not too long after that story ended. This graphic novel focuses more on Batman's battle with the mob than it does with other super-villains (though pretty much every super villain is in it... But more on that later). There is a killer dubbed the Holiday Killer who kills someone related to the mob boss every holiday. Not only does the Holiday Killer attract a team of Batman, Jim Gordon, and Harvey Dent, but also gets a big attention from the mob.
This story is definitely a page-turner and a very good Batman tale. The biggest problem I have with is is fairly congruent with most 2-3 star reviews. There is a point where there is just about every super villain (including The Penguin, who has no other place in the story) vs. Batman. Batman then takes them all out in less than 3 pages. Mr. Loeb could have subtracted 3 or 4 of these villains and maybe it would have made more sense. The other problem I have with this story is the ending. There are about 3 twists in the last 10 pages that are unnecessary.
For every con with this book there are many more pros. As stated earlier, the book maintains a very good level of suspense. Another huge pro in this book is Catwoman. Her portrayal here is one of the best I've read. Another excellent thig about this book is the relationship between Batman, Jim Gordon, and Harvey Dent. All in all I would rate this book at 3.5 stars. Some things could have been worked better in my opinion, but the majority of the book works well on many levels. Do yourself a favor and buy it on Amazon as the $13.59 price is going to be much less expensive than anywhere else.
Rating:
- A true masterpieceLoved The Long Halloween, wonderful story line, art is simply amazing. A sure buy, worth every penny.
Rating:
- GreatI don't have an expert opinion, but I think if you're just getting into graphic novels (particularly Batman), and liked Christopher Nolan's movie, The Dark Knight, you owe it to yourself to get this and The Killing Joke to find out where the great sanity vs. insanity, crime vs. heroism, Harvey Dent vs. Harvey Dent storylines came from. It's a murder mystery that you want to read again as soon as you finish reading it the first time.
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- One of the best Graphic Novels of All Time...This is one of the inspirations for the film "The Dark Knight" and this product is even better than the film. It's so rich and emotional. You really feel for the characters at the end. Bravo to Jeph Loeb for some fine writing!
Rating:
- Who...is Holiday?Batman hits graphic novels again with the long halloween, a deep, dark murder mystery hovering around a killer who Gothams newspapers have dubbed "Holiday", because he or she only kills on holidays, only one time has he let a person live, April Fools Day.
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale do a great job of getting the characters right, the Joker is just as crazy as ever, so is Riddler, Solomon Grundy (born on a monday), Scarecrow, Catwoman, Two-face, and The Mad Hatter, as well as Gothams crime lords.
Loeb and Sale nail the tragic fall of "Apollo" Harvey Dent to the phsycotic Two-Face, making it more personal then any other graphic novel has ever done.
If you are looking for a graphic novel that has action and things blowing up on every page, you won`t find it here, this is a murder-mystery, but that doesnt mean that there isn`t action, it has just the right mix of everything.
The only problem I have with this novel is that there isn`t enough dialogue on many pages, making this a fast read, but the art is done so well I`m willing to forgive it.
Overall I immensley enjoyed The Long Halloween, and any Batman fan or just a comic fan or can get into this.
"Who...is......Holiday?"
Batman: The Long Halloween
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