Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection)146 reviews
Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill

Warner Home Video, 2004

Great Batman substitute for kids too young to watch The Dark Knight movie

+ Great DVD, But Out of Order Episodes
+ BATMAN
+ Batman-The Animated Series, Volume One.......
+ great fun!
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 5: Dead Robin (Batman)2 reviews
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2007

The series ends with a bang

+ Fantastic!

"Gotham Central", volume 5, spans issues #33-40 and (sadly) ends the series with a pair of fine stories... A tepid mystery involving the murder of two Robin lookalikes serves as the backdrop for the real drama -- inside the squadroom -- and in particular the descent of Detective Renee Montoya into ...
  
  











  



  
Batman: Year One94 reviews
Frank Miller

DC Comics, 2007

THE Origin Of The Batman

+ Gordon: Year One
+ A good summary, but just that
+ A classic that leaves you wanting more
+ For all batman fans!
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 3: Unresolved Targets (Batman)1 review
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2006

Chandleresque, Gritty, and Beautifully Bleak

This series is so wonderfully bleak its almost uplifting. I like the idea of a side-bar story of everyone else in Gotham, and I thought I would miss the long underwear guy, but actually I got caught up in all the noir atmosphere. The 'look' of the book echoes the recent Daredevil, in that grey area ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 2: Half a Life (Batman)5 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2005

An Excellent Read

+ DC needs more books like this
+ Just Twisted Enough to Be Gotham
+ WOW
+ DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK!!
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman)7 reviews
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2004

A fascinating graphic novel

+ Brubaker/Rucka 2003 TPB about the GCPD and Batman
+ Police Procedural in a Superworld
+ Gotham City From a Fresh Perspective
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 4: The Quick and the Dead (Batman)2 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2006

A great read... crime fiction meets the superhero set

+ Good Cops in a Bad Land

Another fine entry in this compelling series set in the gritty underbelly of Batman's Gotham City. The plot increasingly focusses on Det. Rene Montoya, which is fine by me (although I'm waiting for her partner, Crispus Allen, to come out of the box a bit more...) Author Greg Rucka's debt to ...
  
  











  



  
Batman: Officer Down (New Gotham 2)9 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2001

One of Best Batman Stories

+ In The Alltime Upper Echelon Of Batman Tales
+ Important Changes in the the World of Batman

I'm not one that enjoys multi-title crossover story arcs, but this one demanded the attention. This was the best story arc for the Batman universe I had run across in over a year. The writer did an excellent job portraying the sheer gravity of how close Batman was to Commish Gordon and even ...
  
  











  



  
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre (Infinite Crisis)1 review
David Lapham

DC Comics, 2007

Excellent Post-Crisis, OYL Story

The Spectre is set after the harrowing events of Infinite Crisis and is one of the books launched coinciding with the "One Year Later" releases. While many of the OYL books have been good to bad, this book is one of the few that is great. But since it was released without much fanafare it is easy ...
  
  











  



  
Batman: Officer Down (New Gotham 2)9 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2001

One of Best Batman Stories

+ In The Alltime Upper Echelon Of Batman Tales
+ Important Changes in the the World of Batman

I'm not one that enjoys multi-title crossover story arcs, but this one demanded the attention. This was the best story arc for the Batman universe I had run across in over a year. The writer did an excellent job portraying the sheer gravity of how close Batman was to Commish Gordon and even ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 4: The Quick and the Dead (Batman)2 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2006

A great read... crime fiction meets the superhero set

+ Good Cops in a Bad Land

Another fine entry in this compelling series set in the gritty underbelly of Batman's Gotham City. The plot increasingly focusses on Det. Rene Montoya, which is fine by me (although I'm waiting for her partner, Crispus Allen, to come out of the box a bit more...) Author Greg Rucka's debt to ...
  
  











  



  
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre (Infinite Crisis)1 review
David Lapham

DC Comics, 2007

Excellent Post-Crisis, OYL Story

The Spectre is set after the harrowing events of Infinite Crisis and is one of the books launched coinciding with the "One Year Later" releases. While many of the OYL books have been good to bad, this book is one of the few that is great. But since it was released without much fanafare it is easy ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 5: Dead Robin (Batman)2 reviews
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2007

The series ends with a bang

+ Fantastic!

"Gotham Central", volume 5, spans issues #33-40 and (sadly) ends the series with a pair of fine stories... A tepid mystery involving the murder of two Robin lookalikes serves as the backdrop for the real drama -- inside the squadroom -- and in particular the descent of Detective Renee Montoya into ...
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 2: Half a Life (Batman)5 reviews
Greg Rucka

DC Comics, 2005

An Excellent Read

+ DC needs more books like this
+ Just Twisted Enough to Be Gotham
+ WOW
+ DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK!!
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman)7 reviews
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2004

A fascinating graphic novel

+ Brubaker/Rucka 2003 TPB about the GCPD and Batman
+ Police Procedural in a Superworld
+ Gotham City From a Fresh Perspective
  
  











  



  
Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection)146 reviews
Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill

Warner Home Video, 2004

Great Batman substitute for kids too young to watch The Dark Knight movie

+ Great DVD, But Out of Order Episodes
+ BATMAN
+ Batman-The Animated Series, Volume One.......
+ great fun!
  
  











  



  
Batman: Year One94 reviews
Frank Miller

DC Comics, 2007

THE Origin Of The Batman

+ Gordon: Year One
+ A good summary, but just that
+ A classic that leaves you wanting more
+ For all batman fans!
  
  











  



  
Gotham Central Vol. 3: Unresolved Targets (Batman)1 review
Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker

DC Comics, 2006

Chandleresque, Gritty, and Beautifully Bleak

This series is so wonderfully bleak its almost uplifting. I like the idea of a side-bar story of everyone else in Gotham, and I thought I would miss the long underwear guy, but actually I got caught up in all the noir atmosphere. The 'look' of the book echoes the recent Daredevil, in that grey area ...