Kind of a comic newbie....

[hippie_hunter]

I think my next purchase is gonna be the Hush 3vol. set.

Hush is two volumes

And get a cooler story than that.

 

[ashtonu]

I've been wanting THE MAN WHO LAUGHS for ages, but I've just been blown away by how expensive and hard to find it is.

I love THE KILLING JOKE, though, and thought the ending was brilliant, exploring, like the whoe of ARKHAM ASYLUM did, the possibility of Batman being as mad as the people be brings in... Pure brilliance!

 

[Batty Belfry]

Hush is two volumes

And get a cooler story than that.

Absolute Batman: Hush, however long it is, I've only seen it online.

I like Jeph Loeb's writing.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Absolute Batman: Hush, however long it is, I've only seen it online.

I like Jeph Loeb's writing.

Loeb pre-Supergirl From Krypton kicks ass, but Hush, while good is still not his best work compared to his other Batman works and Marvel Color books. And it is definetly not worth the Absolute treatment.

 

[Anita18]

I read TKJ in about 10 minutes standing in the comic book store, LOL. Batman is a bit meh in that one, but I finally understood why Bats and Joker were two sides of the same coin. I mean, it had been explained to me, but I truly came to a better understanding of it after I had read it. That's the reason why they laugh together at Joker's joke at the end - they are pretty much one and the same, except that one choose to fight his mental instabilities and stay true to his morality, while the other doesn't give a *****.

I finished TLH and thought it was awesome, aside from the random supervillain cameos. Joker was rather weak in that one, I thought. But the Two-Face plot was just tremendous. I'm reading Dark Victory now, and I'm liking it too. DV is bit more tongue-in-cheek than TLH, I think, and has its lighter moments as well as its dark ones. I really enjoy Sale's use of light and shadows, even if I think that he takes a lot of liberty with human anatomy, LOL.

DKR was the very first superhero comic I read, and I LOVED it. Even though it isn't in continuity, I loved the idea of an eager non-annoying female Robin, and a Batman who returns 10 years after retirement cause Bruce Wayne can't stand not being the vigilante. I also loved the controversy within the book regarding him coming back. Batman in context of society. Good stuff.

I'm thinking of getting Arkham Asylum after I finish DV and a few other graphic novels I got my paws on. I took a look at it in the store, and it looked...quite interesting. Dave McKean is quite the trippy fellow, LOL.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

3.Finally, what are some other good graphic novels to buy? I heard The Killing Joke was good from the Dark Knight forums, and Hush seems to have mixed reviews her from what I've read.

HUSH sucked ass. The Killing Joke is good, but The Man Who Laughs is better. DKR is great. Year One is a staple for your collection even though it's more about Gordon than Batman.

 

[GNR]

Was Monster Men any good?

I've currently read Year One,DKR,LH and DV.

I'm thinking about getting Trinity as well.

Any other good ones I should check out?

 

[CConn]

Monster Men was bloody fantastic, IMO. The plot may not deal with any "major" event in Batman's life, but the characterizations are fantastic, the art's equally as good, and the story, I thought, was really fun to read.

Other recommendations? Hmm. Arkham Asylum. Next to DKR and TLH, it's the best Batman book ever, in my mind.

 

[Mee]

I thought Monster Men was great as well. I'd say get Hush, and if you like the Joker, the Killing Joke.

 

[GNR]

Hush just seems,I don't know.I'm in no hurry to get it or read it really.

Anyone read Trinity by Wagner?

 

[Mister J]

Hush just seems,I don't know.I'm in no hurry to get it or read it really.

You shouldn't be.

Anyone read Trinity by Wagner?

Yeah. It's a decent story featuring some good interaction between the Trinity as they first interact as a unit. It's more about the characterization of the characters, rather than the story. I liked it.

 

[GNR]

You shouldn't be.


Yeah. It's a decent story featuring some good interaction between the Trinity as they first interact as a unit. It's more about the characterization of the characters, rather than the story. I liked it.

Yea,I figured.I'm still excited to read LH and DV however.It's gonna be sweet.

Once I finish those 2 up,I'm gonna go easy on the Bat trades.I already have Year 1,Dark Knight Returns,Long Halloween and Dark Victory.I might try out Monster Men next week though.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Ever since I started following Batman Begins, back in, August 03', I started to lurk on the boards and see some of the discussions that bat-fans were having about the film. As I followed production, and started to pick up and learn some of the Batman Mythos, I felt a little in the dark, "comic book-wise." After finally building up the nerve to buy, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Haunted Knight, I came home and read TLH from cover to cover in about an hour, and couldn't believe how great of a read it was. I put the books away, and then forgot about them. After the press release of The Dark Knight I got pumped and amped and just reread TLH.

My questions are:
1.Who's the real Holiday?, and a little explanation would be awesome!
2.What the order of the books I bought? Is it TLH, then Haunted Knight, then Dark Victory?
3.Finally, what are some other good graphic novels to buy? I heard The Killing Joke was good from the Dark Knight forums, and Hush seems to have mixed reviews her from what I've read.

In advance, theank you for all your help!

1. There were 3 people who played the villain from time to time during those 13 months; Gilda, Harvey, and Alberto. However, it seems Gilda started the whole Holiday thing because she wanted to get rid of the mob so Harvey could spend more time with her to have a family and stuff.

2. The Haunted Knight is out of continuity I believe or just a stand alone...so there is not really a spot that it fits in I believe out of the 3. However, TLH came before DV since DV is the sequel. If I was wrong about HK stuff then someone please correct me.

3. There are a lot of Graphic Novels but you already have 3 extremely great ones. Here are some others:

- Year One
- Hush
- The Man Who Laughs
- The Killing Joke
- Robin: Year One
- Batgirl: Year One

There are a lot more but I was extremely impressed with those. I left out some I really liked like Under the Hood and As the Crow Flies but that is because a) you are new like you said and b) there are more issues to add to those besides just the ones included in the Graphic Novel. There is a thread called top 25 Graphic Novels or something; you should check that out.

 

[trustyside-kick]

Really? Its hard to find? I bought it a few months back and it was at the first coimc shop I looked for it.

Then you got very lucky my friend. I have my own copy thanks to mr.eBay.

HUSH sucked ass. The Killing Joke is good, but The Man Who Laughs is better. DKR is great. Year One is a staple for your collection even though it's more about Gordon than Batman.

Hush did not suck ass. I know you hate Jim Lee but still. I would really like to know what people hated about it so much. I have heard a few things: Hush's identity being too obvious (I don't agree with), some feeling Loeb's writing was lacking (I don't agree with), saying how he just threw out characters for no reason (hello? there were reasons for each person's appearance). I forget the rest...but all the reasons I heard were just bull**** entering my ears.

Yea I liked TKJ more than TMHL; it echoed Joker's first appearance ever from the 1930's comic.

I feel the same way about YO...it was good but more of a Gordon story.

I feel DKR is the most overrated one of all...I was not impressed with it. I have noticed that a lot of people read that first before some other graphic novels...I think it should be the other way around.