Manga Batman: Death Mask

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  1. Watson

    Watson Ninja delivery girl

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    I thought this might be of interest to some folks since we will also be getting the Anime DVD Tie-In to TDK in July

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    I like the use of the japanese masks. Reminds me of a lot of the old samurai flicks. But like a lot of fans I am apprehensive about the growing popularity of magna for mainstream characters. I like it as a style, but is it right for Bats?

    Here is another example of his work

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    #1 Watson, Mar 5, 2008
  2. Kaizer

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    not really a big Manga-fan, but I am, of course, a big Batman-fan, so I guess I'll be looking into this
     
    #2 Kaizer, Mar 6, 2008
  3. Joker

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    Batman with his mask on looks good there, but I hate everyones faces without the masks.
     
    #3 Joker, Mar 6, 2008
  4. IRON_Lad

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    awesome
     
    #4 IRON_Lad, Mar 6, 2008
  5. Watson

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    Yea I prefer the style we've been seeing for the TDK anime tie ins a lot more.
     
    #5 Watson, Mar 6, 2008
  6. BubbaGump

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    Same here. :o
     
    #6 BubbaGump, Mar 6, 2008
  7. JokerLedger

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    There are way better artists that could've took on this other than Yoshinori Natsume. His art is rather mediocre in my opinion.
     
    #7 JokerLedger, Mar 6, 2008
  8. MaskedManJRK

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    Read Batman: Child of Dreams. It's already sown that it can be right for Batman. :o
     
    #8 MaskedManJRK, Mar 8, 2008
  9. xisaacx

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    not a big fan of manga faces all looking alike
     
    #9 xisaacx, Mar 13, 2008
  10. BubbaGump

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    Here are some unfinished pages from issue 1.

    Spoilers just in case.

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    #10 BubbaGump, Mar 13, 2008
  11. BubbaGump

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    Continued:

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    #11 BubbaGump, Mar 13, 2008
  12. Watson

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    That first page is freaky :wow:. I think I will pick this up, it looks intruiging. It's as if Bruce grew up in Tokyo instead of Gotham.
     
    #12 Watson, Mar 13, 2008
  13. gqxsensazn

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    Do we read it as a regular manga from right to left?
     
    #13 gqxsensazn, Mar 14, 2008
  14. Aristotle

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    Oh, fantastic. Manga with talent. I'd forgotten that could exist.
     
    #14 Aristotle, Mar 14, 2008
  15. Cobblepot

    Cobblepot Giant-Size Man-Thing

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    I might get a trade of that.
     
    #15 Cobblepot, Mar 17, 2008
  16. Superwoman Prime

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    Ew.
     
    #16 Superwoman Prime, Mar 24, 2008
  17. Saint

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    I wasn't going to pick this up, but those preview pages intrigue me.
     
    #17 Saint, Mar 24, 2008
  18. gqxsensazn

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    I picked it up yesterday after being disappointed All-Star was moved to the 30th. I loved how they made this a manga. It feels much more authentic. The splash on the 2nd page was awesome. I'm really looking forward to reading the rest.

    It also gets me pumped for Batman: Gotham Knight.
     
    #18 gqxsensazn, Apr 10, 2008
  19. IRON_Lad

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    Again, Awsome.
     
    #19 IRON_Lad, Apr 10, 2008
  20. ThreeActRomance

    ThreeActRomance Kamen Rider Pariah

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    the first issue is good. Very good.

    i've never really read manga before it, and the whole reading backwards thing is annoying at first
     
    #20 ThreeActRomance, Apr 10, 2008
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    It was pretty good. I'm sort of hoping DC tries Manga with some of their other characters.
     
    #21 deathshead2, Apr 10, 2008
  22. gqxsensazn

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    Is this the first time either DC or Marvel tried the manga format?
     
    #22 gqxsensazn, Apr 11, 2008
  23. ironman29758

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    no they did it alot of times
     
    #23 ironman29758, Apr 11, 2008
  24. Kirk Langstrom

    Kirk Langstrom FRANCINE!!!!

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    Yes.
     
    #24 Kirk Langstrom, Apr 11, 2008
  25. Kirk Langstrom

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    I really enjoyed it. I was surprised because the only Manga i've read is the Spider-Man J stuff, which kind of sucks (imo)...

    I gambled with this one, and it was well worth it.
     
    #25 Kirk Langstrom, Apr 11, 2008
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