What's your latest read?

[whoknows]

I just read this crazy batman story about batman falling off a building, bashing his head in and losing his memory, pretty damn good, very funny as well as having you worry about batman's well being. it was in a legends of the dark knight, no 168.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

I just read this crazy batman story about batman falling off a building, bashing his head in and losing his memory, pretty damn good, very funny as well as having you worry about batman's well being. it was in a legends of the dark knight, no 168.

I like that story!

 

[whoknows]

yeah, it was very unexpected, ive been reading a lot of lotdk comics recently, this one stood out.

 

[whoknows]

reading more batman lotdk.....read 3parter 'loyalties', where corrupt cops and gangsters from gordon's past in chicago catched up to him and batman has to travel to chicago to save him.
practically a batman year two here, pretty pretty good, artwork is great too. issues 159-161

even better was a story called 'irresistable' *slight begining of story spoilers* about this young guy who has a facial deformaty and its doing his head in, but he has a psychic power where he can get anyone to do anything he wants as long as he shakes their bare hand.
Batman cant figure out how this kid is getting rich and follows him about....no more spoilers...get on ebay and buy bm lotdk issues 169-171 very good read

 

[whoknows]

batman lotdk 'blink' no156-158

pretty good one about a blind guy who can see through the eyes of others when he touches them, and touches a murderer batman is trying to find.

 

[whoknows]

batman lotdk nos109-111 the primal riddle

interesting story where the riddler almost kills batman, but batman loses his soul in the process, and is going about like a monotone robot trying to get his soul back while defeating the riddler. lots of riddles in this one, good ones too.

 

[whoknows]

Batman lotdk 'freeze's final rest' nos190-191

an ok 2 parter about me freeze on a suicide trip, i guess the best mrfreeze story is what is coming up next , batman snow, couldnt see anyone selling those issues on ebay, so it must be good if they are hanging onto their originals. I ordered the tpb , which was not that cheap, but cheap enough given some of the outragous prices sellers were asking.

 

[whoknows]

Batman lotdk 'the secret city' nos180-181

more of an oracle story than Batman, as they investigate the killings of computer hackers and oracle discovers a secret virtual city where all the world's hackers and cyber criminals hang out, so she goes into it as a batgirl avatar. not bad.

 

[Babillygunn]

Okay, I finished Zero Hour: Crisis in Time. I like the idea and what it tries to do. The artwork is pretty good, although there's some inconsistency. But for me there are two main problems;

First, Dan Jurgens ain't no Marv Wolfman. Jurgens' concept is good - attempting to tidy up some stuff that CoIE left hanging - but he isn't the writer for something like this. For me it's the CB equivalent of Jason Statham tackling Shakespeare (which I would actually, definitely watch!); he's good at what he does but there are some things he doesn't have the weight for. It's a real shame Wolfman didn't do ZH.

Second, the collected edition suffers from 'tie-in dependancy'. It contains Showcase '94 # 8–9 as a lead-in and the core series. None of the tie-ins are present. I just counted and there are 29 of them (that's in addition to the 42 'Zero Month' # 0 issues that followed). I know some core series read fine without the tie-ins - but Zero Hour isn't one of them. There's obviously a heck of a lot that we don't see but which gets obliquely yet prominently referenced, leaving you scratching your head (thank **** for the internet!).

Overall a nice idea but I wish they'd do a ZH tie-in collection, along the lines of the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion which collects the CoIE tie-ins.

Edit: Just skimmed Goodreads - seems a lot of readers feel the same.

I would agree as well. Plus, has there ever been a character design that is more “product of its time” than the one for Waverider? He looks straight out of a hair band.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Plus, has there ever been a character design that is more “product of its time” than the one for Waverider? He looks straight out of a hair band.

 

[blueharvest]

As far as this week is concerned, I've read:

-- Detective Comics #1089
-- Action Comics #1069
-- Green Arrow #16
-- Titans # 15
-- The Flash #13 and
-- Batman The Brave and the Bold #
17

 

[DarkAlchemist]

My latest read was:

Batman Detective comics (DC One Million)

I bought this issue on my last trip. I didn’t know much about this universe in the 853rd century. It was a limited series that ran from 1998 to 1998.

It seemed like an interesting story, and I will probably follow up to read all four core issues.

 

[Dave McFly]

Do novels count? I am reading Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller which is set shortly after the events in 1989 Batman it's pretty good

 

[blueharvest]

Do novels count? I am reading Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller which is set shortly after the events in 1989 Batman it's pretty good

I've been meaning to buy that book.

 

[Dave McFly]

get it on amazon its only 21 bucks for the hardcover I ALMOST bought it at Books A Million for it's 30 dollar or so cover price .

 

[Dotanuki_]

Hi guys, this is my first post. I have registered 5 years ago and totally forgot about that until now... lol

Superman: Emperor Joker

It was an ok Superman event... kind of paralel with Marvel's House of M event. Mad character bends reality to his/her image and characters in this new altered reality don't remember the original reality and just play their new roles in this new altered reality. These are the basics of both Emperor Joker and House of M.

I am usually really antusiastic about writing a review about the comics, i read, but i feel reluctant to write anything about Emperor Joker, it seems it wasn't my kind of thing, it was crazy... Too Crazy for my taste, but it had an excuse to be that crazy because Emperor Joker reality in the story was a product of Joker's insane mind. The art was incosistent even if the book was just the main event, it seems that was how things were with events back then. I am glad the events were short back then, enduring Emperor Joker's 50 + tie ins would be a nightmare.

What Batman went through could be executed better, it was kind of unimaginative and short... I give Emperor Joker a 6/10. Actually the overall execution was kind of unimaginative, but then again the idea of Joker couldn't come up with anything better kind of saves it, but still... not really my kind of thing.

 

[Babillygunn]

Hi guys, this is my first post. I have registered 5 years ago and totally forgot about that until now... lol

Superman: Emperor Joker

It was an ok Superman event... kind of paralel with Marvel's House of M event. Mad character bends reality to his/her image and characters in this new altered reality don't remember the original reality and just play their new roles in this new altered reality. These are the basics of both Emperor Joker and House of M.

I am usually really antusiastic about writing a review about the comics, i read, but i feel reluctant to write anything about Emperor Joker, it seems it wasn't my kind of thing, it was crazy... Too Crazy for my taste, but it had an excuse to be that crazy because Emperor Joker reality in the story was a product of Joker's insane mind. The art was incosistent even if the book was just the main event, it seems that was how things were with events back then. I am glad the events were short back then, enduring Emperor Joker's 50 + tie ins would be a nightmare.

What Batman went through could be executed better, it was kind of unimaginative and short... I give Emperor Joker a 6/10. Actually the overall execution was kind of unimaginative, but then again the idea of Joker couldn't come up with anything better kind of saves it, but still... not really my kind of thing.

Good to at least hear someone bring this comic up.

Ironically, it is one of my all time favorite Superman comics. I absolutely love it. The only thing that cuts against it is that I don’t love the art.

I find that the big payoff in the story is Superman’s saving of Batman

Spoiler

Superman literally being the only one strong enough to take on the unbearable trauma that Batman experienced and then willingly stepping up and taking on the full emotional weight of that trauma and coming out of it unfazed

That is a take on Superman’s power and strength that we don’t normally get to see. But it made for a compelling and excellent end to the story.

The story itself is, as you rightfully point out simultaneously crazy, yet also more subdued than one would expect. So I can see where the story might not resonate. But I approach it as an episodic dive into Superman’s character.

 

[Dotanuki_]

Good to at least hear someone bring this comic up.

Ironically, it is one of my all time favorite Superman comics. I absolutely love it. The only thing that cuts against it is that I don’t love the art.

I find that the big payoff in the story is Superman’s saving of Batman

Spoiler

Superman literally being the only one strong enough to take on the unbearable trauma that Batman experienced and then willingly stepping up and taking on the full emotional weight of that trauma and coming out of it unfazed

That is a take on Superman’s power and strength that we don’t normally get to see. But it made for a compelling and excellent end to the story.

The story itself is, as you rightfully point out simultaneously crazy, yet also more subdued than one would expect. So I can see where the story might not resonate. But I approach it as an episodic dive into Superman’s character.

I can't really ague with what you said in your spoiler tag because i can't remember that part proparly. It has been just 8 months or something since i read the book. It is not really that much time, but i just can't remember... lol It is probably how you said though because it is a Superman Book so the writer will glorify Superman, if it was a Batman Book, Batman would save Superman and get the glorification.

It wasn't my cup of tea as i said, to each his own.

 

[Looker]

I’m currently reading the post Crisis Batman and Superman books from Man of Steel to Dec. 1999. I’m currently reading the books (Batman 422, Superman 20, Detective Comics 589, Adv. of Superman 443, and Batman the Cult 1). Loving that I’m falling in love with these characters all over again. I’ve grown to appreciate how underrated Jim Starlin & Jim Aparo’s Batman is. It’s gritty, and fresh, giving us one of the best grounded Batman I’ve read in years.

One of the best stories during this run was the serial killer who was abducting young women, killing them, then leaving them to be found in garbage bins. It gets personal when one of the women was someone Batman knew in his civilian identity. It’s fun seeing a Batman who has emotional vulnerabilities, while also showing the growth Bruce displays throughout this run. Two thumbs way up.

 

[Babillygunn]

I’m currently reading the post Crisis Batman and Superman books from Man of Steel to Dec. 1999. I’m currently reading the books (Batman 422, Superman 20, Detective Comics 589, Adv. of Superman 443, and Batman the Cult 1). Loving that I’m falling in love with these characters all over again. I’ve grown to appreciate how underrated Jim Starlin & Jim Aparo’s Batman is. It’s gritty, and fresh, giving us one of the best grounded Batman I’ve read in years.

One of the best stories during this run was the serial killer who was abducting young women, killing them, then leaving them to be found in garbage bins. It gets personal when one of the women was someone Batman knew in his civilian identity. It’s fun seeing a Batman who has emotional vulnerabilities, while also showing the growth Bruce displays throughout this run. Two thumbs way up.

Starlin’s Batman was very underrated. Death in the Family was polarizing (though, for the record, I personally liked it, even if it was bonkers) and kind of overshadows what was, as a whole, a great run. Plus, I’ve met Starlin at a comic con and he’s a genuinely nice and kind guy.

And Aparo and Breyfolgle did Neil Adams’ Batman better than Adams did.