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Great Batman Tale, Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Long Halloween is probably my favorite Batman comic I've ever read. The art is beautiful and the story is gripping. Haunted Knight is in the vein of TLH, and I really enjoyed this comic.

The book is broken into three separate arcs. Initially conceived to tell some stories around the Halloween motif, all three arcs are quite dark.

The first story, "Fears," features the Scarecrow and Batman in a fun chase through Gotham. The second, "Madness," includes the Mad Hatter, and develops Bruce Wayne's relationship with his mother a bit. The final, "Ghosts," features Poison Ivy, the Penguin, Joker, and a spooky ghost. This story is akin to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and was pretty cool.

All three tales were beautifully drawn and inked. The scripts read wonderfully, inviting the reader to journey a bit into the troubled mind of the Dark Knight. Plus, the classic Good Guy vs. Bad Guy was just plain fun.

If you've never read the Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale Batman comics, you really should. They are some of the finest Dark Knight stories out there, and I can't recommend them enough

Rating: 3 out of 5

The Dark Knight's Dark Holiday, Tuesday, January 12, 2010

"Haunted Knight" collects three different Batman tales by Loeb and Sale all of which focus on Halloween. It's an interesting idea. The art is a bit exaggerated as was the style in the mid 90s when these issues were first released. The insight into the character of both Batman and Bruce Wayne is excellent. So are the takes on Alfred, the Mad Hatter and the Scarecrow. Two of the stories are excellent. The last one, while interesting, falls back on one of the great cliches in popular culture as "A Christmas Carol" by Dickens is retold. It's a tribute to the Loeb/Sale team that this third story is not a total disaster though it is the weakest story of the three. The insights into how Bruce Wayne's private life, including charity work, his love life, even his mother's taste in books, shapes his Batman persona is thought out and well defined. This book is more treat than trick and Batman fans will love it.

Rating: 4 out of 5

A Good Read, Sunday, January 03, 2010

Once you pick up this book at the store you already know its going to be good because of its creators Loeb and Sale. The story line is great because it includes the villans, Joker, Scarecrow, and Mad Hatter. I like the art it is very detailed. Although I do not like the format of this book because its made out of real paper and not magazine paper like traditional comics have. But I recommend it for any Batman fan.

Rating: 3 out of 5