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Batman: Dark Victory (Batman)
The sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, DARK VICTORY continues the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors.
Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as Poison Ivy
...morePaperback, 392 pages
Published
October 1st 2002
by DC Comics
(first published October 1st 2001)
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I don't have a lot to say about this book. It's a sequel to The Long Halloween, and the connection shows. Ultimately, DARK VICTORY suffers from its similarity to its predecessor. Aside from the details of who gets murdered, the stories are nearly identical:
An unknown villain kills his victims on holidays.
Harvey Dent/Two-Face is suspected in the crimes.
Batman tumbles with all of his rogues gallery while investigating the murders.
The killer is (disappointingly) reve...more
An unknown villain kills his victims on holidays.
Harvey Dent/Two-Face is suspected in the crimes.
Batman tumbles with all of his rogues gallery while investigating the murders.
The killer is (disappointingly) reve...more
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Buku ini sekuel dari Long Halloween. Pertama liat covernya ada gambar Robin jadi rada males, krn saya ga pernah suka sama tokoh satu ini, baik waktu masih sama Batman atau waktu mimpin Teen Titans. Norak, cerewet.
Dan ternyata Tim Sale, ilustrator buku ini, juga merasa hal yg sama. Dalam pengantar yg ditulisnya dia bercerita, ketika Jeph Loeb pertama kali menelepon dia soal proyek buku ini, dia bilang: "But I hate Robin, he doesn't make any sense"
Tapi ternyata se...more
Dan ternyata Tim Sale, ilustrator buku ini, juga merasa hal yg sama. Dalam pengantar yg ditulisnya dia bercerita, ketika Jeph Loeb pertama kali menelepon dia soal proyek buku ini, dia bilang: "But I hate Robin, he doesn't make any sense"
Tapi ternyata se...more
I've read Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Batman books in the order they've written them with Haunted Knight coming first followed by The Long Hallowe'en and finally coming to Dark Victory. I suppose Loeb ought to be congratulated for bringing the Batman stories back to their original format, that is detective/crime stories, where he brings the mob and Batman side by side as natural enemies.
Here's the story: a killer is killing people by hanging them on holidays (Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving, ...more
Here's the story: a killer is killing people by hanging them on holidays (Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving, ...more
I thought long and hard before giving two stars to this one. It's possible that I should have given it three.
It was long, and a decent enough read. In many ways it resembles Frank Miller's acclaimed Batman: Year One miniseries. Much of the art closely resembles David Mazzucchelli's subdued, semi-realistic and oddly crumpled-looking style in Year One. That's not a style I particularly like, but I don't hate it either.
Many of the secondary characters from Year One appear in...more
It was long, and a decent enough read. In many ways it resembles Frank Miller's acclaimed Batman: Year One miniseries. Much of the art closely resembles David Mazzucchelli's subdued, semi-realistic and oddly crumpled-looking style in Year One. That's not a style I particularly like, but I don't hate it either.
Many of the secondary characters from Year One appear in...more
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Let's face it, a majority of Batman readers hate Robin. Why? No clue. I always thought he was a nice contrast to Batman's loner characteristics. A lot of people mention that Robin doesn't fit a Batman story, and that's because Robin "is nothing like Batman because Batman has always fought alone". Well, I would love to agree with those people, but I would be a liar if I did.
First of all, about Robin, this graphic novel does explain Robin's origin. Dick Grayson (the fir...more
First of all, about Robin, this graphic novel does explain Robin's origin. Dick Grayson (the fir...more
It's official. I love Jeph Loeb. Tim Sale has also kind of grown on me. This book is a sequel to "Long Halloween" and continues the harrowing tale of Harvey Dent and Two-Face, a villain I have never considered that interesting. Also, you may notice that the cover includes Robin. Jeph Loeb takes on Robin's origin story and I have to say that I was rather pleased that Loeb did such a good job of connecting Dick Grayson to the world he created with Batman. Having read three Loeb/Sale coll...more
More of the same as The Long Halloween. Recording the fall of the old Mafia families to the "Better Class of Criminal."
Still when that the same is probably the best stuff the Batman name has ever been on it's hard to get too disapointed.
Still when that the same is probably the best stuff the Batman name has ever been on it's hard to get too disapointed.
A follow-up to The Long Halloween (and covers some of the same time period as Catwoman: When in Rome), dealing very heavily with the storyline of the Holiday killer. Definitely not one to read without the background of Long Halloween.
This also deals with the origin of Dick Grayson as Robin, and I'm glad I'd read All-Star Batman and Robin first to really appreciate how much better it was handled in here. Batman is much more caring and understanding in here--he's still as business-like...more
This also deals with the origin of Dick Grayson as Robin, and I'm glad I'd read All-Star Batman and Robin first to really appreciate how much better it was handled in here. Batman is much more caring and understanding in here--he's still as business-like...more
One of the best facets of The Long Halloween was the creation of Two-Face, of Harvey's struggles to remain a good man while falling into criminal activity with the Batman. In the follow-up, Dark Victory, a territorial war breaks out between Two-Face and the local crime lords, a story that cannot stand without its predecessor but also enriches the Batman Loeb focused on in the previous work. The inclusion of Robin does a lot to save the Dark Knight's humanity, but the sections with little Dick ...more
Graphic novels confuse me. I've only read some of the Batman series' issues in order and in the original but there are plenty of collections and non-series books that include origins and "permanent" story lines that either conflict with other details or at least tell it from a slightly different perspective. This is primarily a story about Harvey Dent / Two-Face, but it's really an exploration of Batman's problem with trusting anyone, finally being resolved in the acceptance of Robin...more
This is mostly the origin of the first Robin, Dick Grayson. It is made by the same team that created The Long Halloween which dealt partly with the origin of Two Face. While The Long Halloween also had a compelling mystery at the same time this doesn't really have much beyond the Robin origin and if you have read or seen other incarnations of this then this doesn't really add anything new to the mix. There were also some loose ends at the end of The Long Halloween which I thought might be addres...more
A disappointing follow-up to The Long Halloween. Less character development, a series of mysteries that touch less on Batman/Bruce Wayne as a character and more on the politics of two throw-away crime families. This is still better-than-average Batman fare. The stated challenge for the writers was working in Robin in a way that felt authentic, and I don't think they pulled it off. Better to have left him out and developed the Catwoman angle more. The art was good. Dynamic. Still, your better off...more
This direct sequel to The Long Halloween carries over the absorbing storytelling and eye-catching artwork of its predecessor, while doing away with some of its repetitive "this is who we're looking at" text. A new murder mystery unfolds that kept me guessing even more than The Long Halloween's "Holiday" killer, while the brutality is multiplied (not that TLH was a clean affair, mind you). It's the sort of book where you know everybody is up to something, but it's not until th...more
This trade paperback continues to the tell the story of an early time in Batman's life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham's protectors. Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself infested with colorful and maniacal villains such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. Witnessing his city's dark evolution, Batman, joined by his youthful sidekick Robin, matures into a true hero capable of facin...more
I really enjoyed this follow-up to The Long Halloween, but the problem is that...it's almost exactly like The Long Halloween. It's like, hey, you enjoyed Weekend At Bernie's, right? Right. But didn't Weekend At Bernie's II just seem really, really lazy? Right. Exactly. That's what I was thinking.
I mean, the difference is that mobsters were being shot to death on every holiday in The Long Halloween and it's cops being hanged to death on every holiday in Dark Victory. It's a continuati...more
I mean, the difference is that mobsters were being shot to death on every holiday in The Long Halloween and it's cops being hanged to death on every holiday in Dark Victory. It's a continuati...more
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale make beautiful comics. I'm a huge fan of Sale's artwork and style, finding his work perfectly suited to the comic medium. Loeb is a great storyteller, having penned some of my favorite comics. In addition to this, these two created the quintessential Batman comic arc: Batman: The Long Halloween.
I had hoped that Dark Victory, a quasi-sequel that takes place a year or so later than the events of TLH, would be as good as its predecessor. Sadly, I was wrong. ...more
I had hoped that Dark Victory, a quasi-sequel that takes place a year or so later than the events of TLH, would be as good as its predecessor. Sadly, I was wrong. ...more
This sequel to "The Long Halloween" delves into the war between Gotham's organized crime families and the chaotic team of "freaks" that have escaped from Gotham. Batman is aided (and sometimes hindered) by Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD, new D.A. Janice Porter, Catwoman, and Robin. There's a new serial killer on the loose, the Hang Man, who kills a cop on each holiday, placing a game of hang-man on the victim.
If you like your Gotham villains, then you're in ...more
If you like your Gotham villains, then you're in ...more
Eric
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Batman fans
Recommended to Eric by:
Joe Carl
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Batman: Dark Victory, the direct sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween, is not nearly as good as its predecessor.
The problem is that it tries to do too much. The second similar serial killer story, the Dick Grayson/Robin story, the Batman/Catwoman story, and the freak villains finally uniting all could have worked, separately. Most of them probably could have been fit into Dark Victory successfully. But not all of them, all at once, and certainly not in a shorter space than The Long ...more
The problem is that it tries to do too much. The second similar serial killer story, the Dick Grayson/Robin story, the Batman/Catwoman story, and the freak villains finally uniting all could have worked, separately. Most of them probably could have been fit into Dark Victory successfully. But not all of them, all at once, and certainly not in a shorter space than The Long ...more
The sequel to Batman The Long Halloween, which you should read first so you understand what's going on here. There's a new serial killer in Gotham, this time targeting cops once every holiday. In the meantime, the new DA doesn't like Batman and his relationship with the police grows tenuous. Still recovering from the loss of Harvey Dent, he tries to save him from an Arkham attack--that may not have been an attack at all. When the Asylum is raided and the various criminals from the Holiday cr...more
The sequel to The Long Halloween, Dark Victory starts with lots of potential, but ends up losing the coherence of the first book as it tries to middle its way through to the meeting of Robin and Batman. Robin is handled fantastically and is probably my favorite portrayal of Dick Grayson to date, but the rest of the story is wanting, with much of it reading as a re-hash of The Long Halloween. The other big problem here is that Batman's villains at times come off as caricatures due their exagger...more
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I fucking love Sale and Loeb. Anything they do together, I AM THERE. Brilliant, hardboiled writing. Fabulous artwork. Phenomenal layouts and colouring. Everything is just a huge win for me. I love their takes on the greats of Batman: all of the Arkham "Freaks", Dick Grayson, Alfred, Gordon and Lopez. It's as if Philip Marlowe was given a cowl and a Boy Wonder -- in a word, FANFUCKINGTASTIC.
Wish these two would just work in the Bat-verse forever and always, AMEN.
Wish these two would just work in the Bat-verse forever and always, AMEN.
Really enjoyed this and blasted through it, as opposed to the preceding volume The Long Halloween which dragged and was unengaging. The identity of Hangman had me guessing until the very end and the introduction of Robin was a great way of showing what sets Batman apart from Two Face and Commissioner Gordon, albeit it did feel tacked on. The artwork of Tim Sale seemed a lot more palatable this time too, having been quite off putting in Long Halloween.
This sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween is another murder mystery. There are a host of supervillians making guest appearances, but the real focus is on the crime families of Gotham City-- which are never quite as entertaining. There's some development of Two-Face and Catwoman, but it's the Robin origin story that I (surprisingly) found most compelling.
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Brendan Doan
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Meh. It was okay. Anything that follows 'Dark Victory' is doomed to be a disapointment. It retreads too much of the same ground; a killer who kills on holidays, who can Batman trust? That kind of stuff. I thought it would focus a lot more on Bruce Wayne taking in Dick Grayson as his ward, but there's really not too much of that. Anyways, it's okay, but don't go out of your way to read it.
I'm not exactly sure why, but I liked this so much more than The Long Halloween. Maybe because the inclusion of the super villains seemed a lot more intentional and natural? Awesome mystery story with lots of action. An interesting take on the early stages and development of Batman. My one complaint is how quickly and half-assed Dick Grayson/Robin's roll was handled in the book. Otherwise, a totally worthwhile read.
The fabulous follow-up to The Long Halloween. Some people like this book less than its predecessor, but to me they're at least equal in quality. Jeph Loeb draws a wonderful parallel between Bruce and his young apprentice, Dick Grayson, and shows why Batman needs a Robin. An excellent sequel that doesn't put the Boy Wonder in tights until the very end.
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Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC hit show Heroes, and formerly a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost.
A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career inclu...more
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A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career inclu...more
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