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  <title><![CDATA[Batman: Dark Victory]]></title>
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  <default_description>Written as the sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, 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 facing these new and extraordinary threats.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2002</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tim Sale]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeph Loeb]]></name>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Wirotomo Nofamilyname]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Dec 31 20:49:42 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Buku ini sekuel dari <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41207906">Long Halloween</a>. 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.<br/><br/>Dan ternyata Tim Sale, ilustrator buku ini, juga merasa hal yg sama. Dalam ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41463665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76816451">
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Batman completists; fans of beautiful comic art]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 09:55:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 10:39:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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: <br/><br/>An unknown villain kills his v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76816451">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63566783">
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 05:50:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 15 09:14:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought long and hard before giving two stars to this one. It's possible that I should have given it three.<br/><br/>It was long, and a decent enough read. In many ways it resembles Frank Miller's acclaimed <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59980.Batman_Year_One" title="Batman  Year One by Frank Miller">Batman: Year One</a> miniseries. Much of the art closely resembles David Mazzucchelli's subdu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63566783">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38918814">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 21:54:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 29 22:13:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have a confession to make. While I love Batman, I may just like Robin more. I blame Superfriends. Or maybe the 1960s Batman that I happily watched in reruns on Sunday mornings. In Superfriends, raised himself above the level of &quot;sidekick&quot; and became a full-fledged member of the team. In ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38918814">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50326995">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 24 14:49:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 02:39:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this one even better than &quot;The Long Halloween&quot;.<br/>After the killer known as Holiday has been captured, Gotham is once again under attack by someone using a similar approach: this time, the victims are cops, who are hanged one by one, and left with a note pinned to them, on which...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50326995">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26229237">
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    <location><![CDATA[Northridge, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 03 12:42:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 03 12:43:33 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[More of the same as The Long Halloween. Recording the fall of the old Mafia families to the &quot;Better Class of Criminal.&quot; <br/><br/>Still when that the same is probably the best stuff the Batman name has ever been on it's hard to get too disapointed. ]]></body>
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    <review id="47039163">
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    <location><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 21 07:05:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 03 07:50:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47039163">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46770464">
    <user id="1497126">
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    <location><![CDATA[Milwaukee, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 18 12:05:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 18 12:10:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 &quot;this is who we're looking at&quot; text. A new murder mystery unfolds that kept me guessing even more than The Long Hallowe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46770464">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37943567">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yaz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 17 08:31:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 17 08:39:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tim Sale outdoes himself in this sequel to &quot;The Long Halloween&quot;. The art is intense and moody, and feels as if Sale really went all-out, letting loose. Loeb delivers a well-thought out story in true Loeb style, with a lot of monologue and maybe a little repetition - but still keeps the plo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37943567">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30445720">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who liked &quot;The Dark Knight&quot; movie.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 18 07:44:47 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 22 22:30:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This sequel to &quot;The Long Halloween&quot; delves into the war between Gotham's organized crime families and the chaotic team of &quot;freaks&quot; that have escaped from Gotham.  Batman is aided (and sometimes hindered) by Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD, new D.A. Janice Porter, Catwoman, and R...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30445720">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30445720]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="23690936">
    <user id="76688">
    <name><![CDATA[Eric]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hollis, NY]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Batman fans]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Joe Carl]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 04 10:48:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 04 11:02:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Batman: Dark Victory, the direct sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween, is not nearly as good as its predecessor.<br/><br/>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 un...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23690936">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="16786413">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 01 14:20:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 01 14:20:45 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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.  Stil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16786413">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7039787">
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    <name><![CDATA[Callum]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Most Batman Fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 30 12:45:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 10 08:56:56 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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, bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7039787">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39752514">
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 18:19:20 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A story set early in Batman’s career, that includes one of the best explanations as to why quintessential loner Bruce Wayne decides to take in young Dick Grayson. (You know, of the ones that <em>don’t</em> belong in a pamphlet for NAMBLA.) I found all the mafia stuff rather boring, though, which is usual...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39752514">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38965865">
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    <name><![CDATA[Joey]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 30 15:11:20 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 30 15:23:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[tim sale is such a great artist for not only batman, but batman's villains and entire world. and jeph loeb knows how to spin a mystery tale. sure, this book introduces us to robin for the first time, but at least that didn't take up the entire story. the bulk of the story involves a new batman reali...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38965865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40804582">
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    <name><![CDATA[Matt]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 23 20:47:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Between this and &quot;Long Halloween,&quot; definitely the stronger of the two. The pairing of Loeb and Sale is more mature and assured in their work, which makes for a more finely-crafted mystery and exploration of the consequences faced with distrust and isolation.<br/><br/>Plus it's gots sexy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40804582">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 10 11:46:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not bad, not bad! Some great moments for a lot of the characters. I'm not a massive fan of Robin, but this handles his character relatively well.<br/><br/>I loved the little panels at the end &amp; beginning of every chapter. I also liked Gordon quite a lot.<br/><br/>All in all a great addition to the B...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great graphic novel!  This reminded me a lot of the animated series but much darker.  Pretty much all the classic Batman villains make an appearance.  Usually I'm not a big fan of Robin but Loeb even managed to make that story line much more compelling and touching than I could have imagi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45564824">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Might have bought Robin's origin story a bit more if he stood higher than Batman's pelvis, but aside from that I enjoyed this tale of a mystery serial killer on the loose perhaps even more than that featured in <em>The Long Halloween.</em> The art here is not quite as sharp as <em>Halloween</em>'s, and certainly does...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47725811">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good followup to &quot;The Long Halloween&quot; but tacking in a Robin origin story, compelling as it was with the parallel presentations, was a poor decision. Instead of getting the attention it deserved, the subplot felt rushed and neglected. ]]></body>
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