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Batman: Haunted Knight (Batman)
This graphic novel includes three dark tales of horror and intrigue featuring Batman facing off against his most demented and wicked foes. Taking place on the most evil of holidays, Halloween, the Darknight Detective confronts his deepest fears as he tries to stop the madness and horror created by Scarecrow, the Mad Hatter, the Penguin, Poison Ivy and the Joker.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
September 1st 1996
by DC Comics
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Batman is one of my favourite heroes. He's just out there with his wits and his training and his obsession with righting wrongs. In Haunted Knight Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale tell three stories of Halloween early in Batman's career.
The first is "Fears" and, appropriate for Halloween, the Scarecrow takes centre stage. It's more about what Batman gets out of being Batman though. What he has to give up and why it makes him very much like his father.
The second story is "...more
The first is "Fears" and, appropriate for Halloween, the Scarecrow takes centre stage. It's more about what Batman gets out of being Batman though. What he has to give up and why it makes him very much like his father.
The second story is "...more
This was part of Loeb/Sale's supposed Halloween trilogy, though I don't know what the hell the order is. This volume doesn't really fit with the other two. Their Batman is usually a serious detective and this one makes him seem pretty novice. This Batman doesn't seem to know if he's going for 1950s cheesy pulp Batman, 1980s pissed-off revamp Batman or 1990s balanced-in-every-way Batman.
The art and storyline of these three stories (Fears, Madness, Ghosts) would've made it pioneering i...more
The art and storyline of these three stories (Fears, Madness, Ghosts) would've made it pioneering i...more
My Loeb/Sale journey continues with this collection of three Halloween Specials (two-part comic releases) written before "Long Halloween". Interesting to note in the introduction by Archie Goodwin, Loeb and Sale have just approached with the idea for "Long Halloween". However, let me discuss the book at hand.
Haunted Knight was an adjustment due to it's stand alone nature. In fact, I would actually compare this more to Neil Gaiman's "Whatever Happened To The Cap...more
Haunted Knight was an adjustment due to it's stand alone nature. In fact, I would actually compare this more to Neil Gaiman's "Whatever Happened To The Cap...more
I enjoyed this one. It's the collection of three Halloween tales, but they all stand on their own. There's something great about a very simple, early tale of Batman, facing off against a villain who is just do what they do to survive. Scarecrow works best here, as he's so unreachable mentally, he becomes just a force Batman must stop. The second tale with the Mad Hatter isn't as strong, but the bits with Barbra and Gordon are good. The last tale is the best of the three, turning a Christmas Caro...more
BATMAN: HAUNTED KNIGHT (4/5)
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale have a thing for writing Batman stories related to holiday. Especially Halloween and Christmas. I used to find that silly until I read "The Long Halloween". That was when I revised my opinion of this collection and appreciated it for what it is; a deep study on the psychology of the Dark Knight, narrated by two great storytellers.
In the first of three stories, entitled "Fears" the main villain is the S...more
Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale have a thing for writing Batman stories related to holiday. Especially Halloween and Christmas. I used to find that silly until I read "The Long Halloween". That was when I revised my opinion of this collection and appreciated it for what it is; a deep study on the psychology of the Dark Knight, narrated by two great storytellers.
In the first of three stories, entitled "Fears" the main villain is the S...more
A collection of three stories from the guys who brought you The Long Halloween. The first is a pretty good story featuring the Scarecrow villain, and I realized upon rereading that Batman Begins lifted a few lines directly from the text of this one. The second one, featuring the Mad Hatter, has some great nods to the John Tenniel illustrations in the original Alice books. The third story is A Christmas Carol, Batman style, in which Bruce Wayne is visited by the ghosts of past, present, and fu...more
This was the best Batman story I've picked up recently. As a triptych that is centered around Halloween, Haunted Knight is comprised of one original story, one based off of 'Alice in Wonderland,' and another based off of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol.' I admit, I didn't expect much going in, but in retrospect, I don't know what I was thinking. The only thing I felt this story suffered from was not enough content. It could have been 3 times as long as it was, and I would have finished it and pro...more
The team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale almost always impresses me. From in-depth characters to stunning art, the duo has really put out some amazing work (including Long Halloween and Dark Victory). I enjoyed this story less than others in the past, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth the read. The three stories in Haunted Knight are holiday-special issues that were put out at different years around Halloween. Because there are three different stories from three different years, I am going to ...more
This trade paperback collects the three Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials published annually in 1993, 1994 and 1995; each written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale.
Fears
Originally published as Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special No. 1 (1993)
I'll never forget how excited I was when this was first published. In those days, I made a point to pick up Direct Currents each month when I went to The Great Escape; it was a free circular f...more
Fears
Originally published as Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special No. 1 (1993)
I'll never forget how excited I was when this was first published. In those days, I made a point to pick up Direct Currents each month when I went to The Great Escape; it was a free circular f...more
I've learned to appreciate more and more what Jeph has done for my love for the Batman. The way he takes the reader into what has created this wonderful wackjob is awesome. As the beloved Peter Boyle once said "stay out of my psychosis!"
Even more so I've begun to love the fact that people spell their name in a way to be cute. Like Jeph for Jeff or Tym for Tim. Was it his parents or something he did when he learned that you can spell different from what most people exp...more
Even more so I've begun to love the fact that people spell their name in a way to be cute. Like Jeph for Jeff or Tym for Tim. Was it his parents or something he did when he learned that you can spell different from what most people exp...more
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. The second, "Madness," includes the Mad Hatter. The fi...more
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. The second, "Madness," includes the Mad Hatter. The fi...more
I'm not a huge fan of the Tim Sale artwork, but this collection of Halloween stories is a great read. The Mad Hatter is creepy to the extreme in his story, as is good ol' Scarecrow. The last story, Ghosts, wasn't my favorite, despite its Christmas Carol/"ghosts" visiting Bruce story. Maybe because of it. I don't know, it just seemed beneath Batman, since him being Batman isn't wrong like being a Scrooge was. But that's just me. All in all, it's a solid collection centered around...more
2009#19
Batman selalu berhasil berayun-berkelit-menerabas-menyalip di tikungan semua buku yang sedang kubaca, hehe.. termasuk buku Vargas Llosa penulis favoritku.
Sebelum meminjamkan buku ini Mas Tomo sudah mewanti2 ini yang terjelek dari duo Sale/Loeb. Tapi tetap, yang terjelek ini tetap lebih bagus dari komik kebanyakan. Paling suka cerita kedua soal Mad Hatter.
Batman selalu berhasil berayun-berkelit-menerabas-menyalip di tikungan semua buku yang sedang kubaca, hehe.. termasuk buku Vargas Llosa penulis favoritku.
Sebelum meminjamkan buku ini Mas Tomo sudah mewanti2 ini yang terjelek dari duo Sale/Loeb. Tapi tetap, yang terjelek ini tetap lebih bagus dari komik kebanyakan. Paling suka cerita kedua soal Mad Hatter.
A entertaining collection of Halloween stories revolving around Batman's fears and ghoulish camaraderie with his archnenemies. With rich blacks, purples and oranges, Batman's nightmarish world never looked so inviting or full of eye candy (it is Tim Sale's artwork, after all, and the man loves drawing women). Loeb's stories are concise, and actually some of his better work on the character, as he doesn't overdo any of the action or emotions of Batman's broken psyche.
A decent collection of 3 Halloween specials put out over the years. They were entertaining enough, but none of them stood out so much as being all that special. The first two weren't too bad, though, but the third really felt weak--a Christmas Carol-style "three ghosts visiting" story could have worked for me, but overall it felt rushed.
Collecting three Halloween specials that feature a very reflective Batman. The first story, Fears, is sort of a Scarecrow story, but is really more about Batman's memory of his father. The second, Madness is (fittingly) more about his relationship with his mother. Hands down my favorite of the collection. The last panel (Bruce reading Alice in Wonderland on a rainy day) will probably remain one of my favorite memories of Bruce Wayne. The last story, Ghosts, is a Christmas Carol with Batvillains ...more
The first two vignettes in The Haunted Knight were vivid affairs. I really appreciated the second one, as it featured the rarely-used Mad Hatter as the villain. But the third and final story -- which was clearly inspired by Dickens' Christmas Carol -- felt rushed and rung hollow. The three "ghosts" were not given nearly enough page time, and the ending was a bit saccharine.
This collection of three Halloween comics staring Batman really didn't appeal to me.
I started reading, though, and realized that Tim Sale is a master of his craft. The art was amazing and the styling of Poison Ivy on page 164 is abstract, cubist, and the perfect example of Sale's talent. Bravo.
I started reading, though, and realized that Tim Sale is a master of his craft. The art was amazing and the styling of Poison Ivy on page 164 is abstract, cubist, and the perfect example of Sale's talent. Bravo.
This volume has three good, but not great stories about Halloween in Gotham. The thing is, they are better than good, but not quite great, so I'd love to give them three and a half stars or something. The art is brilliant in any case - I love Tim Sale's work, I really do. Loeb's writing is a little uneven for me, but overall I really enjoyed it, like I do all his books. So I'm not complaining, really.
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Otra pequeña decepción de la dupla Loeb-Sale. Y si digo pequeña es porque en parte no le tenÃa grandes expectativas y en parte no es un comic malo, sino más bien mediocre. Este tomo recopila tres historias de Halloween que se supone que tienen que causar algo de miedo, según advierte el señor de la introducción. Pero nada. Algo de misterio sà que tienen, y un par de escenas tienen muy buen ritmo y lindas resoluciones. Y punto. Los guiones de Loeb, más bien básicos, como es la costumbre. Y el dib...more
This was a great triptych of spooky Batman stories to read on a balmy Halloween day. The storybook/nursery rhyme/classic lit motifs get a little old by the third story, but overall this is just a great, well-written Batman anthology.
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Everything in this book was okay, except for the Batarangs at the top of page 131. I thought they looked silly. Scott Kurtz really best explains what Batman has become. Maybe the World's Greatest Detective should look in the phone book under grief counselor.
I'm a big fan of Loeb's / Sale's other Batman works, but this one was just entirely passable, standard Batman stories. None of that sense of mystery or those nice denouements shown in the other works. Ah, well.
I just love books by Jeph Loeb. He's kind of the bomb. :) The three different story lines in "Haunted Knight" were awesome, I especially liked "Ghosts". Excited to read me up some Dark Victory next.
Although Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale are the best at what they do, it wasn't as great since they were collections of halloween stories and not one epic halloween story.
This collection of Halloween-themed one-shots is fun. I especially enjoyed the re-telling of A Christmas Carol on Halloween night with Batman as he scrooge character.
I actually enjoyed this collection more than The Long Halloween, which surprised me. The art and the storytelling are wonderful. A must for any Batman fan.
Pretty juvenile/simplistic. 3 stories dated from the mid 90s. I'm not a big fan of 'graphic novels' that are actually a collection of short stories
This was weird, but it was still a well-paced story. The best part of this book was the Scarecrow part. The artwork was amazing, but an okay story.
While not quite as good as the other two series that Loeb/Sale have done with Batman, its still good.
All three stories in it were Halloween stories published in Legends of the Dark Knight (a title that I'm still bummed out about having been canceled).
Sale's art gets better by the time they got around to doing the Long Halloween (and certainly Dark Victory), but its nice to see his style developing.
I also like how Loeb uses the company name Primatek in one of the sto...more
All three stories in it were Halloween stories published in Legends of the Dark Knight (a title that I'm still bummed out about having been canceled).
Sale's art gets better by the time they got around to doing the Long Halloween (and certainly Dark Victory), but its nice to see his style developing.
I also like how Loeb uses the company name Primatek in one of the sto...more
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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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