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  <title><![CDATA[Batman: Secrets]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;b&gt;Sam Kieth&lt;/b&gt;, renowned illustrator of THE SANDMAN, has  earned a reputation for creating comic-book epics that combine powerful  action and thought-provoking themes.  Now, he brings that vision to  &lt;b&gt;Batman&lt;/b&gt; in a story that pits the Dark Knight against the &lt;b&gt;Joker&lt;/b&gt;  -- all under the unforgiving eye of the media.  &lt;P&gt; Their confrontation is caught on film, and Gotham City's protector appears  to pummel his archenemy without mercy.  The Joker uses this to frame Batman  in the court of public opinion while the media hover like vultures, ready  to convict before all the facts are in.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sam Keith has a lot of good ideas.  He's just ... well, not a very good writer.  His dialogue tends toward the clunky, and he needs an editor like nobody's business.  (I had more than a few instances of &quot;huh? who?&quot; in these ~120 pages, as characters morphed from Mooley to Dooley, Deborah t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18768654">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Secrets is a pretty cool Batman comic featuring Batman and the Joker. The Joker uses a picture of him and Batman that makes it look like Batman is trying to kill him to try and turn the public against Batman. It's an interesting story about the secrets people keep and what people are willing to beli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50327947">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked the art style of this book.  The story jumped around a lot, from &quot;2 hours prior&quot; to &quot;five minutes after,&quot; for really no good reason...the gimmick didn't serve the story.  But again, great art, thus it's worth a read. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great art, compelling story. 3 1/2 stars.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Oct 20 19:43:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wonder if Sam Keith's parents ever read his work and, if so, what they think about all the darkness and angst that pervades his stories?  It always seems to stem from some childhood trauma with his stuff.  Ma and Pa Keith...?  You out there?  I'm just curious...<br/><br/>Story is amazing and the a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35816129">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I kind of agree with whoever said this is Batman cosplaying as the Maxx...because it totally is.  I do very much admire Keith's art, and the odd relationship between the Joker and Batman has always fascinated me.  They're like a really screwed up old married couple at this point.  But...the denoueme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10617296">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I kept going back and forth on this, but I think I've decided. It really sucks. Some of the ideas are good, but I feel like I've read this story before with other characters. And this Joker doesn't make any sense to me, plot elements seem really random. I guess my main complaint is I feel like it's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30458036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Batman and the Joker reminisce about The Killing Joke, Bruce Wayne recalls a secret he shares with his boyhood friend Mooley or Dooley (depending on the issue), and the Joker practices the expression he wore in Arkham Asylum. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sam Keith + Batman=yes please.]]></body>
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