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Batman: Evolution (Batman: New Gotham #1)
Picking up where BATMAN: NO MAN'S LAND VOLUME 5 left off, this trade paperback begins the rebirth of Gotham City. Once again sanctioned by the government, Gotham finds itself on the brink of a civil war between the OG's, those that stayed in Gotham when it was declared off limits, and the DeeZee's, those that left and have now returned. As Batman, Nightwing, Robin, and Bat...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
August 1st 2001
by DC Comics
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Batman gets a much-needed boost after the over-long No Man's Land with a tightly-constructed and exciting story by Greg Rucka. We get to see the Bat exercising his detective skills, as well as some exciting action sequences and general weirdness. And Shawn Martinbrough's art-- along with the cool, monochromatic coloring-- is really singular, unique and fresh. This is the beginning of a two-year run for Rucka and Martinbrough, and I think it ranks up there among the all-time best creative teams e...more
Jan 22, 2008
Jack Haringa
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Batman fans willing to ignore awful art
Shelves:
graphic-novels
Greg Rucka earns five stars for the scripting in this compelling story of bigotry and segregation in post-No Man's Land Gotham. Even if the end of the story turns too much toward the old saws of Talia and Ra's Al Ghul in conflict with "the Detective," Ra's' manipulation of Gotham's gangs and of his own henchmen works well through most of the arc's issues.
Unfortunately, the art by Shawn Martinbrough is dreadful, and degenerates across the story arc. His thick, simple line work seems more appropri...more
Unfortunately, the art by Shawn Martinbrough is dreadful, and degenerates across the story arc. His thick, simple line work seems more appropri...more
Continuing the No Man's Land storyline in a solid fashion, even if I find the more fantastical elements common to comic books less interesting in Batman tales than in others. We all know one of the best aspects of batman is that he ain't got super powers. Throwing in shape-changers and immortality elixirs moves him out of the realm of ersatz realness and into fantasy land.
This is a case for 3.5 stars, but because it's Greg Rucka, I'm rounding it up (yes, I'm biased). I liked the way he portrayed the post-NML Gotham, and I loved the story about Renee, but I wasn't too fond of the whole Ra's al Ghul plot. Still, overall I was surprised to see how much I liked it, and it was a good read.
Oct 07, 2011
Federiken Masters
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Supongo que me lo leeré cuando haya llegado a este punto de la historia (coleccionable anterior mediante), pero me lo quise comprar cuando lo vi en kiosco antes de que desaparezca.
Nice aftermath for No Man's Land. Rucka manufactures nice stories, although he does not seem to reach the peak that is Whiteout.
And I disliked the art oh so much.
And I disliked the art oh so much.
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Greg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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