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71st out of 230 books
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287 voters
Batman: Tales of the Demon (Batman)
by
Dennis O'Neil,
Neal Adams , Irv Novick , Dick Giordano , John Wells
Ra's al Ghul, longlived ecoterrorist and founder of the League of Assassins, has proven through the years to be one of Batman's most formidable adversaries. Accompanied by his beautiful daughter Talia, Ra's has proven elusive, tempting and very, very dangerous.
This volume collects the earliest Ra's a Ghul stories, all written by long time BATMAN author and editor Denny O'N
...morePaperback, 208 pages
Published
February 23rd 1991
by DC Comics
(first published 1990)
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This is a collection of the earliest Ra's Al Ghul stories written by Dennis O'Neil. Ra's has never been my favorite villain and I find the father/daughter relationship between him and Talia to be disturbing. This compilation did nothing to change my mind. Also, I don't understand the relationship between Talia and Batman. I don't think that they are right for each other. In my mind, Batman only belongs with Catwoman and even then...never more than a nighttime dalliance that builds to a kiss. Tal...more
En este tomo nos encontramos al Batman pre-crisis on infinite earths. Es decir, antes que Batman se convirtiera en el super-héroe amargado y obscuro que tan popular es ahora (gracias, entre otros a Frank Miller).
Este Batman se comporta más maduro, se permite un sentido del humor de vez en cuando (inocente, eso sí); solicita ayuda cuando la necesita y tiene una gran gama de disfraces que lo ayudan en sus misiones. Lo más sobresaliente es que en estas historias, la faceta que más resaltan de él, e...more
Este Batman se comporta más maduro, se permite un sentido del humor de vez en cuando (inocente, eso sí); solicita ayuda cuando la necesita y tiene una gran gama de disfraces que lo ayudan en sus misiones. Lo más sobresaliente es que en estas historias, la faceta que más resaltan de él, e...more
I've never been that crazy about Denny O'Neil. Honestly, I think most of his reputation rests on the fact that his work came out at a pretty dire time for Batman comics and must have been a breath of fresh air by comparison, and that he got paired with one of the all-time greats on pencils. His stories are nice in theory: they're street-level and gritty (in contrast to silver age Batman), they take place in exotic locales and they have mystery and thrills, but they fall apart on even the slighte...more
I really love Batman stories from the '70s. I started reading the comics at some point in the '80s, but the issues from the late '70s are probably the first Batman comics I ever saw when I was a pre-literate little kid in the supermarket who was fascinated by the covers.
Unlike what a lot of people think, Batman was not the sunny, goofy do-gooder of the '60s TV show until Frank Miller came along and shook things up with The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. I've read random Batman stories from every d...more
Unlike what a lot of people think, Batman was not the sunny, goofy do-gooder of the '60s TV show until Frank Miller came along and shook things up with The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. I've read random Batman stories from every d...more
But for the whole "fountain of youth" crap, I usually like story lines with Ra's Al Ghul and this is a whole book of them (11). Unfortunately they range from 1971 to 1980 and this is a little old in my opinion for Batman stories. It's a little painful reading the over the top lines and the overall lack of subtlety in Batman's actions. Good to get the history but it was a little difficult to get through.
i picked this up because i'd never read any of ra's al ghul's early stories, and i'd recently re-watched batman begins, which reminded me how much i like him as a villain. these are all quite good comics...for the 1970s. unfortunately they just solidified my opinion that i really don't enjoy most pre-1990s superhero comics except for their historical interest.
Sep 13, 2010
Angela Alcorn
marked it as to-read
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Interesting book. It contains the first appearances of Talia, Ras Al Ghul, and Matches Malone. It's worth noting how quickly Batman and Talia fall in love, I'd always thought there was more too it. This is a good read for those interested in the beginnings of these characters.
While it is quite dated, it's very interesting to have all of Ra's al Ghul's original and significant appearances all in one volume.
Several of these stories also were later used for episodes in the Batman Animated Series.
Several of these stories also were later used for episodes in the Batman Animated Series.
The dialogue is totally dates, but hell ... I've always thought Ra's was one Batman's best rogues, and no one can ever fault Neil Adams' art. I think it's totally worth checking out.
I like the international feel this brings to the Batman mythos, but the Ras al Ghul story is one that feels rehashed every time a new one is told.
The Batman writing from this era is so much stronger than other DC runs, this is pretty good stuff.
I read this to get background on Ra's al Ghul. Not a bad read, but unmemorable.
Great collection of classic stories from my personal Golden Age of comics.
Worth reading.
My rating: 8
I did not hate this, but this Ra's al Ghul had a lot less menace than he does later, and I agree with other reviewers who assert that Batman's relationship with Talia is somewhat contrived. The current storyline (as far as I am in it...) seems to have made up for that with an excellent, compelling plot. Overall, I think that these do little more than to give background, which I appreciate, but do not love.
Ra's is one of the most favorite Villan I can think of. Because he employs Batmans' help, and even at times what Batman does helps Ra's. Ra's reminds me of Mumm-Ra From ThunderCats. Mumm-Ra, just goes back to the coffin after he loses only to come back. And Ra's goes into the Lazarus pits just to come back. Still this is always a good read!
A collection centering on Ra's al Ghul and Talia. Jumps around from 1971 to 1980 basically covering all the Denny O'Neil story lines where Batman clashes with Ra's.
May 19, 2013
Joseph Garcia
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Jonathan
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Matthew Woolford
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Rick Hunter
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Dennis O'Neil is a comic book writer and editor best known for his work on Batman, Green Arrow/Green Lantern, and The Question.
He also wrote a novel with Jim Berry under the pen name "Jim Dennis".
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He also wrote a novel with Jim Berry under the pen name "Jim Dennis".
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