false<![CDATA[Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255842934m/5599692.jpg55996923Best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) joins a murderer's row of talented artists in lending his unique touch to the Batman mythos for this Deluxe Edition hardcover! Spotlighting the story "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" from BATMAN #685 and DETECTIVE COMICS #852 in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Batman mythos. Also collects Gaiman stories from SECRET ORIGINS #36, SECRET ORIGINS SPECIAL #1 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE #2. This collection is not to be missed!5771048772009Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?total:253|5:65|4:86|3:76|2:24|1:2|2539473965550falsefalseSun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009Mon Oct 12 08:51:13 -0700 2009Mon Oct 12 08:51:13 -0700 2009
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and I love Gaiman, and I was a little nervous about reading this story because, one, Noooo! Batman shouldn't die! and, two, Is even Gaiman capable of pulling this off?
He is.
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Neil Gaiman says in his introduction, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? is intended to be the last Batman story, no matter when in Batman's long, convoluted, and sometimes self-contradictory career the end should finally come. And, as such, it works pretty admirably.
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20falsetrueFri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009Fri Sep 11 07:52:16 -0700 2009Fri Sep 11 08:43:42 -0700 2009 Here we go. I'll say it.
Batman is a FLAT character.
His only REAL changes happen in the first issue of his origin story. He is dark, wounded, pessimisti...more...]]>
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Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?. Gaiman's story has the same punch but fails to deliver the knockout blow by hitting us with the point over and over again. Andy Kubert's art helps elevate the volume by simult...more...]]>
40falsefalseSat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009Wed Jul 29 10:43:11 -0700 2009Wed Jul 29 10:55:46 -0700 2009 Gaiman approaches his tale as a question: Must there always be a Batman? Gaiman argues that, yes, there must -- and that being Batman can often be its own ...more...]]>
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Grant Morrison's preceding Batman: R.I.P., to which storyline it contributes little. Not nearly as poignant or inventive as Alan Moore...more...]]>
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40falsefalseSat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat Aug 22 18:21:29 -0700 2009Sat Aug 22 18:21:29 -0700 2009 Gaiman at his most introspective and least campy. He really gives due respect to the death of Batman and to the scope of the character's history in stories. The concept here and the ending are really unforgettable.
What I understand now of my aversion to Gaiman is that he has n...more...]]>
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Sacramento Book Review
Neil Gaiman, bestselling author and writer of the renowned comic book series, Sandman, was asked to write a two-part series about Batman and was given complete choice of what story he could tell. In his introduction, Gaiman talks abo...more...]]>
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The main story is all right. Batman lies in a coffin in a b...more...]]>
43falsefalseMon Dec 01 05:51:02 -0800 2008Sat Apr 25 15:05:34 -0700 2009 First issue:
So there's a funeral in a church in crime alley. Batman is in the casket. His friends and foes are assembled to give their respects and tell how Batman died.