Batman: Dark Detective

by Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers
Batman: Dark Detective
published
April 12th 2006 by DC Comics
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binding
Paperback, 144 pages

isbn
1401208983   (isbn13: 9781401208981)

description
Writer Steve Englehart and artists Marshall Rogers Terry Austin set a high standard with their acclaimed run on DETECTIVE COMICS in the late 1970s.Now...more





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Cristina
Cristina rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
04/13/08

Read in April, 2008
This read as a Batman story for people who only have heard of Batman but don't really know anything about him. Even though this was the first Batman comic I have ever read, there was far too much explanation and trying to fit every aspect of Batman, including 4 villains, into one story. Just having watched 'Batman: The Animated Series', I felt that I knew more than what the author expected.

While I guess the idea is that in "real life" Batman doesn't deal with one bad guy at a tim...more
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Xuul
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05/03/08

Read in May, 2008
recommends it for: anyone who cares about comics and wants to learn how to make them better
Easily the worst comic book I have read in recent memory. From the stilted dialog ("I'm stronger than you expect!" "Careful Scarecrow! Steroids make you paranoid! Oh, wait! You already are--") and poor paneling (if you need to put in guide arrows, maybe you should rethink the page layout) to the torture porn ending (that is not a joke), the book gets so many things wrong it should serve as an introductory guide to everything not ...more
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Matthew
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03/21/08

Read in March, 2008
Mmm, yeah, it’s okay. Some of the dialogue is very soap opera like, very cheesy. The story is lacking in a forward momentum and The Joker does some things that seem out of character for him, like sexual violation. The Joker is a lot of things but has never ventured into sexual torture during his crimes, it’s simply not his m.o.
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Angel
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08/01/07

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Read in December, 2006
Another one I got from the local public library.

See my short note on it:

gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/20...
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Stacey
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10/07/08

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Steven Sautter
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09/22/08


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Shannon
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05/31/08

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Mark
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04/18/08


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Matthew
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10/29/07

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Khairul H.
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10/22/07

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09/28/07



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