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Batman Confidential, Vol. 5: Dead to Rights (Batman Confidential #5; issues 22-25 and 29-30)
TV writer Andrew Kreisberg (Fringe, Simpsons, Vampire Diaries) and fan-favorite Batman artists Scott McDaniela nd Andy Owens explore the impact capturing and jailing super-criminals like The Joker had on the Gotham City Police Department and how far one officer goes off the deep end when faced with the new threats to his city. The ramifications of the "new kind of criminal...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
December 7th 2010
by DC Comics
(first published January 1st 2010)
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This (fairly insane) story takes place after Batman: The Man Who Laughs. The Joker is off to trial for the first time, and makes the most of it by somehow going on a killing spree despite being in police custody. Over the course of this book, the Joker manages to kill using:
- A Crank Call
- A Banana Peel
- A Peanut
The point of all this mayhem is to show that the Joker is deadly even from captivity, I guess. But it all came across as pretty ludicrous. There’s a side story about a cop who loses i...more
- A Crank Call
- A Banana Peel
- A Peanut
The point of all this mayhem is to show that the Joker is deadly even from captivity, I guess. But it all came across as pretty ludicrous. There’s a side story about a cop who loses i...more
Batman: Dead to Rights has a lot of things going for it. The tone is probably the one thing I would recommend it for the most. While the story is about the Joker going on a bloody killing spree, the tone remains light and fun. Combined with the art, it has the feeling of a kid's comic book, with definitely adult content. I sometimes pick up children's titles, so this was really a positive in my view.
Beyond the tone, the writing is both good and bad. Going in, it is probably better to expect the...more
Beyond the tone, the writing is both good and bad. Going in, it is probably better to expect the...more
the premise was brilliant: batman drags joker into the police station for the first time ever to get processed and taken before the judge ~ and joker still manages to be a complete murdering menace. unfortunately it's all treated so silly it's hard to get the least bit emotionally involved in the story. joker comes off as more goofy than frightening, the police look like idiots, and batman doesn't have a whole lot to do here. worst of all, it's very dated, which, for me, violates really solid co...more
Batman stories that feature the Joker have a darkly humorous way of becoming Joker stories. The killer clown simply takes over. Of course, Batman doesn't help his own state of affairs when he chooses not to say much, and saves his best moments for the fight scenes. The final crazy straw is when a Joker story is all about the Joker running rings around everyone, including the Dark Knight, while gleefully racking up senseless kills.
Here, the Joker is not able to run rings around anyone; he spends...more
Here, the Joker is not able to run rings around anyone; he spends...more
Library copy. I'll probably finish this book today. But so far, I'm not enjoying the ride. I'm not familiar with the writer and I think this may have been his first work ever, it certainly reads like it. I do like the art work as I normally like titles drawn by Scott McDaniel. *So we get another Joker story and that's fine by me as most competent creators can tell a good story featuring Batman and the Joker. The problem with this effort--and I'm surprised the editor never demanded revisions--are...more
L'histoire commence lorsque Batman apporte le Joker au commissariat de police. Margré qu'il soit emprisonné, le Joker réussi à semer le chaos autoure de lui en tuant des gardiens de sécurité, sa psychologue, un juge et en faisant suicider la femme d'un policier.
La seconde partie est surtout sur ce policier qui, complètement dépité, décide de s'en prendre à la société au complet et surtout à Batman qui représente la source de son malheur.
Ici, tout se joue avec le Joker. C'est le personnage centra...more
La seconde partie est surtout sur ce policier qui, complètement dépité, décide de s'en prendre à la société au complet et surtout à Batman qui représente la source de son malheur.
Ici, tout se joue avec le Joker. C'est le personnage centra...more
It seems ever since The Killing Joke came out, there has been plenty of stories that like to go back and explore the beginnings of the Joker and many of them also drawn a parallel of the Joker pushing Batman become better at what he does. Dead to Rights does a great job of showing how manipulative and devious the Joker can be. It gives an interpretation of how Gotham responded to this new form of villain instead of mobsters. As a side note, Scott McDaniel is one of my favorite comic artists and...more
This is the first comic based thing I've read for absolutely years. I've always liked Batman so I thought he'd be a great choice to get back into comics. I really enjoyed this, love the way it explored the effect those villains would have on normal people in that world. Batman is his usual self, always walking that fine line and finding ways to deal with his enemies but remain true to his standards.
I told myself I would read less super-hero books, ... well, ... I love Batman, ... so ...
I told myself that I would not read books with sub-par artwork,. and well, ...
I admit I was not pleased at first when I saw the art, but the writing was really really good! So I read the whole thing, and liked it!
I told myself that I would not read books with sub-par artwork,. and well, ...
I admit I was not pleased at first when I saw the art, but the writing was really really good! So I read the whole thing, and liked it!
Okay, this is one of the really twisted Joker stories I read. This story tells us about the limitations of the police because of our given rights.
Formulaic and shoddy. 'Origin' stories are never easy, but this is just terrible.
This had potential, but the inconsistencies and blatant errors ruined it.
the best joker stories i've read since killing joke.
Muy buena historia, la verdad. Me ha sorprendido para bien.
Good account of the first meeting between Joker and Batman.
Super great book could not put it down
Joker's such a delight.
I loved the joker in this. He literally just kills for shits and giggles.
Prescindibile.
On the whole, a pretty weak Batman story that just throws the Joker in there to try and make up for its lack of story.
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Pretty good -- I always like the sick and twisted Joker, versus the ha-ha kind.
May 17, 2013
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