Jayson’s Reviews > Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City > Status Update
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Part of me feels like I unfairly shortchanged Volume 4 since it's essentially an introduction to this one. Ideally I'd like to have them in one book, to rate and consider as a whole. Volumes 1-2 also share one story. I do understand why, as splitting them up means doubling profits: the "Deathly Hallows" and "Mockingjay" films taught me that much.
— Nov 26, 2018 04:00AM
Part of me feels like I unfairly shortchanged Volume 4 since it's essentially an introduction to this one. Ideally I'd like to have them in one book, to rate and consider as a whole. Volumes 1-2 also share one story. I do understand why, as splitting them up means doubling profits: the "Deathly Hallows" and "Mockingjay" films taught me that much.
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Superman 75, 1993 (left), Batman 30, 2014 (right)
(1) I love a good homage. Here they redo the iconic "Death of Superman" scene. This being an origin story, the metaphor's that Batman could have never even got going.
(2) I know they're using "The Killing Joke" colors, but all this pink and turquoise is giving this a very "Miami Vice" look.
— Nov 29, 2018 05:01AM
Superman 75, 1993 (left), Batman 30, 2014 (right)
(1) I love a good homage. Here they redo the iconic "Death of Superman" scene. This being an origin story, the metaphor's that Batman could have never even got going.
(2) I know they're using "The Killing Joke" colors, but all this pink and turquoise is giving this a very "Miami Vice" look.
Jayson
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Frank Miller 1986 (left), Greg Capullo 2014 (right)
(1) I love a good homage. Here they they reference the best and worst of Frank Miller: the iconic lightning silhouette cover and "the goddamn Batman!"
(2) Sometimes I feel Snyder leans too hard on jaggedy horror monsters. But then, if your artist is Spawn vet Greg Capullo, why not?
— Nov 28, 2018 05:00AM
Frank Miller 1986 (left), Greg Capullo 2014 (right)
(1) I love a good homage. Here they they reference the best and worst of Frank Miller: the iconic lightning silhouette cover and "the goddamn Batman!"
(2) Sometimes I feel Snyder leans too hard on jaggedy horror monsters. But then, if your artist is Spawn vet Greg Capullo, why not?
