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Post by windowview on Apr 26, 2007 0:39:38 GMT -5
Lately I have been jonesing for a good batman series to pickup preferably in a trade paperback because i have no comic shops near by. I have been hearing good things about dark knights I think, I don't really remember the name and I haven't read a DC book in a long time. So anyone out there know a great batman story they could recommend?
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Post by maverick1104 on May 11, 2007 2:21:16 GMT -5
The killing Joke is supposedly a good one. Definitely a great Joker tale and is somewhat the basis of what the next Batman film will be about. I usually go for art and I liked Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's Hush story arc. Good story and great artwork. Um...what else? Andy Kubert is finishing up on a story arc with Grant Morrison. I think its called Son of the Bat. I can't think of much else on the top of my head. I'll have to get back with you on this one...
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Post by Hephasto on May 24, 2007 13:32:41 GMT -5
AVOID Batman Confidential AT ALL COSTS! Someone has to tell Portacio that his art sucks. On topic: Batman and Son (kubert's run on monthly Batman) Arkham Asylum Living Hell Anything from Loeb+Tim Sale (Dark victory-Long halloween-etc etc) Batman The Killing Joke (great one-issue story) Dark Detective EDITOFC Loeb+Lee's run on Batman. AKA: HUSHd**n. That portacio guy made me forget about Hush... Blame Portacio for that edit  EDITTry'em out. (Esp the loeb+sale) My 2c -Hephasto. |
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Post by upschris on May 30, 2007 22:16:46 GMT -5
hey hephasto, most of your favorite artists wouldn't be working if it wasn't for whilce. he's overcome way too much to deserve this half-baked criticism.
thanks for your time, ups
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Post by windowview on Jun 9, 2007 19:11:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestions looking into them as we speak.
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Post by Hephasto on Jun 20, 2007 8:46:38 GMT -5
That's quite true Ups. And i do know that Portacio had to overcome some major life-changing things but hey.
i think i do have the right to type my opinion.
And my thoughts are simple. He WAS a great artist. With great renderings and everything, but now i think he lost it.
And mind you. The frist thing i did, when i heard about Wetworks revamp and the Batman Confidential gig, was to put'em instantly in my pull list.
Now, sadly i had to take'em out just because the pencils (and the story in Batman) didn't work for me.
Again... he WAS a great artist...
-Heph
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Post by upschris on Jun 20, 2007 12:18:07 GMT -5
indeed you are entitled to your own opinion.
and you are right, some artists' styles change, drastically.
-thanks
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Post by marior718 on Jul 5, 2007 19:23:28 GMT -5
I agree that Portacio's art just doesn't fit the Batman Confidential book. The Batman stories I like (which have been mentioned for the most part) are:
Killing Joke
Batman: Year One
Dark Knight Returns
The Long Halloween and Dark Victory
and a more recent one was the TPB of Detective Comics (821-826?) with Paul Dini writing which was pretty good too
Its true, I think most work done by Loeb / Sale should be looked at. Even Superman for All Seasons, Spider-Man: Blue, and Daredevil: Yellow all are top notch
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Post by Hephasto on Jul 7, 2007 17:48:17 GMT -5
Ahhh,
Daredevil: Yellow...
Don't get me started...
-BEST
-COMIC BOOK
-ARC
-EVER!
'Nuff said.
-Heph
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