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so i saw this on my GR recommended read and i remembered reading it , i Was not particulary a big fan of this one , as the whole Nyssa broke Talia ANGLE, made a mess of things for a long time (Remember that weird Jason and Talia angle that nobody talks about anymore?) . Besides this felt less about Batman and more about Nyssa . not to forget the countless flaws i mean if Nyssa had a Lazarus pit why couldn't she just save her family members? especially since she was apparently capable of using one pit multiple times. The fact that Nyssa was forgotten in furthur future DC comics makes me feel more satisfied that her character was pretty much a Dead End . Not to forget the Red Herring angle where until the last part you can't guess whether Nyssa was a lover or daughter to Ra's still pisses me off , it's just Weird and CREEPY. Talking of CREEPY i don't even want to talk about the implications given in the conversation of Bruce with his mother .it wasn't thought out well , but oh well not like this is the worst comics or anything

psykobilliethekid's review against another edition

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4.0

Greg Rucka writing a Batman story - yeah this is going to be good. I read this in one sitting and highly enjoyed the story. I can't say I liked the artwork as much. Maybe if this was done as a black and white versus color comic I would have been able to become more absorbed in the graphic flow of the story. But there were times I was too caught up in looking at strange perspective views resulting in distorted body parts being used in a 1970s color palette. So if you're looking for a good Batman story, I would recommend this - just try not to be distracted by the art too much.

hidinginstacks's review against another edition

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4.0

Death & the Maidens was a very interesting read! I couldn’t put it down, finished it in less than an hour (that means I was REALLY invested in the story). I haven’t read much of anything involving Talia or her father, so this edition gave me a lot of info about their characters & a general feel for their personalities. Is Nyssa considered canon? Though I’ve never heard of her before, she certainly fits into the story well. A great read, interesting use of history. I love that Bats’ parents gave him a reality check. I liked the art!

Soooooo, I definitely recommend for a different, interesting Batman read.

dumblydore's review against another edition

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3.0

I love Rucka's writing usually but perhaps the very premise of the story was too far-fetched to really work on paper. I still found it to be a gripping read—I think Ra's al Ghul is a formidable opponent to Batman because there really is something noble in his misguided attempts to purify the world. I always like the tension between the two. I wish there'd been more of that than this strange new daughter of the demon's head.

I am also a fan of Klaus Janson but I was surprised to be disappointed at a lot of his work here. I did enjoy the sequences with Bruce and his parents. And the pearls as a metaphor. I think he needs to revisit a lesson or two on drawing realistic human proportions though, especially the women!

thecommonswings's review against another edition

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4.0

Bit of a weird one this - at times it’s meticulously plotted with a nice bit of carefully written mirroring between Bruce/ Nyssa and Talia and their relationships with parents. And at other times it’s really slapdash with some frankly bonkers idea of how hips work and some slightly tasteless use of the Nazis to push the plot forward. It makes sense for the narrative but there are better ways to portray this and this really feels very close to glibness. Mostly very good though

wistyallgood's review against another edition

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3.0

What...the hell? I'm not cut out for the comic book life.
I found this on a table in my house, who knows where it came from, and I had just finished a book, but it was too late at night to start another. So I read this and became disturbed real fast. From the two or three comics I've read, I've gathered that they're really well drawn but really twisted. I had ZERO idea of what was happening in this, but I know that the images from Ravensbruck women's Concentration Camp were horrifying.
Seriously, though. What was this about?!
I really love graphic novels, but thus far, these really creepy comics just aren't doing it for me.
Oh, and Batman's whole thing with his parents was just sad.
Yeah, with all that being said, I'll probably end up reading more superhero comics just to see if maybe I end up getting what it's all about...

rlaferney's review against another edition

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3.0

This was an intriguing tale about one of Batman's greatest foes: Ra's Al Ghul. Batman makes a deal to help Ra's Al Ghul in exchange for speaking with his dead parents but this is more of a tale of the other daughter Ra's Al Ghul had and why she hates him so. I found it to be a bit overly dramatic, and the Nazi concentration camp stuff to be slightly problematic but overall, I enjoy it.

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