fluffyfinger's review against another edition
4.0
Even better than long Halloween. Gotta love the loner aspect of it and the introduction of Robin as a foil to his loner side. Loeb is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers.
ugmug's review against another edition
2.0
Lazier, weaker clone of Loeb's best Batman book. If you've read The Long Halloween, you can skip this one.
walter_the_wombat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Part 9: Orphans is some of the best exploration of these characters I've ever seen. The rest... is not great.
georgezakka's review against another edition
4.0
3.5, this book really makes me sick of the entire crime family genre. It’s really boring and I really just don’t care about the mob.
Batman Dark Victory - similar to the long Halloween every month a police officer is hanged by a rope with a message sent in the form of the hangman game. Jim Gordon blames himself and everyone thinks it’s Harvey dent because the messages tie to him but it’s actually Sofia gigante, Meh.
My thoughts - I’m so sick of the falcone Marconi blah blah blah crime mob boss blah blah it’s so boring to read but it’s ok because there are ups. Like how dick becomes robin how he gets over his parents and copes with living with Bruce. Also I’m starting to love Tim sale’s weird art especially scenes with Batman’s rogues gallery. We also get to see more of Alberto falcone but he’s on house arrest being monitored by an ankle monitor and his brother but soon is killed. I also really liked the surprise of the new attorney working with dent but all the crime family holds back a lot of my enjoyment.
Overall good book
Batman Dark Victory - similar to the long Halloween every month a police officer is hanged by a rope with a message sent in the form of the hangman game. Jim Gordon blames himself and everyone thinks it’s Harvey dent because the messages tie to him but it’s actually Sofia gigante, Meh.
My thoughts - I’m so sick of the falcone Marconi blah blah blah crime mob boss blah blah it’s so boring to read but it’s ok because there are ups. Like how dick becomes robin how he gets over his parents and copes with living with Bruce. Also I’m starting to love Tim sale’s weird art especially scenes with Batman’s rogues gallery. We also get to see more of Alberto falcone but he’s on house arrest being monitored by an ankle monitor and his brother but soon is killed. I also really liked the surprise of the new attorney working with dent but all the crime family holds back a lot of my enjoyment.
Overall good book
shibosan's review against another edition
4.0
Вполне достойное продолжение "Долгого Хеллоуина", описывающее закат эпохи гангстеров старой школы в Готэме. Все в принципе то же самое - нуарный детектив, таинственный серийный убийца со своим гиммиком, масса подозреваемых, развязка не то чтобы неожиданная, но не слишком очевидная, ввиду того что слишком много заинтересованных акторов в деле. Рисунок Тима Сэйла стал еще немного лучше и практически терпим. К истории пришита на скорую руку ориджин стори Дика Грейсона, но если убрать ее - вообще ничего не изменится.
По итогам двух этих серий хочется сказать, что приятно видеть Бэтмена в роли street level hero, которого при свете дня мелкий бандит может и нахер послать, а не персоналией галактического масштаба, какой он стал в последние годы в ранах Лиги Справедливости. И Джокера - не в роли непоборимой силы и агента Хаоса, а всего лишь как одного из криминальных боссов Готэма, которого не уважают "правильные" гангстеры, а Харви Дент может вломить люлей. Старые добрые времена.*ностальгически кряхтит*
По итогам двух этих серий хочется сказать, что приятно видеть Бэтмена в роли street level hero, которого при свете дня мелкий бандит может и нахер послать, а не персоналией галактического масштаба, какой он стал в последние годы в ранах Лиги Справедливости. И Джокера - не в роли непоборимой силы и агента Хаоса, а всего лишь как одного из криминальных боссов Готэма, которого не уважают "правильные" гангстеры, а Харви Дент может вломить люлей. Старые добрые времена.*ностальгически кряхтит*
livvy_k's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jewbacca343's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome Batman story. Even better than Dark Halloween
germancho's review against another edition
4.0
How Loeb managed to mess up Spider-Man: Blue is beyond me, specially after reading this amazing follow-up to The Long Halloween. This is a really good book with solid storytelling an great art. Here, all other characters are secondary to Gotham City, even Batman! Good times.
rkivelau's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0