beatsbybeard's review
3.0
Rounding out these guys' collaborative trilogy, this one is too derivative of the plot of the second story. The artwork is still great, but nothing else really inspires.
dozmuttz's review
4.0
The Dynamic duo strike again. Dark Victory is the sequel to one of my favorite Batman stories; The Long Halloween. I feel like it does good as a part two, however I wouldn't say its as good as LH. We get a similar story in this one. There is another mysterious serial killer going around being called "The Hang Man." As they hang their victims while leaving a clue behind playing the hang man game. Jeph does great with this type of stories and we get to see a lot of Batman's rouge gallery in full display. We also get more of Two-Face as this is a continuation on his origin and him fully diving into that persona. Harvey Dent is now dead and Two-Face is alive and out for revenge. Lots of twist and turns its all around a fun story. Along with that of course my favorite part of this read is Tim Sale's beautiful artwork. Every page is just full of stunning panels and brilliant character designs. These two together just always know what they're doing. I love it!
unibadger's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
A somewhat interesting mystery, though I don't love this interpretation of Batman's philosophy and politics
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia
sodope's review
5.0
This comic is the sequel to The Long Halloween and it's way better even though it might be repetitive the fact that the main premise it's about a killer, in this comic you also get to know Dick Grayson.
amiry's review
4.0
HUGE tome, but a fitting sequel to The Long Halloween. The teeth on Tim Sale's Joker are kinda frightening, though.
And this book contains one of the best lines:
Batman, to Dick Grayson upon his first appearance as Robin: "What IS that you are wearing?"
And this book contains one of the best lines:
Batman, to Dick Grayson upon his first appearance as Robin: "What IS that you are wearing?"
hskey's review
4.0
I think I'd really love this story more as an animated feature. The visual style, much like in Long Halloween, is a bit jarring at times. It can be really effective, but I'm not a huge fan of the style itself and I think that detracted from my enjoyment a bit. That being said, all the noire greatness is here; femme fatales, backstabbing, the mafia, secrets, murders, etc. It's definitely a different type of Batman story, probably should have right this directly after Long Halloween.
dominicanbookworm's review
4.0
I'd give this 5 stars solely based on the Batman and Robin/Dick Grayson feelings it gave me.