A review by crookedtreehouse
Batman: Death by Design by Chip Kidd
5.0
A few years ago, I made a chronology for how to read modern Batman. I was focused quite a bit on creating the order, as opposed to just reading the books for enjoyment, so now I'm going back to see how the chronology holds up.
Death By Design is easily my favorite Batman book this decade. [a:Dave Taylor|54990|Dave Taylor|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s pencils and occasional colors are gorgeous. And Chip Kidd's story about murder ,journalism, and espionage surrounding the architecture and construction communities in Gotham is the most original Batman story I've ever read.
I also very much appreciate that The Joker appears as a kind of low-level pain-in-the-ass villain who is utterly baffled by the Big Picture crimes happening around him.
I recommend this for all Batman fans, people who love architecture, anyone looking for a unique art style for a Batman book, snobs who don't usually read superhero comics, and people interested in learning how to properly draw how light falls on actual people.
Death By Design is easily my favorite Batman book this decade. [a:Dave Taylor|54990|Dave Taylor|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s pencils and occasional colors are gorgeous. And Chip Kidd's story about murder ,journalism, and espionage surrounding the architecture and construction communities in Gotham is the most original Batman story I've ever read.
I also very much appreciate that The Joker appears as a kind of low-level pain-in-the-ass villain who is utterly baffled by the Big Picture crimes happening around him.
I recommend this for all Batman fans, people who love architecture, anyone looking for a unique art style for a Batman book, snobs who don't usually read superhero comics, and people interested in learning how to properly draw how light falls on actual people.