| Title | : | Batman: Prey |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0930289684 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780930289683 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 125 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1992 |
| Awards | : | Harvey Awards Best Single Issue or Story (1991) |
Batman: Prey Reviews
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Modern Batman #6
Let me clear the confusion. Our Dark Knight is not the hunter, but the prey in this story arc!
And the hunter?
The whole Gotham city: The public, the police, the government and a dark vigilante named Night Scourge!
And all this is happening because of one man: Doctor Hugo Strange. The psychiatrist who is incidentally, a psychopath.
This is one of the unique and early Batman story which unleashes a calculating Hugo Strange over a young Batman. Strange starts a physiological warfare on Dark Knight by painting him as a psychopath during a string of public interviews. Furthermore, he secures himself a position in vigilante task force as consulting criminal profiler. This puts him in the driver's seat of this whole affair!
The story shows why Hugo strange is such an effective Batman villain. Hell, he almost beat him in this story.
The plot is not without its faults. The middle chapters are not as good as the initial ones and the ending was a bit of a cheap trick. Nevertheless, there are some unique scenes with excellent 90s art which makes the story quite fascinating.
Also, Bruce had to walk back to his cave, in broad daylight, in costume.
A reminder that he is, after all, a man. A trait the modern writers keep on forgetting. -
This is a fine collection. It deals with events rather early in Batman’s career. In fact, I suppose these could be considered “year one” events, since this collection depicts the first use of the bat signal. The Prey story was first published around 1990-1991 when I was at school and, needless to say, reading a lot of comics. It could be that my judgment is being clouded by nostalgia but I’d like to think that this isn’t the case.
Prey is actually quite violent. One of the challenges Batman faces here is a Vigilante called Night Scourge and the story shows how wearing a mask can amplify personality traits (for better or worse). Isolated from (Captain) Gordon and being driven over the edge by the psychological machinations of Hugo Strange, Prey features an all-too-human Caped Crusader who struggles to keep things together. The story also clearly illustrates the importance of James Gordon in the Batman mythos.
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Another subtly amazing tale of the early years of the Batman. Published circa 1993, the story takes us back to a very young Caped Crusader, shortly after the events of Year One. Bruce has not yet created a Batmobile (but he works on it, every chapter!), and the Bat Cave is closer to a hideout than a fully functioning crime lab.
The major plot is that Batman encounters Hugo Strange, here a psychologist with some twisted methods but obseeively fixated on The Batman. And Strange begins to insinuate himself into the Batman's psyche and Gotham's underworld to ruinous effect.
This volume collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #11-15. Chronologically, it follows Batman: Venom and comes before Batman: Collected Legends of the Dark Knight. With this chronology, we would have seen Dr. Hugo Strange previously in Batman and the Monster Men, but that was written later than Prey, so there are very few clues that Batman recalls him...
I run hot-and-cold over Prey. This is a less-certain Batman, a growing Batman, bested by circumstance and subtlety and his own weaknesses. But he's also a Batman with more room for good storytelling, for conflict and change and growth, and fewer constraints. -
Batman is always seen prowling the night and hunting down criminals. But in this particular story, Batman is the one who is being hunted. New on crime fighting career, the Batman is still not in good terms with the Gotham Police. He is being hunted down by the police force for his unusual vigilante methods and for crimes he didn't commit.
The story starts off very strong. The psychoanalysis of Batman part was very interesting to read. It was amusing to see how many things Hugo Strange even got right. He was even wrong about many things. And that's the main point that many modern writers have overlooked. They base Batman on the exact same things that Hugo Strange was wrong about.
The art is great for most of the parts, especially the action scenes. But, I absolutely hated the Catwoman costume. -
4.5 Stars! This is an underrated batman comic!
Batman : Prey was honestly a very fun and enjoyable read for me. I liked Dr. Hugo as villain specially in first half where how he goes under the skin of Bruce's mental state. His all the efforts to manipulate Batman's psychology with his clever words really made batman to doubt on his self. I also love how Hugo manipulates public perception through his various plans Like kidnapping mayor's daughter Catherine and then framing Batman for him.
Also I really loved to know more about inner side of Bruce from the segment where hugo gives a chemical spray which makes Batman ill and he starts to have nightmares about his biggest fear, I was always interested to know about what Bruce feels about his parents and this book really went into detail which I loved. There was one panel which shows that the only place where he doesn't feel the pain of losing his parents is when he's in cave with bats and darkness! Poor bruce!
This book actually shows making of and first appearance of Batmobile which was so cool to see. Because there was this panel where batman goes home by walk in the daylight because he Doesn't have any vehicle at that time which was so funny! so that's why he finally made Batmobile. another essential thing about this book is that it also features first appearance of Bat signal which Gordon usually uses to call batman.
I really loved how through out the whole story Batman was prey and hugo was predator and then in the final act things changed and hugo becomes the actual prey in story so I loved how things came into full circle. Plus their was bonus with Bat x Cat stuff which is always nice to see ; ) However I wouldn't recommend this to under 16 people because this is a bit mature book that contains some topless nudity on various pages.
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Very solid read! So this is one of the post Crisis origin stories for Hugo Strange, until it got retconned in favour of
Batman and the Monster Men (Both I fully recommend!). While this is a solid read there are parts of Strange's character I'm glad they got rid of *Cough Sex Doll Cough* (No jokes). So the story is set pretty much just after Year One, which are always a delight to read since its a great part of the Batman timeline. Batman is cleaning up the streets but the city doesn't know what to think of him; then the Mayor has the bright idea to start a Vigilante Task Force with Gordon as its lead and Hugo Strange as a 'Consultant'. The story although not written by Miller, still keeps that same vibe of Year One, which is something I appreciated, and like Year One we have monologues from Both Batman and Gordon which are fun to read. Artwork, although I had to get used to at first, was very nice, it suited the tone well! My only real issue is how Strange is portrayed, its just out right weird. I guess at the time they wanted to be edgy while at the same time make him as Eccentric as possible. There were moments that that made me laugh (As most readers probably will), but then it got to the point where I was thinking: "My god this stupid!". I don't know by the end he was not an intimidating villain, removing any real tension; he's more of joke villain then anything else, something I'm glad they changed later. But overall a nice Batman story! -
Batman takes on Doctor Strange - no, not THAT one - in a plot that is reminiscent of one of those psychological thrillers ("Silence of the Lambs," "Basic Instinct" etc.) that were regularly churned out by Hollywood in the early / mid 90's. This book was released around the same time period. Coincidence? I think not. But it was a good story-line set during the Dark Knight's salad days, and there was a great debut (in this timeline, anyway) of the Batmobile.
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I have been meaning to follow the Batman chronology for a while now, but I've only really come round to doing it fairly recently (this year, in fact). I love how, with every Batman story I read, I learn something new about him! Reading chronologically really helps, but I've been using this as my guide. As far as I know, there are no official DC listings for a Batman chronology, despite the wealth of comics about the Dark Knight that have been around for more than seventy years (Batman was first introducted in 1939). It suggested that after Batman: Year One (review here), I read Batman: Prey, so I dutifully obeyed.
Prey is estimated to occur shortly after Year One, so it is no surprise that we still see Batman as the dark, brooding hero coming to terms with his new mission as protector of Gotham City. Despite his best efforts to prove that he is actually one of the good guys, he is still a highly targeted vigilante for many of its citizens, particularly the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). At the moment, his only friends (and the only ones who know his real identity as Bruce Wayne) are the ever-loyal butler, Alfred, and the detective-turned-captain James Gordon.
Prey begins with a police sting operation designed to catch a drug dealer who could reveal the syndicate behind it all. Before the GCPD could close in on the guy, though, Batman has shaken the guy and disrupted the whole operation. One of the officers, Max Cort, gets thoroughly infuriated by this and reports to an indifferent Gordon, who defends Batman by insisting that he is actually good for morale. In the next scene, Gordon is shown at a television show, being interviewed along with Gotham City Mayor Kauss and Dr. Hugo Strange, a well-known psychiatrist. Dr. Strange offers some insight against Batman, analyzing why he wears a costume, etc. The Mayor is very much impressed with him that he hires the man for his services in a newly-enforced "Task Force Vigilante" against Batman, unbeknownst to anyone in GCPD prior to Kauss's announcement on-air. Against Gordon's wishes, the Mayor assigns him as the head of said task force. As the story unravels, we get to see different sides of this Hugo Strange, as well as Max Cort, and even glimpses of Catwoman in between.
Even though I did not finish Prey in a day as planned, it stuck with me long enough for me to really get a kick out of it. I especially liked the latter parts, where the climax of the story is. The characters seemed very real, and were very convincing in their roles. Dr. Strange was, well, really strange, but more than that, he was downright creepy with his obsession and, to say the least, he was insane in the worst sense of the word. Max Cort proved to be as idiotic as Gordon thought he would be, all brawn with little brain, believing he could actually beat Batman! Tsk. As if. A thing that I would have liked to see more of was Catherine, the Mayor's daughter. She was established at the beginning to be a very opinionated woman, but later on she just served as a pawn in the power play between Dr. Strange and Batman. Her faith in the Dark Knight was pleasantly unexpected, which naturally made me want to see more of her in a setting that gave her freedom to do whatever she liked.
On the other hand, the art was, for me, exquisite. The illustrations by Paul Gulacy and Terry Austin and the coloring by Steve Oliff were brilliantly done, and the fact that it was made in the 90's made it even more impressive. I was rereading some parts of Prey for this review earlier and I thought, 'This is what comics should look like'. Probably part of what made me gush about the art was how I really love vintage style comics, especially from genuinely vintage comics. They just look so fine! Anyway, I really loved Prey. I was already dead set on loving Batman anyway, but reading stories like this made me remember why I love him so much. Really. -
Hold the front door, batman has developed a sense of humour i had to take a time out to let it sink in, when he takes fish down is hilarious, and his bit about punks, always looking for kicks until they get them was i mean wow someone stitch that into a cushion. However this is DC and we can't have a happy bruce, bloody hell, quick someone mention his parents. Oh good Hugo Strange is here with his weird ass mannequin collection. The last time we seen this guy he had real humans as guinea pigs, so obviously money is tight for him.
Whether you like this or not will depend on whether you like Hugo Strange, he pretty much runs the show in this. Overall it's quite a good read, i didn't know we needed an origin tale for the batmobile but obviously we do, but if you like your batman with a ton of villains and heavy on action then this isn't the one for you. -
I think this would be a great sequel for the Robert Pattinson's Batman. Maybe not a straight adaptation but as set up and conceptually speaking is one of the most interesting stories I've read in a while. This actually is very similar to the latest Batman story I read recently which is "Batman: The Imposter" so if you read that one you might like this one. The psychiatrist angle is reverse in this one. The psychiatrist is the enemy this time around and I really like Dr. Hugo Strange as a villain.
This is almost a five star rating but as usual there is always one element which for me ruins what could have been perfection. In this case is the convinent transformation of the cop chasing Batman into a villain. If the cop would have not become a criminal the story would have been much more interesting because having a good guy as a villain is much more difficult to solve. But well still was a fun read. -
A good continuation of Year One, and an interesting look at a villain going toe to toe with Bats using brains instead of brawn.
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He disfrutado enormemente esta historia, la tenía como pendiente y tuve un buen presentimiento desde que supe que tenía a Hugo Strange como villano junto con los posibles rumores en 2010 que lo ubicaban como posible inspiración de la trama de Batman Knight Rises ( cosa que lamentablemente no ocurrió).
La versión de Hugo Strange aquí es deliciosamente siniestra, presentando en las primeras viñetas a un enigmático psiquiatra deseoso por analizar al encapotado pero sin servir esto de antesala a lo que vendría después. Solo con verlo sabes que Strange oculta algo pero ¿Qué tan grande es lo escondido y hasta que punto su propósito admitido no es sino un eufemismo para un fetiche personal que lo desquicia por completo? Conforme avanza la historia todo a su alrededor se pone más y más turbio.
Pero al igual que las mejores historias de Hugo, Prey trata, en última instancia, del corazón y el alma del propio Batman y de su fortaleza reforzada con sus miedos y locura propia . Lo que lo hace tan gran villano es cómo empuja a Bruce al límite de lo que puede superar para que al final, el triunfo de Batman sea más que físico. Los golpes psicológicos que logra conectar a Bruce a lo largo de la historia son una auténtica salvajada. -
Εξαιρετικο! Η καλυτερη ιστορια με τον Hugo Strange που εχω διαβασει μεχρι τωρα. Ολα ειναι απολαυστικα στο κομικ αυτο. Το σκιτσαρισμα ειναι λεπτομερες, με σκοτεινη αλλα ποικιλη παλετα χρωματων. Οι διαλογοι και ο τονος φερνουν στο νου τη noir αισθηση του Year One, ενω οι χαρακτηρες σωστα δομημενοι, ειτε μιλαμε για το arc του Batman, , του Strange, , η του Max Cort, . Οι κακοι σε αυτο το κομικ απειλουν στα αληθεια τον Batman και η ρεαλιστικη κλιμακωση ειναι ταιριαστη με την pulp αισθηση του κομικ Γενικα, ο ρυθμος δεν ειναι γρηγορος, αλλα ισορροπει αναμεσα σε αργους διαλογους/μονολογους και καταιγιστικη δραση με δεξιοτεχνια.
Αν ηταν να βρω ενα αρνητικο, θα ηταν η γραμματοσειρα που χρησιμοποιειται στους μονολογους του Batman. Ειναι κουραστικο για τα ματια να εχεις τοση καλλιγραφια σε μεγαλους μονολογους! -
What can I say?
Following on the heels of the very deceiving Batman: Gothic storyline, we get Batman: Prey.
When you combine a pretty goood writer with years of experience in the Batman-comic-writing-field with an artist such as Paul Gulacy, another veteran... you're hoping to get something good.
They deliver...
Batman: P×R×E×Y` is just that, good! -
Batman: Prey, written by Doug Moench and illustrated by Paul Gulacy, is a Legends of the Dark Knight story so it is set in Batman’s early years. This is the story where the Bat-signal and Batmobile were first introduced in the modern age. I would buy this book for those reasons alone, but it gets better because this story also features Dr. Hugo Strange. I have said this several times already, Hugo Strange is really an underrated villain, and this is the story that made me fall in love with his character.
As I said, this story is set early in Batman’s career. Jim Gordon is still captain here, and the GCPD does not trust Batman yet. In fact, an anti-vigilante task force was created to capture Batman, and Jim Gordon was tasked to head it (awkward). Mayor Wilson Klass also asked Hugo Strange to be a consultant for the task force.
It was fun to see Strange correctly psychoanalyze and profile Batman during a live TV appearance, and you can clearly see that this struck a chord with Bruce Wayne. Strange might not be a match for Batman physically, but he is more than capable of attacking Batman’s psyche. Hugo Strange the psychiatrist who is completely obsessed with Batman is the quintessential Hugo Strange for me. I am not a fan of the mad scientist version who creates monster men.
The art in this story is great. Paul Gulacy is a very talented artist, and he draws action scenes really well. The only reason why I am not putting this story on the same level as the other all-time great Batman stories out there is because I am not a fan of the Night-Scourge part of the story that constitutes a huge chunk of the second half of the story. I wish Moench made Strange the sole antagonist of the story instead of introducing a one-off villain. Nevertheless, this is a Batman story that every Bat collector should have. The 2012 edition also collects Terror, another Legends of the Dark Knight story that also features Hugo Strange.
Chronology: I would read this after Batman and the Mad Monk.
Collects Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #11-15.
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Hugo Strange is such a good Batman villain, and this story serves as a great follow up to & The Monster Men. I was engaged throughout the entirety of this story, and read it all in one seating. The story was original and. stands out among the stories set early in Batman’s career. Bruce, Gordon, and Alfred all stand out in this and are greatly written as well.
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I love early-career Batman stories, and this is a very solid duo of them, especially the title story “Prey.” This was surprisingly dark and twisted, with a lot of adult themes and imagery. Not a good choice to kick off your kid’s Bat collection, for sure. The dialogue is the weakest part, but the stories themselves manage to be quite good.
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One of my favourite batman stories. It's really exciting and underrated. It's a great introduction to the character of Hugo strange and is also a great commissioner Gordon story. It was also a big inspiration for batman begins, which i realised after rewatching begins again after reading. I would honestly reccomend it to anyone who likes batman and older batman stories. The art is also great.
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I don't see the reason for any Batman fan to read this given the number of really good Batman stories out there. The plot was boring and predictable and full of tropes, there were numerous boring fight scenes in almost every issue / chapter, and the character development, which was virtually non-existent, was a re-tread of Year One. Unless you really care about the origin story of the Bat Signal, not worth reading.
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This is an ideal Batman story. Its graphics are excellent and the dialogue is realistic and engaging. The story has a larger plot than just defeating a villain and is set in an interesting time in Batman's career. Highly recommend this comic.
Aus Classification: M (violence, partial nudity) -
English/Spanish review:
Hugo Strange is probably the first recurrent villain to ever appear on Batman series. On his first apparition he was a crazy scientist but Prey makes him a psychologist obsessed with Batman that'll use any twisted plan to force him reveal his identity.
One of his plans is to make a police officer who hates Batman a criminal to incriminate the vigilante of crimes, such as kidnapping the mayor's daughter, who didn't accept Strange's advances on her.
Night-Scourge, the officer who turns vigilante is such a stupid concept. Where does his abilities come from? He's just a policeman and he's able to beat dozens of criminals, use katanas like a pro, beat Catwoman and fighting Batman to the point of breaking one of his ribs and cut him with a blade. That doesn't make any sense. Editorials should have a rule against the crazy policeman goes murder vigilante plot, it just produces stupid and boring characters.
Talking about the mayor's daughter and Catwoman. My god this is such a horny series. Selina is in this story just for the sake of the artist to makw soft porn. There's so many scenes of Catwoman on suggestive poses. You can even see one of her nipples for god's sake. And the mayor's daughter is the same, portrayed on sexy poses when she's kidnapped.
Hated that cursive panels, had to make a serious effort to see what the fuck was being written. If you're going to use them, get a clearer typography.
And for such a "clever" villain Strange is, he falls by the oldest trick of the book at the end. All right, I didn't love Prey but it is a pretty enjoyable read. I like Strange as a villain. He's so hateable. And his guesses about Bats identity weren't that far from reality so that made this somewhat interesting. It's a pity much of the plot is wasted on the Night-Scourge.
Español:
Hugo Strange es probablemente el primer villano recurrente que alguna vez aparece en la serie de Batman. En su primera aparición era un científico loco pero Prey lo convierte en un psicólogo obsesionado con Batman que usará cualquier plan retorcido para obligarlo a revelar su identidad.
Uno de sus planes es convertir a un oficial de policía que odia a Batman en un criminal para incriminar al justiciero de delitos, como el secuestro de la hija del alcalde, quien no aceptó las insinuaciones de Strange sobre ella.
Night-Scourge, el oficial que se convierte en vigilante es un concepto tan estúpido. ¿De dónde vienen sus habilidades? Es solo un policía y es capaz de vencer a decenas de criminales, usar katanas como un profesional, vencer a Catwoman y luchar contra Batman hasta el punto de romper una de sus costillas y cortarlo con una cuchilla. Eso no tiene ningún sentido. Las editoriales deberían tener una regla contra el típico policía loco que se hace justiciero asesino, solo produce personajes estúpidos y aburridos.
Hablando de la hija del alcalde y Catwoman. Dios mío, esta es una serie tan horny. Selina está en esta historia solo para que el dibujante haga porno suave. Hay tantas escenas de Catwoman en poses sugerentes. Incluso puedes ver uno de sus pezones por Dios. Y la hija del alcalde es lo mismo, retratada en poses sexys cuando está secuestrada.
Odié esos paneles en cursiva, tuve que hacer un gran esfuerzo para ver qué carajo se estaba escribiendo, si vas a usarlos, consiguí una tipografía más clara.
Y para ser un villano tan "inteligente" como Strange, cae en el truco más antiguo del libro al final. De acuerdo, no me encanta Prey, pero es una lectura bastante pasable. Me gusta Strange como villano. Es tan odioso. Y sus conjeturas sobre la identidad Bats no estaban tan lejos de la realidad, por lo que hizo que esto fuera algo interesante. Es una pena que gran parte de la trama se desperdicie en Night-Scourge. -
4.5 stars for Batman: Prey.
When I read that title, I was not expecting Batman to be the prey and Dr Strange to be the hunter. This story was an amazing thriller where almost everyone in Gotham is against the Batman and Bruce Wayne is questioning his own mental sanity as well as the purpose of his crusade, due to that opposition .
The story is full of thrill and suspense. It's quite violent too. Batman has to face not only Dr Strange, who is clearly obsessed with him to the point of insanity, but also the Night Scourge, a sergeant from the GCPD manipulated by Dr Strange in order to tarnish Batman's reputation. The last one fights with lethal methods (and the novel is pretty graphic about that, so keep that in mind).
Something I really liked is that during and after the fights we are constantly reminded that Batman is just a man. That is refreshing, for nowadays it seems like people is obsessed with portraying Bruce as an emotionless robot that constantly broods (at least, that's the impression I got from social media.) Yes, he is broody, but he is human. He even admits that he needs help. And this comic also highlights the importance of Captain Gordon's supportand Alfred's, of course.
Although there's no special reason for Catwoman to appear in this comic, she appears in every single issue, and that alone makes me like this comic even more.(She's my fave, ok?).
There are many things I'd like to say, but I don't know how to express them, so I'm just going to say that Batman: Prey is a must read for those who enjoyed Batman: Year One and those who are introducing themselves into Batman comics. -
Continuing the 'Legend of The Dark Knight's' reading we have a story that feels really important for the Batman. 'Batman: Prey' sees Batman in his early years (as all story's from this series do) facing Dr. Hugo Strange. It's a modern take on the character as he was actually introduced very early on in the original 'Detective Comics'. So it's kinda a reintroduction. He helps push a media narrative on the Batman causing more harm than good and even breaks down the psychology of the Batman. Pushing to figure out who he really is. Strange is a scary foe in this story. He's able to challenge Batman on a psychological level and even gets the police to do a manhunt for the Batman. Doug Moench does great with the pacing of the story and makes the plot engaging through and through. Paul Gulacy's artwork is great too, shining especially with his action shots. He has great choreography with his fight sequences and just in general has a good flow to his artwork. Terry Austin on inks also adds greatly to the finished work. AND FINALLY IN THIS SEREIS, WE HAVE GOOD COLOR! And by one of the best at the time, Steve Oliff! The colors in the previous volumes (Batman: Shaman & Batman: Gothic) were terrible in my opinion. This time around it really helped improve the story.
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A certified Batman classic!
I really enjoyed this one, especially compared to other Batman tales of the same era that don’t hold up as well. This was skillfully written, with crisp art that feels nostalgic in the right ways. The stories that explore the mind of Bruce Wayne tend to be some of my favorites. Here, Batman takes on a renowned psychologist, dedicated to identifying and dismantling the myth of The Batman…Hugo Strange!
Strange proves a capable adversary, and also a loon more unhinged than any client. This is Year One Batman, so he’s still figuring things out, still unsure of himself and his motives at times. This gets weird, especially scenes with Strange, but he’s able to get under Bruce’s skin, which is a rare feat.
The cursive text can be taxing to read, but is well worth it as Moench writes a thoughtful story complete with interesting character progression, and crisp artwork. Highly recommend this Batman oldie. -
I love most issues that delve into the psyche of Batman - is he crazy, is this fantastical world actually of his own delusion - and this issue was no different.
At its core Prey was about Bruce coming to the decision about being Batman or if he, to dress up as the Caped Wonder, was a sign of instability. My prognosis? Hell maybe it is but Gotham still needs him.
The cast of characters chosen to host Bruce/Batman's internal debate was genius: Dr. Hugo Strange a veritable madman himself and the warped reflection of Night Scourge - just fantastic - not to mention we had the first appearance of the very lovely Catwoman.
I really appreciated the lyrical writing style (really looking forward to more Doug Moench) not my favourite artwork but this graphic novel met all my criteria for Batman. -
I did not know about the “Legend of the Dark Knight” series until I got the Neal Adams Batman omnibus and started to read major points during the Bronze Age. LOTDK was a new series that started in the very late 80s and into the nineties that featured a rotating cast of creators. Rumor was it was offered to Jim Lee when he went to DC to tell them he was going to be joining the group of creators who formed Image Comics. While for the sake of comics it was probably a good thing Jim helped lay the ground work for creator owned products these stories have still been a welcome surprise to me. They all take place shortly after year one and update Batman’s first adventure
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Enter Hugo Strange, one of the most underrated Batman villains of all time. This is his first appearance in the modern-age and his introduction to Batman is done wonderfully here. I love how sick and creepy they make him, with his penchant for dress-up and an...interesting relationship with female Mannequins..... He reminds me a bit of Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs, and I just love how that adds layers to him instead of making him just some generic mad doctor. This story has a great balance between Bruce Wayne and Batman giving both of them plenty to do and sticking true to their character. You got action, detective-work, the incomparable Jim Gordon, and a sicko of a villain. What more could you ask for?
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Argumento: "Ambientada en los primeros años como vigilante, El Caballero Oscuro imparte justicia en las calles de Gotham City, pero su guerra particular tiene consecuencias. El psicólogo Hugo Strange está estudiando su caso y ha diagnosticado a Batman con una mente perturbada y obsesionada con el poder, un justiciero a quien hay que seguir y desenmascarar. Comienza así la caza de Batman cuando Strange le pone a la ciudad entera en contra y crea una sombra siniestra del héroe, el brutal Azote Nocturno. Mientras tanto, la policía local forma una nueva tropa de élite para detener al justiciero. La encabeza James Gordon... el único aliado de Batman". Un cómic muy interesante que todos los fanáticos de Batman disfrutarán.
