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Batman
Kelley Jones (illus.). Vol. 1. DC. 2014. 448p. ISBN 9781401247645. $39.99. SUPERHERO
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Batman has been in publication for 75 years and been depicted in varying shades of darkness. However, no interpretation has painted his world more hauntingly than the collaborations between Moench and Jones. This volume collects the first batch of issues from the Batman title put out by the pair in the 1990s. Immediately following the massive two-year "Knightfall" event, culminating with Bane breaking Batman's back, the Caped Crusader returns to reclaim Gotham in perhaps his eeriest version to date. Set against him, following his reemergence, are a slew of classic Batman villains, as well as some brand new, never-before-seen foes, such as the "Sleeper." Each story arc collected is fresh and showcases Batman in this new interpretation, as a twisted figure of the night.
VERDICT Moench's writing is stark and provides an extreme, almost supernatural version of Batman, while Jones's artwork is creepy and completes the vision of a twisted, phantasmic superhero with hunched posturing, stiletto ears, and clawlike hands. For the Batman fan who craves extremes, this volume delivers the Darkest of Knights.
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