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A review by ladydewinter
Batman Black and White, Vol. 1 by Archie Goodwin, Joe Kubert, Ted McKeever, Neil Gaiman, Kent Williams, Andy Helfer, Simon Bisley, Brian Bolland, Teddy Kristiansen, Bruce Timm, Katsuhiro Otomo, Matt Wagner, Jo Duffy, Gary Gianni, Mark Chiarello, Liberatore, Jorge Zaffino, Klaus Janson, Kevin Nowlan, Richard Corben, Denny O'Neil, Walt Simonson, Brian Stelfreeze, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jan Strnad, José Muñoz, Chuck Dixon, Howard Chaykin
4.0
This collection had been sitting on my shelf for over a year, but when I finally started reading it I found it hard to stop.
I'm not a big fan of short stories, whether it's in comics or prose. I usually prefer the bigger tales. But with Batman I have to say that who he is - who he really is (and I mean "really" as in "the image I have in my head of him") - tends to get lost and/or muddled in most of the in-continuity stories. That doesn't mean I don't love him there, but some storylines can result in a lot of head-shaking.
What this collection showed me was that sometimes it doesn't take that much to say something that matters. With every collection of short stories, there are some that don't work, and some mediocre ones, and it's like that here - but there are also some really good ones and great ones, some that packed quite the punch and just made me think "YES".
It's the same with the art; I didn't like every artist, but overall it was very impressive and cool to see such varied styles. And while I usually prefer color in my comics, this was so well done and great to look at.
If you're a Batman fan, this is definitely worth checking out.
I'm not a big fan of short stories, whether it's in comics or prose. I usually prefer the bigger tales. But with Batman I have to say that who he is - who he really is (and I mean "really" as in "the image I have in my head of him") - tends to get lost and/or muddled in most of the in-continuity stories. That doesn't mean I don't love him there, but some storylines can result in a lot of head-shaking.
What this collection showed me was that sometimes it doesn't take that much to say something that matters. With every collection of short stories, there are some that don't work, and some mediocre ones, and it's like that here - but there are also some really good ones and great ones, some that packed quite the punch and just made me think "YES".
It's the same with the art; I didn't like every artist, but overall it was very impressive and cool to see such varied styles. And while I usually prefer color in my comics, this was so well done and great to look at.
If you're a Batman fan, this is definitely worth checking out.