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Tag Archives: Gotham City
Why Commissioner Gordon hates Tuesdays
Vengeance of Bane Shadow of the Bat #33 Shadow of the Bat #60 Robin (v2) #3 Legends of the Dark Knight #133 Batman #495 Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5
When Batman comics meet the boxing world
While I don’t particularly care for boxing in real life, I’m a huge sucker for boxing in fiction. I’m a fan of Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes and Raoul Walsh’s Gentleman Jim. Hell, Robert Wise’s The Set-Up is up there … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Beau Smith, Bob Haney, boxing, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Dave Gibbons, Gotham City, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, Mike Esposito, movies, Sergio Cariello, Tom Palmer
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Going to the movies in Gotham City
Longtime readers won’t be too surprised to find out that, as an unabashed cinephile, I am fascinated by Gotham City’s film culture. In fact, throughout the years, I think I’ve managed to piece together some of its key features… Batman #459 … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Gotham City, horror, Jim Fern, John Costanza, Karl Story, Keith S. Wilson, movies, Scott McDaniel, Tom Joyner
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‘No Man’s Land’ reading order
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here is my suggested reading order for the 1999 crossover No Man’s Land: Winter No Man’s Land #1: ‘No Law and a New Order’ [This issue kicks things … Continue reading
Road to ‘No Man’s Land’ reading order
Two months ago, I did a couple of posts about the 1999 Batman crossover No Man’s Land, in which Gotham City, after being partially destroyed by an earthquake, became isolated from the United States for a year. This was a … Continue reading
Great ‘No Man’s Land’ stories – part 2
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are some other great stories to come out of the 1999 crossover No Man’s Land: ‘Dead Man’s Land’ (Hitman #37-38) Besides the captivating character work, much of … Continue reading
Great ‘No Man’s Land’ stories – part 1
No Man’s Land was an ambitious crossover that ran through the various Batman-related comic series throughout 1999. It took place after an earthquake had destroyed much of Gotham City, in Cataclysm, leading up to a strand of tasteless disaster-related stories … Continue reading
Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS
Tagged Alex Maleev, Bob Gale, D'Israeli, Dale Eaglesham, David Stewart, Denny O'Neil, Devin K. Grayson, Gotham City, Guy Davis, Ian Edginton, Lisa Klink, Lovern Kindzierski, Matt Hollingsworth, No Man's Land, Pamela Rambo, Phil Winslade, politics, Sal Buscema, Wayne Faucher
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Anatomy of Batman #285
When it comes to twisted-yet-amusing Christmas tales, forget Gremlins and Rare Exports or even Krampus. I cannot think of many examples that are as fascinating as ‘The Mystery of Christmas Lost!’ (Batman #285, cover-dated March 1977, but, according to Mike’s … Continue reading
On the beat with Renee Montoya and Harvey Bullock
Detective Comics #691 Man-Bat (v3) #2 Detective Comics #702 Detective Comics #705 The Joker – Devil’s Advocate Detective Comics #708 GCPD #1 Nightwing #23 Batman #547 Batman vs Predator III #1 NEXT: Spy comics.