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Detective Comics - Before 2011 Renumbering
Comic Summary: Written by Neil Gaiman Art by Andy Kubert & Scott Williams Cover by Andy Kubert Variant cover by Andy Kubert 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' part 2 of 2! This second part of Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert's special collaboration is sure to be a BATMAN story for the ages. This extraordinary tale, told as only Gaiman and Kubert can, explores the intricate relationships between Bruce Wayne and his friends and adversaries and builds toward an exciting and unexpected climax. It's a classic in the making! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 50 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Sketch Edition (with a cover by Andy Kubert). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale February 25 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Codes: 76194120019485311 76194120019485321 DEC080107 DEC080108
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| Artist: | Andy Kubert |
| Author: | Neil Gaiman |
| Artist: | Scott Williams |
| Cover Artist: | Andy Kubert |
| Release Date: | April 22, 2009 |
| In Stock? | Yes! |
| Genre: | Superhero |
| Lists: | Not on any lists. Start your own! |
Customer Reviews
I’m giving it four stars for the art alone, but Neil has really left me feeling like I just read one of those overly sentimental Superman Imaginary Stories of the sixties and early seventies. Not necessarily a bad thing, I’m just saying…
0 pts.
A send-off worthy of the Batman.
The writers and artists of both “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader” books obviously were aware of the who was dying off.
The story is engaging, the art is gorgeous. The ending hits such an emotional chord that it’ll probably require multiple read-thrus. And, best of all, it isn’t simply a re-hashing of everybody-knows Batman trivia, but a great exploration of, yes, the mythos of Bruce Wayne and the Batman. There’s no spoon-feeding of some over-reaching mesage that encompasses Batman’s work, but a real open-endedness that demands thought. Also, while so much in past comics was how great a man Bruce’s father was, we get a truly resonant glimpse into Bruce’s relationship to his mother…besides that fact that he told her to wear pearls.
It’s a death toll, but is it really? Either way, it’s a sound that resonates.
2 pts.