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Batman Battle For The Cowl
Comic Summary: Written by Tony Daniel Art by Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea Covers by Tony Daniel 'Batman: R.I.P.' and FINAL CRISIS saw the end of Batman. Now, months following the disappearance of her protector, Gotham City sits at a precipice and it may be too far gone for Nightwing, Robin, Commissioner Gordon and the rest of the city's heroes to save the day. Amid the fires, rioting, looting and gang warfare, one question rings out from the souls of Gotham's desperate citizens: Where is Batman? With guest-stars galore, the destruction of a sacred Gotham City institution and an ending that will have everyone talking, this 3-issue miniseries event written and drawn by Tony Daniel (The Tenth) features the battle to take on the Mantle of the Bat. Who has earned the right? Who thinks they deserve it? Robin? Nightwing? Jason Todd? Two-Face? Catwoman? Batgirl? Who will ultimately win the BATTLE FOR THE COWL? Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Tony Daniel), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Tony Daniel). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale March 11 • 1 of 3 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Codes: 76194127792900111 76194127792900121 JAN090180 JAN090181
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| Artist: | Tony Daniel |
| Artist: | Sandra Florea |
| Author: | Tony Daniel |
| Cover Artist: | Tony Daniel |
| Release Date: | March 11, 2009 |
| In Stock? | Not currently available |
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Customer Reviews
Not that bad. I think Tony Daniel acquitted himself well against all the naysayers who were crying about his getting picked for the authorship of this story. I feel like Mike Marts, Dan Didio, and Grant Morrison already had this thing pegged down anyway. The ultimate ending and repercussions (Morrison/Quitely and their Nightwing and Damien er, that is, Batman and Robin series) were predetermined. Anyone could have followed the editorial mandate, but at least we’re not talking about the kind of hack writing that comic fans endured in the mid-90’s from superstar artists such as Liefeld and McFarlane (No one can tell me that early Spawn was well-written and thought provoking). From what I understand, Daniel has written in the past, just not something this high profile. I for one was not displeased with the dialogue, but they are telegraphing the outcome of this and where everyone will stand in a few months. That’s Didio’s fault for releasing the Quitely art so soon. I’m sick of waiting for books to be released (Gaimen/Kubert’s Detective issue for instance) and now they put Quitely on the new monthly Batman. Oh well, at least Tim Drake will still be around in Action Comics as half of the Nightwing and Flamebird duo. His new partner, I believe was shown in the opening sequence of Battle. She’s cute and from England, and they just work together so well (Tim’s words). I guess my only complaint is that all of the teaser material and leaks on the web have made this series (like everything else from DC lately) anticlimatic.
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