HE MUST DO THIS ALONE.
A hero separated from the very people he has promised to protect.
A city beset by freaks becomes a battlefield against gangsters.
A brutal cop killer whose identity is known only as The Hangman.
A crime family rebuilding its empire stronger than before.
A determined District Attorney with an agenda all her own.
A newly appointed Commissioner with an ambitious young police force.
A friend whose betrayal makes him the most dangerous foe of all.
And a young boy, orphaned by tragedy, and destined for greater things.
A hero separated from the very people he has promised to protect.
A city beset by freaks becomes a battlefield against gangsters.
A brutal cop killer whose identity is known only as The Hangman.
A crime family rebuilding its empire stronger than before.
A determined District Attorney with an agenda all her own.
A newly appointed Commissioner with an ambitious young police force.
A friend whose betrayal makes him the most dangerous foe of all.
And a young boy, orphaned by tragedy, and destined for greater things.
So reads the back of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's follow-up to The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory...and I couldn't have summed it up any better if I tried.
A fantastically well-plotted visual feast, Dark Victory not only weaves all of the stories mentioned above in an immensely satisfying fashion, it also successfully redeems two characters who, more than any other in Gotham, have suffered being the most ridiculous jokes: Catwoman and Robin. Finally, Catwoman/Selina Kyle is more than a sexy, grrrl-power joke. Finally, Robin/Dick Grayson's person and relationship with Bruce Wayne is a powerful, tender parallel between a young orphan and an old one determined to prevent him from suffering his (Wayne's) trials. In Dick Grayson, both Bruce and Alfred have a second chance to do things right. With his arrival, Dark Victory ends on a bright ray of hope.
Buy it. Do it. Do it now! You won't be sorry.
A fantastically well-plotted visual feast, Dark Victory not only weaves all of the stories mentioned above in an immensely satisfying fashion, it also successfully redeems two characters who, more than any other in Gotham, have suffered being the most ridiculous jokes: Catwoman and Robin. Finally, Catwoman/Selina Kyle is more than a sexy, grrrl-power joke. Finally, Robin/Dick Grayson's person and relationship with Bruce Wayne is a powerful, tender parallel between a young orphan and an old one determined to prevent him from suffering his (Wayne's) trials. In Dick Grayson, both Bruce and Alfred have a second chance to do things right. With his arrival, Dark Victory ends on a bright ray of hope.
Buy it. Do it. Do it now! You won't be sorry.
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