finally read court of owls. it was really good. hope its made a movie by nolan. i like the court of owls incorporation on gotham :\
Yeah, it's a solid story arc, glad you enjoyed it. I've seen a number of people claim it's one of their favorite Batman stoies of all time.
Damian's just fine, after he goes through the character development from working as Robin under **** Grayson and later Bruce Wayne. In the early days, however, the days depicted in Son of Batman and Batman vs Robin, he's trash, just like both of those movies were.
I enjoyed Emerald Knights. Not as good as Green Lantern First Flight, which I thought was great, but definitely good. It reminded me of a number of GL stories i've read in which the writers really just tell you the different stories the group has recorded over the centuries featuring a number of different Lanterns.
Only part of Killing Joke that I didn't enjoy in all honesty was Batman and Batgirl ******* on a rooftop, Barbara assaulting a random dude that was arguing with his girlfriend, and really that entire subplot Bruce Timm threw in before the main event. The purpose of that, as I understand it, was to give Barbara Gordon some shine as Batgirl at her peak, so that fans would just see her getting gunned down and crippled as part of Batman's story, since that's been a very real complaint of the original comic for years now. Timm ****** it up by throwing in the sexual relationship though.
The final one you're referring to is Batman Gotham Knight, with the different art styles, which I think is interesting for the different styles, but not great.
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killing joke didnt translate well into animated movie. i liked parts of it but it fell short overall.
definitely enjoyed the story arc. just got into reading comics. next is hush.
They've never been together in the comics, so no. It's been hinted at over the years that he's aware she's Batgirl and that he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, but that he doesn't acknowledge it for a variety of reasons. The Injustice comics, in which he was dying from cancer and Superman was taking over the world, had him outright acknowledge both.
definitely enjoyed the story arc. just got into reading comics. next is hush.
Personally, I think Hush is trash, but a number of people enjoy it.
The real shame with Killing Joke is that it was ruined by a crappy addition to it. Similar to comics like The Dark Knight Returns or Batman Year One, everything you really need for the story itself is already there in the comic.
They've never been together in the comics, so no. It's been hinted at over the years that he's aware she's Batgirl and that he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, but that he doesn't acknowledge it for a variety of reasons. The Injustice comics, in which he was dying from cancer and Superman was taking over the world, had him outright acknowledge both.
definitely enjoyed the story arc. just got into reading comics. next is hush.
Personally, I think Hush is trash, but a number of people enjoy it.
The real shame with Killing Joke is that it was ruined by a crappy addition to it. Similar to comics like The Dark Knight Returns or Batman Year One, everything you really need for the story itself is already there in the comic.
any suggestions on bats comics? making a 'to read list' based on recommendations.
They've never been together in the comics, so no. It's been hinted at over the years that he's aware she's Batgirl and that he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, but that he doesn't acknowledge it for a variety of reasons. The Injustice comics, in which he was dying from cancer and Superman was taking over the world, had him outright acknowledge both.
definitely enjoyed the story arc. just got into reading comics. next is hush.
Personally, I think Hush is trash, but a number of people enjoy it.
The real shame with Killing Joke is that it was ruined by a crappy addition to it. Similar to comics like The Dark Knight Returns or Batman Year One, everything you really need for the story itself is already there in the comic.
any suggestions on bats comics? making a 'to read list' based on recommendations.
Knightfall, Prey, Birth of the Demon (Get the right collection and it'll collect 3 stories: Son of the Demon, Bride of the Demon, and Birth of the Demon), The Cult, Tales of the Demon, Under the Hood, Gothic. There are a number of collections that collect different comics written or drawn by certain writers/arists. Some of those that'd i'd suggest include Batman by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones Vol 1 and Legends of the Dark Knight by Norm Breyfogle Vol 1. You're actually in luck, since DC has been making an effort to collect a number of out of print Batman stories (And stories for numerous other characters) in new volumes over the past few years, so access to a lot of his older stories is much easier than it used to be.
