"DUEL": Legends of the Dark Knight Annual 1991

[althechi]

So I was digging around the comics collection in the house when I found this annual.



It's a collaboration between various groups of artists, showing Batman fighting various foes in different styles, bookended by Jim Aparo.










(I include this panel because it has importance later.)

The Master tells Bats that he must now make a decision: either become humble and find peace, or dare to go further down this route of violence than ever before, to find what lies at its heart. Batman asks how to do that.


With that, which segments would you lot want to see the most? They're as follows:

1. Batman fights demons in Hell (Keith Giffen/Malcolm Jones III)
2. Batman vs. vampire Talia and a dragon (Joe Quesada/Joe Rubinstein)
3. Batman against an alien insectoid invader (Tom Lyle/Ty Templeton)
4. Batman vs. Prohibition era goons (Dan Spiegle)
5. Batman fights zombie Nazis (and Hitler!) (James Blackburn/Micheal Golden)

I'll likely be posting no. 5 by default as it segues right into the ending.

Comments

[whitesycamore]

Vampire Talia please!

[domino_blue]

Can I say that Jim Aparo is awesome? I know it doesn't need to be said but he is.

[icon_uk]

It doesn't NEED to be said, but it's always nice when someone does.

[althechi]

Say away; the truth bears repeating!

[cloud_wolf]

He really is. Dude knew how to draw a punch.

[whitesycamore]

I read that as "dude knew how to draw a pouch," and I was confused, because surely that's Liefeld's thing?

[darkblade]

No not at all. Liefeld likes drawing pouches but isn't all that good at it.

[whitesycamore]

Oh ok. So what *is* Liefeld good at drawing? Unless... D:

[aaron_bourque]

Nothing.

[joasakura]

prohibition!!! :D

[adze]

Aliens!

[lilacsigil]

When I saw the first part of Batman Begins, I couldn't stop thinking about this comic, even though this is really about the baggage of being Batman rather than the beginning of Batman out of the baggage of Bruce Wayne.

[halloweenjack]

My vote's for the one that Templeton drew--I've been a fan of his for decades.

[althechi]

Templeton's only the inker, though.

[une_croix]

Joe Q of course.

Just to remind folks he wasn't *always* the obese EIC of Marvel - he can draw a helluva comic book!

[salinea]

"obese"?

[arilou_skiff]

Vampire Talia? Draw by Quesada?

Show it!

[shanejayell]

Oooh, I own this one! Neat story, actually. You should post a page from each segment, maybe, then the big reveal.

[darkknightjrk]

I'm tied between Giffen and Quesada.

[mola_ram]

Since there isn't an option for fighting Boba Fett riding a great white shark, I'll go for the nazi zombies and Hitler

[venatosapiens]

Is that a Mignola cover? That looks like a Mignola cover.
I approve mightily of this.

OOohh...Super Hero your are now, ummmm?

[capt_satellite]

Aparo at this best! Splendid! I love the muted color choices, too....although I did like this scene better when it was Yoda sending Luke Skywalker into the cave :)