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[personal profile] icon_uk
From here;

Here are a few samples from a retailer who attended the DC Retail launch on Friday
Confirmation for what a number of us expected it would seem )

And for legality, a reason why working for Two-Face might have it's little perks when you've just rendered Gotham's finest unconscious...



To borrow one of my favourite Xander quotes from Buffy "Hands! Hands in NEW PLACES!"
aparo bond
[personal profile] althechi
All right, let's get straight to it! Vampire!Talia and aliens seemed to be the most popular, and I'm also including Zombie Nazis, because well, they're Zombie Nazis. Can't go too wrong with that.



Intro can be found here or four posts down.

There used to be a grey tower alone on the sea...  )

The Martians are coming! )

They're not just Zombie Nazis, they're Zombie *voodoo* Nazis! )

Epilogue )

And that's that for "DUEL". Thoughts? Comments?
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[personal profile] 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.

It begins with Batman trudging through the tundra, dragging a burden... )
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.

Two-Face: FOREVER!!!
[personal profile] thehefner
Harvey had a small supporting role in a two-part storyline where Jean-Paul Valley broke into Arkham Asylum looking for one of his old enemies. Unfortunately, he ran into a whole lotta released inmates, led by the Joker, who was using Harvey (and his coin) to judge where they should take their fun. The story itself is so unremarkable that I can't remember the plot details (it doesn't help that I don't own the preceding issues of Azrael), but it does feature a couple moments of Harvey crack, most notably these panels:





... ewwww. Welp, I don't think anyone's going to try taking his coin now.


Slightly extended context, plus one of the sadder times that Harvey's been punched in the face, behind the cut )
Two-Face: FOREVER!!!
[personal profile] thehefner
This is a big one. Grab a snack.

I've been putting off reviewing Batman: Face the Face for five years now. Every time I started, my criticisms melted down into curses and incoherent ranting, until my computer screen became obscured by rabid spittle. Okay, it wasn't THAT bad, but still.

In some ways, it's actually an ideal introductory trade paperback to get into Batman. Like Hush, it's a murder mystery that also serves as a tour of Gotham's inhabitants, and it was immediately followed by Grant Morrison and Paul Dini's runs. Unfortunately, it's also deeply frustrating, especially if you're a fan of Harvey Dent.

This was the first story to use the character in the three years since Hush, since Loeb supposedly had plans for Harvey hich kept him in limbo until those plans would reach fruition. They never did, and I think folks at DC wanted their precious status quo back in place. I also understand that Two-Face is Dan DiDio's favorite villain, which may have been a factor. In any case, Face the Face is one of the most significant Two-Face stories in canon, and also one of the most painfully frustrating. After five years, I finally have the words to explain just why.





The lost year of Gotham's Unknown Protector, Harvey Dent )




Batman: Face the Face can be purchased here if you wish to read the story in full, including the Tim Drake subplot, several other Rogues doing their Rogue things, and the entire issue dedicated to Harvey and Two-Face's discussion. As mentioned above, it also serves as a gateway to the comics which are coming out today, leading directly to Dini's Detective Comics and Morrison's Batman.
Tommie chris giarrusso
[personal profile] pyrotwilight
Another of my favorite issues from the Bloodlines event.

In a bit of a confusing event this issue was less about the heroes fighting off a Parasite (or really at all) and more about what happens when you make two New Bloods at the same time one good and one bad, but with another twist.

18 pages of a 56 page story.

Some odd art in the story and fairly uneven but I can't say I disliked it.



New Blood versus New Blood versus New Batman )
Two-Face: FOREVER!!!
[personal profile] thehefner
Just under the wire!

I wasn't sure I'd ever own a copy of this issue. As it featured the first appearance of Arkham Asylum, copies were out of my price range (unless I'm buying rare back issues for my girlfriend--because I'm clearly the most awesome boyfriend ever, zomg--my limit is five bucks), but I managed to find a ratty-ass copy that was good enough to read and scan. Huzzah!

I'm glad I did, because while the story is dated and rough, it was surprisingly ahead of its time with how sympathetically it treated Two-Face. Sure, he was sympathetic in his original appearance, but that was only up to the point that he was redeemed and had his face fixed. After it got rescarred again, his very few appearances between 1954 and 1971 treated him more like a tragic character who's now just a villain to be stopped, and all sympathy for him died long ago. It's how many still write him.

It's also how Denny O'Neil himself treated the character in his first Two-Face story, Half a Life. I should post that here, both the original version and the recent recoloring, just to compare. But today's post is O'Neil's *second* Two-Face story: Threat of the Two-Headed Coin! from Batman #258 (1974). And this time, O'Neil takes a slightly different approach with the character, one which undoubtedly influenced the writers on Batman: The Animated Series in how they handled villains.

That said, it's still very early Bronze Age, right down to the cracky intro image, where Harvey resembles Wile E. Coyote to an oblivious Dynamic Duo:





Fun with atomic weapons behind the cut )
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[personal profile] starwolf_oakley
Christopher Nolan is looking to avoid another bout of Magazine Rack Syndrome* by casting *two* Hollywood stars for female roles for DARK KNIGHT RISES. And some fans think one of those female roles is Sarah Essen.

* A meme I'm trying to start based on this dialog from The Simpsons.
Lisa: I'm a magazine rack!
Homer: Look, I'm the first to admit it; I don't write good parts for women.

Would Sarah Essen work in the Nolan-verse? Who should be cast? My theories and pages from LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT ANNUAL #2 with Sarah Essen after the cut.

You aren't supposed to turn that on )
Robin Joker Another day....
[personal profile] icon_uk
Look, it's "One Perfect Moment" week, it's me... you KNOW I had to do one of these, right?

You're a new villain, you want to make a splash, make a name for yourself. For that you need Batman as your nemesis, and how do you go about getting him to even notice you, after all, it's not like Gotham isn't awash with bad guys already...

You could send flowers, or chocolates, or write him a letter or... )

And at no extra charge, ANOTHER One Perfect Moment from only two pages later in the same issue

How to introduce a new bad guy with STYLE! )

The above courtesy of Batman 232, by Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano.

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[personal profile] brushed_velvet
From Gordon of Gotham #1 and #2, approx 2 and half pages.

Read more... )

But he is quite partial to flame-haired Irish men

Read more... )

And can anyone please tell me what the heck his wife Barbara is going on about here because I really have no clue.

Read more... )

tags - char: jim gordon, char: batman/bruce wayne, creator: dennis o'neil, creator: dick giordano, creator: klaus janson, publisher: dc comics
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[personal profile] digicom
Fans of comics love to argue who is the best/fastest/toughest character. Among DC Martial Artists, Cassandra Cain, Lady Shiva, or Batman often get the nod. But there's one fellow who sometimes gets missed, even though he's been around since the early 70's:



Part of it is understandable, as he disappeared from comics after his short-lived series (based on a novel by Denny O'Neill & Jim Berry) was canceled, but 23 years ago, Denny re-invented him as the archetypal martial arts master, that guy who isn't as flashy as some, but is the best person to learn from.

Class is now in session )

It's because these scenes (among others) were so cool that I didn't care for the Dixon revamp. I do have a pet theory that "Richie" is a different fellow entirely, but this might not be the place for that. :)

(Scans from Birds of Prey #87, Batman Chronicles #5, Cry For Blood #3, and 52 #27.)
Movie Sandman III
[personal profile] flint_marko

Image behind the cut. )

char: spider-man/peter parker, char: debra whitman, title: amazing spider-man,creator: dennis o'neil,creator: john romita jr.,char: j. jonah jameson jr.
By My Batlentine
[personal profile] mystery



suggested tags: creator: denny o'neil, creator: dick giordano, publisher: dc, title: batman, era: bronze age
cool times; a man in a black shirt places a blue fedora on his head while throwing a jacket over his shoulder.
[personal profile] kingrockwell
We continue our holiday times with two tales here that really only use the holidays as a background setting. Also the interesting coincidence of our protagonists both being compared to angels (i didn't notice this when i first decided to post these two together!)

Stories from DCU Holiday Bash #1 and the DCU Holiday Special 2008 )

Tomorrow: Superboy and the Legion wonder why the "peace" has to just be "on earth"!

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