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scans_daily2011-05-14 05:02 pm
tsunamiwombat) wrote in scans_daily2011-05-14 05:02 pm
Who Is Batman, Really?
As promised, a single issue showcasing the many sides to Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Good art, shitty scans after the cut. 8 pgs out of 24
We open on the Gotham City bridge, where a Police negotiator is doing his level best to convinced a young man named Kenny not to jump. Kenny's at rock bottom, he's got a bad heroin hook, and it's looking to check out.
Batman shows up and scares the crap out of him, que TAS theme music.
Batman leaps off after him and snaffles the kid out of mid air with a convenient harness, and he is not happy.
According to that last panel, we do not cut but rather microsoft powerpoint fade to another setting- Willys diner, where the cop telling the story to a chap of his over a cup of coffee finishes relating his story.
"You should've seen him george, he was incredible!"
"I did see him tonight. But the Batman I saw was a whole different person"
Cut to Cop two's story. A gang of drunk and lost extra's from Mad Max (not really) get interrupted in the middle of robbing a convenience store by a beat cop. They add him a handfull of holes but he gets away to call for backup, GPD swat has the place surrounded in 5 minutes. The gang makes demands, and says if they're not met, they're going to start killing hostages.
Wait, whats that sound? Da na na naaa... thats right, TAS themesong.
There's a really great beatup page with just shots of peoples faces, the glee and sadism in the eyes of the gangsters, the grim expressions of the cops, and the horror and fear of the hostages- ending on Batmans narrowed eyes. Some solid, wordless action follows as Batman kicks the crap out of the gang, leaving one left...
Wait for it...
I think I just pee'd a little.
Batman straight up murderfaces all of them and disaperes without a trace, the cops remineisce about how badass he is when a third cop introduces himself and shares his own tale of the Batsyman.
He relates he's walking the beat that night, when he spots two kids wandering around Gotham streets alone. Obviously something doesn't click, so he goes after them and they run. He chases them, but they're fast and wily and they get away.
Almost.
TAS THEMESONG.
Batman pops out of nowhere, cape fluttering dramatically like he do. Naturally, this freaks the kids out a little, and one of them picks up a peice of junk wood and threatens him with it.
It turns out they're from down south- Dad got laid off, and moved up to Gotham looking for work. He didn't find any work, but he did find a knife in the chest trying to win money to get home during a card game. Parentless, child services eventually shows up to take care of the kids, but they want to split them up.
The kids say "F That noise" and run for it, and spend the next 3 months living off the trash and refuse of Gotham, all alone, not a cent between them.
Aww.
Batman arranges to have his 'friend' Bruce Wayne take care of things for them and whisks the kids off into the night, because he's the Goddamned Batman and he can. The Cop relates his story to his disbelieving friends then exscuses himself.
Wait for it.... wait for it...
And thats who batman is.
Writer: Jim Starlin; Pencils: Dave Cockrum; Inker: Mike DeCarlo; Colorist: Adrienne Roy; Editor: Denny O'Neil
Good art, shitty scans after the cut. 8 pgs out of 24
We open on the Gotham City bridge, where a Police negotiator is doing his level best to convinced a young man named Kenny not to jump. Kenny's at rock bottom, he's got a bad heroin hook, and it's looking to check out.
Batman shows up and scares the crap out of him, que TAS theme music.
Batman leaps off after him and snaffles the kid out of mid air with a convenient harness, and he is not happy.
According to that last panel, we do not cut but rather microsoft powerpoint fade to another setting- Willys diner, where the cop telling the story to a chap of his over a cup of coffee finishes relating his story.
"You should've seen him george, he was incredible!"
"I did see him tonight. But the Batman I saw was a whole different person"
Cut to Cop two's story. A gang of drunk and lost extra's from Mad Max (not really) get interrupted in the middle of robbing a convenience store by a beat cop. They add him a handfull of holes but he gets away to call for backup, GPD swat has the place surrounded in 5 minutes. The gang makes demands, and says if they're not met, they're going to start killing hostages.
Wait, whats that sound? Da na na naaa... thats right, TAS themesong.
There's a really great beatup page with just shots of peoples faces, the glee and sadism in the eyes of the gangsters, the grim expressions of the cops, and the horror and fear of the hostages- ending on Batmans narrowed eyes. Some solid, wordless action follows as Batman kicks the crap out of the gang, leaving one left...
Wait for it...
I think I just pee'd a little.
Batman straight up murderfaces all of them and disaperes without a trace, the cops remineisce about how badass he is when a third cop introduces himself and shares his own tale of the Batsyman.
He relates he's walking the beat that night, when he spots two kids wandering around Gotham streets alone. Obviously something doesn't click, so he goes after them and they run. He chases them, but they're fast and wily and they get away.
Almost.
TAS THEMESONG.
Batman pops out of nowhere, cape fluttering dramatically like he do. Naturally, this freaks the kids out a little, and one of them picks up a peice of junk wood and threatens him with it.
It turns out they're from down south- Dad got laid off, and moved up to Gotham looking for work. He didn't find any work, but he did find a knife in the chest trying to win money to get home during a card game. Parentless, child services eventually shows up to take care of the kids, but they want to split them up.
The kids say "F That noise" and run for it, and spend the next 3 months living off the trash and refuse of Gotham, all alone, not a cent between them.
Aww.
Batman arranges to have his 'friend' Bruce Wayne take care of things for them and whisks the kids off into the night, because he's the Goddamned Batman and he can. The Cop relates his story to his disbelieving friends then exscuses himself.
Wait for it.... wait for it...
And thats who batman is.
Writer: Jim Starlin; Pencils: Dave Cockrum; Inker: Mike DeCarlo; Colorist: Adrienne Roy; Editor: Denny O'Neil