Loeb and Sale
There isn’t a more fitting review to write a couple of days after Halloween. A while back, I announced my recent expedition to graphic novels. About half of my purchases were Batman-related. My recent obsession with Batman is quite deep: drawings [see them here] and a replay of what is my opinion the best video game of 2011, Arkham City. Reading the Long Halloween was another great way to solidify my love for the Batman universe. Widely regarded as one of the best Batman Graphic Novels of all time,The Long Halloween adds surprising depth to the Batman universe and in Christopher Nolan’s words, “The Long Halloween is more than a comic book, it’s an epic tragedy”. This review is riddled with references to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, as it’s well known that this graphic novel served as inspiration to the writing of that movie.
This is a recommendation piece, so I’ve allowed as minimal spoilers as possible.
Historical Overview and Basic Plot of Jeph Loeb
Written in 1996 and published in 1997, The Long Halloween was written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. The graphic novel itself received critical acclaim and created two sequels to this series: Dark Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome. The basic plot of Jeph Loeb’s story is written during the early days of Batman’s career where crime mob families are still adjusting to the Dark Knight’s presence. But when a serial killer sparks a mob war between two families, Batman tries his best to get down to the identity of the killer before more people are killed. (more…)
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