And Sale's character models are extremely unique while still being entirely recognizable. The thin lines punctuated by big swathes of black inking give the whole book a very palpable tension. Sale's art is the most immediately memorable thing about the book. But one thing that can't be argued is that The Long Halloween is Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's masterpiece. We've reached the portion of the list where you could make an argument that any of these stories could take the top slot. A Death in the Family (Starlin/Aparo, Batman #426-429) Daniel and the editors of 'Batman R.I.P.' spoke with Newsarama earlier in 2021 for a retrospective of the seminal arc.īuy: Amazon 5. Morrison can be a divisive writer but this story led to one of the best times to ever be a Bat-fan.Īrtist Tony S. Of course, Bruce prevails but not before he becomes intertwined with the events of Final Crisis, kicking off an era of great creativity in the Batline including the emergence of Kate Kane and Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson's time under the cowl, and eventually, Bruce's return and the formation of Batman Incorporated. Morrison manages to pull together some of the weird parts of Batman's publishing history like Bat-Mite and the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh while taking readers (and Bruce) on a path to rediscovering just what who and what DC's Dark Knight is. Grant Morrison's run on Batman is a long, strange trip through ideas from every nook and cranny of the Dark Knight's history, and Batman RIP is extremely representative of Morrison’s kitchen-sink approach. Newsarama recently caught up with Snyder and Capullo to reminisce about Batman: Court of Owls, a decade later.īuy: Amazon 8. Add in a slightly more streamlined approach to Jim Lee's Batsuit redesign against the stark horror visuals of the Court of Owls and we've got one of the most memorable stories of the 21st century. In exploring this new mystery, Snyder doubles down on one of the oldest but most effective tropes of noir storytelling - the city as a character - and invites readers to forget everything they thought they knew about the place that Bruce Wayne is sworn to protect.Īrtistically, Capullo was more than up for the challenge, syncing up with Snyder's intentions from page one and imbuing Gotham with a life and a dark energy that the story demanded. Snyder's horror roots come through in a big way with 'Court of the Owls,' introducing readers to a secret cult that's intrinsically tied to Gotham's history. While the 'New 52' is a sore spot for many fans, you'd be hard-pressed to find too many complaints about Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman run.
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