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Comic Book Superhero Store - Batman Illustrated, Vol. 2

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Manufacturer: DC Comics

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401202699
ISBN: 1401202691
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 236
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: 2004-09-01
Studio: DC Comics

Batman Illustrated Vol. 2 Hardcover

Price:	$31.18
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Summary: Good book, but no Denny O'Neil here.
Comment: This is a beautifully-illustrated, wonderfully-reprinted collection of some fun old comics with art by Neal Adams. Be warned, though, this edition does NOT contain any of the classic O'Neil/Adams Batman stories. Those start with Battman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2.
A fun book nonetheless, but not exactly what I thought I was buying.

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Summary: the real Batman flavor
Comment: This stories hooked me up to Batman the rest of my life. This is the Batman we all love. The stories and art are the core of the film we enjoy today.

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Summary: This is Batman at his best
Comment: The color is awesome. Neal Adams art is at his best. Great co-starts in this volume. And I love those crazy weird 60's stories. For example, Batman drops an atom bomb on Superman as a joke, more or less... and Jimmy Olsen and Robin are shown laughing on the next island over, in the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Heh. Da good old days.

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Summary: NEAL ADAMS IS STILL THE GREATEST
Comment: Outside of perhaps only Jack Kirby, there is no doubt in my mind that Neal Adams is the most influential comic book artist in the history of the genre. Even now, some thirty plus years after I began reading comic books I can still recall the issue numbers of so many of those classic Neal Adams issues...The battle against the Sentinels in X-men numbers 57 through 59, the Kree-Skrull war and that great cover from Avengers #96, Green Lantern #76, the first issue of his memorable run, etc... While Neal never stayed too long on any one title, he left an unforgettable imprint on every book he worked on, whether it was the socially conscious stories on Green Lantern, or his one issue fill-in on Conan #37. Which brings us to the character the Adams is perhaps most associated with, Batman. In the first of a three volume set, DC Comics is re-printing in chronological order, all of the Batman stories and covers that Adams did. The stories not only will include the Batman and Detective Comics stories, but also stories from World's Finest and The Brave and The Bold.

In fact the first story in this volume comes from Worlds Finest # 175 from 1968. In a story called "The Batman Superman Revenge Squad" two groups of villains plan to take out the pair of heroes as they are engaged in their annual battle of wits. While the story may seem somewhat corny in this day and age Adams always had the ability to bring a story up a few notches by just his style alone and make it seem more serious. This is especially true in a story from Brave & the Bold # 79 as Batman meets Deadman for the first time as Boston Brand is searching for the man who murdered him, and Batman is on the trail of the brother of the man who killed his parents. This is about as grim as it could get in 1968. In another Brave & the Bold story, Batman teams with the Flash against a two-bit hood named Bork who suddenly has gained tremendous strength and total invulnerability. While Batman tries to hold him in check, the Flash races around the world to try and find the source of his new found powers.

In other stories in this volume, Batman teams with The Creeper, Sgt. Rock, The Teen Titans, and Green Arrow in a series of stories that helped take Batman back to his detective roots. One can certainly make the argument the gritty, dark atmosphere of Adams' art helped bring Batman out of the doldrums of the early and mid-1960's. Adams was one of the first artists to truly take a cinematic approach to comic art, using his panels as a camera lens and approaching the action at odd angles and perspectives never seen before in comics. His oddly angled geometric panels with the action bursting outside the borders became an Adams trademark. I honestly cannot wait until the next two volumes, especially to read again the great Batman stories that Neal did with Denny O' Neil in the early 1970's, especially Batman # 237 with that grim reaper cover that still sticks in my mind all these years later.

Adams provides an introduction to the book where he deems himself unworthy of a book with a $50 price tag. I'd say that's chump change compared to the many years and pages of joy and wonder that he has given his legions of fans over the past 40 years. A magnificent edition to add to your library and long overdue! Now I just wish I could get my hands on Superman vs. Muhammad Ali again!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

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Summary: Terrible, terrible, terrible
Comment: Neal Adams is a genius and his Batman work from the late 60s is unmatched. But why did nobody stop the man 'update' his original artwork with cheesy new computer coloring? It's so bad, I can't read this, as much as I want to. The pencils & inks are dynamic, stylish and great as ever, but the new coloring makes everything look like a kiddie manga. This is so sad!

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