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I think you'll enjoy it. But if those comics seem a bit familiar, it's because later writers and artists have been copying them for years. After O'Neil and Adams had returned Batman to his roots in the early 70s, the character had again fallen into a sort of rut by the end of that decade (the late 70s were not a good time for comics overall). He was rescued by Englehart and Rogers, who set the template for the character until Frank Miller came along in the 80s. I don't know why DC hasn't reprinted their work--perhaps it's too busy flooding the market with endless hard-and-paperbacks of its current comics.
I bought the long sleeved version of that shirt for myself for Christmas. Of course, it would have been ideal if it was a turtleneck, but beggars can't be choosers.
That is Marshall Rogers."THE LAUGHING FISH" from the late 70s.
Let's not forget that the first few issues of Englehart's run were illustrated by Walt Simsonson, before Marshal Rogers was assigned the artistic duties on Detective Comics. Not that it would make this series either more or less reprintable, but in order for the storyline to be presented completely, the Simonson issues would need to be included as well.
(And yes, this stuff is nothing short of brilliant. Highly recommended!)
That sounds like the most plausible explanation. I do think it would be nice if DC honored its past by keeping the essential Batman stories in print. But I applaud the company for its Omnibus line, which has been steadily reprinting Batman's Golden Age appearances.
I'm also glad DC is reprinting Mike Barr's 1980s Batman stories in the upcoming Dark Knight Detective tpb. Barr's work was overshadowed by Frank Miller's Year One, but he did a charming job of modernizing Silver Age Batman for the 80s, and the great Alan Davis did most of the artwork, providing a beautifully sleek Batman.
Dark Knight Detective collects all of his Detective Comics run except for Year Two, which is fine with me. That story had some daring ideas but they were badly executed. The core elements were recycled to much better use in Mask of the Phantasm.
That's true--if memory serves, the Simonson issues are included in Strange Apparitions.
It’s a cliché answer but I find something to love in all of them (even Clooney).
It all depends on what I’m in the mood for. Luckily for me we’ve had a live action Batman reminiscent of each comic style.
In the mood for as realistic as possible? You’ve got Bale. Comic fantasy but for bigger kids? You’ve got Keaton. Dark Knight Returns esque killer Batman? Batfleck (at least in the first movie)
So the real question is: what’s your favorite kind of Batman? Mine is a toss up of Keaton & Affleck. They have my favorite cars too ;)
Affleck brings weight and humanity to the role, and I love how he loses it for a moment with Wonder Woman and she 'pushes' him back (she could have killed him, heh heh).
I have a reprint of those comics from 10 years or so ago. Includes the whole story arc with Hugo Strange and Silver St. Cloud and Laughing Fish et al.
In English or Finnish? I have the whole run in the Norwegian Batman magazines from the late 70s.
Not sure if they had been released here before. Might be the case. We didn't have our monthly Batman comics until the 80's, I think.
Of course we haven't had monthly Batman comics since the animated series and it's comic counterpart in the 90's.
As for the most underrated 70s Batman artist, I nominate Frank Robbins, whose inky, Milt Caniff-derived style was very controversial among superhero fans. Here's a page of Batman playing (rigged) Russian Roulette:
Back when I was a kid I took one and made it black and gray, and even kept it all these years! I thought: if they can make blue & gray, blue and dark blue, camouflage, and even GOLD, then why the hell didn't they ever make a black & gray one??
Today I had the same thought: if they made every ridiculous color variation imaginable, then an NES variant would have fit right in!! NECA made one after all.
This was just a spare Kenner Bats repainted; the only challenging part was making the cape. The logo was printed and glued into place.
Just another oddity for my collection! :))
Incidentally, I've always wondered why the Kenner Batman figure matched the '89 movie costume in every detail except for the logo, which in the film had extra spurs flanking the central point.
That didn’t bug me as much as the Batman Returns figures that came out in 1992, which lazily used the same mold, when he clearly had a very different costume! (God and that pathetic Penguin)
Looks just like Danny DeVito.... (eyeroll)
I suppose you can say that. It s an excellent read.