Batman: Dark Victory (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Batman (Pb)) Library Binding – October 1, 2001

This book is a great sequel to The Long Halloween! And I know allot of people say this is the same story as it, but that's not true, ya it's true that it has the same plot but it is a different story. I actually enjoyed this book almost as much as I enjoyed the long Halloween. This story you get to see allot more of two face and how menacing he can be, you get to learn a little bit about cat woman's origin story and what her deal is with the Falcone family which was not explained in the previous book, you still get to see allot of intense moments and more villains, And you get to see Robin (Dick Grayson) first team up with batman, and in my opinion this is the best Robin origin story. I highly recommend reading this book and its a great follow up, except I would not read this book right after the long Halloween, I would read other books in between just don't read any batman books in between.

truly a masterful masterpiece from the epic bat duo of loeb and sale.not a weak spot anywhere and no dull moments either.a perfect follow up to the historic long halloween and every bit its equal.of all the incarnations of batman over the years...the loeb/sale version is THE one for me.Kevin Conroy provided the voice,Christian Bale the person and Loeb/Sale the spirit...the image...the idea that is BATMAN.get this great comic and never look back...or put it down.

This book is an excellent addition to the Batman library! Long but well worth the time spent. It introduces Dick Grayson as Robin and is probably the best origin story since the introduction of JasonTodd in Detective Comics although I wish there would have been a little more of Mr Grayson as he doesn't appear until the book is 3/4 "s done also Catwoman plays a major role here .Great story well worth the time.

This sequel lives up to the legacy of its spectacular predecessor. Batman: Dark Victory is an amazing, titillating murder mystery that will keep you guessing till the end. Hell, I usually figure out the killer in these kind of books before the detective does (raised up on Sherlock Holmes books, love mystery books), including The Long Halloween, but even I got shocked by the end! Will recommend to my friends!

I've read and enjoyed some of Jeph Loeb's Batman work, even though it is extremely gimmick-heavy. Both "Hush" and "The Long Halloween" relied on the gimmicks of using lots of villains as small supporting characters, characters faking their own deaths, and a mysterious villain that leaves no trace behind their systematic crimes. "Hush" had some great art and was generally silly fun though, and "Long Halloween" had enough of Frank Miller's "Year One" to redeem it for me.My problem with Dark Victory is that it uses the exact same gimmicks, which I'm completely sick of at this point, and there's nothing else particularly redeemable about it. It's just a dumber and darker version of The Long Halloween.I'm frankly tired of Loeb's Batman, who is not only a terrible detective but is completely oblivious to that fact. He starts the book by crashing a funeral and beating everyone up for no reason, and spends the rest of it walking around on holidays beating people up while accusing them of being a serial killer or just demanding information as to the killer's identity. Sometimes these people will even be telling him something and he'll just disappear for no reason.If Gotham has a crime rate similar to New York or Chicago, there must have been hundreds of murders and thousands of other crimes during the time spanned by "Long Halloween" and "Dark Victory". I'd like to imagine Batman spending his time on crimes he could actually solve and would actually help people, instead of brooding over a serial killer that kills someone (usually a gangster or a corrupt cop) once of month or so.But the real reason Batman can't solve this case, and the reason I gave the book one star, is that the story is simply nonsense and the case is unsolvable. Here we have a killer who is succeeding in killing cops and SWAT team members by getting a noose around their neck in some public place -- such as a bridge, the top of Gotham's police department, an elevator in the courthouse -- and then hanging them without leaving any evidence behind, or even any signs of a struggle. Suffice to say how the killer manages these feats is never resolved at all. That makes the whole "mystery" completely pointless. There is also lots of nonsense dialogue as well, like at one point when a character mentions warehouses full of millions of dollars of "completely laundered cash". Millions of dollars in cash sitting in a warehouse -- not in the banks or financial system -- is by definition, not laundered. It would attract the police and the IRS if you just drove up to a bank with a giant truck full of $100 bills and said you were here to make a deposit.The fight scenes are similarly dumbed down. At one point Batman is beating a crook into submission, and the very next frame the same crook is standing up and has a gun pointed to the side of his head. Being that said crook lacks any super powers or really any combat training, it seems like a panel could have been used to show how exactly that happened, but like most things in the book, it happened because shut up and stuff.I can only recommend this book to those who pretty much buy all Batman-related material, and specifically those who read "Long Halloween" and demand more of that. I also think it's possibly an interesting read if you're interested in exploring the gap between more serious and realistic stories like "Batman: Year One" or maybe Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and the more silly and campy TV show and comic series. This book sort of straddles the two ideas and you can see the clash of ideas.

A another great batman novel by the man who brought you the long Halloween., Jeph Loeb. Read this one as quickly as the last one, couldn't put it down. A another story of the early days of Batman, it also introduced Robin. I think any Batman fan would love this novel. I recommend it to anyone.

The epic sequel to The Long Halloween. Another whodunnit with a large cast of characters, including the origins of Robin. Like The Long Halloween, it was a real page turner with an amazing story and good artwork. A very enjoyable reading experience.

Bought the kindle version of the comic to save on shipping, and so I wouldn't worry about protecting the paper over time. It holds up mostly well, as the digital quality is good but not the real thing. Good trade off, and I'll be purchasing more.

It this compelling story Batman and Commissioner Gordon see their friends fall one by one, the conclusion of the story is not just in revealing the killer but in Batman finding a kindred spirit to share hid secret with. The artwork has to be some of my favourite graphic work ever, Tim Sale' s work gives real tension and drama to the script.

Really enjoyable sequel to Long Halloween. Just like its prequel it will keep you guessing to the very end about the identity of its antagonist. Brilliant artwork and a compelling story combine to make a very good graphic novel. A must read for Batman fans.

I bought this as a gift and my boyfriend was very happy with it

I enjoyed this well told, brilliantly illustrated retelling. It's twists and turns continue well woven from the previous Loeb Batman. I highly recommend it.

Very impressive follow up to the long Halloween. The novel takes you through a rollercoaster of highs and lows making it very difficult to stop reading .