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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9781401219093 ISBN: 1401219098 Label: DC Comics Manufacturer: DC Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: September 16, 2008 Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: September 16, 2008 Studio: DC Comics Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Great read sullied by uneven artworkThe J.H. Williams art on the Club of Heroes story in the first half of this collection only serves to underscore how not-ready-for-prime-time Tony Daniel (the artist on the 2nd half) is. The last chapter is illustrated by Ryan Benjamin, and seems to be a prank DC is playing on the readers. I remember Ryan Benjamin from back in the early days of Wildstorm, and at this point he seems to be doing a parody of himself. It's TERRIBLE. I honestly have no idea what the editor was thinking when they hired ... Read More Rating:  - Rouges Gallery? The Black Glove is the real deal!!!Let me start this off by saying, The Black Glove is one of the best batman stories i've ever read, dare I say, better than Jeph Loeb's HUSH! First of all i recommend you buy "Batmand and Son" and read that before buying this book. Both books contribute to the build up of Batman RIP. This book starts off with issues #667 - #669 for the first half. In these four issues, Batman goes to a remote island to meet up with a band of batman-inspired heroes known as the "Club of Heroes". ... Read More Rating: - First thing I've ever liked by this guy.I'm not a fan of Grant Morrison's work, but this is pretty good stuff I must admit. Several layers of stroy telling are going on in this work and you may need to read it through more than once to catch the little things. Pay close attention to the artwork in this one. You probably need a copy of THE GREATEST BATMAN STORIES EVER TOLD if you want to enjoy this and the RIP storyline that follows because he pulls heavily from some very old Batman stroies. The lead in to what seems to be a great mystery. Rating: - Undoubtably a work of artLet's start with the first part of this book, which takes place on the island of a certain "John Mayhew". What initially starts as a whodunnit type of mystery murder involving gimmicky heroes soon turns into something more. You really gotta love how Grant Morrison handles all the quirky subjects of the Batman of long ago. The writing here really shows off Batman's skill and the influence he's had. And let's not forget about J.H. Williams III. It's hard to find a word to describe this, but I think I'd have ... Read More Rating: - Fun story, building to something bigThe first half of this book is a fantastic murder mystery where Batman and the International Club of Heroes (a group of Batman imitators from around the world) are trapped on an island and killed one-by-one. The second half continues the build up to Morrison's Batman RIP storyline. The first half is a lot of fun and interesting, the second half is hard to judge since it leads into Batman RIP and that storyline is ongoing. 
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