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Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle #2
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle, Vol. 2
A collection of the Detective Comics works of acclaimed artist Norm Breyfogle and writer Alan Grant, now presented in hardcover for the first time!
This volume of the LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT series focuses on the DETECTIVE COMICS stories from acclaimed artist Norm Breyfogle and writer Alan Grant. Featuring the Dark Knight's conflicts with Anarky, The Joker, the Scarecrow and the seeming death of the Penguin, this unbelievable hardcover edition is a must-have for any 1980s Bat-fans!
This volume collects DETECTIVE COMICS #608-621 and BATMAN #455-459.
This volume of the LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT series focuses on the DETECTIVE COMICS stories from acclaimed artist Norm Breyfogle and writer Alan Grant. Featuring the Dark Knight's conflicts with Anarky, The Joker, the Scarecrow and the seeming death of the Penguin, this unbelievable hardcover edition is a must-have for any 1980s Bat-fans!
This volume collects DETECTIVE COMICS #608-621 and BATMAN #455-459.
452 pages, Hardcover
First published November 27, 2018
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Norm Breyfogle
384 books17 followersNorm Breyfogle was an American artist, best known for his comic book art on DC Comics' Batman franchise.
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June 18, 2019
Although the stories and art are very good, I was kind of bumbed out that this book does not include Batman Issues #448-451 (although it says so on the cover), but only includes the cover art of these issues, not the stories.
What also is kind of frustrating, is that only the middle part of the Penguin Affair story (Detective Comics 615) is collected and not the first and the third (and final) part of this story (Batman #448 & #449). This makes it hard to read: you don't how "it" started or what's going on and you don't know how it ends.
Poor judgement on the editors of this book: it could have been so much better. Or atleast be more clear about the contents.
What also is kind of frustrating, is that only the middle part of the Penguin Affair story (Detective Comics 615) is collected and not the first and the third (and final) part of this story (Batman #448 & #449). This makes it hard to read: you don't how "it" started or what's going on and you don't know how it ends.
Poor judgement on the editors of this book: it could have been so much better. Or atleast be more clear about the contents.
July 25, 2020
Quite a few repeats from various Robin collections and the recent Batman: The Caped Crusader series of collections, but this is a great hardcover of some of the best Batman stories of the late 80s/early 90s, showcasing Norm's artwork
October 21, 2022
Classic Breyfogle art. Stories are pulpy and good fun.
March 1, 2020
Still not quite primo Breyfogle but it gets good once we're in '91.
Norm Breyfogle is easily my favorite comic book artist from 90s and this is a second volume of his artistic journey, so to speak. I'd say the turning point is the story of Tim Drake losing his parents (both his mom and dad drink poison which leaves her dead and him crippled). That nightmare scene shows us what Breyfogle can do with pencil. It's also an important point in the Bat-canon, foreshadowing the challenges that are to come soon.
All of the stories here are written by Alan Grant and it seems it's also his journey as a writer. What I find the funniest is that Batman seems to call every second criminal "creep" which is almost a signature Judge Dredd word for hoodlums and ruffians. I also partially learned where did Harold come from - the electronics genius hunchback that is in the back of the Knightfall saga when it unfolds in the next few years.
Overall, this is a nice book to have if you're a fan of the artist like me. But for better continuity I'd rather prefer if it included the omitted stories from Batman and Detective Comics series.
Norm Breyfogle is easily my favorite comic book artist from 90s and this is a second volume of his artistic journey, so to speak. I'd say the turning point is the story of Tim Drake losing his parents (both his mom and dad drink poison which leaves her dead and him crippled). That nightmare scene shows us what Breyfogle can do with pencil. It's also an important point in the Bat-canon, foreshadowing the challenges that are to come soon.
All of the stories here are written by Alan Grant and it seems it's also his journey as a writer. What I find the funniest is that Batman seems to call every second criminal "creep" which is almost a signature Judge Dredd word for hoodlums and ruffians. I also partially learned where did Harold come from - the electronics genius hunchback that is in the back of the Knightfall saga when it unfolds in the next few years.
Overall, this is a nice book to have if you're a fan of the artist like me. But for better continuity I'd rather prefer if it included the omitted stories from Batman and Detective Comics series.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews