Batman: Gotham Underground (Batman (DC Comics Paperback)) [Paperback]

Frank Tieri (Author), Jim Calafiore (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (November 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401219284
• ISBN-13: 978-1401219284
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #594,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story for longtime and beginning Batfans, December 19, 2009

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Manuel A. Gonzales - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: Gotham Underground (Batman (DC Comics Paperback)) (Paperback)

This book takes place shortly after the death of Black Mask while coinciding with Salvation Run. After Black Mask is killed by Catwoman, a power vacuum is created once more and both Batman and his allies and the various mob bosses try to prevent the events from "War Games" happen once more. With most of the planet's villains are transported to another planet in "Salvation Run", the remaining players are mostly Penguin and Great White Whale which results in a "masked freaks" vs "regular crime bosses" mob war. Lot of Batman villains in this one(Joker, Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Bane, Riddler, Sugar and Ventriloquist, Great White Shark, Zsaz, Deadshot, and many more) and Batman masquerades as Matches Malones for most of this book. It's a great book where the villains are the stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Move Along...Nothing To See Here, April 28, 2009

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Andrew Shaffer "Author, Blogger" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: Gotham Underground (Batman (DC Comics Paperback)) (Paperback)

If you're wondering why DC would put out a nine-issue collection for under twenty bucks, the answer is simple: As a whole, "Gotham Underground" is far less than the sum of its parts.

Dozens of masked villains and traditional mobsters battle for control of Gotham's underworld. There are simply too many characters here, and the casual reader will certainly be lost without a scorecard. The story feels like a shadow of previous Batman books. There's little here that hasn't been seen and done before, and done much better.

The writing falls far short of the standards set by the likes of Batman scribes Greg Rucka and Jeph Loeb. When Bruce Wayne ends up in prison under his Matches Malone guise, Robin launches a futile search for Bruce on the streets of Gotham. Really? The fact that Batman's alter ego Matches Malone was arrested and booked would go unnoticed by Robin or Oracle? There are many other instances where logic is tossed aside for the sake of moving the plot forward.

I agree with the other reviewer who pointed out that at least the inter-locking cover concept is cool.

4.0 out of 5 stars Spotlight on the villians, December 12, 2011

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Jen "wizardmon_" (Arizona USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman: Gotham Underground (Batman (DC Comics Paperback)) (Paperback)

A great book for Batman fans who love the villians. The story follows various criminal factions and Arkham inmates as they battle for control of the criminal underworld after Black Mask died. The only complaint I have is that it felt overdone on the gore for certain scenes. The storyline can get a little confusing since it jumps around between various factions and past and present timelines, but this book is still a good read for Batman fans who prefer the villians over the heroes.