Batman: Legacy [Paperback]

Alan Grant (Author), Doug Moench (Author), Chuck Dixon (Author), Graham Nolan (Illustrator), Jim Aparo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997

A deadly plague has been loosed upon Gotham City, forcing Gotham's wealthiest citizens to take refuge in a guilding ghetto of their own design, unaware that money is no protection from the virus. Now it's up to Batman and Robin to find a cure for the mysterious virus--with the help of their unlikely allies, Catwoman and Azrael. And when the virus returns in mutated form, Batman and his allies must race across the globe to find its source--and a cure. Graphic novel format.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Dc Comics (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563893371
• ISBN-13: 978-1563893377
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

CHUCK DIXON
Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Chuck Dixon has more than twenty-five years of experience in the graphic novel field as an editor, writer and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to the Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller currently writes G.I. Joe and A-team for IDW, The Good the Bad and the Ugly for Dynamite, The Simpsons for Bongo Comics along with many creator-owned projects for various publishers. He is also the co-publisher of an ambitious line of graphic novels based on the American Civil War.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wrong book., February 21, 1999

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Zig Zog "galapas" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman: Legacy (Paperback)

The advertised book is "Batman: Legacy." However, the synopsis, and both customer reviews, are for an earlier graphic novel, entitled "Batman: Contagion." The aforementioned plague is released, confronted and eventually cured in "Contagion" and in "Legacy" the source is traced.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as choppy as Contagion but still has its flaws, June 13, 2007

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F. Chan (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: Legacy (Paperback)

I'll try to review this without spoiling too much. This is basically the sequel to the Contagion Storyline. Apparently the cure found by Azrael in Contagion only makes the virus dormant and eventually mutates it into an even more deadly strain. The villain(I'm sure by looking at the cover you know who it is) is looking to spread even more viruses around the world including Gotham City. It's up to Batman, Nightwing, and Robin(Huntress steps in towards the end)to travel around the world and stop the bad guys from releasing the upgraded virus. The good thing about this book is that the story does not constantly shift from one subplot to another like Contagion. However it does have its weaknesses. After rereading it several times I still can't figure out Catwoman's role in the story. Basically she was captured and held at the villain's stronghold where he was planning his attacks. She escapes only to never be seen again in the story. Not only that, DC Comics makes it even stranger by not printing the whole story. Instead they print a couple pictures and some captions in an attempt to summarize it. Catwoman's appearance had no relevance at all. The only reason I can think why they put her in the story at the beginning was to show us the "wheel of plagues." But any reader would have figured out how the viruses were created because the wheel was reintroduced later on in the story. Overall it was still a good read. Maybe I read into it too much but I think Chuck Dixon was already teasing a Nightwing/Huntress love story. At one point she says to Nightwing: "Boys and their toys." Earlier on Nightwing tells Robin that he and Huntress are good at the "sneaky" stuff. I'm sure Dixon would have done a much better job if he was writing the Nightwing/Huntress story instead of Devin. This book is worth picking up if you can manage to find a copy. I managed to get one on Ebay for just $15. They should reprint this book considering they decided to the same to Contagion.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the Clutches of "The Clench", February 1, 2009

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Bicycle Day - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: Legacy (Paperback)

How many more deep blows to their collective souls can the good citizens of Gotham City take?

They weathered the outbreak of a lethal disease, an Ebola-like virus ("The Clench"), which has now returned...with a vengeance. And tragic times will bring unique alliances - for good and evil - with Batman and Robin teaming up with the likes of Nightwing, Oracle, Catwoman, Azrael and the Huntress to defeat the twisted genius of Ra's Al Ghul, Bane and The League of Assassins, who have a goal of unleashing a strain of the virus throughout the world.

From the streets of Gotham City to the expanse of the Middle East, the sequel to Batman: Contagion is a race against time, as an unbridled evil is prepared to destroy the world and place those "lucky" enough to survive into a test tube of servitude.