Batman Mr. Freeze: Mr Freeze [Comic]

Paul Dini (Author), Mark Buckingham (Author), Wayne Faucher (Author)

Product Details

• Comic: 48 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563893029
• ISBN-13: 978-1563893025
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,026,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Dini is the multi-award-winning writer of many scripts for Batman: The Animated Series, and has also written for the Superman and Justice League animated series. His comics work includes Batman: Black and White and Batman Adventures. Dustin Nguyen has pencilled the critically acclaimed WildCats 3.0 and The Authority.

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I expected better from Dini, October 25, 2007

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Steven Scott "LeChuck" (L.A., CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman Mr. Freeze: Mr Freeze (Comic)

I don't think I would have picked this up if it weren't for the contribution of writer Paul Dini. I think he's a fantastic writer and I am a long time fan. When he was writing for the Batman animated series, he rewrote Mr. Freeze's backstory in the episode "Heart of Ice", giving the character new depth and motivation. It is hailed by critics and fans as one of the best episodes of the series.

This story here expands upon the new history that Dini created for the character and reintroduces Mr. Freeze into the Post-Crisis continuity of the DCU. It's a loose adaptation of "Heart of Ice", but in my opinion, loses something in the translation from screen to page. I liked the flashback sequences, but the present setting was not a very interesting plot.

The artwork bothered me quite a bit. Not the worst I've ever seen, I think Freeze looked cool for the most part, but the way Batman was drawn irritated me. His ears were so ridiculously long that if he was running or diving out of the way they would fly back with the wind. He looked more like Arthur from The Tick than Batman for the most part.

If Freeze is one of your all time favorite villains, you might enjoy this. However, I couldn't help but be dissapointed considering my expectations are always high with Dini.