Batman: War Crimes (Paperback)

by Andersen Gebrych (Author), Devin Grayson (Author), Bill Willingham (Author), Bruce Jones (Author), Will Pfeifer (Author)

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Product Description
The Spoiler died during a the gang waror so Batman thought.When the media begin reporting on the Spoilers private life and making accusations aimed at the Dark Knight, he begins an investigation that leads to a new confrontation with Gotham Citys undisputed underworld boss, Black Mask.Complicating matters even further is the return of his deadliest opponent, the Joker, and the reappearance of an old foe long believed dead.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401209033
• ISBN-13: 978-1401209032
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #594,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally Out Of Character Storyline, March 18, 2006

By	David B. Murray "Making hay while the sun shines" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not sure why the two previous reviewers thought they were reviewing War Games. This book actually collects the War Crimes arc from the regular Batman and Detective comics series. It's like an aftermath to War Games, but it doesn't measure up to the books that precede it.

In this book, we learn that one of Batman's most devoted allies...someone who had been elevated in recent years to be at the same level as Alfred in terms of mentoring Batman/Bruce Wayne...allowed a key character from the War Games books to die. (This is lifted from Batman#644 in the regular comics.)

It was, without a doubt, one of of the stupidest comic book endings I've read in a long time. I'm all for surprise endings, but not at the expense of a character we know would never do a thing like this based on years and years of back story. In the end, the character is exiled to Africa or somewhere and warned by Batman never to return.

Is DC really this hard up for creativity? No, they aren't, because many of their other products are very satisfying in terms of plotting and characters. They just dropped the ball on this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Batman story, December 31, 2008

By	Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Everything has gone very bad for Batman recently. He is being blamed for just about all of the gangland crimes of late, particularly the brutal murder of Stephanie Brown, AKA The Spoiler, AKA Robin, AKA a teenage girl who didn't know any better. There's more than one player in this game, and it's going to take all of Batman's detective abilities to figure out who did what, and why.

OK. Well, you can't please all the people all the time. Just recently I wrote a scathing review of a very popular Batman graphic novel, I just didn't like it. This one, on the other hand, really spoke to me. Batman is certainly the Dark Knight in this story, pummeling the bad guys, still seeking justice for what was done.

Overall, I found this to be a very interesting read. I liked the action, the mystery, the angst, the search for justice in a world gone more than slightly insane. So, as for me, I thought that this was a very good Batman story, one that I really enjoyed reading. I don't hesitate to recommend it.

1.0 out of 5 stars year one, June 8, 2009

By	James Russell "Jimmy" (Jennings IN,) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Batman: Year One - Ra's Al Ghul (Paperback)

this book sucked. this book suppose to take place a year after death and maidens but i would skip this and settle for the resurrection of ra's al ghul