Batman: War Games, Act Three - Endgame [Paperback]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Andersen Gabrych (Author), Devin Grayson (Author), Dylan Horrocks (Author), A.J. Leiberman (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1, 2005

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401204317
• ISBN-13: 978-1401204310
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: War Crimes (Paperback)

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.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good follow up to war Games, September 27, 2007

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Matthew Colwell "B82Colwell" (S.E. Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: War Crimes (Paperback)

I was out of comics for a while, and picked this Graphic Novel, great way to catch up! Batman finally gets some answers following the WAR GAMES saga

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Batman: War Games, Act Three - review, January 17, 2009

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Z. Shinder (Cerritos, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: War Games, Act Three - Endgame (Paperback)

I bought all three War Games Acts (along with War Drums, Prelude to War Games), and as with a lot of stories (at least the ones I've read), the climax is a worthy sendoff to the series.
***If you have not read any of the comics preceding WG:A3 [the Cataclysm story arc (Prelude - Part 16), the No Man's Land story arc (Vol. #1 - Vol. #5)...see List of Batman comics at Wikipedia under the section Reprint Collections for more (they are listed according to the chronology of the different story arcs as they flow from one to the other)], then I would hold off reading WG:A3 (and my review) until having read the aforementioned "lead-up" material (unless you read a summarization of those comics, which is just as effective, but less interesting).***
WG:A3 is a fantastic comic that ties up the loose ends of Batman's failed contingency plan, sent into motion in WG:A1 by Stephanie Brown (aka, the Spoiler/Robin #4).
*Recap from WG:A1 and 2:
Batman, Nightwing, Robin #3 (Tim Drake), Catwoman, Tarantula, Onyx, and Oracle have been running themselves ragged trying to restore order to Gotham following such a horrific debacle. A long thought dead nemesis of Batman's, Roman Sionis (aka, Black Mask) has returned to Gotham to take control of all crime in Gotham; becoming the city's singular, all-powerful crime lord. He has since killed Batman's agent, Orpheus (who was suppose to be the one to take over Gotham's criminals, with Batman pulling the strings), assumed his identity and brutally tortured Stephanie Brown for any additional information. Now working as part of Batman's plan, Black Mask is about to unleash a new wave of chaos upon Gotham.*
All of Gotham's criminals have gathered together under the assumption that "Orpheus" is about to unite them; but all is lost when when "Orpheus" instead riles them into a frenzy and turns them lose on the city. Batman discovers that it is really Black Mask who is behind this, but is forced out of fighting him as he and his team split up to try to prevent Gotham's criminals from razing the city to the ground. Black Mask escapes and after an encounter with the villain Hush, is given vague information that he takes to the press to reveal what he erroneously believes to be the Batcave; but is in fact the clocktower HQ for Oracle. In the meantime, Stephanie Brown has escaped her captivity and made her way to Dr. Leslie Thompkins' clinic in "Crime Alley" were her prognosis is anything but hopeful. After Batman and his team have dealt with the majority of the more dangerous criminals, they head for the clocktower to stop Black Mask and save Oracle.
Loved and loathed by fans and critics alike (for whatever reasons), I defer to a positive review of this comic; even though the story ends in a way that leaves the reader with a sense that there was no real resolution (that comes in the next installment to this series Batman: War Crimes); but that aside, this is a phenomenal comic that should not be missed by anyone. Given the nature of some of its content, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone under the age of 13 (for the violent aspects of the story) and under the age of 16 (for some of the story's complexity).
***I would still recommend that you read the prelude/follow-up comics listed above if you wish to truly enjoy this story as part of the greater saga.***