The first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series are collected here in trade paperback. Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (52, DETECTIVE COMICS), this series pitted the detectives of Gotham City’s Special Crimes Unit against the city's greatest villains — in the shadow of Batman himself.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I love just about every single thing about this book. It's written by two of my all-time favorite writers, Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker. It's drawn fantastically by Michael Lark. It's a police procedural. It's set in Gotham City. When factors like these combine to create a comic as incredible as this, it's as if the stars in the heavens above have aligned. Seriously though, Gotham Central is the most unique take on life in Gotham City that I've ever seen, and you'd be remiss in not checking it out.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By David Suiter
Format:Hardcover
Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker team up to write a stellar police drama set in Batman's home, Gotham City. Michael Lark provides the outstanding art work for this crime drama.
There are three stories contained in this great collection. The first has the writers co-writing a plot introducing us to the night and day shifts of GCPD and the Major Crimes Unit as they take on Mr. Freeze.
Brubaker then tackles the mystery of a kidnapping and murder. With plenty of plots and twists to keep an mystery fan jumping for more.
Rucka takes a more personal look at one of Gotham's Finest, Renee Montoya, as she deals with personal issues and the revenge of a twisted perp she arrested who was released on a technicality.
One of the strongest highlights was seeing how these police officers deal with a city that is protected by the Batman. The spectre of the Batman looms over each story but Batman only makes brief appearances. Brilliant handling by the writers to ground a real world story in the world of costumed vigilantes.
I can't wait for the next volume.
There are three stories contained in this great collection. The first has the writers co-writing a plot introducing us to the night and day shifts of GCPD and the Major Crimes Unit as they take on Mr. Freeze.
Brubaker then tackles the mystery of a kidnapping and murder. With plenty of plots and twists to keep an mystery fan jumping for more.
Rucka takes a more personal look at one of Gotham's Finest, Renee Montoya, as she deals with personal issues and the revenge of a twisted perp she arrested who was released on a technicality.
One of the strongest highlights was seeing how these police officers deal with a city that is protected by the Batman. The spectre of the Batman looms over each story but Batman only makes brief appearances. Brilliant handling by the writers to ground a real world story in the world of costumed vigilantes.
I can't wait for the next volume.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great read for adult Batman fans. There's not much of the Bat, but I found that refreshing. It focuses on the cops, and their resentment toward Batman for solving the crimes they cannot. I really started empathizing with each of the characters. The art is also very nice, and evokes a Year One quality. Highly recommended. I'd love to see this made into a TV show on HBO.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
How did I miss this?
I read a lot of comic books but somehow this one slipped past me. I loved how gritty and outside the box it was. I bought the whole series and read them all in a day. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Lady Violet
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gritty crime stories that happen to be in Gotham.
I came across this book randomly while looking at other Bat Man titles.
This book (and the other 3 volumes) tell the story of the of the men and women of the Gotham... Read more
This book (and the other 3 volumes) tell the story of the of the men and women of the Gotham... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alaina M. Clark
3.0 out of 5 stars
Batman's better
Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka draw focus from Batman to the men and women of the Gotham City Police Department in "Gotham Central". Read more
Published 3 months ago by Noel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great series.
I picked this series up at the local library, and I am glad I did what a great read. If you ever read superhero books and wondered how local police operated with a city full of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Long
4.0 out of 5 stars
MY GRADE: B plus.
There are many graphic novels about superheroes and their world and how important it
is for them to save the regular mortals but rarely do we get a perspective of the mortals... Read more
is for them to save the regular mortals but rarely do we get a perspective of the mortals... Read more
Published 10 months ago by MISTER SJEM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great stuff.
I had pretty much stopped reading comic books and a friend demanded that I read this. I think it's one of the best comics I've ever read. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MrPhinn
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Police Drama, but Gotham City has nothing to do with it.
I've read only this first one and its good. Its got a good story line and fits together really well. But the fact its set in Gotham City has nothing to do with it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by SkinnyBoyArt
4.0 out of 5 stars
A really promising series
This is the type of comics where I read book IV, was blown away, and decided to read the rest of the series. Read more
Published 13 months ago by danny boy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good series featuring the `ordinary' policemen of Gotham City
This volume reprints the first 10 issue of DC Comics' Gotham Central series, written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, who are noted for their non-superhero work, and the art by... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gareth Simon
3.0 out of 5 stars
As far as great journeys in comics go, you can't do much better than...
Written by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker, both fans and writers of crime fiction, Gotham Central offers a glimpse into the world of Gotham City that we've usually only seen from one... Read more
Published 18 months ago by GraphicNovelReporter.com
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