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Gotham Central Book One: In the Line of Duty [Hardcover]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Greg Rucka (Author), Michael Lark (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: September 16, 2008
The first ten issues of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series is collected in hardcover for the first time! Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Greg Rucka (Detective Comics, 52), this series pitted the detectives of Gotham City's Special Crimes Unit against the city's greatest villains – in the shadow of Batman himself.
This volume collects two cases of the Gotham Special Crimes Unit. In the first, a cop is killed by Mister Freeze, and the squad is in a race against time to bring him in without the help of the Dark Knight. In the second story–the acclaimed, award-winning “Half a Life”–Detective Renee Montoya is outed as a lesbian and finds her work environment and personal life turned upside down. Things only become more complicated when she’s kidnapped by Two-Face. This debut volume features an introduction by acclaimed mystery author Lawrence Block.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: DC Comics (September 16, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401219233
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401219239
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.6 x 10.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Length: 2:21 Mins
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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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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 days ago by MrPhinn
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 25 days ago by SkinnyBoyArt
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 1 month ago by danny boy
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 4 months ago by Gareth Simon
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 6 months ago by GraphicNovelReporter.com
A Great Series in a Beautiful Format
Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty collects issues #1-10 from Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker's highly acclaimed Batman spin-off title, which had a short-lived run of 40 issues from... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Simon
I don't like DC comics, but I like this book
I am generally not a fan of the DC universe, but my brother loaned me this hardcover, and it's pretty great. It can't get around the fact that Mr. Read more
Published on May 7, 2010 by Kurt Conner
You like detective/cop stories, here you go.
I finally got this book after a lot of people informing about the creative team. I am very please with the product by DC and the team. Read more
Published on March 21, 2010 by Roberto Briceno
Great collection of great storytelling
I've always liked crime stories in comic form and Gotham Central is one of the best. Like Brian Michael Bendis' POWERS it shows the police officers lives on the job and sometimes... Read more
Published on February 26, 2010 by Jason Bean
The best cop show never on television
I can remember back when Gotham Central was first announced, I was hooked before the first issue was even released. Read more
Published on February 11, 2010 by Matt Martinez
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