Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold Vol. 3 [Paperback]

Bob Haney (Author), Jim Aparo (Illustrator), Mike Esposito (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (December 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401219853
• ISBN-13: 978-1401219857
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More great Batman team-ups, March 20, 2009

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Brian Reaves (Anniston, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold Vol. 3 (Paperback)

Volume 3 of this collection continues the trend of the previous volumes by giving us the Batman team-ups of "Brave and the Bold". The thing that sets this collection apart is the fact that Jim Aparo drew almost every issue, so the artwork here is consistent and absolutely first class all the way.

There are some nice team-ups here. The cover depicts Batman's team-up with the Joker, which is one of the better stories in the collection as far as plot goes. Not a lot on action, but it has a nice twist at the end and it was fun to see Batman fighting alongside his greatest enemy. Mister Miracle makes his team-up debut here, spicing things up nicely. Unfortunately, as with the other collections, there are a lot of repeats of guest stars. The Metal Men and Sgt. Rock keep coming back about every 8 issues or so.

A really nice story here involved Plastic Man and Metamorpho teaming up with Batman. It was cool to see Plas and Metamorpho fighting it out at one point. Even Jim Aparo himself sneaks into one of the stories!

I have to give this collection high marks because of the consistently great artwork and the introduction of some nice co-stars like Mister Miracle, The Atom, and the Flash, but that constant return of Sgt. Rock and the Metal Men every few issues really got old. Still, I'd recommend this book and will eagerly buy the next volume when it comes out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic collection, September 9, 2010

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David Keith "FurNTats" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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For me Batman's never been better than those wonderful Neal Adams issues from the early 1970s. Perhaps I'm mistaken. After reading this collection I think this Haney/Aparo run is Batman at peak. Great guest stars. Great stories. This is Batman as a two-fisted world-class detective with James Bond like gadgets here and there. I miss that Batman. Since Frank Miller's Dark Knight in the 80s he's just been a thug with a grudge. If you like Batman, treat yourself right and get a copy. Or, go ahead and get the whole 3 volumes of this series.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good Jim Aparo reproductions, June 10, 2009

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M. Hughes (Herndon, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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I guess that I should have read closer about this one. I was thinking it was like the Neal Adams Brave and Bold collection that I saw at a Barnes & Noble one time. That one was in color, this one, regretably, is not.
I still give it 4 stars because even though it is all black & white they use good paper and the reproduction quality is high enough to retain most of the lines/shading. Much better than some of the Marvel reprints I have bought in the past.