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5.0 out of 5 stars
Idealistic hero/villain for a cynical Batman, May 27, 2000
This must be one of the best Batman albums with one of the best heroes/villains: Anarky. Anarky is not the usual kind of hero/villain. He has firm beliefs, strong ideals and wants to make the world better. He doesn't believe in laws, becaus the laws are made by those who have power to let them keep the power.This makes the comic really interesting. Anarky acts on a social level, what is good and bad for the people. If he thinks a law is corrupt, he breaks it. A growling Batman grudgingly acknowledges the ideals of Anarky and his intelligence and skills, but believes the laws are created to protect the people. It is not surprising to know that Alan Gran, the writer, is a member of the British Anarchist Party. That is why it is so interesting to see how the anarchistic ideals can survive in Gotham (if they can). This is a collection of the best Batman-stories featuring Anarky, including his origin and a superb miniseries of 4 parts. It is sad to see that other writers who have used the anarky-character never understood Alan Grants meaning, like, when in Knightfall, Anarky tries to kill Batman (even if it is a false Batman)! In the foreword to this book, Alan Grant clearly states that making Anarky wanting to kill someone would seriously compromise his ideals. I recommend this book as one of the better Batman books in a long time, one everyone should read.
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by Grant Morrison
by Brian Azzarello
by Alan Moore
by Joe Harris
by Jim Starlin
