Batman has spent his first
year fighting organized crime, but nothing thus far in his early career has
prepared him for the new menace facing Gotham--super-powered villains!
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6 Up–Bruce Wayne is in love, but trouble in
Gotham gets in the way of his burgeoning relationship with Julie Madison,
aspiring attorney and daughter of magnate Norman Madison. Batman's duties have
multiplied in recent weeks as a series of unusually gruesome attacks have left
at least one mutilated body floating in the sewer and have kept Julie waiting
impatiently for Bruce. And of course, loan shark and mob boss Sal Maroni
continues to wreak havoc among his clients. In cooperation with Captain Jim Gordon
at Gotham PD, Batman gets the evidence he needs to discover the source of the
vicious attacks–genetically mutated monsters created by renegade Professor Hugo
Strange, a man with a Napoleon complex and money on loan from Sal Maroni. When
Julie's father becomes entangled with Maroni, Bruce's emotional investment
rises, and Batman must do everything in his power to bring down Maroni. The
graphics are high quality, giving the appropriate darkness to the masked man
and excellent detail to the mutated monsters. Both longtime readers and new
fans of Batman will appreciate this chapter in the story.–Sarah Krygier,
Solano County Library, Fairfield, CA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All
rights reserved.
From Booklist
Writer-artist Wagner, best known for his
independent-comics creations Grendel and Mage,
here updates a pre-Robin Batman adventure, vintage 1940, that portends the
crucial change, from mere gangsters to supervillains, in the kind of criminals
menacing Gotham City. In it, mad scientist Hugo Strange conducts genetic
experiments that transform his victims into gigantic, flesh-eating
"monster men." Wagner retains the original's verve and adds modern
sophistication with both his simple but powerful art and his compelling
storytelling. There's plenty of Batman product on the market, but Wagner's stands
far apart from the rest. Gordon Flagg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product details
·
Publisher
: Dc Comics (August 23, 2006)
·
Language
: English
·
Paperback
: 144 pages
·
ISBN-10 :
1401210910
·
ISBN-13 :
978-1401210915
·
Item Weight
: 8 ounces
·
Dimensions
: 6.7 x 0.23 x 10.2 inches
Free Shipping offer & Expedited shipping costs quoted exclude the
following areas and post codes.
PLEASE CONTACT ME PRIOR TO ORDERING IF YOU LIVE IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland - postcodes IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49,
PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE. Northern Ireland, Isle of Man,
Channel Isles and Isles of Scilly & postcodes BT, IM, TR21-25.