Maybe it's just me, but I didn't get it. The first half of the book is a murder mystery featuring several obscure Silver Age Batman characters (the League of Batmen anyone?...yeesh), and the ending comes out of left field. That's not necessarily a bad thing, this was a murder mystery after all. The second half is Batman facing down agents of the Black Glove and fighting his way through a few Batmen impersonators with an ending which leads directly into the Batman: R.I.P. storyline. The last half... more info
More uneven Batman fair.:
Had this collection only included the outstanding Black Glove storyline from Grant Morrison and JH Williams, I would have purchased it. This is a handsome hardcover volume with a beautifully rendered cover with contents worthy of the deluxe treatment.
The downside is that after the 3 issues illustrated by Williams, the art chores for the remainder of the book fall to Tony Daniel, who's usually good pencil work is ruined by inker Jonathan Glapion.
The editors seem to be trying to create a "Jim... more info
Great read sullied by uneven artwork:
The J.H. Williams art on the Club of Heroes story in the first half of this collection only serves to underscore how not-ready-for-prime-time Tony Daniel (the artist on the 2nd half) is. The last chapter is illustrated by Ryan Benjamin, and seems to be a prank DC is playing on the readers. I remember Ryan Benjamin from back in the early days of Wildstorm, and at this point he seems to be doing a parody of himself. It's TERRIBLE. I honestly have no idea what the editor was thinking when they hired him. Maybe... more info
Rouges Gallery? The Black Glove is the real deal!!!:
Let me start this off by saying, The Black Glove is one of the best batman stories i've ever read, dare I say, better than Jeph Loeb's HUSH! First of all i recommend you buy "Batmand and Son" and read that before buying this book. Both books contribute to the build up of Batman RIP. This book starts off with issues #667 - #669 for the first half. In these four issues, Batman goes to a remote island to meet up with a band of batman-inspired heroes known as the "Club of Heroes". Before the first... more info
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