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Post by shaxper on May 2, 2016 19:43:18 GMT -5
Okay, so here are the LotDK stories I think I'll probably still read and potentially cover in this thread: Destroyer goes across Batman, Detective and LODK, so you can't skip that issue. "Heat" is a follow-up to "Prey". Not quite up to the standard of "Prey", but still very good. Sanctum is a must...I mean it doesn't connect to any story in Batman or Detective but it's only one issue and it's seriously one of my favorite Batman stories of all time. I'd have to say that Faith (21-23) is essential if you feel that Batman's relationship with Leslie Thompkins is essential. We've already seen how Bruce Wayne's interaction with her began - Faith reveals how Batman entered into the mix. I also regard it as a pretty good story and it is a three-parter as opposed to the more unwieldly (for threads such as these) five-parters. Thanks for the feedback. Still open to more! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 2, 2016 20:12:36 GMT -5
For me, the one shots from Legends of the Dark Knight were my favorites and aside from Sanctum I really liked "Sunset" by Tom Joyner which was a great homage to Sunset Boulevard, "Citadel" by James Robinson and "Urban Legend" by Bill Willingham. But I suppose that if you're only going to partake of one of these little asides,(other than Sanctum you need to read that!) it should be "Stories" by Michael T. Gilbert which is like a history lesson of the many faces of Batman.
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Post by chadwilliam on May 2, 2016 22:03:09 GMT -5
First I've heard of this. More info? Just guessing, but I think he's referring to bonus insert comics that were included throughout the DC line. It's not a separate comic, it would be inside one of the existing issues. A quick google reveals that Detective #589 had one, for instance. That's the one - Thanks Crimebuster! |
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Post by lobsterjohnson on May 3, 2016 10:27:54 GMT -5
Sanctum is a must...I mean it doesn't connect to any story in Batman or Detective but it's only one issue and it's seriously one of my favorite Batman stories of all time. I've really got to read that one sometime. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 3, 2016 10:30:55 GMT -5
Sanctum is a must...I mean it doesn't connect to any story in Batman or Detective but it's only one issue and it's seriously one of my favorite Batman stories of all time. I've really got to read that one sometime. You should go out and get it right now man, especially if you liked the Doom that came to Gotham as it's very much in that same vain. |
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Post by byronlomax on May 3, 2016 10:55:48 GMT -5
Going Sane is definitely worth reading, one of the better LotDK story arcs. I really like Hothouse, too, for its rather different take on Poison Ivy, and great art by P. Craig Russel. Terminus is a cool Delano/Bachalo one-shot that I'm really fond of. Of course, due to the nature of the title, these stories mostly aren't "essential".
But Blades is my favourite LotDK story arc - in fact, it might be my favourite Batman story of the 90s, next to DK,DC.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 3, 2016 13:49:01 GMT -5
For me, the one shots from Legends of the Dark Knight were my favorites and aside from Sanctum I really liked "Sunset" by Tom Joyner which was a great homage to Sunset Boulevard, "Citadel" by James Robinson and "Urban Legend" by Bill Willingham. But I suppose that if you're only going to partake of one of these little asides,(other than Sanctum you need to read that!) it should be "Stories" by Michael T. Gilbert which is like a history lesson of the many faces of Batman. Yeah Sanctum is pretty great. I like Hothouse (42-43) a lot. Especially the P Craig Russell art. Dirty Tricks (95-97) by Abnett and Lanning was good. I liked the direction it seemed to be going but what was really going on was much different. I know I have Stories and Citadel but I guess I'll have to read them again. I remember Citadel's premise but not much of the details. Edit: All this talk is giving me the bug to read them again, and fill in some of the holes in the series I have up to when I had to drop comics all together around #150. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 3, 2016 14:08:03 GMT -5
For me, the one shots from Legends of the Dark Knight were my favorites and aside from Sanctum I really liked "Sunset" by Tom Joyner which was a great homage to Sunset Boulevard, "Citadel" by James Robinson and "Urban Legend" by Bill Willingham. But I suppose that if you're only going to partake of one of these little asides,(other than Sanctum you need to read that!) it should be "Stories" by Michael T. Gilbert which is like a history lesson of the many faces of Batman. Yeah Sanctum is pretty great. I like Hothouse (42-43) a lot. Especially the P Craig Russell art. Dirty Tricks (95-97) by Abnett and Lanning was good. I liked the direction it seemed to be going but what was really going on was much different. I know I have Stories and Citadel but I guess I'll have to read them again. I remember Citadel's premise but not much of the details. Edit: All this talk is giving me the bug to read them again, and fill in some of the holes in the series I have up to when I had to drop comics all together around #150. If you liked the "Legends of the Dark Knight" episode from the animated series you'll love Stories |
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Post by foxley on May 3, 2016 16:35:34 GMT -5
I'm obviously going to have haul my LOTDK long box and reread "Sanctum". I honestly recall nothing but the Mignola art.
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Post by shaxper on May 3, 2016 18:58:15 GMT -5
I really like Hothouse, too, for its rather different take on Poison Ivy, and great art by P. Craig Russel. That's all I needed to know. I may not review it, but I will definitely read it. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 4, 2016 9:40:06 GMT -5
It really is beautiful. If it weren't for Hothouse I am not sure if I would have ran into much of Mr Russell's work as it so sporadic and sprinkled all over comicdom.
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Post by shaxper on May 4, 2016 9:45:43 GMT -5
It really is beautiful. If it weren't for Hothouse I am not sure if I would have ran into much of Mr Russell's work as it so sporadic and sprinkled all over comicdom. Please tell me you've read his Elric stuff. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 4, 2016 10:00:15 GMT -5
It really is beautiful. If it weren't for Hothouse I am not sure if I would have ran into much of Mr Russell's work as it so sporadic and sprinkled all over comicdom. Please tell me you've read his Elric stuff. So far just the GN from First. I picked it up with some issues from Marvel and DC graphic novel series. The art is indeed beautiful in there too. But it's one of those, at least then, overwhelming series since it was all over the place kind of. I'll look through your list in the link and add them to my want list to keep my eye out for them. Sword and sorcery I can enjoy. It's just not my go to. And I thought I remember a good story in a few issues of either Epic Illustrated or Rook that he did. I do remember it was a magazine size book, and those two are the ones I have the most of. But dang if I can remember much about the story. Just a few images still in my head. I'll have to look and see if I can figure it out when I get home. |
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Post by shaxper on May 4, 2016 10:12:48 GMT -5
So far just the GN from First. I picked it up with some issues from Marvel and DC graphic novel series. The art is indeed beautiful in there too. But it's one of those, at least then, overwhelming series since it was all over the place kind of. I'll look through your list in the link and add them to my want list to keep my eye out for them. . The First GN was the absolute highlight of the series. You're good  |
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Post by Action Ace on May 4, 2016 20:03:58 GMT -5
Is P Craig Russell enough to get Shaxper to read Robin 3000?  |
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Sanctum is a must...I mean it doesn't connect to any story in Batman or Detective but it's only one issue and it's seriously one of my favorite Batman stories of all time.
I'd have to say that Faith (21-23) is essential if you feel that Batman's relationship with Leslie Thompkins is essential. We've already seen how Bruce Wayne's interaction with her began - Faith reveals how Batman entered into the mix. I also regard it as a pretty good story and it is a three-parter as opposed to the more unwieldly (for threads such as these) five-parters.
