Batman: The Long Halloween

By Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee and Scott Williams

Gotham City's worst criminals--Joker, Riddler, Ra's al Ghul, Clayface and others--have emerged to throw Batman's life into utter chaos. However, these villains are part of a much more elaborate, sinister scheme to destroy the Dark Knight once and for all, one headed by a mastermind much closer to Bruce Wayne than any foe before... Gotham City is infected by a crime epidemic and all of Batman's enemies have emerged to throw his life into utter chaos. But little do they know, they're all pawns of the villainous Hush in an elaborate game of revenge against Bruce Wayne. Pushed past his breaking point, Batman will need to use more than the world's greatest detective skills to uncover the true identity of this mysterious mastermind before it's too late. This truly unforgettable story by three of comics' top talents--writer Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory) and artists Jim Lee (Justice League, Suicide Squad) and Scott Williams (All-Star Batman & Robin, Superman)--presents the Caped Crusader's most personal case yet! Collects Batman #608-619, a Hush interlude from Wizard #0, and a bonus section with over 40 pages of behind-the-scenes content.

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Published Sep 17, 2019

384 pages

Average rating: 8.68

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Jurij
8/10 stars
It is a retelling of The Long Halloween. A remake actually. Pretty much the same thing. You cannot guess along the story as it has a surprise reveal at the end, more or less. And it is a bit silly that everything happens to drag the story along, not because it seems realistic or something that could or would happen in the Batman universe. For example, the bad guys somehow always escape... by unexplained means. Does Gotham only have 20 cops all in all? They somehow escape because the story demands it, not because they would ever in a million years escape that easily. Next time they will all just walk out of Arkham. Still not a bad read. Very interesting and keeps you reading because you want to find out what will happen next. I will forget it soon. But I enjoyed it a lot while it lasted and was very entertained by this lowbrow entertainment.
TheAnalogMan
9/10 stars
Holiday walked so Gilda could run.
Shahna
4/10 stars
Too much. It's a convoluted mess.
Too many characters. I don't care.
The ending is unsatisfying.
Batman's inner monologue is so annoying.

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