tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post5831564764224254997..comments2024-03-15T07:12:40.918-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Batman Vol. 3: Ghost Stories hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-13798252393938403922021-07-01T18:09:26.602-05:002021-07-01T18:09:26.602-05:00Yeah, I'm glad they eventually collected it, t...Yeah, I'm glad they eventually collected it, too.<br /><br />So many elements of Johns' original run made no sense without that missing context when I did my first read-through of the TPBs back in the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-59207336531570478792021-07-01T09:22:16.246-05:002021-07-01T09:22:16.246-05:00lol....so true! Reminds me of the line from Tim Bu...lol....so true! Reminds me of the line from Tim Burton's Batman...."Where does he get those wonderful toys....."Samir Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803216539305240396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-40819431572710080042021-06-30T21:16:07.597-05:002021-06-30T21:16:07.597-05:00I'm reminded it took them _so long_ to collect...I'm reminded it took them _so long_ to collect Wonderland. Glad that didn't happen here!collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-57636953513705580192021-06-30T21:15:31.009-05:002021-06-30T21:15:31.009-05:00Reading Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 and your comment ...Reading Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 and your comment about the car came to mind ... guess we're always waiting to see Batman's new car ...collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-12899688557967503402021-06-29T17:32:39.721-05:002021-06-29T17:32:39.721-05:00"Great point....I didn't know that those ..."Great point....I didn't know that those were fill in arcs....."<br /><br />Yeah, Tynion's Newsletter a while back confirmed it was essentially a temp gig and that Batman #100 was going to be his exit (before he was offered permanent custodianship of the book).<br /><br />Tynion didn't officially say why it was only going to be a temp gig. But if you read between the lines, it's not hard to guess it was due to the plans for DiDio’s 5G publishing initiative and how everything changed between his February 2020 ouster and the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /><br />It actually reminds me a lot of Geoff Johns' original Flash run. The “Wonderland” arc was only supposed to be a 6-month filler story until they found a permanent successor for Mark Waid. But then Johns got offered the book and so it became the strange, unintended prologue (which, to his credit, Johns retroactively made work by getting plenty of narrative mileage out of Plunder, Chyre, Brother Grimm, etc.).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-57957036595367295852021-06-29T15:23:12.856-05:002021-06-29T15:23:12.856-05:00Oh, and forgot to mention it was great seeing Jame...Oh, and forgot to mention it was great seeing James Stokoe doing the artwork on the Clownhunter origin story. I am a big fan of his Godzilla and Aliens work that he has done for Dark Horse. Samir Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803216539305240396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-89419900015135280972021-06-29T15:22:17.213-05:002021-06-29T15:22:17.213-05:00Great point....I didn't know that those were f...Great point....I didn't know that those were fill in arcs.....<br /><br />I'm in it for the long haul......so it will be good to see how his entire story plays out. Samir Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803216539305240396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-82343575032311672072021-06-29T13:37:57.769-05:002021-06-29T13:37:57.769-05:00"Perhaps in the grand scheme of things....it ..."Perhaps in the grand scheme of things....it will resonate more once Tynion's complete run is written....time will tell."<br /><br />Yeah. Tynion confirmed in his newsletter last December that he has the main Batman book plotted out through 2023. Should things align and keep developing through Batman and the Joker spinoff, that'll be his exit.<br /><br />So, yeah, it'll be interesting to come back and see how things play out in their entierty (especially with how Their Dark Designs and Joker War were only intended to be a fill-in arc before the 5G initiative got cancelled).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75917133597371120732021-06-29T12:45:45.286-05:002021-06-29T12:45:45.286-05:00Great review as always. I have to say that I still...Great review as always. I have to say that I still feel like the first volume was Tynion's best so far, or at least the one that I enjoyed the most out of the three. The Joker War I feel has a disappointing ending. This latest volume has a lot of small moments and things play out well, but seems to be a "let's get the chess board ready" for the next major storyline...vibe to it. Which is perfectly fine. I like that Tynion is introducing new characters, enjoy the brief interplay between Batman and his supporting characters, even liked the way the writer handled both Harley and the ClownHunter......but I can't say that this is a volume that I would want to ready over and over again.<br /><br />Perhaps in the grand scheme of things....it will resonate more once Tynion's complete run is written....time will tell. <br /><br />For the next volume, I hope we get a regular artist, see that new batmobile that Batman was talking about, and get some movement in the storyline that goes beyond "let's strip Batman to his basic concept, turn his life inside and out, and then rebuild a better Batman" concept. Ah well, I guess it's not the ending, but the journey....! Samir Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803216539305240396noreply@blogger.com