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An Elseworlds comic, with Batman emerging in Gotham in the 1930's. Houdini is booked for a two-week stint, and being quite clever, figures out who Batman is. They work together to solve the mysterious disappearances of children in a poor area of Gotham.Oh, I wish it were longer. The first third is actually fairly confusing and uninteresting; the watery art is absolutely lovely, but makes it hard to tell characters apart until you get used to it. Once Houdini and Batman team up (reluctantly), the...
A lot better than I was expecting- it's a very similar set-up to Gotham by Gaslight, but this story is much stronger. It uses Houdini's voice perfectly, and it's contained enough to give a sense of closure. The characters are all fleshed out, making them both interesting and in some cases, creepy as Hell. Recommended.
The Devil’s Workshop is excellent. Though this story takes place in the first years of the twentieth century, this Elseworlds tale doesn’t fall within the continuity of Gotham By Gaslight and Master Of The Future. The references to Roosevelt, Freud and the Wright brothers are splendid. Alfred is African American, which is a great idea for a Batman story taking place in the era this one does. Vicki Vale makes an appearance, which is stellar. Best of all is that Batman teams up with Harry Houdini
Narrat des del punt de vista de Houdini, m'agrada que es trobi amb un Batman força novell (segurament per equilibrar forces). La història no té gaire ni cap ni peus i està contada a trompicons, però sap captar l'atmòsfera de l'epoca.Que aixequi la mà qui no hagi estat esperant tota l'estona el moment que serien capturats i haurien de deslliurar-se de l'encadenat a punt de morir.
Batman y Houdini en una aventura "fuera de continuidad" a la medida de ambos iconos, salpicada de guiños de época y elegantemente ilustrada por Chiarello, quien se lleva los mayores méritos.
Batman + Houdini had plenty of meat to make a good story. Adding vampires to the mix was lazy and unnecessary.
This book is a victim of its awesome art. The watercolor art and less traditional lettering approaches mixed throughout the book make for an enjoyable visual experience, but unfortunately obscure the story along the way. It's often difficult to really distinguish between characters panel to panel, and the form-before-function lettering choices slow the narrative down necessarily. I found that I hadn't really hit a good reading flow until the last 3rd of the book. The story is better than most El...
A great, self-contained story about a steampunk-ish Batman in London fighting alongside Houdini against an unknown foe. Stylish, gripping, maniacal. I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it. It's actually a good starting point for people who want to read some Batman but have no idea where to start. As long as you're familiar enough with Batman to know the basic premise of his story (and who isn't?), this is a nice variation on the theme. It being self-contained means that there is no co...
Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop is a graphic novel and is written by the team of Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore and illustrated by Mark Chiarello. The story recounts a fictional encounter between the superhero Bruce Wayne as Batman and famous escape artist Harry Houdini in early 20th century in Gotham City.In the winter of 1907, children are disappearing from the impoverished part of Gotham, known as the "Devil's Workshop". The criminal is a grinning white-faced ghoul named Jack Scha...
Até o final da década de 80, início dos anos 90, quando um quadrinho tinha uma arte de babar, os roteiros eram de fracos para medianos. Isso só mudou com o esforço de Marvels. Então esse encontro de Batman e Houdini - vejam que não é um confronto, mas um encontro -, não foge à regra anterior à Marvels. Era uma edição de luxo do selo Elseworlds, que aqui no Brasil ficou conhecido como Túnel do Tempo, exatamente porque essa primeira edição levava o leitor para o ano de 1907, onde se encontrava com...
Ok. Ha sido extraño, pero me encantó. Al principio me costó tomarle el ritmo, cuando lo hice la historia fluyó. Hasta como película sería asombroso. Nos trasladamos al siglo XX en la que Houdini va a Gotham a hacer su espectáculo y ahí conoce a Wayne. De alguna forma natural ambos conectan muy bien. Al mismo tiempo en Gotham ocurre la desaparición de decenas de niños y, tanto Batman como Houdini, deciden intervenir para solucionar el misterio.Es fantástico. Y los dibujos son hermosos, de verdad
They took the Dracula storyline and essentially just put Batman and Houdini in the mix. Some scenes were hard to follow and it seemed a bit clumsy. Its not my favorite Batman story. Houdini and the caped crusader are not a very dynamic duo.
good tale with amazing art !!!
Horrible in every way conceived. Bland characters, awful art and and even worse layout. Hard pass.
Great alternative universe tale of Batman & Houdini in 1907. Successfully weaves fast paced adventure with humour. (Some great DC character cameos) The unusual water colour art suited the setting.
This was alternate Gothman by Gaslight. I enjoyed the art style and the story setting. Just wish it was longer.
El mejor Elseworld que leí en mi vida. Graficmente soberbio y la historia te transporta a la época.
Clever and well-executed "Elseworlds" story set in an alternative-universe Gotham City of our own early 20th C, full of entertaining references and cultural cues. The narrative is fast-paced and doesn't stoop to the reader (Chaykin's on here), and the watercolor art is atmospheric and at times just beautiful. My only complaint is that the material is rich enough, it feels like it deserved more pages to tell the story--or a sequel.
Maybe I need to read this one again... the art was more engaging than the story. 3 stars for now.
Loved the water color art.
