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More of a mixed bag than the last one. Some really good, some head-scratchingly poor. Some hidden gems, like Geoff Johns doing a Scarecrow story. I’d say this is worth a look for any Bat-fan, who is guaranteed to find something of interest in a book this diverse.
great but not the prime of the others !!!
A good collection maybe deserving of a higher score. The best stories were the ones the humanized Batman and played with his relationship to his own myth, asking the question is it better for Batman to be a real person that can be captured in a picture or for him to be an omnipresent shadow. A lot of good moments throughout liking sassing an old woman and checking in on a crook who he gave a break to.
A few good stories but mostly not.
Not much I liked in this volume. Brubaker's and Geoff Johns' stories were the only really good ones. I did enjoy the bonus section which showed some of the sketches for the Black and White statues that have been done.
I understand the appeal but this collection was just too meaningless and brief for me to enjoy. Talented creators telling 8 page stories that had no connection to each other just didn't create the story I was looking for. I would love to see some of these tales expanded. Overall, this just wasn't worth the time.
Wonderful art and interesting stories
This is another volume of black-and-white vignettes. I will just describe a few of them. In "A Moment in the Light," it is strange that Zsasz is drawn without any scars, but it was surprising to see him jam a pencil (?) into Batman's chin. "The Call" is titled as such because it refers to the fact that Batman calls Superman to help him save someone when he has made a second mistake in his career. They are accurately described as a light and a shadow who need each other. "Urban Legend" contains s...
Oh boy I can't keep any of these straight anymore. They all had one or two pretty good stories and then a number of fair stories. What's interesting is how many of them focus on Scarecrow and how few focus on the Joker. Also, few Robins.
Having now read all three volumes of Batman Black & White, I feel it's safe to say that this is the strongest of them all. The writers and artists in this collection take the strongest advantage of the short story length, focusing often on one new or otherwise minor character and telling a very brief, personal story, or just using the visuals to punch out some really quick, compelling superheroics. Still, the volume is dragged down by an overabundance of boring, mediocre, and sometimes atrocious...
It's amazing how well some of these storytellers use eight pages and tell complete stories. My favorite in this volume (and #2 on my list of favorite Batman: Black & White stories) is "Urban Renewal" by Will Pfeifer and Brent Anderson.
There are some really good stories in this book -young Bruce talking with the spirit of the Bat in the cave, Batman finding the remains of a lost girl in the subway, the ghost of Jason Todd with super cute art, gargoyles, crazy architecture, escape artists, seedy bars, redemption stories- but there are also a bunch of very weird, or very boring stories. I guess the ratio was pretty good for me, I read more good stories than bad ones, and thus enjoyed the trade a lot. Lots of bits of insight into...
Batman: Black and White, Vol. 3 is a Batman anthology featuring black-and-white Batman short stories. Written and illustrated by various writers and pencilers, Batman: Black and White, Vol. 3 is an anthology of backup stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #17–49. This trade paperback collects Batman: Gotham Knights #17–49 backup stories.For the most part, I really like most of these entries – the black and white gave the dark noir feeling that this anthology was trying to capture. Like most anthol...
Lots of comics, stories, and art in this fine series: I particularly like contributions from Jill Thompson, Don McGregor & Dick Giordano, and Mark Askwith and Mike Kaluta.Recommended.
The black-and-white tales of the Dark Knight reach a third volume, sharing creative takes on the Batman in simple and stark illustrative styles. While some stories focus on the nightly routines of Gotham's protector, others stand out and take unique chances. Mick McMahon pens an oddball tale about Gotham's "weighty" problems, using puns and exaggerated artistry to craft his contribution. Batgirl's day and night routine are juxtaposed in Mike Carlin's contribution, relying heavily on the animated...
The first half is so much better than the last.
The longer this series goes, the lower the overall quality of collected stories gets. This collection actually includes a story where a never-seen creature is sucking the fat out of people, and a story where Batman takes a baby with him while attacking a factory removing guns from pinatas. Those are actual plots in this collection. And the overall quality of the artwork has taken a nose dive as well; there are highlights (the tourists guide to Gotham has some nice artwork between its articles, a...
Not sure why I keep reading these, as I haven't had a good opinion of one yet. I think the problem is the format - the 8 page story works when it's wordless or simply told, but many of these stories try to jam too much into the pages. There are some bright points (a Bill Wray story about a Batman statue is good) but so much of what is here is just 10 lbs of the same ol' "Batman as a tortured soul" shoved into the 5 lb sack of the format.There's also the problem of artists showing off rather than...
It's got some good Batman stories in here, some okay, a few not so great. If you like the other volumes read this. If picking from the four, go with one or four.
A great Batman collection with a variety of stories from gritty to silly!
