(B) 75% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: Read in Digital First singles. Individual reviews for included stories can be found here:- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #1- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #2- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #3- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #4- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #5- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #6- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #7- Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #8- Legends of the Dark Knight...

Liked this. It's a throwback to something I didn't realize I was missing, the comics where a story begins and ends within those few pages. No long arcs spanning volume after volume, wrapping up in some sort of package or reboot. You're just thrown in with Batman, and you watch him work.Can I ask a Batman question here?Or maybe it's more like a Batman Request?Can we never, ever show Bruce Wayne's parents get gunned down in a movie, ever again, ever?Every time I see Batman on screen in a new itera...

50% | C | Good"I have no effect. I just throw them in one end and the system spits them out the other"A collection of several standalone Batman stories from a variety of creative teamsSome of these stories deserve more than the stars I've given them, but since I'm judging this as a whole collection, the bad stories unfortunately drag down the good. The stories I think are worth reading include 'The Butler Did It', 'All Of The Above', 'The Crime Never Committed' and 'Letters To Batman', all of wh...

This is the relaunched Legends of the Dark Knight series originally published in DC’s Digital Firsts line. The books are made up of short stories by various writers and artists to tell one-off Batman stories that explores different aspects of the character’s world in more detail. And for the most part, the stories here are actually pretty damn good!My favourite of the bunch is Steve Niles and Trevor Hairsine’s Letters to Batman. After Batman puts Joker away in Arkham one more time, the Clown Pri...

This is an entertaining Batman anthology series. As with any collection of this type, some stories are better than others, but in this case there was much more good than bad.One of the longer stories had Ben Templesmith art and featured Joker, Killer Croc and the Mad Hatter. This one was probably my favorite. Another dealt with letters people had written to Batman, and this was a touching story showing the more human side of Batman. Slam Bradley also had an entire issue to himself, which was ano...

In general, not a fan of anthologies like this: the stories are too short. If you are lucky, you'll get an excellent gem of an idea or theme but the story doesn't have time to breathe. You end up left with a tantalizing glimpse but never get a full view, AND the knowledge that it was a wasted opportunity, never to be used again. There are a couple instances of that in this volume, and the rest simply fall flat."All of the Above" is a nice reminder why Batman is still the best tactical genius. "L...

The return of the classic one off stories brings a feeling of joy and nostalgia to my heart. Especially since it ignores all the garbage dumped on Batman from the New 52.

The beginning didn't really hook me as much but it got better and it was surprisingly good

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would! I liked it a lot more than Year One, though that one was still good. I loved all the different art, the styles were so drastically different between each issue! The first issue’s art done by Jeff Lemire had some really interesting art choices that played around with the traditional “comic panel” form, which I enjoyed. That story certainly showed me a different side of Alfred I hadn’t seen before. The second story was a really neat look into how t...

enjoyed the batman stories. broken down with different writers / artists with each chapter / story. they seemed to tie around batman and the joker, which is fine. love the joker.actually finished jan 2019, but setting it earlier so it doesn't effect my book reading challenge.

It’s Batman so it’s fun, it isn’t that bad but I feel like some of the stories are either a hit or a miss, either you like it or you don’t, it’s alright, it’s not bad at all, I feel like it lacks character understanding, but it’s still good.

Such a pleasant surprise. This book shows the beauty of an amazing universe and unfiltered creative team. Almost every story was a delight.

Short stories- Alfred teaches Bruce a lesson- gets things to use his weakness. Joker uses hatter to convince folks they are Batman and croc eats them- funny. Batman gets letters- very good

Legends of the Dark Knight is a collection of short stories from various authors. The tales are focused on the more unusual aspects of Batman's adventures. For the most part, there are a couple of meh quality stories, I enjoyed the stories. They were "different" in tone and execution. Had that been the sole factor in the making of a really good-great comic, then this would have gotten a 4th star and that's including the couple of meh stories.What is this mystical second thing that "makes a comic...

pretty good, its basically a bunch of short stories about batman, there are a couple longer ones but most are pretty short. Each story has its own characters and batman of course, characters that are in the book are mad hatter, killer croc, joker, black mask, and of course batman, with a few other characters that make minor appearences. Each story has different art, characters, and plots so expect one or two you might not like but also expect a few you would like. In all i thought it was good bu...

MINI-REVIEW: a bunch of short stories before the 52 reboot. The quality not so surprisingly varies in story plotting and art presentation.A breakdown of the tales:“The Butler Did It”: In which Bruce Wayne/Batman is humbled. The title gives it away unless you didn't look at it which was my case. B minus plotting and B artwork.“All Of The Above”: Batman fights someone out of his league with careful planning and strategy. B on plotting and B on artwork.“The Crime Never Committed”: Batman and Robin

A pretty strong Batman anthology. The first story misses the mark with its characterization of Alfred and Batman, but there's a great Batman/Amazo story, a neat tale of Bat-fakes, and a really touching story involving a mailbag. Plus Phil Hester turns up to illustrate a gumshoe yarn of Slam Bradley! Perfect for a less intense read, with some gems and top talent on parade.

An enjoyable collection of above average anthology stories.

Legends of the Dark Knight is a series where lesser-known writers and artists can get their chance to take a stab at Batman with short stories. This is the first book of the series, collecting the first 5 issues of it (or 15, if you count them split up into threes). There are stories here that are good, that are bad, and that are inbetween, so it is hard to make up what I think of it.Individual story reviews:The Butler Did It - This is a story about Bruce going on an ego trip and being taught a