Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 way back in 1939 and now makes his 1,000th appearance in the comic whose initials became the name of the publisher! One of the best known and loved comic book characters Batman along with his sidekick Robin has entertained generations of fans not just in comics but on in cartoons, TV, films and games over the years.
It was inevitable that DC would do something special with Detective Comics on this anniversary and this is an issue well worth picking up in this albeit more expensive Hardback edition. In doing so I have to admit that I have not purchased Batman comics for a long time because of the endless and far too expensive crossover events..
I started reading Batman back in the sixties and remember the introduction of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) and Poison Ivy. Wish I still had the originals. Just have reprints now. I also recall the arrival of the batman TV show which was something millions of us watched and loved with the much loved and now sadly departed Adam West.
Then came the Dark Night in the late eighties and the world of Batman changed. Robin grew up and became Nightwing. The second Robin (Jason Todd) was murdered by the Joker. (he got better when Superboy Prime knocked his way back into the DCU, best not ask). Now he has a son Damian who really is a little bastard having been brought up by his mother Talia daughter of Ras Al Ghul of the League of assassins.
I understand Alfred was killed off which is a shame as I missed the story. There's been other changes and the introduction of the Court of Owls during the "New 52" relaunch but despite a tie in with Jonah Hex didn't really appeal with it's revisions of continuity, but that's a story for another day.
As for this edition it contains a dozen stories by various writers and artists celebrating Batman's legacy. They are all well reading though my personal favourites were The Silver Ghost by Grant Morrisson and Legacy by Tom King and of course the first part of DC generations in Generations Factured. I've ordered the hardback of that story-line from Amazon which is due out in June 2021.
This edition contains a gallery the covers used on the variant editions and is an essential addition to any comic fans bookshelf.
Rating: 5 Stars (Highly Recommended)
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