Legends of the Batman

by Mark L. Van Name, Martin H. Greenberg, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, et al.

Book Overview

Gotham City: where the struggle between good and evil is played out between those who would corrupt the city's soul and rule it by terror and those who are sworn to protect its citizens, including the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567312195
• ISBN13: 9781567312195
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: MJF Books
• Length: 518 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Super Reader

This is a reprint of earlier Greenberg anthologies, except that in this volume you get a story about each of the cover featured characters as a movie tie-in, both by Dennis O'Neill. Legends of the Batman : 01 Bone - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 02 The Pirate of Millionaires' Cove - Edward D. Hoch Legends of the Batman : 03 Those Were the Days - Jerry A. Novick Legends of the Batman : 04 On the Wings of Angel - Kristine Kathryn Rusch Legends of the Batman : 05 Help! I Am a Prisoner - Joey Cavalieri Legends of the Batman : 06 The City That Could Not Breathe - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 07 An Unauthorized Biography - Brian M. Thomsen Legends of the Batman : 08 Balloons - Edward Wellen Legends of the Batman : 09 Going Straight - Laurie Sefton and Charles Von Rospach Legends of the Batman : 10 The Cat's-Eye Crown - Kay Demijohn Legends of the Batman : 11 Best of All - Marco Palmieri Legends of the Batman : 12 Catwomen - Greg Cox Legends of the Batman : 13 Double Dribble - George Alec Effinger Legends of the Batman : 14 Seize the Night - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 15 Happy Birthday - Mark L. Van Name and Jack McDevitt Mr. Freeze: The Early Years - Dennis O'Neil Poison Ivy's Gift - Dennis O'Neil Identity quest, tv style, with a bit of forensic modelling. 4 out of 5 Sea raider has all the trappings except the bird. 3 out of 5 The Birds, machined. 3 out of 5 Tough girl inspires cat curiosity and jealousy. 4 out of 5 Cartoonist forced into killing strip, clever with the ink. 4 out of 5 Pollution overload and catnapping = teamup. 4 out of 5 Sleazewriter factually lacking. 2.5 out of 5 Puzzles from the Grin Reaper. 3.5 out of 5 Bent security. 3 out of 5 Heist leaves hairy problem. 3.5 out of 5 Explosive rampage aims to break gang armistice. 3.5 out of 5 Multiple moggie mayhem. 3.5 out of 5 First point guard with green hair's basketball cover story. 4 out of 5 The Aztec Eagle has a thing for VIP abduction, and Volkswagens. Also some supernatural cycles of sacrifice. Luckily for one politician's daughter, there is a Bat around in Mexico. 4 out of 5 Chaos designed to push to the edge. 3 out of 5

well worth 5 stars

This book simply was amazing. I usually get bored reading, but this one i couldnt put down. the stories are dark and violent, and have this creepy feeling about them you just cant get from reading the comic book. Also, the stories dont require a vast knowledge of batman continuity.