Batman: Europa

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However, most of Batman: Europa was quite nice, the only part that I found a bit hard to see what has going on was when Batman and Joker were in Paris and they are starting to feel the effect of the virus and the art is showing that. It’s in hopes to saving themselves from death that they go to various different European countries looking for the person responsible or a solution to their problem, but things aren’t looking too good for the both of them as they struggle to remain sane, or as insane as they originally were, throughout their adventure. In fact, Brian Azzarello and Matteo Casali have a wonderful understanding of their characters, although it can sometimes venture a bit outside of the box. A rare treat, one where artists can flex their creative muscles and bring some stunning real-world locales to life.

I’m all for trying something new with the character, but when the only thing new you add is compromising what makes the character great… well that’s not really new is it, it’s just misguided writing looking for a cheap shock. While I was really hoping it all came down to a little, "When Batman's away, Alfred will play" type of Internet activity, it seems that the computer and Bruce himself, are infected with the Colossus Virus. None of it was spectacular or that special and if you read a lot of comics, like anyone that picks this up is likely to do, then you’ll see styles you’ve seen before.I guess this one has been in the works for a while as Jim Lee's cover says 2010 and it was just collected at the end of 2016. I'll admit it, I thought this book was going to look like garbage after Jim Lee leaving the first issue, but the art really is the draw to this story.

Even I started to get annoyed with the constant attempts to make the current narrative parallel the real world past. Now as fun as that is, the real beauty of this book is the relationship between Batman and the Joker. Please note that Gabe's opinions are his own and don't always reflect the opinions of Weird Science as a whole. We get to see some great moments between the two while they embark on a journey that never feels quite as dire or dangerous as it should.The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers.

Due to the focus of Batman-Joker ethos, this is as much a psychological study as it is an international mystery. Batman: Europa is a four-part limited miniseries that brings together some of the greatest talents of American and European comics to tell the mysterious story of Batman and Joker joining forces on their escapade outside of Gotham to discover the one thing that could obliterate their greatest threat yet. Batman’s immediate victory (which we all knew was coming) is achieved in a way that feels a little cheap.Like some bizarre honeymoon batsy and joker are off travelling across europe trying to find a cure for this virus, it's only four issues so it's wrapped up pretty quickly and i really need them to make more of these though they're just too good!

I’m here for the banter and watching them actually work and plan together, and the book does a terrific job! Doch so divers der Comic-Sammelband in seinen Zeichnungen ist, so durchschnittlich ist alles andere an ihm. It seems almost churlish to point it out as it’s entirely secondary to the artwork but the story is very weak.

The artwork though is the real star of the book, as it was always meant to be, and that’s the reason to check this one out. The story stagnates occasionally as we get a history lesson at each new location, but I didn’t find that troublesome. Latorre's painted art is beautiful, especially that first page of Notre Dame at night, but many of the panels are dark, close-up and difficult to figure out what you are looking at.