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Comics Reviews: Batman 457, Detective 624, Legends of the Dark Knight 13

Batman 457 coverBatman #457 – “Master of Fear” – Alan Grant/Norm Breyfogle/Steve Mitchell

Last issue, Batman found out Scarecrow was the one behind the recent spate of murders around Gotham, committed by ordinary people seemingly on a whim. Unfortunately, Batman ran right into Scarecrow’s trap and was captured. Scarecrow brags to Batman (and Vicki Vale, who’s also his prisoner) about how he mailed his new hypnotic drug to random people, knowing it would bring out any latent aggressive tendencies they had. The fright masks were an extra touch, since Scarecrow knows how freeing wearing a mask can be (as does Batman, of course). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 457, Detective 624, Legends of the Dark Knight 13”

Comics Reviews: Batman 456, Detective 623, Legends of the Dark Knight 12

Batman 456 coverBatman #456 – “Without Fear of Consequence” – Alan Grant/Norm Breyfogle/Steve Mitchell

Last issue, an epidemic of so-called “Crimes of Whim” started, where seemingly ordinary, law-abiding people suddenly decided to become homicidal maniacs, all while wearing skull masks. Batman stops the latest one, a department store Santa who went on a killing spree. The cops tell him the perpetrators have nothing in common and don’t seem to be acting under the influence of drugs or hypnosis. When one of the cops mentions Vicki Vale’s investigation of a guy named Marcuse, he goes to check it out. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 456, Detective 623, Legends of the Dark Knight 12”

Comics Reviews: Batman 454, Detective 621, Legends of the Dark Knight 11

Batman 454 coverBatman #454 – “Dark Knight, Dark City Part III” – Peter Milligan/Kieron Dwyer/Dennis Janke

Last issue, Riddler (who’s been acting much more homicidal than usual) kidnapped a bunch of babies and has been leaving clues for Batman to find them. He found the latest one in the sewers, choking on a ping-pong ball, so he had to perform an emergency tracheotomy with a knife he picked up in a bar. Batman performs the operation and gets the baby to hospital, but isn’t sure if he’ll live or not. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 454, Detective 621, Legends of the Dark Knight 11”

Comics Reviews: Batman 452, Batman 453, Detective 619, Detective 620, Legends of the Dark Knight 10

Batman 452 coverBatman #452 – “Dark Knight, Dark City” – Peter Milligan/Kieron Dwyer/Dennis Janke

This one starts with a journal entry by a guy named Jacob Stockman, who writes about a satanic ritual he performed in 1764 with some other men (including a pre-Revolutionary Thomas Jefferson) on his farm outside Gotham. Stockman and the others were attempting to control a “daemon” (Barbathos) by sacrificing a drugged-up girl. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 452, Batman 453, Detective 619, Detective 620, Legends of the Dark Knight 10”

Comics Reviews: Batman 450, Batman 451, Detective 617, Detective 618, Legends of the Dark Knight 9

Batman 450 coverBatman #450 – “Wild Card” – Marv Wolfman/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with the cops finding a judge (known as the “Hanging Judge”) hanged in his apartment. Commissioner Gordon is sure the Joker is behind it, even though he supposedly died in issue 429. Gordon still hates the Joker for crippling his daughter Barbara, something his fellow cop (Hanrahan) tells the other cops … and us, just in case we forgot. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 450, Batman 451, Detective 617, Detective 618, Legends of the Dark Knight 9”

Comics Reviews: Batman 448, Detective 615, Batman 449, Detective 616, Legends of the Dark Knight 8

Batman 448 coverBatman #448 – “Pawns” – Marv Wolfman, Alan Grant/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This is the first chapter of “The Penguin Affair”, which crosses over into Detective before returning here to conclude next issue. The story starts three months ago, with an ugly hunchback being pounded by some punks. Penguin (and his sexy chauffeur, Lark) pick the hunchback up and Penguin says he’ll help him. Apparently, he feels a kinship with the guy since they’re both physically unattractive by the usual standards. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 448, Detective 615, Batman 449, Detective 616, Legends of the Dark Knight 8”

Comics Reviews: Batman 447, Detective 614, Legends of the Dark Knight 7

Batman 447 coverBatman #447 – “Earth Day! Demon Night” – Marv Wolfman/Jim Aparo/Mike Decarlo

Last issue Batman confronted NKVDemon, a rogue Russian super-agent who’s killing off various government people he thinks are responsible for weakening the Soviet Union since the beginning of glasnost. Batman and NKVDemon were fighting on a high catwalk and Batman was wounded and knocked off. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 447, Detective 614, Legends of the Dark Knight 7”

Comics Reviews: Batman 446, Detective 613, Legends of the Dark Knight 6

Batman 446 coverBatman #446 – “Underworlds” – Marv Wolfman/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

Last issue, Batman went to Russia to stop a nutcase called NKVDemon from killing a bunch of government officials because he thinks they’ve gotten too soft with the West. Batman ran into the NKVDemon (who’s been enhanced to be superhuman), but he got away into the sewers. This issue starts with Batman staking out a likely target (Aleksey) at a hockey game with the help of a local cop named Krakov. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 446, Detective 613, Legends of the Dark Knight 6”

Comics Reviews: Batman 445, Detective 612, Legends of the Dark Knight 5

Batman 445 coverBatman #445 – “Red Square Bloody Square” – Marv Wolfman/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Batman tracking down a self-styled vigilante (the Slasher) who uses various edged weapons to kill people. Thanks to Batman’s intricate knowledge of Gotham (including the sewer system), he anticipates Slasher’s moves and pounds him. In Moscow, another serial killer is on the loose, but this one seems to be targeting only certain people, those on a specific list. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 445, Detective 612, Legends of the Dark Knight 5”

Comics Reviews: Batman 444, Detective 611, Legends of the Dark Knight 4

Batman 444 coverBatman #444 – “Crimesmith and Punishment” – Marv Wolfman/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

Last issue, Batman caught some thieves who were working for a criminal mastermind known as Crimesmith. But when Batman tried to get one of the thieves to talk about his boss, the guy was immolated by an incendiary device Crimesmith had earlier injected into his neck. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 444, Detective 611, Legends of the Dark Knight 4”