A couple of years ago, the bargain discount store Ollie's was the place for comic collectors! DC Comics unloaded a very large chunk of their graphic novel overstock. $50 dollar books were now selling for less than $10. And that's how I came across this collection!
This volume of Tales of the Batman is over 400 pages long. Inside, you'll meet Batman's earliest attempts at a Batman family, participate in the reunion of the Batmen of All Nations, and creep around the darkest corners of Arkham Asylum. There's also a great multi-issue arc involving the Clayfaces, The Dark Knight and DEO agent Cameron Chase.
If you are a fan of Grant Morrison, Dough Moench and especially Kelley Jones, this is the collection for you!
Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be able to get any of the companion pieces in this collection. The inside cover touts anthologies featuring Carmine Infantino, Gene Colan, Jim Aparo and Archie Goodwin. I never saw those at Ollie's and I don't see DC doing such a massive unload of books again any time soon. But it doesn't mean that I don't long to own them. $50 is just too beyond my price range.
A wonderful collection of Batman stories. Featuring both the artwork and writing of J.H. Williams III. It's all of his stories up to 2014. This is a creator with his finger firmly on the pulse of the Batman corner of the DC Universe!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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