Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Batman: Dark Victory
Book Review: Batman: Dark Victory Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Dark Victory is an awesome sequel to Long Halloween. The introduction to Robin is absolutely MINT! The story itself is enetertaining in the style of 1940s ganster noir. Jeph Loeb definitely delivers in his writing styel and Tim Sale is one of the best artist around (Of course, I always feel that way about their work). Definitely reccomended to any fan of Batman or just mystery stories.Book Review: Batman fans will like this
Summary: 5 Stars
According to my 17-year old son who has been a Batman fan since he was 2, these books are great. He especially enjoys the illustrations and the stories are very good, too. He says anyone who loves Batman will like these books.Book Review: Comic fan
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a Christmas gift for my brother, who has been a Batman fan since we were both kids. As an adult he now enjoys the graphic novels very much, and he was very pleased with this one.Book Review: Must read for any Batman fan.
Summary: 5 Stars
Perfect story. Perfect coloring, drawing, atmosphere. Perfect Batman.Book Review: Where the reign of the modern Batman begins (4.5 stars)
Summary: 5 Stars
Dark Victory takes place in the aftermath of the Holiday killings that ravaged Gotham City in The Long Halloween. The triumvirate of crime fighting from the previous book has been deeply changed with an overwhelmed Jim Gordon as the newly appointed Comissioner of Police, Harvey Dent turned into the psychotic Two-Face, and Batman darker, lonelier, and more violent than ever. As Batman's influence on Gotham continues to increase, so do the number of "freaks" that infest Gotham and its insane asylum, Arkham. After a prison break from Arkham, the "freaks" start wreaking havoc on the organized crime families which are quickly losing their grip on the city. Batman is struggling to fight villain after villain while juggling the newly orphaned Dick Grayson and trying to solve the case that could break his crime-fighting career. Dark Victory gives another twisted crime mystery for its readers to unravel with all the darkness and drama they've come to expect from a Loeb/Sale book. The twist in Dark Victory is just as good as The Long Halloween's but takes a backseat to the changes befalling Gotham City which are brilliantly and subtly written by Jeph Loeb. The slow overtaking of Gotham City by such villains as Two-Face, The Joker, and Penguin by having them duke it out with traditional organized crime is a stroke of genius that has been creeping its way through this story since the last page of Year One. Dark Victory is almost as classic as The Long Halloween but since the story is slightly recycled and the art a bit more rushed, it isn't flat-out amazing as consistently as its predecessor. Even despite those minor flaws, Dark Victory is a fantastic book and a perfect way to wrap up the mythos of Batman's early career and segue into the classic Batman universe.