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At Macmillan’s Criminal Element site, Wired.com’s Corrina Lawson throws a bit of light on an Ed Brubaker Batman story called “Made of Wood,” which appeared originally in Detective Comics in 2003. The artist on that one was Patrick Zircher, who is now working on Valiant’s Shadowman. You can find “Made…” paired with the main story in the Brubaker/artist Doug Mahnke’s Batman: The Man Who Laughs trade. Might have to revisit this one.

Internet lists and Batman books

Writer Sean T. Collins shares a well-researched list of 15 “essential” Batman graphic novels for Rolling Stone.

Liked the inclusion of “The Long Halloween” but I would like to have seen “Hush” here. “The Court of Owls” story, while fantastic, is a bit new for an “essential” (and in that case, where’s “The Black Mirror”?), but hey, I’m no expert. At Trouble with Comics, Christopher Allen suggests an addition of Denny O’Neill’s/Neal Adams’s contributions to Batman’s history. Neil Gaiman notes that the works of both O’Neill and Adams appear to have been primary sources for The Dark Knight Rises.

More:
“What to Read to Prepare for The Dark Knight Rises” (Tor.com)
“Here’s Where to Start with Batman Comics” (The Onion’s AV Club)
“The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels” (IGN)

Some of the Web’s discussion on the major development in Batman #10 from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (links will contain spoilers). Michael Stewart at PopMatters:  By now, the rabbit is out of the hole. The dark visage Bruce Wayne sees in the reflection of his city is nearly his own, plus or minus variations in the gene pool. Snyder dug deep into the annals of Batman history to find his person to undercut the confidence of the Dark Knight. Oliver Sava at The Onion’s AV Club:  Greg Capullo turns in consistently excellent work that strikes the same balance of superhero action and character-driven horror as Snyder’s scripts. Compared to a lot of the other old-school Image artists working at DC right now, Capullo has a stronger ability to capture a distinct tone in his artwork. There’s an emphasis on clear storytelling instead of flashy visuals, although he has no problem turning out dynamic splash pages. David Uzumeri at Comics Alliance: It all fits in very snugly with everything Snyder’s done in the run so far — hell, everything he’s done in any Bat-book, since James Gordon, Jr. claimed to be a similar “dark mirror” to Dick Grayson at the end of Batman: The Black Mirror. Since Snyder began work on the Batman titles, the Waynes have been taking a more active role in Gotham and how it’s run, through not only Batman Incorporated but also urban renewal initiatives. See more panels from the week of 6/17/12 at 4th Letter. View high resolution

Some of the Web’s discussion on the major development in Batman #10 from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (links will contain spoilers).

Michael Stewart at PopMatters: 

By now, the rabbit is out of the hole. The dark visage Bruce Wayne sees in the reflection of his city is nearly his own, plus or minus variations in the gene pool. Snyder dug deep into the annals of Batman history to find his person to undercut the confidence of the Dark Knight.

Oliver Sava at The Onion’s AV Club: 

Greg Capullo turns in consistently excellent work that strikes the same balance of superhero action and character-driven horror as Snyder’s scripts. Compared to a lot of the other old-school Image artists working at DC right now, Capullo has a stronger ability to capture a distinct tone in his artwork. There’s an emphasis on clear storytelling instead of flashy visuals, although he has no problem turning out dynamic splash pages.

David Uzumeri at Comics Alliance:

It all fits in very snugly with everything Snyder’s done in the run so far — hell, everything he’s done in any Bat-book, since James Gordon, Jr. claimed to be a similar “dark mirror” to Dick Grayson at the end of Batman: The Black Mirror. Since Snyder began work on the Batman titles, the Waynes have been taking a more active role in Gotham and how it’s run, through not only Batman Incorporated but also urban renewal initiatives.

See more panels from the week of 6/17/12 at 4th Letter.

Eisner award-nominated artist Francesco Francavilla crafts little masterpieces like this in his “spare time.” His ‘Black Beetle’ story debuted recently in Dark Horse Presents #11. Check the Comics Alliance preview here. See more of Francavilla’s work at Pulp Sunday. View high resolution

Eisner award-nominated artist Francesco Francavilla crafts little masterpieces like this in his “spare time.” His ‘Black Beetle’ story debuted recently in Dark Horse Presents #11. Check the Comics Alliance preview here. See more of Francavilla’s work at Pulp Sunday.