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Post by Nowhere Man on Aug 24, 2014 1:29:41 GMT -5
I recently ordered Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (I got the Superman one too. It should be in soon.)and I was extremely impressed with the presentation. A few of the stories I already have, but I liked the selection and liked having so many classic Batman stories in one volume.
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Post by misterintensity on Aug 24, 2014 10:52:27 GMT -5
I recently ordered Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (I got the Superman one too. It should be in soon.)and I was extremely impressed with the presentation. A few of the stories I already have, but I liked the selection and liked having so many classic Batman stories in one volume. I wish there was a Commissioner Gordon: A Celebration of 75 Years volume (Joker doesn't celebrate his 75th anniversary until next year) if for no other reason than to get reprints of stories that don't often get reprinted. While Gordon's role is mostly a figure to provide exposition, there are quite a few stories where he plays either a bigger or major role that rarely gets reprinted outside of volumes which aimed to gather an entire run. And with the Gotham television show with Gordon as the lead, now is a good time for a retrospective volume on the character. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 15:21:35 GMT -5
I was considering the Joker volume, but when I looked at it I saw the last 20% or so had black pages, and I really have no interest in modern (which is what I associate black pages with) non-Loeb/Sale Batman.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 16:32:45 GMT -5
I recently ordered Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (I got the Superman one too. It should be in soon.)and I was extremely impressed with the presentation. A few of the stories I already have, but I liked the selection and liked having so many classic Batman stories in one volume. I wish there was a Commissioner Gordon: A Celebration of 75 Years volume (Joker doesn't celebrate his 75th anniversary until next year) if for no other reason than to get reprints of stories that don't often get reprinted. While Gordon's role is mostly a figure to provide exposition, there are quite a few stories where he plays either a bigger or major role that rarely gets reprinted outside of volumes which aimed to gather an entire run. And with the Gotham television show with Gordon as the lead, now is a good time for a retrospective volume on the character. This would make a great thread! What stories would we include in such a volume? |
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Post by foxley on Aug 24, 2014 16:51:50 GMT -5
There's probably a lot of modern day stuff that could be included, but a few Golden/Silver Age stories that might be worthwhile:
"The People vs. The Batman" from Batman #7, where Gordon makes an astonishing speech defending Batman in court and makes him an honorary member of the GCPD.
"Commissioner Gordon Walks a Beat" from Detective Comics #121, where a criminal blackmails the mayor into removing Gordon as commissioner. Unable to sack him, he demotes him to patrolman and forces the new commissioner to sever all ties with Batman.
"The Private Life of Commissioner Gordon" from World's Finest #53, where Batman impersonates Gordon to save him from an assassin.
"Commissioner Gordon's Greatest Case" from Batman #71, where Gordon decides to see if he can deduce batman's secret identity.
"If I Were Batman" from Detective Comics #255, where Gordon is one of a number of citizens given an opportunity to be "Batman for a day" by wearing the costume and accompanying Robin on patrol while Batman is out of town.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 24, 2014 17:12:18 GMT -5
"If I Were Batman" from Detective Comics #255, where Gordon is one of a number of citizens given an opportunity to be "Batman for a day" by wearing the costume and accompanying Robin on patrol while Batman is out of town. This is such a great story! (Although it's #225, not #255. It's also the first appearance of J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, the start of the Silver Age!)
What really cracks me up is how chubby Gordon is, and how ridiculously chunky he looks in the Batman suit.
Batman #7 is also a good one. I haven't read the others.
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Post by foxley on Aug 24, 2014 17:28:13 GMT -5
Whoops! Thanks for that.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 24, 2014 18:08:14 GMT -5
I wish there was a Commissioner Gordon: A Celebration of 75 Years volume (Joker doesn't celebrate his 75th anniversary until next year) if for no other reason than to get reprints of stories that don't often get reprinted. While Gordon's role is mostly a figure to provide exposition, there are quite a few stories where he plays either a bigger or major role that rarely gets reprinted outside of volumes which aimed to gather an entire run. And with the Gotham television show with Gordon as the lead, now is a good time for a retrospective volume on the character. This would make a great thread! What stories would we include in such a volume? I'd love to see 1998's Gordon of Gotham get collected,Batman:Turning Points#1#3#5 , Gordon's Law, Officer Down,Chuck Dixxon and Jim Aparo's Batman: GCPD, and maybe Gotham Noir. I would think you'd need to give year one and the killing Joke at least a reference at some point as both stories I think were pretty essential to developing the modern interpretation of the Good Commissioner . |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 24, 2014 18:11:41 GMT -5
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 24, 2014 18:36:58 GMT -5
This would make a great thread! What stories would we include in such a volume? I'd love to see 1998's Gordon of Gotham get collected,Batman:Turning Points#1#3#5 , Gordon's Law, Officer Down,Chuck Dixxon and Jim Aparo's Batman: GCPD, and maybe Gotham Noir. I would think you'd need to give year one and the killing Joke at least a reference at some point as both stories I think were pretty essential to developing the modern interpretation of the Good Commissioner . BATMAN: GORDON OF GOTHAM (out due to the new FOX series) On Sale 9/24 Jim Gordon, Gotham City’s top cop, stars in this new collection of crime stories from the 1990s that stars the colorful, determined cops of Batman’s home town. Collects BATMAN: GORDON OF GOTHAM #1-4, BATMAN: GCPD #1-4 and BATMAN: GORDON’S LAW #1-4. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 24, 2014 20:01:13 GMT -5
I'd love to see 1998's Gordon of Gotham get collected,Batman:Turning Points#1#3#5 , Gordon's Law, Officer Down,Chuck Dixxon and Jim Aparo's Batman: GCPD, and maybe Gotham Noir. I would think you'd need to give year one and the killing Joke at least a reference at some point as both stories I think were pretty essential to developing the modern interpretation of the Good Commissioner . BATMAN: GORDON OF GOTHAM (out due to the new FOX series) On Sale 9/24 Jim Gordon, Gotham City’s top cop, stars in this new collection of crime stories from the 1990s that stars the colorful, determined cops of Batman’s home town. Collects BATMAN: GORDON OF GOTHAM #1-4, BATMAN: GCPD #1-4 and BATMAN: GORDON’S LAW #1-4. Ha! looks like DC thought there should be a Gordon book too, and most of my choices made the cut too! I wish there were some more classic issues like those suggested here though. |
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 28, 2014 18:04:54 GMT -5
I wish there was a Commissioner Gordon: A Celebration of 75 Years volume (Joker doesn't celebrate his 75th anniversary until next year) if for no other reason than to get reprints of stories that don't often get reprinted. While Gordon's role is mostly a figure to provide exposition, there are quite a few stories where he plays either a bigger or major role that rarely gets reprinted outside of volumes which aimed to gather an entire run. And with the Gotham television show with Gordon as the lead, now is a good time for a retrospective volume on the character. This would make a great thread! What stories would we include in such a volume? One of the first stories that sprang to mind is actually Batman 459. I'd say more but I'd rather not spoil an issue you'll be reviewing soon in your 'Batman 300 and up' thread. |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 28, 2014 19:11:23 GMT -5
This would make a great thread! What stories would we include in such a volume? One of the first stories that sprang to mind is actually Batman 459. I'd say more but I'd rather not spoil an issue you'll be reviewing soon in your 'Batman 300 and up' thread. That's the reunion with Sarah Essen, right? I haven't read it since I was eleven. All I remember is them going to see Zorro. |
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 31, 2014 22:50:41 GMT -5
One of the first stories that sprang to mind is actually Batman 459. I'd say more but I'd rather not spoil an issue you'll be reviewing soon in your 'Batman 300 and up' thread. That's the reunion with Sarah Essen, right? I haven't read it since I was eleven. All I remember is them going to see Zorro. That's the one, though I don't think I had read Year One when this issue came out so Sarah Essen wasn't anybody to me. My clearest memory of this issue is that of Gordon watching Batman swing by and lost in reverie, thinks to himself that had he taken better care of himself, could have followed the same path. Norm Breyfogle's image of Gordon imagining himself in Batman's outfit is one of those striking visuals that the artist excells at. The final page is memorable too. |
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Post by Jasoomian on Sept 22, 2014 15:36:51 GMT -5
I recently saw Batman: Assault on Arkham. Long waiting list at the library. It was more of a Suicide Squad movie than a Batman movie. I'm not familiar with any of the SS outside Harley and Amanda Waller. I liked how the whole fiasco played out in the movie was the result of the NSA being a bunch of asses. I gather this movie isn't set in the DCAU but rather the contonuity of a video game or two. Bats' presence was limited, but he was clever in how he went about his business in this one. A lot of villains. Riddler (Edward Nygma as Edward Snowden), Joker, and Penguin all show up.
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