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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 29, 2015 18:40:49 GMT -5
I love mid-1970s Batman but if you're picky about things like "logic" and "making sense" and "not being kind of stupid at times," then you might be disappointed a lot. Ha, I loved this period as well but even given the lay of the land it seemed a little over complicated, especially given the purpose was to write a story about Ra's trying convince Bruce to join him, I just feel like there could have been an easier way to get to that point. It's not a terrible issue, and the art is great but it didn't leave me convinced. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 18:47:20 GMT -5
I love mid-1970s Batman but if you're picky about things like "logic" and "making sense" and "not being kind of stupid at times," then you might be disappointed a lot. Ha, I loved this period as well but even given the lay of the land it seemed a little over complicated, especially given the purpose was to write a story about Ra's trying convince Bruce to join him, I just feel like there could have been an easier way to get to that point. It's not a terrible issue, and the art is great but it didn't leave me convinced. The art is almost always the saving grace no matter how WEIRD the stories are. Frank Robbins, Dick Giordano, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, John Calnan. And what about those crazy David V. Reed stories!
Have you ever read the two-part Penguin story (a little later in the 1970s) where the crimes are committed with robots of extinct bird-like creatures? It's just nuts! And there's a couple of looney Riddler stories in there as well.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 29, 2015 18:53:02 GMT -5
Ha, I loved this period as well but even given the lay of the land it seemed a little over complicated, especially given the purpose was to write a story about Ra's trying convince Bruce to join him, I just feel like there could have been an easier way to get to that point. It's not a terrible issue, and the art is great but it didn't leave me convinced. The art is almost always the saving grace no matter how WEIRD the stories are. Frank Robbins, Dick Giordano, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, John Calnan. And what about those crazy David V. Reed stories!
Have you ever read the two-part Penguin story (a little later in the 1970s) where the crimes are committed with robots of extinct bird-like creatures? It's just nuts! And there's a couple of looney Riddler stories in there as well.
It is by far my favorite period art wise, that list is a "whose who?" of my list of all time favorites. And it sounds like I need to track down that penguin story as it sounds fun. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 19:04:44 GMT -5
The art is almost always the saving grace no matter how WEIRD the stories are. Frank Robbins, Dick Giordano, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, John Calnan. And what about those crazy David V. Reed stories!
Have you ever read the two-part Penguin story (a little later in the 1970s) where the crimes are committed with robots of extinct bird-like creatures? It's just nuts! And there's a couple of looney Riddler stories in there as well.
It is by far my favorite period art wise, that list is a "whose who?" of my list of all time favorites. And it sounds like I need to track down that penguin story as it sounds fun. It's Batman #287 and #288. Story by David V. Reed. Art by Mike Grell and Bob Wiacek. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 29, 2015 19:09:01 GMT -5
It is by far my favorite period art wise, that list is a "whose who?" of my list of all time favorites. And it sounds like I need to track down that penguin story as it sounds fun. It's Batman #287 and #288. Story by David V. Reed. Art by Mike Grell and Bob Wiacek. Most excellent, I'll be picking those up for sure in the near future. |
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