Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1

Legends of the Dark Knight Vol 1

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This is a personal favorite of mine. The Crime Never Committed. Here we see them intervene to show a would-be crook the error of his ways. This is a much longer story that took up an entire printed issue. The Animated Series , that is if the censors ever allowed this much blood. Whereas the previous story was a great mystery this one is much more sentimental.

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The writer of Thirty Days of Night delivers a very touching story about a Batman who needs to know that he is making a difference in this world. A Game to Die For. At first it seemed like a bit of a misstep since it featured the Joker yet again and was about a new hero in Gotham but there are some terrific twists and turns here as we see this unseasoned hero try to prevent a band of henchmen from reclaiming a captured Clown Prince of Crime. This page contains information about Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Volume 1.

Legends of the Dark Knight Volume 1 is a comic book anthology series featuring Batman. As an anthology, it features different creative teams for. As an anthology, it features different creative teams for every story. Each story may run anywhere from one to five issues.

The series takes inspiration from Batman: I loved all the different art, the styles were so drastically different between each issue! The second story was a really neat look into how t I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would!

The second story was a really neat look into how thoroughly Batman thinks out his plans and possible encounters. Of course the Joker also has a prominent role in a couple of the stories, but being able to see Harvey Dent was nice.

The story with Robin where they stop a crime before it happens was also really good. Jun 09, Zachary King rated it really liked it. A pretty strong Batman anthology. Plus Phil Hester turns up to illustrate a gumshoe yarn of Slam Bradley!

Perfect for a less intense read, with some gems and top talent on parade. Such a pleasant surprise. This book shows the beauty of an amazing universe and unfiltered creative team. Almost every story was a delight. Jan 14, Justin rated it really liked it. Short stories- Alfred teaches Bruce a lesson- gets things to use his weakness. Joker uses hatter to convince folks they are Batman and croc eats them- funny. Batman gets letters- very good. Oct 04, Luke Ranjan-Das rated it really liked it.

Dec 28, Sidney rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Legends of the Dark Knight is a series where lesser-known writers and artists can get their chance to take a stab at Batman with short stories. This is the first book of the series, collecting the first 5 issues of it or 15, if you count them split up into threes. There are stories here that are good, that are bad, and that are inbetween, so it is hard to make up what I think of it. The Butler Did It - This is a story about Bruce going on an ego trip and being taught a Legends of the Dark Knight is a series where lesser-known writers and artists can get their chance to take a stab at Batman with short stories.

The Butler Did It - This is a story about Bruce going on an ego trip and being taught a lesson, in a painful way. I actually thought this short story was pretty good, though the art's not great, I think it really did capture the cockiness of Batman that lots of writers try to forget about nowadays to make him more likeable. If you don't like Frank Miller's Batman, I could see why you wouldn't like this one, but I myself enjoyed it. Overall, I found this story to be pretty lame, and did not like the use of the Bat-Shark Repellent. While in the Batman '66 movie, it was funny, here it was just stupid, it was also all just a little too easy for him to beat Amazo for it to really be interesting.

The art is ok though. This short story is written by Tom Taylor, who also wrote the Injustice comic book series and some Earth 2, and is about Batman and Robin stopping a man from becoming a criminal to help out his sick daughter. It was fairly good, and shows the side of Batman that understands why some people would get involved in crime, but in the end, will not let them do crime.

All in all, this is an interesting issue, but the final lines really make you realize how stupid the plot is. I am not a big fan of the new trend of people who seem to think Joker does everything for no reason but that seems to be the case here with this issue, but I was able to actually imagine The Joker using some of the lines he spoke in this issue which means they were able to capture at least some of his essence.

Fun read but without reason. It is a good story that shows how important Batman truly is to Gotham citizens, even if at times it doesn't seem so.

Legends of the Dark Knight, Vol. 1 review

Once again, The Joker is written as nothing but a guy who does things for no reason, but the other parts of the story are what make this one decent. The Movie - The Joker.. I guess he's the only villain any of these writers know. This is nothing but a basic plot of Joker crashing a movie set and Batman knocking him out.

At least the Joker seemed more like the Joker. This is a short story involving Two-face, which is cool because one of Two-Face's other best stories is Two of a Kind by Bruce Timm, which is also a short story. This story is about Two-Face trying to get a surgeon to cut his brain into two as they do with epileptic patients.

Very good story telling with a well written two-face and a twist ending, which although I called it, was no less great. Black Mask is in this story too, which is a good plus. The artwork was decent and reminds me of the Heart of Hush drawings, though im not sure if it's the same artist. All in all, a fairly good story to end the book with. This book can make a decent read for anyone who doesn't want to get deep into storytelling or into an arc or something you'll have to buy a part two of. I probably won't be buying the next ones, but this is a decent read if you just need something simple.

Oct 03, Chris rated it it was ok Shelves: The idea of giving several creative teams the freedom to tell Batman stories without the restrictions of the current New 52 continuity sounds like a winner, but Legends Of The Dark Knight only hits the mark once. We see what Batman really means to the citizens of Gotham and it serves as a reminder of the good he does in his city.

It's book-ended with The idea of giving several creative teams the freedom to tell Batman stories without the restrictions of the current New 52 continuity sounds like a winner, but Legends Of The Dark Knight only hits the mark once. It's book-ended with appearances from Joker, who appears far too much in this book as a whole, but in this case he's not the focus and the sentiment of the story hits home.

Disappointingly, the other stories are either too short or too dull to leave a lasting impression.

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There were some potentially great ideas, but by the time most of them began to develop they were wrapped up quickly and it was on to the next one. I think short stories can work, but with Legends, the potential was squandered by the format. There's enough variety here to make it worth looking through once, but ultimately I'd recommend finding a copy of Legends Of The Dark Knight 3 for 'Letters To Batman' and the fantastic issue 9 while you're at it and giving the rest a miss.

I only really liked two of the stories: Letters to Batman Steve Niles, writer. Joshua Hale Fialkov, writer. Phil Hester, artist A lot of it has to do with the art style. If the art doesn't work for me, it's likely I won't care for the story either. The very first short story in the book, The Butler Did It Written by Damon Lindelof, art by Jeff Lemire has a style I really don't care for- which may have influenced my dislike for it, bu 2. The very first short story in the book, The Butler Did It Written by Damon Lindelof, art by Jeff Lemire has a style I really don't care for- which may have influenced my dislike for it, but to be honest I doubt I would have liked it in any art form.

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It felt too out of character. My favorite, Letters to Batman, has a nice art style, and a good storyline. I think it's also the longest of all the short stories, but it has such a solid plot that I wouldn't have minded it being longer. A Slam Bradley Mystery was fun. While a very different style from Hairsine's, I still really liked it. Though, the 2nd-3rd pages, had quite a few panels of a woman in her underwear, that's really the only negative I can think of for that story.

There were a few others that were okay, or had an art style I liked, but the two I mention above were the best, in my opinion. Mar 26, Gayle Francis Moffet rated it really liked it Shelves: This collection is likely meant to include Legends of the Dark Knight , as only having leaves the book in the middle of a three-issue arc, but that mis-listing aside, this is a strong collection of stories by a group of talented creators who seem to be having a lot of fun writing the Batman story they've always wanted to take a crack at. The first three issues are one-shots, each a complete tale, and the next three issues are a single arc.

While written and drawn by a different team for ev This collection is likely meant to include Legends of the Dark Knight , as only having leaves the book in the middle of a three-issue arc, but that mis-listing aside, this is a strong collection of stories by a group of talented creators who seem to be having a lot of fun writing the Batman story they've always wanted to take a crack at. While written and drawn by a different team for every story, there's a feeling of completeness to this collection.

Every version of the Bat seems real and interesting, and each story is enjoyable in its own way. If you've ever wanted to get to know the Bat, this is a good place to start. These are interesting, engaging stories that you can pick and choose without having to worry about the larger mythos. May 10, Mouse rated it liked it. Not the best stories and the art is rough at times mainly the 1st story , but I think I enjoyed these stories more than the New 52, that's for sure!

At the very beginning as Bats is jumping from rooftop to rooftop he actually starts to say that he's superior to others!

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