The SHADOW/BATMAN HC

Excepcional miniserie que profundiza la relación entre Barman y The Shadow, en una singular historia de puño contemporáneo. Robin es una figura preeminente que busca su lugar dentro del legado de estos justicieros. El arte es magnifico. Muy recomendable historia.

The Shadow knows what lurks in the hearts of men, and he knows Batman’s heart as well…SPOILER ALERT!This graphic novel teams up two of my favorite characters. Bruce Wayne knows the Shadow as “Lamont Cranston.” For the Shadow, this takes place after The Death of Margo Lane, also published by Dynamite. I recall years ago the Shadow and Batman crossed paths in a comic, but I don’t recall the comic series (other than it was a Batman) nor do I recall the circumstances.The Shadow is at war with the crooks that pester New York City. In the comics, Gotham is not NYC. According to Wikipedia©, Gotham is in New Jersey in close proximity to Metropolis, which the map shows as in Delaware…The book begins with a case Batman and Robin (Damian Wayne) face against Professor Pyg. The Shadow approaches Pyg in a cell in Manhattan and is upset at something he reads in Pyg’s mind.The Silent Seven, a group the Shadow defeated once before, have moved into Gotham and the Shadow is there tracing them. Along the way, we find out the Seven were founded by Professor James Moriarty!Damian Wayne, aka Robin, is in one of his usual snits and has decamped to New York to investigate on his own. A fake Batman confronts Damian, but he isn’t fooled. After an attack by the Silent Seven, Damian, Batman, and the Shadow join forces.Damian senses a mind behind the Seven and Pyg’s “Dolltrons.” And there is a major mind there—Shiwan Khan! Khan has control of people he calls his “dead men.” According to Khan, they were once dead, and he has raised them up as slaves of his will. He even hints that Batman is a raised dead man and so subject to his will.Taking the Shadow prisoner, Khan works to break the Shadow’s mind. And Khan is not on his own. Fellow conspirator Ra’s al Ghul wants to destroy Damian Wayne and Batman…They should never underestimate the mind of the Shadow…I liked this book very much. While I would always see a pairing of the Batman and the Shadow, I wouldn’t have thought Khan and Ra’s al Ghul could ever work, as both have such tremendous egos. But it works fairly well.The book has a ton of Easter eggs! For example, Margo Lane is buried in “The Blue Coal Cemetery.” Blue Coal® was a major sponsor of the Shadow radio series.Following the battle with Khan and Ra’s al Ghul, the Shadow is seen patrolling with Batman and Robin…I give this graphic novel five stars!Quoth the Raven…

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The Shadow/Batman is dark and action packed featuring enemies of both our heroes. A secret sinister group is moving to take over the world run by none other than Ra's al Ghul and Shiwan Khan. With Shamba-La destroyed, the darkness in the Shadow threatens to overtake him as he struggle to remember who and what he was. Damien Wayne sets out on his own to put a stop to the plot taking on his own grandfather and is taken. The Batman must use his skills as the world's greatest detective to find them. It will take the combined forces of the Shadow, Batman, and Robin to save the world. Full of action and dramatics and with Damien's one of kind snark, the story moves quickly and violently with an old school style of art for a satisfying read.

A fantastic combination of the great noir super heroes. And in true noir fashion, they can't stand each other. Read on. Starts out bad, gets worse. No holds barred. Brutal story telling but satisfying, the Shadow and Batman belong together.

This was something I was a bit leary about, but was rewarded for my purchase! Great art and writing! A welcomed edition to my collection!

Blend Khan the villain of Lamont Cranston's past with Ra's al Ghul of Bruce Wayne's past. Through in a Sherlock Holmes reference or two. Tie them all to a deadly little Robin and you have a battle for the control of the World.

Uma graphic novel soberba de dois dos herois mais sombrios dos comics! Fabuloso!Com um fantástico argumento de Steve Orlando e desenhos espetaculares de Giovanni Timpano obtem-se uma graphic novel de muito boa qualidade. One of the best graphic novel.

the plot i liked, robin was annoying through out most of the story, I didnt care for his charecter or what would happen to him, batman doesnt feel or sound like batman for most of the story. But my number one gripe was the art....not the cover which is beautiful. but the art inside was...abysmal....horrible. The fight scenes were horribly set out, just tottally distracting. Its a shame because the batman/shadow is such a cool combo.

Another great meeting of 2 characters. Twists and turns kept the story compelling from start to finish. Another great Batman story.

A great Shadow read, Batman & Robin, where great as well, but, it The Shadow, that I brought it for...

The seller described this book as being in "very good condition." It was not. The back cover was badly damaged.At best I would have described it as "Acceptable" but not even close to very good condition.I'm rather disapointed with Amazon. They usually have higher standards than this.