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I'm in love. This page encapsulates everything I admire about sequential storytelling. A page with exquisite pacing and a self-contained narrative. I'm always drawn to pages that capture a moment.....and what a moment!
While most of this issue deals with Batman pursuing Solomon Grundy through the Gotham sewers - it's this page that truly stands out.
It's December and Selina has been stood up on Christmas Eve. While Batman was dealing with multiple mysteries and attempting to thwart another Holiday murder by the Hangman - Bruce was nowhere to be found.
We don't see much of Bruce in this series, Batman is becoming fully realized and Bruce is now secondary. The few times we see Bruce he's cold, distant, distracted. This time is different. Bruce seems vulnerable and contrite as he attempts to apologize in a touchingly poignant, and funny, scene.
Throughout both Long Halloween and Dark Victory, Jeph and Tim explore the personal toll paid by Jim, Bruce and Harvey - as they crusade to make Gotham a better place. This page beautifully encapsulates that narrative thread.
And the art! Visually stunning. Jeph's background is in movies and TV and this reads like a perfect movie moment. Tim as director and cinematographer nails it!
Dark Victory is a masterful sequel to the critically acclaimed Long Halloween.
Getting this art, opening the package, on Valentine's Day is just the icing on the cake and tickled me pink.
While most of this issue deals with Batman pursuing Solomon Grundy through the Gotham sewers - it's this page that truly stands out.
It's December and Selina has been stood up on Christmas Eve. While Batman was dealing with multiple mysteries and attempting to thwart another Holiday murder by the Hangman - Bruce was nowhere to be found.
We don't see much of Bruce in this series, Batman is becoming fully realized and Bruce is now secondary. The few times we see Bruce he's cold, distant, distracted. This time is different. Bruce seems vulnerable and contrite as he attempts to apologize in a touchingly poignant, and funny, scene.
Throughout both Long Halloween and Dark Victory, Jeph and Tim explore the personal toll paid by Jim, Bruce and Harvey - as they crusade to make Gotham a better place. This page beautifully encapsulates that narrative thread.
And the art! Visually stunning. Jeph's background is in movies and TV and this reads like a perfect movie moment. Tim as director and cinematographer nails it!
Dark Victory is a masterful sequel to the critically acclaimed Long Halloween.
Getting this art, opening the package, on Valentine's Day is just the icing on the cake and tickled me pink.
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A propos de Tim Sale
Tim Sale était un dessinateur de bandes dessinées américain, lauréat d'un Eisner Award, surtout connu pour son travail sur les personnages de DC Comics Batman et Superman et pour avoir influencé les représentations de Batman dans de nombreux films.
