Name: Batman : dark victory
ISBN: 1563897385

Loeb Jeph

Batman : dark victory

Batman Dark Victory

Omar AlHashmi

Well Jeph Loeb has done it again and basically solidified his place in my favorite comics authors ever. Every comic I read of his has been above average even excellent I can say. Add that with the unique art style of Tim Sale and you have this incredible duo which I cannot wait to read more of their works. If there is any of there stuff i haven't already read.

I was actually a bit hesitant to pick up Dark Victory. After reading The Long Halloween and it being one of the best graphic novels I have ever read, I heard there was a follow up. I always hate sequels, they always ruin the mystique and the story that the first one set. It feels like tying up perfect knots everywhere then opening them up and adding new strings. What you fail to see is that you left the previous knots opened and it just ruins everything. Anyway after much assurance i picked it up, and after months of it gathering dust on my shelf I finally read it. Boy I was wrong about it. It is phenomenal and sticks with the same standards as The Long Halloween did. Following the same format, the book goes through chapters as months where one death happens each month on the hand of the "Holiday" killer. This month to month progression felt so good in The Long Halloween and didn't outstay it's welcome in Dark Victory. Feeling like the case is getting nowhere while the answers are staring the hero and the readers' faces is such a good feeling. 

All in all the graphic novel is great. I have been away from reading comics for a while now while getting some negativity from some people. I then realized i don't really care about them, and I know that even though it is a comic it doesn't mean it is a bad piece of reading material. On the contrary, it is an excellent one and I will continue reading comics while reading novels at the same time.
First review haha, felt like it was all over the place but I am jetlagged so yeah~