The Batman Strikes, Volume 2: In Darkest Knight

The Batman Strikes #2

by Bill Matheny (Writer), Matthew K. Manning (Writer), Terry Beatty (Inker)

Batman struggles to save Gotham City from various villains, including Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Firefly, the Joker, and Man-Bat.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Dc Comics, Batman

104 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Chris Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another enjoyable collection of tie ins to the show, this time featuring Catwoman, Mr Freeze, Firefly, Joker and Man-Bat.

The Joker issue was the highlight definitely. The rest were pretty good too though haven’t stuck in the memory as well as volume 1.

[BuyMyWayToHeaven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the stories in this book more than in volume 1. I also like how Mr. Thorne, the mob boss who only appeared in the first episode of the cartoon, has a bigger role here in the comics. The Joker and Man-Bat stories are the best out of the five included.

[Cait · Rating 4 out of 5]

Note: Wes Craig did the pencils for "Illumination"; Christopher Jones did the other stories.