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Elseworlds: Batman #3
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 3
New 2024 edition.
328 pages, Paperback
First published June 19, 2018
About the author
Doug Moench
2,100 books126 followersDoug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.)
Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.
Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.
Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.
Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.
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August 19, 2018
A mixed bag of Batman Elseworld stories from the 90's. Batman mixes it up with Al Capone, King Arthur, and Phantom of the Opera. The blurb lists 5 books but Knight Gallery is just the costume designs from Brotherhood of the Bat.
Individual reviews:
Batman:Brotherhood of the Bat - 2 Stars
Batman Knight Gallery - 1 Star
Batman: Scar of the Bat - 3 Stars
Batman: Masque - 3 Stars
Batman: Knight of the Round Table - 1 Star
Individual reviews:
Batman:Brotherhood of the Bat - 2 Stars
Batman Knight Gallery - 1 Star
Batman: Scar of the Bat - 3 Stars
Batman: Masque - 3 Stars
Batman: Knight of the Round Table - 1 Star
April 3, 2020
Nice collection of alternate world Batman stories. I enjoy seeing a familiar character placed in new settings and times. Good art and writing. Recommended
September 11, 2025
This is the 8th and last volume in this set of Elseworlds collections, finally! As a whole these books are very lacklustre; for every good story there's a bad one. And then there's plenty of mediocre ones as well.
The three Batman volumes as a whole have been particularly disappointing.
Batman:Brotherhood of the Bat & Batman Knight Gallery: This is a very stereotypical Ra's al Ghul story, that barely qualifies as an Elseworlds tale. There's a lot of Batman costume designs used in this story, but they barely contribute anything. Not much to see here. -> Mediocre
Batman: Scar of the Bat: One of the worst offenders of Elseworlds tales. It's a story about Al Capone & the Untouchables. One of the squad uses a mask sometimes. That's all the connection to Batman there is. I wasn't looking for a badly written Mobster comic.-> Terrible.
Batman: Masque: Batman meets Phantom of the Opera. The artwork is amazing and there is a lot of splash pages. The story is an absolute mess and I don't think I fully got the point. -> Mediocre
Batman: Knight of the Round Table: This story is what I imagine an Elseworld story to be: A unique setting, where familiar DC characters contribute in some kind of way to the story. Here, Bruce Wayne experiences tragedy at a young age and wants revenge against both Morgana LeFey and King Arthur. That's an interesting premise and I would rate this story higher if the writing wasn't full of rambling. The artwork is great, but the reading experience was quite tedious -> Mediocre
Unsurprisingly, I would recommend to stay away from these stories.
The three Batman volumes as a whole have been particularly disappointing.
Batman:Brotherhood of the Bat & Batman Knight Gallery: This is a very stereotypical Ra's al Ghul story, that barely qualifies as an Elseworlds tale. There's a lot of Batman costume designs used in this story, but they barely contribute anything. Not much to see here. -> Mediocre
Batman: Scar of the Bat: One of the worst offenders of Elseworlds tales. It's a story about Al Capone & the Untouchables. One of the squad uses a mask sometimes. That's all the connection to Batman there is. I wasn't looking for a badly written Mobster comic.-> Terrible.
Batman: Masque: Batman meets Phantom of the Opera. The artwork is amazing and there is a lot of splash pages. The story is an absolute mess and I don't think I fully got the point. -> Mediocre
Batman: Knight of the Round Table: This story is what I imagine an Elseworld story to be: A unique setting, where familiar DC characters contribute in some kind of way to the story. Here, Bruce Wayne experiences tragedy at a young age and wants revenge against both Morgana LeFey and King Arthur. That's an interesting premise and I would rate this story higher if the writing wasn't full of rambling. The artwork is great, but the reading experience was quite tedious -> Mediocre
Unsurprisingly, I would recommend to stay away from these stories.
October 3, 2025
Another collection of Elseworlds stories. I skipped Vol. 2 because...the library didn't have it. Simple as that. I think I liked these stories better than Vol. 1.
Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat
It's been just over 50 years since a deadly virus was released, killing a majority of the world's population. Batman is dead, but Ra's Al Ghul is still alive thanks to his Lazarus Pits. The Demon's Head finds Batman's alternative outfits and creates his own army of Batmen with the goal to destroy all crime...by any means necessary. A young man named Tallant is told by his mother that he is Batman's son. Can Tallant defeat the other Batmen and find a cure for the deadly virus?
Batman: Knight Gallery
Related to the previous story, these are Batman's notes as he designed his iconic Batsuit. It even has his notes about Robin's outfit and the Batmobile.
Batman: Scar of the Bat
A mix of the Batman mythos and history. Set in Chicago during Prohibition, Eliot Ness tells his ghostwriter about how he and his team, The Untouchables, worked to take down Al Capone and his empire of crime. They are unexpectedly helped by a mysterious vigilante: Batman. But this Batman is not Bruce Wayne so who is the man behind the mask?
Batman: Masque
Batman + The Phantom of the Opera = a comic I never knew I needed until now.
Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1 and #2
The House of Waynesmoor is one of many exiled by King Arthur in an attempt to avoid a prophecy of Mordred killing him. On the voyage, Morgana LeFay sends monstrous bat creatures to end the House of Waynesmoor in an effort to avoid her own fate of her death. While his family (and everyone else on the ship) has perished, Bruce has survived and wakes up on the shores of Avalon. He vows to have his vengence on King Arthur, a promise to kill the king he clings to as he grows into a man. Under the guidance of the wizard Merlin, Bruce learns that he is to be England's champion and end Morgana and Mordred. He is sent to Camelot, wearing powerful and dark armor, and helps the Knights of the Round Table battle Mordred's forces. He joins the Knights of the Round Table while King Arthur is gone and takes in a young boy named Richard Grayson as a squire. Batman, this dark knight, reluctantly agrees to help King Arthur and save England, driven by spite and the desire to cross swords with the king once Morgana and Mordred are no more. Bruce still blames King Arthur for his family's deaths despire knowing the truth that Morgana LeFay was the true culprit. The House of Ra's Al Ghul is also involved in the battle between good and evil. If you know of Le Morte d'Arthur, you can already guess how it ends.
Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat
It's been just over 50 years since a deadly virus was released, killing a majority of the world's population. Batman is dead, but Ra's Al Ghul is still alive thanks to his Lazarus Pits. The Demon's Head finds Batman's alternative outfits and creates his own army of Batmen with the goal to destroy all crime...by any means necessary. A young man named Tallant is told by his mother that he is Batman's son. Can Tallant defeat the other Batmen and find a cure for the deadly virus?
Batman: Knight Gallery
Related to the previous story, these are Batman's notes as he designed his iconic Batsuit. It even has his notes about Robin's outfit and the Batmobile.
Batman: Scar of the Bat
A mix of the Batman mythos and history. Set in Chicago during Prohibition, Eliot Ness tells his ghostwriter about how he and his team, The Untouchables, worked to take down Al Capone and his empire of crime. They are unexpectedly helped by a mysterious vigilante: Batman. But this Batman is not Bruce Wayne so who is the man behind the mask?
Batman: Masque
Batman + The Phantom of the Opera = a comic I never knew I needed until now.
Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1 and #2
The House of Waynesmoor is one of many exiled by King Arthur in an attempt to avoid a prophecy of Mordred killing him. On the voyage, Morgana LeFay sends monstrous bat creatures to end the House of Waynesmoor in an effort to avoid her own fate of her death. While his family (and everyone else on the ship) has perished, Bruce has survived and wakes up on the shores of Avalon. He vows to have his vengence on King Arthur, a promise to kill the king he clings to as he grows into a man. Under the guidance of the wizard Merlin, Bruce learns that he is to be England's champion and end Morgana and Mordred. He is sent to Camelot, wearing powerful and dark armor, and helps the Knights of the Round Table battle Mordred's forces. He joins the Knights of the Round Table while King Arthur is gone and takes in a young boy named Richard Grayson as a squire. Batman, this dark knight, reluctantly agrees to help King Arthur and save England, driven by spite and the desire to cross swords with the king once Morgana and Mordred are no more. Bruce still blames King Arthur for his family's deaths despire knowing the truth that Morgana LeFay was the true culprit. The House of Ra's Al Ghul is also involved in the battle between good and evil. If you know of Le Morte d'Arthur, you can already guess how it ends.
July 19, 2018
revisar obras antiguamente veneradas es duro. como en este caso, uno se da cuenta de que lo que parecía genial eran apenas chispazos medianamente ejecutados. por supuesto, sigue habiendo algunas historias buenas, como la de batman/eliot ness o batman/el rey arturo, tan absurdas como divertidas, pero hay otras que de plano no la mueven. igual sigue siendo una lectura, como mínimo, entretenida.
January 3, 2023
Pass on it
Not very interesting for a Batman/Elseworld book. Phantom of the Opera, Knights of the round table, Eliot Ness, and post-apocalypse yet still all kind of boring and slow. I would check for another collection over this one. There are good Elseworlds stories, but none of them are in this book.
Not very interesting for a Batman/Elseworld book. Phantom of the Opera, Knights of the round table, Eliot Ness, and post-apocalypse yet still all kind of boring and slow. I would check for another collection over this one. There are good Elseworlds stories, but none of them are in this book.
January 12, 2022
A mixed bag of stories but I enjoy the concept. The art brings it up another star for me especially the Mike Grell story though all the art is of a high quality. Batman versus Al Capone was always going to be a highlight.
July 5, 2018
Some decent tales
Elseworlds has always been my favorite of DCs imaginary stories. These, the third volume to feature Batman are all enjoyable.
Elseworlds has always been my favorite of DCs imaginary stories. These, the third volume to feature Batman are all enjoyable.
November 1, 2018
এটাও খারাপ না। তবে...
July 7, 2023
Decent, but not great, stories of "Batman". Some of the stories were better than others. None were horrible but none were great.
May 10, 2026
Fine. Standard Elseworlds fare but stories I hadn’t read before. This volume mostly suffers from several of the writers being (seemingly) more interested in the non-Batman parts of the setting. Wasn’t particularly innovative or capturing.
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