Batman: The Long Halloween #2

Batman el Largo Halloween #2

by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale (Artist)

Following the horrors of Halloween, Thanksgiving proves to be no haven for the guilty as another group of criminals falls prey to the mysterious serial killer nicknamed “Holiday.” Hot on the trail of an assassin targeting D.A. Harvey Dent, Batman finds his blocked by Solomon Grundy!

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Fiction

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 28, 2013

About the author

Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer. Loeb was a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC hit show Heroes, and formerly a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost.

A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner (see below), Loeb's comic book career includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Hulk, Captain America, Cable, Iron Man, Daredevil, Supergirl, the Avengers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale, who provides the comic art seen on Heroes.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harvey dent's wife is in the hospital while he lives.
and all those who took part in bombing his house are killed because a rumor was deliberately spread that they made a deal to get out.
is that thing about the nails having serial numbers true !?

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as its predecessor but still fantastic. Great ending

[Pato Myers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, enjoyable, and nostalgic read.

[Dave Farrance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exactly the same length as the first issue I’m sure, but this seemed to whizz past! Madness.

In this one, the conclusion to issue 1 wasn’t as we had suspected, which will lead up to the big event that changed HD forever.

Batman, whilst searching for the ones responsible for the bombing of the Dent household, comes across Solomon Grundy.

Did you know he was born on a Monday?

[Ramón Nogueras Pérez · Rating 5 out of 5]

En esta ciudad sólo hay sitio para un maníaco asesino.

Tremendo el desarrollo de la trama y los personajes. El Joker decide empezar a jugar.

[Marco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman brought Grundy Thanksgiving dinner :)

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me lo leí del tirón y la verdad es que me sorprendió y al mismo tiempo no, fue una sensación extraña. En parte adiviné quién era Holiday, pero el final me dejó sin palabras descubrir que Gilda tenía algo que ver y también acabé con muchas dudas que siento que no responderé hasta que entre más en el mundo de los cómics.

Todavía no me acostumbro al formato porque la acción es rápida, hay poco contexto y ambientación y se nota que hay cosas que debes saber antes para disfrutar de toda la historia.

Entre las dudas que me quedan de las dos partes son: ¿por qué me muestran a El Pingüino al final si nunca estuvo a lo largo del cómic? ¿Qué tiene que ver Catwoman con Falcone? ¿Por qué Alberto mintió y se regodeó frente a su padre si al final él no era Holiday? ¿Cómo hicieron con el cuerpo de Alberto que se suponía estaba enterrado? ¿Dónde estuvo todo ese tiempo? ¿Por qué aceptó entregarse en ese momento de la historia y no luego cuándo hubiese matado a su padre? ¿De verdad se demuestra en todo el cómic que Harvey tiene una obsesión con el número 2? ¿En serio esa es la verdadera razón de Gilda para empezar a asesinar gente? Tengo muchas más preguntas aaaaaa.

Este es el cómic favorito de un amigo, pero siento que no pude disfrutarlo bien: no conozco tanto el universo de los personajes, ni sus tramas, ni nada. Siento que en medio de la trama de Holiday iba perdiendo de vista a Harvey, así que su "caída" y decepción por el sistema de justicia de Gotham City no la pude disfrutar tanto como me gustaría. Se podría decir que lo hicieron así para que uno no sospechara de él, pero sospeché de él desde la primera parte, es bastante obvio. Cuando tu villano es bastante obvio, pues al menos a mí me gustaría verlo mejor desarrollado. También siento que cuando hablan de lo doloroso que es que Batman y Harvey eran amigos y ahora Harvey es un villano, no puedo conectar con ello: nunca me dejan ver una amistad entre ambos, sino una relación laboral donde los dos dudan del otro. El concepto del villano en estos cómics me parece magnífico y es congruente con la personalidad e historia de Harvey Dent, me dan ganas de saber más, pero creo que eso es medio problemático para mí: nunca termino de conocer bien a ninguno de sus personajes, ni sus motivos, ni su backstory, ni las relaciones que los unen. Hay agujeros en la trama que me parece extraño que se resuelvan en otros cómics cuando esta serie recopilatoria solo tiene dos partes.

The Long Halloween está construida como una introducción, una buena. Que haya cosas que a mí no me gusten del todo/no esté acostumbrada porque vengo del manga es otra cosa. Sin embargo, me deja tantas preguntas que siento que pueden ocurrir dos cosas: que me obsesione para entender esto, lo que sé que tomará mucho tiempo y es una de las cosas que me echa para atrás para entrar a los cómics; o simplemente la historia muere porque la falta de profundidad en todas las aristas no es suficiente para mantener mi chispa de curiosidad.

PD: Bruce y Selina me tuvieron en un bisexual panic constante. Si Bruce no la quiere, yo sí 😋.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the trap Gordon and Dent set. The bomb that blew up at the end of the first book supposedly killed the Dents. It was to be the response for Harvey taking out Falcone's nephew. It didn't the Dents and we don't know that Harvey killed the nephew. Using Harvey in disguise, they got Falcone's crew to confess to their parts in the 'murder'. But none would implicate Falcone.

Falcone's sister, a la Talia Shire, is beside herself that her son was killed. Falcone assures her that he's working on settling that.

We also get the introduction (at least for me) to Solomon Grundy born on a Monday. Batman encounters him in the sewers.

It's Thanksgiving. The good guys are wiped out; the bad guys are festive. And just like in the Godfather, the bad guys are shot up. Who? We don't know yet. I guess we'll have to tune into the next issue. ;)

[Sanny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitivamente logró captar mi atención!
La idea de 'festivo' es interesante y expone las creencias y ritos modernos de las sociedades norteamericanas contemporáneas. Para Batman, es un buen recurso, e incita a dar un paso más en el imaginario de este súper héroe como un noir.

¿Quién será el / la culpable?

[Garth · Rating 4 out of 5]

2024 - Year of The Bat (366 Days of Batman)

Day 113: A bit slower than the first issue (probably due to being a regular sized comic) combined with characters I don’t know (the Irish mobsters) or care about (Solomon Grundy), made this feel like the Sophomore Slump of the series. Quick resolution, though, to last issue’s ending.

[Taryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

jesus, that was a quick read! definitely intrigued by the plot.

the solomon grundy stuff made me sad. loved the art with the mickey/dent switch—when they was revealed i went back and had a look at the panel where the switch takes place.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this very special episode, Solomon Grundy helps Batman learn the TRUE meaning of Thanksgiving and I'm not even exaggerating that much

Also, I've started reading these issues as they approximately correspond to the real-world time of year, and now I think I need to keep it up forever

[Alessandro Parisi]

È il giorno del ringraziamento, Harvey è morto e viene arrestata una combriccola che poi viene rilasciata su cauzione. Harvey si dice possa avere ucciso Johnny. Degli uomini di Romano vengono uccisi durante la cena.

[Chip Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now taking place on Thanksgiving, we see “Holiday” continue their murders while Gotham’s trio of heroes attempt to deduce the killer’s identity. Love watching Batman care for his villains, and understand when someone is in his way but not the bad guy like poor Solomon Grundy…born on a Monday

[K.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

more of a 4.5 but anyway—i really liked this issue. we have a solid build up of the mystery and things are getting really good. also when batman shared his thanksgiving dinner with solomon grundy i almost shed a tear, how sweet of him.

[Frasier Sarmiento]

Good follow up to the first book, brings more questions into the pile.

[Andres Farias Riquelme · Rating 4 out of 5]

La aparición del Joker en la historia se vuelve interesante. Se comienza a entender el patrón que definirá el resto de la historia. La pregunta es: qué va a aportar todo esto?

[Dennis Brock · Rating 4 out of 5]

This 2nd issue felt a little slower... loved Solomon Grundy 3.75/5

[Fran Noroña · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entretenido, bastante accion.

[OinkFish Pigs · Rating 4 out of 5]

8.5

[James B · Rating 5 out of 5]

the mission impossible mask scene was a bit much, but still a terrific issue

[Derrick McCall · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Harvey Dent is dead."

This book is just so insanely gorgeous. Every panel is so beautiful and Solomon Grundy has such a lovely aura around him. I have no idea how Tim Sale does it, but it's remarkable.

Also, don't think there's a single panel where Bruce isn't Batman. Hell yeah. Batman only issue. And it's such a lovely page with Batman taking Grundy a plate for Thanksgiving. THAT'S who Batman is.

[grimbamreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

peak fiction icl!

[Mikey Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

who killed Dent?

[michie · Rating 3 out of 5]

so i was shocked for nothing.

[William Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really nice, the cameos don't bother me as much as they did the last time I read it (so far). Having the rogues gallery be in the background for a proper mafia story involving Bats, Gordon and Dent is always good.

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solomon Grundy, Harvey Dent and the explosive Irish gang.