Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #6

Legends of the Dark Knight (1989)

by Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson (Artist)

In part 1 of the acclaimed "Gothic" storyline by Grant Morrison, a serial killer from Gotham City's past returns to terrorize its citizens! Explore the history of Batman's hometown in this 5-part story.

Genres: Comics, Batman, Comic Book, Dc Comics

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 1990

About the author

Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning their American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. Since then they have written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, they have also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS.

In their secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. They are also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. They divide their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Scotland.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

a new unfamiliar batman foe or atleast unfamiliar to me the whisper is back

Gotham is hell, and i am the king of hell

we also see the first use of the light that calls for batman
i like the poetry or riddles or whatever they are that the killer sends his victims
was wondering if i should read all of legends of the dark knight but i think i ll just read the first 20 that come highly recommended and try to find a start point in the main comic maybe batman year one.
love the art <3

[Katherine (Kat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 Stars

Great start to Gothic.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #6 is the first issue in the “Gothic” storyline written by Grant Morrison , illustrated by Klaus Janson, and colors by Steve Buccellato. It is cover dated April 1990.

Believed to be long dead by his enemies, Mr. Whisper has returned to Gotham and is taking out the high players in the city’s criminal underworld.

I’m not a big fan of Grant Morrison to say the least. I think his scripts and plots are scattered and his dialogue can be incoherent. It’s like he doesn’t understand how people talk and conversations naturally happen. But, he has moments of pure genius, so I will keep reading his work. In this first issue of “Gothic,” I do see the usual areas I dislike about Morrison’s work, but I am also really intrigued by Mr. Whisper and how the criminal underworld is turning to Batman for help. Very curious to see how this plays out!

[Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't believe I've heard of the villain, Mr. Whisper before. I like that he is seemingly unafraid of taking on the big boys as he's killed several crime bosses in this issue. Why? I guess that's the point of this run. Issue one gives very little away but does offer a Batman who declares himself the 'King of Hell'. Did I miss the memo when this happened?

I like that the remaining crime bosses are seemingly looking to Batman for help, although I'm unsure on them using their own Batsignal (and why is it projecting the image upside-down?)

I like the atmosphere within this issue and the artwork. The story is a little messy at the moment but I'm sure things will iron out.

[Devin Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't think I've seen a lot of Klaus Janson's art, but every time I have, I've been impressed. That hasn't changed after reading this issue.

Batman declaring himself to be "king of hell" is a bit much for me, and this somewhat disorienting and fairly unambitious issue just doesn't actually do a whole lot. It depicts a Gotham City in crisis, but very little of it seems noteworthy (given that the city seems to be defined by a steady crisis).

Like, there just isn't all that much of a hook.

[William Wygle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Whisper, a Batman I’ve never heard of before, returns to Gotham targeting Mob Bosses. It’s up to Batman to put a stop to his killing spree on Organized Crime. Or will he? This is part 1 of 5 written by Grant Morrison. It’s a fast paced read that sets the tone of this gritty story.

[mello doc · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the gothic horror aesthetic. The art work is really nice. Ima a sucker for religious iconography. The mob wants Batman’s help?

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating 3.7 stars.
People are being killed and others know it’s because Mr Whisper is back!

A very introductory issue that doesn’t give a whole lot of information but sets up a nice mystery for us.

Also the Dons created an upside down Bat-signal? How intriguing…