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Batman One-Shots
Batman: The Ten Cent Adventure (Batman
This kick-off to the 12-part ''Bruce Wayne: Murderer?'' storyline is a one-shot you can't afford to miss! When Batman responds to a series of crimes, little does he know that a crime is also occurring in the one place in the world he considers safe--his home!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 2, 2002
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Greg Rucka
1,496 books1,926 followersGreg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
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July 14, 2017
Not bad, adequate.
September 12, 2020
Quick sample/introduction to a wider story arc. I think this sets it up fairly well.
June 23, 2015
It was Batman. ;)
I liked the other character they threw in there and her perceptions of Bruce.
I liked the other character they threw in there and her perceptions of Bruce.
December 7, 2023
Batman, the Angsty Jerk Crimefighter?
A few pages of rehash for those who never heard of Batman is followed by some basic crime-fighting action. The tale is told by a temporary sidekick Sasha, who I think is the most interesting character in the book. Although Batman puts baddies in jail, he apparently is as cold as ice with any girl who shows a like for him in addition to having no great regard for anyone else in his personal life. Instead, he wallows in self-guilt from his past and current job. Nevertheless Batman presses on because...we all need to feel important? I don't know. The message here becomes garbled, much like the ending of the issue. Artwork is minimal but given the story, understandable.
A few pages of rehash for those who never heard of Batman is followed by some basic crime-fighting action. The tale is told by a temporary sidekick Sasha, who I think is the most interesting character in the book. Although Batman puts baddies in jail, he apparently is as cold as ice with any girl who shows a like for him in addition to having no great regard for anyone else in his personal life. Instead, he wallows in self-guilt from his past and current job. Nevertheless Batman presses on because...we all need to feel important? I don't know. The message here becomes garbled, much like the ending of the issue. Artwork is minimal but given the story, understandable.
April 2, 2024
Batman is isolated. Solitary.
We get (yet another) run-through of Batman’s history. OmG did you know his parents were murdered in front of him when he was only 8???
Despite the inauspicious beginning (and the vexatious tiny print), the ship does right itself.
Sasha ends up narrating the balance of the story.
She was Bruce Wayne’s bodyguard—until she discovered his secret. And now Sasha’s feelings go unrequited.
Bank heist…arson…a damn tiger on the loose…
The Russian mob…hold-ups…and jumpers…
Nice cliffhanger of an ending.
We get (yet another) run-through of Batman’s history. OmG did you know his parents were murdered in front of him when he was only 8???
Despite the inauspicious beginning (and the vexatious tiny print), the ship does right itself.
Sasha ends up narrating the balance of the story.
She was Bruce Wayne’s bodyguard—until she discovered his secret. And now Sasha’s feelings go unrequited.
Bank heist…arson…a damn tiger on the loose…
The Russian mob…hold-ups…and jumpers…
Nice cliffhanger of an ending.
June 2, 2023
Remastered 10 center.
Good color artwork. You could get a lot of comic book for a dime in the good old days. The new robin is cute. The start of a murder mystery, possibly a frame up?
Good color artwork. You could get a lot of comic book for a dime in the good old days. The new robin is cute. The start of a murder mystery, possibly a frame up?
April 5, 2021
Really enjoyable short Batman read.
September 1, 2025
I adore the way Greg Rucka writes Batman.
April 6, 2019
eh. I'm not wowed. I'm not totally turned off, but I'm not wowed. I get that this is just a quickie, short, taste, sample, ect., but the bodyguard secretly in love with her client is a bit of a cliche. And this wasn't Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, so I wasn't terribly impressed. Anyways, why should every woman fall in love with the Batman/Bruce Wayne? Hot mess express. Could we have a badass female character who isn't daughter/ward but also isn't love interest/unrequieted crushing?
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April 13, 2025
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I gotta say that this comic book is probably the best comic book I’ve read so far in my life. But at the same time I gotta admit that I haven’t read a lot of comic books so far in my life.
This comic book is a very quick read and Ive read it under 20 minutes. Which really surprise me.
But even thou this book is a quick read, it doesn’t mean its bad. Its actually the opposite of that. This comic books is very good because in a way it captures the essence of batman and how it was like watching “Batman: The Animated Series” as a kid for the first time and getting sucked into the world of superheroes.
This comic books takes us in a way under the mask of batman, and actually how it is for Bruce Wayne to be the Batman where most comic books about bantam focuses on the action of Batman rather than psychology of batman.
If you are planing to start your journey into superhero comic books then I would easily recommend to anyone to start with this one.
https://thebookcornerchronicles.com/2...
I gotta say that this comic book is probably the best comic book I’ve read so far in my life. But at the same time I gotta admit that I haven’t read a lot of comic books so far in my life.
This comic book is a very quick read and Ive read it under 20 minutes. Which really surprise me.
But even thou this book is a quick read, it doesn’t mean its bad. Its actually the opposite of that. This comic books is very good because in a way it captures the essence of batman and how it was like watching “Batman: The Animated Series” as a kid for the first time and getting sucked into the world of superheroes.
This comic books takes us in a way under the mask of batman, and actually how it is for Bruce Wayne to be the Batman where most comic books about bantam focuses on the action of Batman rather than psychology of batman.
If you are planing to start your journey into superhero comic books then I would easily recommend to anyone to start with this one.
November 26, 2015
Free on ComiXology.
Not a big fan of the drawings, the story was ok, nothing unforgettable though. Very... classic.
Not a big fan of the drawings, the story was ok, nothing unforgettable though. Very... classic.
December 30, 2015
That was really good. I really need to start reading more comics
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