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Legends of the Dark Knight (1989)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #1
54 pages, Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1991
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Dennis O'Neil
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Dennis "Denny" O'Neil
was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.
His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.
His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.
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January 19, 2025
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #1 is a DC Comics issue written by Dennis O’Neil with an all-star artist line up including Jim Aparo, Keith Giffen, Joe Quesada, Joe Rubinstein, and Michael Golden. It was released in 1991.
Batman goes on a cerebral odyssey that will test his belief in the sacredness of life.
A lot of themes in the book haven been done in Batman books, but this is one of the earliest that I have now read that tackles them in this way. There is a nice little twist to the end of the issue that makes it feel ahead of its time. I’m usually not a fan of a book with a ton of different artists but it works here with Batman’s journey.
Batman goes on a cerebral odyssey that will test his belief in the sacredness of life.
A lot of themes in the book haven been done in Batman books, but this is one of the earliest that I have now read that tackles them in this way. There is a nice little twist to the end of the issue that makes it feel ahead of its time. I’m usually not a fan of a book with a ton of different artists but it works here with Batman’s journey.
November 20, 2020
"Duel" ofrece una historia de Denny O'Neil en el mejor estilo de sus guiones clásicos, respaldado en el trazo de un sólido equipo gráfico (Jim Aparo, Keith Giffen, Joe Quesada,Tom Lyle, Dan Spiegle, James Blackburn) y gran portada de Mike Mignola. Un relato ameno y de buen ritmo que bien pudo publicarse en los años clásicos del propio O'Neil junto a Adams y Giordano.
March 4, 2023
Una viaje en la nieve con Batman cargando un bolso misterioso y sumergiėndose en diferentes paisajes de fantasía con un final que resuelve en dónde verdaderamente estaba el héroe. Diferentes autores con Jim Aparo y su clasico estilo como el más relevante.
November 23, 2020
Second Reading. Solid “Cerebral” tale that gets to the heart of what makes Batman tick. Bit of a twist-reveal in the ending so watch out for spoilers in reviews if you plan to read it.
April 12, 2021
Do you believe in the absolute sacredness of human life?
March 19, 2025
Batman finds himself dragging a burden up a snowy slope and soon appears at the residence of his former mentor, the Master, who sends him down a portal in search of the answer to what he is searching for.
I quite enjoyed the bulk of this as an abstract sequence of scenarios paralleling Batman's internal struggles but the last act ditched the dreamlike presentation and deflated the experience for me. The art was thoroughly great throughout however, highly varied in both style and subject matter.
I quite enjoyed the bulk of this as an abstract sequence of scenarios paralleling Batman's internal struggles but the last act ditched the dreamlike presentation and deflated the experience for me. The art was thoroughly great throughout however, highly varied in both style and subject matter.
November 27, 2023
"Duel", Annual 1991
Pretty cool One-Shot story by Denny O'Neil even if it was basically a fever dream. The art was generally good (specifically Joe Quesada for one) though some panels got a little muddied with the action and details (Keith Giffen). It's nice to see the last ad/page being a promotion of the U.S. Constitution.
A dreamy journey with nightmarish implications, Batman makes a dangerous trek to a monastery in the Paektu-San mountains of Korea, where veiled words, from the one man who makes Batman feel inadequate, propel his journey into a hellish landscape, made harder by the burden he physically carries. In truth,
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Pretty cool One-Shot story by Denny O'Neil even if it was basically a fever dream. The art was generally good (specifically Joe Quesada for one) though some panels got a little muddied with the action and details (Keith Giffen). It's nice to see the last ad/page being a promotion of the U.S. Constitution.
A dreamy journey with nightmarish implications, Batman makes a dangerous trek to a monastery in the Paektu-San mountains of Korea, where veiled words, from the one man who makes Batman feel inadequate, propel his journey into a hellish landscape, made harder by the burden he physically carries. In truth,
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