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Elseworlds: Batman #3
Elseworlds: Batman Vol. 3
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places—some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow.
Featuring tales of Batman and Eliot Ness taking on Al Capone, a future league of Batmen protecting the night with an iron fist, a mysterious knight defending Camelot as an armor-clad Bat and a 19th-century Batman entwined in an operatic tale of love, horror and obsession.
Now, for the first time, Batman’s Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection. Collects Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1-2, Batman: KnightGallery, Batman: Masque and Batman: Scar of the Bat!
Featuring tales of Batman and Eliot Ness taking on Al Capone, a future league of Batmen protecting the night with an iron fist, a mysterious knight defending Camelot as an armor-clad Bat and a 19th-century Batman entwined in an operatic tale of love, horror and obsession.
Now, for the first time, Batman’s Elseworlds tales are featured in a new graphic novel collection. Collects Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table #1-2, Batman: KnightGallery, Batman: Masque and Batman: Scar of the Bat!
298 pages, comiXology Edition
First published June 19, 2018
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About the author
Max Allan Collins
808 books1,323 followersReceived the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
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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
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.
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