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Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family
Batman Family 80th Anniversary Collection brings together the most iconic stories and incredible art of the past 80 years!
Over the course of 80 years, Batman has taken on countless villains in the fight for justice. Now readers can enjoy this incredible collection that brings these stories together effortlessly and with art that is unmatched! Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the hero Gotham needs and the people who have shaped his life! With Robin, Catwoman, the Joker, and so many more familiar friends and foes--the Batman Family 80th Anniversary Collection is the perfect way to bring the whole Batman Family home!
Collects Detective Comics #1000, Detective Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition #1, Detective 80th Anniversary Giant #1, Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, as well as art from your favorite artists!
Over the course of 80 years, Batman has taken on countless villains in the fight for justice. Now readers can enjoy this incredible collection that brings these stories together effortlessly and with art that is unmatched! Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the hero Gotham needs and the people who have shaped his life! With Robin, Catwoman, the Joker, and so many more familiar friends and foes--the Batman Family 80th Anniversary Collection is the perfect way to bring the whole Batman Family home!
Collects Detective Comics #1000, Detective Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition #1, Detective 80th Anniversary Giant #1, Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, as well as art from your favorite artists!
400 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2020
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About the author
Scott Snyder
1,779 books5,118 followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
November 14, 2020
a batfamily book with 900 joker and solo batman stories what butthead came up with this?
the batgirls, batwoman, orphan, alfred, & jason todd were all largely ignored in favor of joker like..where is the justice in that? 😭
the batgirls, batwoman, orphan, alfred, & jason todd were all largely ignored in favor of joker like..where is the justice in that? 😭
December 9, 2021
Okay this took me a while.
So… who’s the Bat Family? At first, you think about Bruce, Alfred, the Robins, Batgirl and Batwoman. If you think a little more you may add Catwoman, the Outsiders and maybe even Harley Quinn. However, there’s someone who will never ever be in the Bat Family no matter how much you stretch it: The Joker. Yet here he’s featured as the main character in almost a third of the book.
I was impressed by Becky Cloonan’s art, as well as Elizabeth Breitweiser’s colors. Alex Maleev’s colors were lovely too.
Christopher Priest and Neal Adams issue was awful. The art was bad and the story was very hard to grasp. Brian Michael Bendis is present as well, with a story as bad as most of his work. Kelly Jones’ art is terrible too. Peter J. Tomasi wrote two stories that particularly annoyed me.
I skipped the Robin stories, as I had already read them in the Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular. However, that meant I’d reached the part I dread the most. I didn’t hate it as I thought I would. There’s Punchline’s origin story (or at least that’s what I think) which made me deeply despise her (which I think is a good thing). Then there’s Dan Mora illustrating an issue and reminding me I want to see him drawing Wonder Woman more often. There’s also a cool Sejić variant, an interesting Paul Dini story and a curious Tom Taylor one. Most of Catwoman’s stories were good and a breath of fresh air after all that Joker.
So… who’s the Bat Family? At first, you think about Bruce, Alfred, the Robins, Batgirl and Batwoman. If you think a little more you may add Catwoman, the Outsiders and maybe even Harley Quinn. However, there’s someone who will never ever be in the Bat Family no matter how much you stretch it: The Joker. Yet here he’s featured as the main character in almost a third of the book.
I was impressed by Becky Cloonan’s art, as well as Elizabeth Breitweiser’s colors. Alex Maleev’s colors were lovely too.
Christopher Priest and Neal Adams issue was awful. The art was bad and the story was very hard to grasp. Brian Michael Bendis is present as well, with a story as bad as most of his work. Kelly Jones’ art is terrible too. Peter J. Tomasi wrote two stories that particularly annoyed me.
I skipped the Robin stories, as I had already read them in the Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular. However, that meant I’d reached the part I dread the most. I didn’t hate it as I thought I would. There’s Punchline’s origin story (or at least that’s what I think) which made me deeply despise her (which I think is a good thing). Then there’s Dan Mora illustrating an issue and reminding me I want to see him drawing Wonder Woman more often. There’s also a cool Sejić variant, an interesting Paul Dini story and a curious Tom Taylor one. Most of Catwoman’s stories were good and a breath of fresh air after all that Joker.
July 22, 2021
I gotta say, I'm bummed. I love Bat Fam But this collection was largely solo Batman, Joker, and Catwoman with what felt like cameos of the Robins, Batgirls, Batwoman, and Alfred.
December 19, 2021
I received this as a gift and my gut reaction inside was... "bummer, why did you pick this?". These buffet style books work better for one single character. Give me all Jason Todd or all Tim Drake, but rando one shots of all the Bat Family felt like going to the theater and leaving after only watching the trailers. The upside is the content creators are mostly A-Listers but theres not enough meat on the bone for me to ever reread this out side of the art.
November 3, 2020
What a joke. 80 years of comics to choose and they choose this. No mention of over half the bat family. Instead they feature bat villains.
November 3, 2020
Don't waste your time or money. Not worth reading. Over half the Bat Family is missing.
January 13, 2021
A solid 3.5. Supposedly a book about the Bat family it is more about the main parts of that family in their own and providing more to their back story. Not well joined but some good stories nevertheless.
April 6, 2021
A truly mixed bag of short stories containing adventures of Batman, Alfred, Robin I (Dick), Robin II (Jason), Robin III (Tim), Robin IV (Damian), Joker, Catwoman, and others.
For every fun story, there was a dismal one. I'd say pick it up, and read the creators you like and skip the rest!
For every fun story, there was a dismal one. I'd say pick it up, and read the creators you like and skip the rest!
January 10, 2023
As with all anthologies, quality of stories and art varied, but one thing I cannot forgive is the fucking joker getting a section in a book that's supposed to be about the batfamily. What the actual fuck
January 12, 2021
A good range of short stories with a range of batman characters just wish more time was spent with each character
July 3, 2021
Enjoyed all the collected stories from over the 80 years of Batman.
October 21, 2021
⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 6, 2021
Score 75 / 100 ( B+ )
triggers: violence, body horror, guns, murder, blood
quick review:
A slightly mistitled graphic novel (GN) featuring a fun collection of Batman stories, with a few stand outs amongst an overall strong selection.
full review:
Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family is a collection of stories from different writers, most of which revolve around members of the Bat Family: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Damien Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Jason Todd, Selina Kyle and... The Joker? Yes, that's right, about halfway through, around nine stories heavily focus on The Joker. Whilst the stories involving the Clown Prince of Crime are interesting, they do not fit in with the title of the GN, and seem out of place amongst the rest of the collection. If someone buys the book hoping to have 400 pages of Bat Fam content, they will leave disappointed with the amount of stories which don't include any of them. It was also disappointing to not see the first appearances of each member of the Bat Fam which is a huge missed opportunity for a GN celebrating the characters. However, it's a fun over read and, had it been named something more appropriate, I would have considered rating it slighter higher, but for the fact that it doesn't meet the expectation of the title, and that some stories are more forgettable than others, it falls below the 5 star / A mark.
bonus: favourite stories
Manufacture for Use / Bruce Wayne
More Time / Jason Todd
Birthday Bugs / The Joker
My Best Friend / Damien Wayne
Extra Credit / Tim Drake
triggers: violence, body horror, guns, murder, blood
quick review:
A slightly mistitled graphic novel (GN) featuring a fun collection of Batman stories, with a few stand outs amongst an overall strong selection.
full review:
Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family is a collection of stories from different writers, most of which revolve around members of the Bat Family: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Damien Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Jason Todd, Selina Kyle and... The Joker? Yes, that's right, about halfway through, around nine stories heavily focus on The Joker. Whilst the stories involving the Clown Prince of Crime are interesting, they do not fit in with the title of the GN, and seem out of place amongst the rest of the collection. If someone buys the book hoping to have 400 pages of Bat Fam content, they will leave disappointed with the amount of stories which don't include any of them. It was also disappointing to not see the first appearances of each member of the Bat Fam which is a huge missed opportunity for a GN celebrating the characters. However, it's a fun over read and, had it been named something more appropriate, I would have considered rating it slighter higher, but for the fact that it doesn't meet the expectation of the title, and that some stories are more forgettable than others, it falls below the 5 star / A mark.
bonus: favourite stories
Manufacture for Use / Bruce Wayne
More Time / Jason Todd
Birthday Bugs / The Joker
My Best Friend / Damien Wayne
Extra Credit / Tim Drake
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