DC Comics Presents: Batman - Urban Legends #1

Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #168, 177-179

by Devin Grayson, A.J. Lieberman, Bill Willingham

Collecting tales from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #168, and 177-179. When Catwoman tries to crush a human slave trade run in Gotham City, it draws the attention of Batman. Plus: Batman tries to regain his lost memory in a story from FABLES creator Bill Willingham, and Fat and Little Boy, from BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, are back!

Genres: Comics

88 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Devin Grayson is an avid gamer, former acting student, and enthusiastic reader fortunate enough to have turned a lifelong obsession with fictional characters into a dynamic writing career. She has a B.A. from Bard College, where she studied creative writing with novelist Mona Simpson. Best known for her work on the Batman titles for DC Comics, Devin has been a regular writer on Catwoman, Nightwing, and The Titans, and contributed to the award-winning No Man’s Land story arc. With the publication of Batman: Gotham Knights in March of 2000, she became the first (and, sadly, only as of 2020) female to create, launch and write an ongoing Batman title.

Additional career highlights include the launch of the critically acclaimed series Omni for Humanoids, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, an original novel featuring Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, and USER—a highly personal three-part, creator-owned miniseries about gender identity and online role-playing, originally published by Vertigo and newly available as a collected edition hardcover through Image. Devin is also the creator of Yelena Belova, a Marvel character staring in the upcoming MCU Black Widow movie (played by Florence Pugh), Damien Darhk, a DC character now appearing regularly in CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow (played by Neal McDonough), and Catalina Flores, a DC character recently featured as the super-villain Tarantula in The Lego Batman Movie.

Frequently cited for compelling character development and nuanced exploration of complex themes, Devin’s work has been showcased in mainstream media such as USA Today and Working Woman as well as in alternative press such as The Village Voice, The Advocate, and Curve magazine. Over the years, she has written in several different media and genres, from comic books and novels to video game scripts and short essays. She is currently working on an original graphic novel for Berger Books.

Devin lives in Northern California with her husband, step-son, devoted Early Alert Canines Diabetic Alert Dog, and somewhat less devoted cat. Openly bisexual, she is a passionate advocate for the GLBTQ community, as well as being a committed environmentalist, and a public speaker for T1 Diabetes awareness and Diabetic Alert Dogs. She is always happy to take on a new challenge, especially if it involves making some new fictional friends.

Reviews

[Max Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three stories, great art and execution. The first one tops the list.

[Doug Goodman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first story where Batman has amnesia is really pretty clever and shows how his presence can impact people at night, especially the criminal underworld. The last two stories get harder to read. They don’t flow well and seem to skip plot points between panels. Story 1 is five stars, then three stars, then two.

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

You think this guy is Batman with memory loss, but actually some dude who was playing dress up. cateoman trying to stop prostitution, Batman goes under as matches Malone. Same Chinese story as other one shot

[Ryan Scicluna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collection of 3 different stories. I particularly liked the first one. This was so original it left me speechless. It is also a funny story and the final comment made me giggle like a school boy. The other two are average, nothing special but not bad either.