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Batman Confidential #6
Batman: King Tut's Tomb
A collection of classic Batman tales guest-stars Scalphunter, Hawkman and The Joker as well as King Tut in a story about a trail of murders involving museum executives. Original.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2010
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Nunzio DeFilippis
199 books95 followersNunzio DeFilippis is married to Christina Weir; together they have written a large number of graphic novels. They have written superhero comics but also created original comics and graphic novels of many genres, from YA fantasy to sports to horror to crime drama.
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December 3, 2018tradução.
December 2, 2017
Another solid entry in the 'Confidential' series, this time the Dark Knight reluctantly teams with the Riddler for his expertise. Notable for showing 'the master detective' actually conducting investigatory work ("I don't just hit people, you know" growls Batman after demonstrating his knowledge of Egyptology to a surprised Riddler) in his pursuit of King Tut. Riddler acquits himself fairly well amidst the action, and has a trick or two up his sleeve.
Also of interest was the comics using that villain, who - although much revamped here (strictly handsome, angry, and deadly this time around) - was created specifically for the 60's TV series. Lastly, femme fatale Leigh Carson - the only woman of note in the story, and who seems inspired by a 40's film noir dame - has a nice 'gotcha!' moment at the finale. However . . .
The main story is rather short, and the book is padded with two old issues of The Brave and the Bold, featuring Hawkman and Scalphunter (who?), and an average Joker story from the early 80's.
Also of interest was the comics using that villain, who - although much revamped here (strictly handsome, angry, and deadly this time around) - was created specifically for the 60's TV series. Lastly, femme fatale Leigh Carson - the only woman of note in the story, and who seems inspired by a 40's film noir dame - has a nice 'gotcha!' moment at the finale. However . . .
The main story is rather short, and the book is padded with two old issues of The Brave and the Bold, featuring Hawkman and Scalphunter (who?), and an average Joker story from the early 80's.
January 23, 2021
The first story in this, by DeFilippis was rather good (especially compared to what I read by him before). The retro-reprints were a bit meh, however.
March 28, 2010
One good story from 2009 and three campy ones from the early 80's make for an uneven but enjoyable collection.
December 4, 2019
Batman Confidential: King Tut's Tomb picks up where the previous trade paperback left off, collecting three issues (Batman Confidential #26–28) of the 2006 on-going series with The Brave and the Bold #164 and 171, and Batman #353, and covers four storylines: "A New Dawn", "The Mystery of the Mobile Museum!", "A Cannon For Batman", and "Last Laugh".
"A New Dawn" is a three-issue storyline (Batman Confidential #26–28) has Bruce Wayne as Batman investigating a string of murders involving museum executives. Since mysterious riddles are being left behind as clues, suspicion naturally falls upon Edward Nigma as the Riddler. However, the perpetrator this time is not the Riddler, but William McElory as King Tut.
"The Mystery of the Mobile Museum!" is a one-issue storyline (The Brave and the Bold #164) has Bruce Wayne as Batman teaming up with Katar Hol as Hawkman overlooking the transport of ancient artifacts from a museum in Gotham City to one in Midway City. Things go awry when the whole museum suddenly starts floating in the air and it is up to Batman and Hawkman to solve the mystery.
"A Cannon For Batman" is a one-issue storyline (The Brave and the Bold #171) has Bruce Wayne as Batman being sent to the past and teaming up with Brain Savage as Scalphunter to fight the Confederate Army to solve a mystery of how an ancient artifact that Bruce Wayne bought had a secret chamber with his bat signal in it.
"Last Laugh" is a one-issue storyline (Batman #353) has Bruce Wayne as Batman taking on the Joker, who has designs to kill him and Batman has to once again outwit him.
Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir (Batman Confidential #26–28), Gerry Conway (The Brave and the Bold #171 and Batman #353), and J.M. DeMatteis (The Brave and the Bold #164) penned the trade paperback. Individually, each story is written rather well, but together, it is a giant mess without a single focus – except that ancient artifacts run through it. Regardless, at the end of the day, the trade paperback feels like a jumble mess.
Surprisingly, José Luis García-López penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style and it is quite the joy to see his evolution as an artist throughout the trade paperback as the stories were penned during different eras.
All in all, Batman Confidential: King Tut's Tomb is mediocre continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
"A New Dawn" is a three-issue storyline (Batman Confidential #26–28) has Bruce Wayne as Batman investigating a string of murders involving museum executives. Since mysterious riddles are being left behind as clues, suspicion naturally falls upon Edward Nigma as the Riddler. However, the perpetrator this time is not the Riddler, but William McElory as King Tut.
"The Mystery of the Mobile Museum!" is a one-issue storyline (The Brave and the Bold #164) has Bruce Wayne as Batman teaming up with Katar Hol as Hawkman overlooking the transport of ancient artifacts from a museum in Gotham City to one in Midway City. Things go awry when the whole museum suddenly starts floating in the air and it is up to Batman and Hawkman to solve the mystery.
"A Cannon For Batman" is a one-issue storyline (The Brave and the Bold #171) has Bruce Wayne as Batman being sent to the past and teaming up with Brain Savage as Scalphunter to fight the Confederate Army to solve a mystery of how an ancient artifact that Bruce Wayne bought had a secret chamber with his bat signal in it.
"Last Laugh" is a one-issue storyline (Batman #353) has Bruce Wayne as Batman taking on the Joker, who has designs to kill him and Batman has to once again outwit him.
Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir (Batman Confidential #26–28), Gerry Conway (The Brave and the Bold #171 and Batman #353), and J.M. DeMatteis (The Brave and the Bold #164) penned the trade paperback. Individually, each story is written rather well, but together, it is a giant mess without a single focus – except that ancient artifacts run through it. Regardless, at the end of the day, the trade paperback feels like a jumble mess.
Surprisingly, José Luis García-López penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style and it is quite the joy to see his evolution as an artist throughout the trade paperback as the stories were penned during different eras.
All in all, Batman Confidential: King Tut's Tomb is mediocre continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
March 26, 2019
Não sei por que motivo, razão ou circunstância, a Panini Comics resolveu trazer à venda vários encadernados do desenhista espanhol radicado na Argentina, José Luiz García-Lopez. Este é um deles. Ele é dividido em duas, digamos, "partes". A primeira parte é uma história atual que reapresenta o vilão Rei Tut, do seriado do Homem-Morcego de 1966 para os quadrinhos dos anos 2000. A segunda parte são histórias clássicas dos anos 80, das revistas Batman e The Brave and The Bold. O que elas têm em comum é a arte do espanhol. É uma arte com uma bela fluidez e que empresta aos corpos um volume preciso, ainda mais na versão mais atual, finalizada por outro grande artista, Kevin Nolan. Sendo assim, a história em três partes que dá nome a este encadernado é muito mais interessante que as três, "clássicas" e, claro, o encadernado vale a lida por causa delas, envolvendo ainda o Charada, um dos meus inimigos do Batman favoritos. As três histórias dos anos 80, são bastante típicas dos encontros entre heróis daquela época, mas um pouquinho mais interessantes, principalmente por terem sido abençoadas com a arte de García-Lopez.
February 19, 2019
The Riddler is my favorite (male) Batman villain, and I really enjoy Egyptian mythology. I didn't know this even existed until seeing it at my library, and I was so excited to read it!
I loved seeing The Riddler work together with Batman to solve what was going on, and seeing the detective side of Batman come out more.
Unfortunately, I felt like this just wasn't enough. The story ended on a cliffhanger that, from a brief Google search, I don't believe was resolved. It was only three collected issues, which I thought would be longer based on the size of the book. I didn't realize until getting to the end that it's because there were three issues of 80s Batman at the back.
The first one was based around a museum so it made sense to include that I suppose. HOWEVER. The second involved Batman being hypnotized to 1862 to investigate a bat patch he found in a civil war relic he bought (don't ask, just go with it), featuring the very problematic character of Scalphunter. The third is Joker being salty that a Broadway star is getting a statue and not him. So like, very weird to put alongside everything else.
I loved seeing The Riddler work together with Batman to solve what was going on, and seeing the detective side of Batman come out more.
Unfortunately, I felt like this just wasn't enough. The story ended on a cliffhanger that, from a brief Google search, I don't believe was resolved. It was only three collected issues, which I thought would be longer based on the size of the book. I didn't realize until getting to the end that it's because there were three issues of 80s Batman at the back.
The first one was based around a museum so it made sense to include that I suppose. HOWEVER. The second involved Batman being hypnotized to 1862 to investigate a bat patch he found in a civil war relic he bought (don't ask, just go with it), featuring the very problematic character of Scalphunter. The third is Joker being salty that a Broadway star is getting a statue and not him. So like, very weird to put alongside everything else.
May 27, 2022
Una historia que cuenta con el Rey Tut como villano, un personaje que fue creado en la serie de televisión protagonizada por Adam West. Batman tendrá que recurrir al Acertijo para resolver el caso propuesto. Argumento: "Una ancestral tragedia se cierne sobre los miembros de la junta directiva del Museo de Antigüedades de Gotham. Todo indica que el Rey Tut, el faraón egipcio muerto hace tanto tiempo, se ha levantado de su tumba y se dedica a cometer crímenes anunciados por desconcertantes adivinanzas que incluso Batman, el mejor detective del mundo, es incapaz de resolver. Para descubrir las respuestas, el Caballero Oscuro recurre a uno de sus más viejos enemigos... el enigmático Acertijo, que no se muestra muy satisfecho al ver cómo ese muerto viviente se apropia de su modus operandi. ¿Podrán Batman y su insólito aliado descifrar los misterios que se ocultan tras el gran plan de su adversario, similar al enigma de una esfinge? ¿O será Batman el siguiente cadáver sepultado mientras Gotham cae bajo el yugo del legendario Rey Tut?"
December 30, 2016
A surprisingly good Batman/Riddler teamup story, combined with four older one-issue stories all illustrated by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and generally featuring some kind of museum or historical theme. I just wish it was more clearly advertised that way, as with many of these little collections they make it look like one shortish graphic novel when actually it's a compilation.
December 30, 2020
Una interesante historia para volver a introducir a King Tut en el universo moderno (de ese momento) de Batman, y que me da algo que siempre me gusta, ver al Acertijo siendo increíblemente chulo y creído.
Puede que algunos se quejen de que el Gran Detective que es Batman pida ayuda a un villano por unos simples acertijos, pero consiguen que encaje bien en la historia, y todo es una buena excusa para que acompañemos a esta extraña pareja.
Y de propina unas historias clásicas.
Puede que algunos se quejen de que el Gran Detective que es Batman pida ayuda a un villano por unos simples acertijos, pero consiguen que encaje bien en la historia, y todo es una buena excusa para que acompañemos a esta extraña pareja.
Y de propina unas historias clásicas.
September 23, 2017
The King Tut storyline is pretty decent but the other 3 issues are old and irrelevant making it an odd collection overall Read the whole review here
September 10, 2019
The Riddler is THE BEST! I could go on and on and on...
*Page 41 bottom right corner panel is PRICELESS*
Also a Batmakeout with a naked man! Only at first glance though- he's just trying to resuscitate.
*Page 41 bottom right corner panel is PRICELESS*
Also a Batmakeout with a naked man! Only at first glance though- he's just trying to resuscitate.
April 30, 2020
Bem cheio de reviravoltas. Não sei mais estrelas por ser um pouco simples demais. Um desenho é bem limpo e bonito.
May 29, 2020
Muy muy regular esta miniserie
February 13, 2021
foi ok, pelo preço valeu a pena aumentar a coleção
November 9, 2025
read it. i recommend it. i was feelin' it. was immediately drawn to the egyptian style, inside a library. i like the interactions between batman and the riddler.
July 2, 2019
3.5 stars
The first half of this book was fantastic, I loved the whole Egyptian themed crime mystery storyline and all the characters involved. It felt very old Skool but with new up to date artwork, which was great too. The riddler was great as usual (he’s so underrated) and I loved how this is a proper batman story where he actually does detective work. I’m a huge batman fan so it was very refreshing to come across a detective batman story as they seem to be hard to come by these days.
So I have zero complaints about the first half but for the second half I can’t say the same for. I can see what they were trying to do and I think it’s rather nice to honour a legendary artist involved in the book but for me the stories were very boring minus the last issue which involves the joker (I mean you can’t go wrong there can you).
I could have just read the King Tut storyline and would have been happy as Larry giving it 5stars, but the last few issues disappointed me and definitely overstayed it’s welcome.
The first half of this book was fantastic, I loved the whole Egyptian themed crime mystery storyline and all the characters involved. It felt very old Skool but with new up to date artwork, which was great too. The riddler was great as usual (he’s so underrated) and I loved how this is a proper batman story where he actually does detective work. I’m a huge batman fan so it was very refreshing to come across a detective batman story as they seem to be hard to come by these days.
So I have zero complaints about the first half but for the second half I can’t say the same for. I can see what they were trying to do and I think it’s rather nice to honour a legendary artist involved in the book but for me the stories were very boring minus the last issue which involves the joker (I mean you can’t go wrong there can you).
I could have just read the King Tut storyline and would have been happy as Larry giving it 5stars, but the last few issues disappointed me and definitely overstayed it’s welcome.
November 2, 2022
Batman: King Tut’s Tomb collects four stories, namely, A New Dawn, The Mystery Mobile Museum, A Cannon for Batman, and Last Laugh.
A New Dawn, written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and illustrated by José Luis García-López, is a three-issue Batman Confidential story. The main antagonist is King Tut, a person in an Egyptian pharaoh costume who speaks in riddles (like a sphinx) and brutally kills people. However, this is not the King Tut in the Batman ’66 TV series (they have different names). Because of the riddle aspect, Batman visits Riddler at Arkham because he wants to know if he’s involved in this. They eventually team up to try to solve who the killer is.
This is a good Riddler story. This is how the Riddler should be portrayed, i.e., very intelligent, playful, and charming (I’m looking at you, Jeph Loeb, and Tim Sale). I really enjoy it whenever Batman and the Riddler team up.
The other three stories are not worth reviewing because they are classic filler issues. The Mystery Mobile Museum and A Cannon for Batman are your typical The Brave and the Bold stories. The former is a Batman-Hawkman team-up story about a floating museum, while the latter is a Batman-Scalphunter civil war story set in 1962. Even the Last Laugh, a bronze-age Joker story, is a filler issue.
The only thing these stories have in common is they’re all illustrated by José Luis García-López. I love García-López’s art, especially in A New Dawn, but I wish DC included the uncollected Batman Confidential issues instead. This book is out of print. However, Legends of the Dark Knight: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez will be released in November 2021, containing all of these stories.
Collects Batman Confidential 26-28, Batman 353, and material from Brave and the Bold (1st Series) 164 and 171.
My Batman Collected Editions Instagram page
A New Dawn, written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and illustrated by José Luis García-López, is a three-issue Batman Confidential story. The main antagonist is King Tut, a person in an Egyptian pharaoh costume who speaks in riddles (like a sphinx) and brutally kills people. However, this is not the King Tut in the Batman ’66 TV series (they have different names). Because of the riddle aspect, Batman visits Riddler at Arkham because he wants to know if he’s involved in this. They eventually team up to try to solve who the killer is.
This is a good Riddler story. This is how the Riddler should be portrayed, i.e., very intelligent, playful, and charming (I’m looking at you, Jeph Loeb, and Tim Sale). I really enjoy it whenever Batman and the Riddler team up.
The other three stories are not worth reviewing because they are classic filler issues. The Mystery Mobile Museum and A Cannon for Batman are your typical The Brave and the Bold stories. The former is a Batman-Hawkman team-up story about a floating museum, while the latter is a Batman-Scalphunter civil war story set in 1962. Even the Last Laugh, a bronze-age Joker story, is a filler issue.
The only thing these stories have in common is they’re all illustrated by José Luis García-López. I love García-López’s art, especially in A New Dawn, but I wish DC included the uncollected Batman Confidential issues instead. This book is out of print. However, Legends of the Dark Knight: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez will be released in November 2021, containing all of these stories.
Collects Batman Confidential 26-28, Batman 353, and material from Brave and the Bold (1st Series) 164 and 171.
My Batman Collected Editions Instagram page
November 22, 2015
A host of talent teams up for this Batman Confidential storyline, bringing a classic villain from the 1960s TV series to the comic page. A series of assaults on Gotham socialites by a masked pharaoh draws Batman into the investigation. As the assailant seems to be dropping cryptic riddles during each attack, the Dark Knight immediately suspects the Riddler. Offering his assistance to help capture the mystery man who is stealing his shtick, Riddler teams with Batman to solve the puzzles and unmask King Tut. Fans of the old television show will instantly discern the hidden secret of Victor Goodman, but should still enjoy the ride. Two issue of The Brave and the Bold are included to flesh out the volume; one features an alien conspiracy involving Hawkman, while the other uses hypnotism and time-travel to team Batman with Scalphunter during the civil war. Sadly, the stories detract from the overall enjoyment of the volume. DC missed a golden opportunity to include the modern Batman/Riddler detective cases, which would have truly made this book a great read.
March 26, 2010
Seeing Batman team up with the Riddler was the highlight of the book. King Tut was well done as well. In fact, the main story in this book is just a good old-fashioned Batman tale. Throw in some great artwork and you have a book well worth reading.
But not buying. The King Tut story was only 66 pages long. The rest of the book is filled out with other Batman stories draw by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. While Garcia-Lopez is an outstanding artist, these three other stories are just there to pad the page count (and price).
But not buying. The King Tut story was only 66 pages long. The rest of the book is filled out with other Batman stories draw by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. While Garcia-Lopez is an outstanding artist, these three other stories are just there to pad the page count (and price).
February 22, 2010
Most fun I've had reading a traditional Batman book in a good long while. It reminded me of the cool detective tales that originally got me into the character during the Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis run in the 1980s.
November 14, 2009
Good but not great. Kinda poor antagonist but gets a whole extra star for Batman having to team up with the Riddler to solve it. I love the Riddler.
July 28, 2010
I love this book! I can't believe the the Batman teams up with one of his enemies to take down Tut.
July 22, 2012
Probably the best book to come out of the "Batman: Confidential" book series.
August 23, 2012
After the main story I didn't feel like finishing it. It gets 3 stars.
February 15, 2013
The old school Batman stories at the end were cool.
November 5, 2014
fantasting
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