Batman - The Cult
June 25th 2010 11:15
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Batman - The Cult
Category: Reviews
Batman - The Cult
DC Comics
ISBN 978-0-930289-85-0
Originally published in single magazine format in 1988, Batman The Cult appears here in one visual graphic novel; fantastic! The story is dark and delves into the process of Batman being brainwashed by a demonic force.
Hoards of homeless people are rallied into an army and Robin is shot. The colour and artwork is great. Deep hues of green and red are applied to excellent effect through the story set at times underground in deep sewers below Gotham.
I enjoy watching a series in novel form as if it were a storyboard for a film; and it's sometimes interesting to look at the other films in release around the same time as the one you're pretending to see as a film. If this were a movie in 1988 it would be up against classics such as The Lair of the White Worm, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and John Waters' original Hairspray starring Debbie Harry in the Michelle Pfeiffer role. Michelle was appearing with John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons at this time.
Compared to these films, and with Die Hard being the only other action film that year that springs to mind, Batman The Cult is way cool and ahead of its time. It simply takes Bruce and his darker side into a demonic world of a felon who has a long history.
All of the big fight scenes are well drawn and executed. The story steers close to spooky territory. I enjoyed it very much. Fans will love the combination of Bill Wray, Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. It is very gothic avant-garde at times and traced with wit.
DC Comics
ISBN 978-0-930289-85-0
Originally published in single magazine format in 1988, Batman The Cult appears here in one visual graphic novel; fantastic! The story is dark and delves into the process of Batman being brainwashed by a demonic force.
Hoards of homeless people are rallied into an army and Robin is shot. The colour and artwork is great. Deep hues of green and red are applied to excellent effect through the story set at times underground in deep sewers below Gotham.
I enjoy watching a series in novel form as if it were a storyboard for a film; and it's sometimes interesting to look at the other films in release around the same time as the one you're pretending to see as a film. If this were a movie in 1988 it would be up against classics such as The Lair of the White Worm, Beetlejuice, Working Girl and John Waters' original Hairspray starring Debbie Harry in the Michelle Pfeiffer role. Michelle was appearing with John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons at this time.
Compared to these films, and with Die Hard being the only other action film that year that springs to mind, Batman The Cult is way cool and ahead of its time. It simply takes Bruce and his darker side into a demonic world of a felon who has a long history.
All of the big fight scenes are well drawn and executed. The story steers close to spooky territory. I enjoyed it very much. Fans will love the combination of Bill Wray, Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. It is very gothic avant-garde at times and traced with wit.
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