Description
"New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's rare tales of DC's greatest super heroes are collected in a single volume. Gaiman, co-creator of THE SANDMAN and author of American Gods, teams with superstar artist Andy Kubert to tell the story that truly defines the years of Batman's life in the epic "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" Also included in this title are the team-up tale GREEN LANTERN/SUPERMAN: LEGEND OF THE GREEN FLAME, and short stories starring Batman, Poison Ivy, The Riddler and others. Collects Neil Gaiman's DC Universe stories, including "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" and GREEN LANTERN/SUPERMAN: LEGEND OF THE GREEN FLAME, plus short stories starring Batman, Poison Ivy and The Riddler"--
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988 - 2009 (original issues)
Physical description
224 p.; 7.3 inches
Publication
DC Comics (2016), 224 pages
Pages
224
ISBN
1401264883 / 9781401264888
Local notes
Contains:
"Pavane" (Secret Origins #36)
"Original Sins" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"The Killing Peck" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"When is a Door" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"Two-Face" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"A Black and White World" (Batman Black and White #2)
"Legend of the Green Flame" (Green Lantern / Superman: Legend of the Green Flame)
Afterword on 'Legend of the Gren Flame' by Neil Gaiman
"On the Stairs" (Solo #8)
"Metamorpho, the Element Man" (Wednesday Comics #1-12)
"Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" (Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853)
Afterword on 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' by Neil Gaiman
Sketchbook by Andy Kubert
"Pavane" (Secret Origins #36)
"Original Sins" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"The Killing Peck" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"When is a Door" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"Two-Face" (Secret Origins Special #1)
"A Black and White World" (Batman Black and White #2)
"Legend of the Green Flame" (Green Lantern / Superman: Legend of the Green Flame)
Afterword on 'Legend of the Gren Flame' by Neil Gaiman
"On the Stairs" (Solo #8)
"Metamorpho, the Element Man" (Wednesday Comics #1-12)
"Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" (Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853)
Afterword on 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' by Neil Gaiman
Sketchbook by Andy Kubert
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I see this as almost an alternate reality artifact wherein Neil Gaiman was a fairly decent comic book superhero writer laboring in the shadow of Alan Moore instead of the major fantasy writer he showed himself to be through Sandman and his subsequent novels. Thank goodness this material is just a
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footnote and not the road taken. Show Less
LibraryThing member questbird
A collection of origin or 'what if' (and one final) stories for Poison Ivy, Green Lantern and Batman.
LibraryThing member BenKline
All of Neil Gaiman's various DC works in one collection (book). An eclectic mix of works, including the origin story to Poison Ivy (well, "A ORIGIN STORY"), one for the Riddler, one for Penquin, as well as an ending to Batman, and some humorous "Metamorpho" comics in the middle. Some really good
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pieces of work, some interesting/odd stories (par of the course for Neil Gaiman) and very beautiful artwork. Show Less
LibraryThing member Linyarai
This collection of DC stories wasn't bad, I enjoyed some more than others.