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Batman: Damned Hardcover – Illustrated, September 10, 2019

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The Joker has been murdered. His killer is a mystery. Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. But what happens when the person he is searching for is the man staring back at him in the mirror?

THE JOKER IS DEAD.

There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery.

Problem is, Batman can't remember...and the more he digs into this labyrinthine case, the more he starts to doubt everything he's uncovering.

So who better to set him straight than...John Constantine?

The problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery, he loves messing with people's heads even more. So with John's "help," the pair will delve into the sordid underbelly of Gotham as they race toward the mind-blowing truth of who murdered the Joker.

Batman: Damned is a groundbreaking supernatural horror story told by two of comics' greatest modern creators: Brian Azzarello (Dark Knight III: The Master Race, 100 Bullets) and Lee Bermejo (Hellblazer, Joker).

This hardcover volume collects Batman: Damned #1-3 and features a behind-the-scenes extras gallery with an afterword by Brian Azzarello.

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176 pages
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DC Black Label
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September 10, 2019
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8.74 x 0.62 x 11.16 inches
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1401291406
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978-1401291402
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“The story promises to be grand and cinematic, and Bermejo’s painterly, detailed art rarely disappoints.” —Paste Magazine

“Well-written, gorgeously drawn, and dark as hell.” —Geek Dad

“An amazing showcase for Lee Bermejo, proving once again that no one can render Batman or Gotham City quite like him." —IGN

About the Author

Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of Jonny Double, Batman: Broken City, and the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning 100 Bullets, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. Azzarello’s other work for DC includes Hellblazer and Loveless with Marcelo Frusin; Dark Knight III: The Master Race with Frank Miller, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson; Superman: For Tomorrow with Jim Lee; Joker and Luthor with Lee Bermejo; Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and A Hard Place with Joe Kubert; Filthy Rich with Victor Santos; and most recently the all-new ongoing series Wonder Woman with Cliff Chiang.

Lee Bermejo began drawing comics in 1997 for WildStorm Studios in San Diego at age 19. He collaborated with acclaimed writer Brian Azzarello on the graphic novels Joker and Luthor, and worked with writer John Arcudi on the Superman feature in Wednesday Comics. He has also worked on Hellblazer with Mike Carey and Global Frequency with Warren Ellis. Bermejo has illustrated the covers to the line of Vertigo Crime graphic novels, beginning with Filthy Rich, written by Brian Azzarello, and Dark Entries, written by Ian Rankin. Bermejo has lived in Italy since 2003.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC Black Label; Illustrated edition (September 10, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401291406
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401291402
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.82 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.74 x 0.62 x 11.16 inches

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Brian Azzarello has achieved both huge sales and acclaim with his comic 100 Bullets, and has also recently completed a run on Hellblazer, and Marvel's Cage. Lee Bermejo is the illustrator of Superman/Gen 13, and has contributed pin-ups to 100 Bullets and WildC.A.T.S.

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Justin Robinson

It’s CENSORED!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019

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It’s censored and doesn’t say that it’s censored

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Revolutionary Art and Story Telling. A New Bar Has Been Set.

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019

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After decades of goofiness and day-time pun-filled crime fighting, and years of PG mystery, we have finally received Batman as he was always meant to be written. The grit of this story and its art are almost revolutionary in what they mean for the future of Batman. While this isn't the first DC Black Label Batman (that would be Batman: White Knight), this sets a new bar in substance and quality. Batman's golden years were decent, but the black years have just begun, and if this is any indication of the direction Batman is going, there's no better time to be alive.

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Scott Bertolette

A damned good read

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019

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I see that this one is a little divisive in the fact that so much is left to interpretation. Without going into spoiler territory, this is best looked at as a character study on Bruce Wayne/Batman with some different elements than what we are used to. This is not a book to blast through, but it is one to look at the meaning behind the panels (believe me, it will be hard to speed through these extremely well drawn panels). Again this is not a book for everyone, but if you come into it with the right mindset you're in for a visual and prolific experience. I know that I would be happy to revisit it.

As far as the actual product goes, this is a very wide book as far as comics go. If you're a collector like myself, be ready for that.

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branden

Must read, and Amazon's terrible service

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019

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I've said it once and I'll say it again, amazon doesnt know how to ship books. The cheap packaging didnt save my book and completely ruined the dust jacket on my book! As for the book itself, it's a fantastic read and brian truly knocked it out of the park again.

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Michael TorregrossaTop Contributor: DC Comics

You Can Live without This

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019

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Full of (mostly realistic-looking art), Batman: Damned seems to put the Caped Crusader on a spiritual journey following the death of the Joker. Based on the title, I think we’re suppose to envision Batman in a hell of his own making. It’s an interesting premise, but I didn’t like how events played out.

(SPOILER ALERT:) Much of the narrative will seem familiar to fans of the character, yet there are some notable divergences from tradition. Wayne’s parents are in a failed marriage, and Thomas is cheating on Martha. I can accept that as hellish (it is certainly disturbing to read), but the affair doesn’t really impact the current level of the story. There is also some attempt to tie in DC’s various supernatural heroes in to the arc. Most seem to be treated well. However, there are very original representations of Etrigan (he’s looking incongruously human here) and (as revealed in the apparatus at the end) the Enchantress, who seems to be the cause of all the darkness surrounding the Waynes. Lastly, I have mixed feelings on the end. It’s not clear if Batman’s final choice changes history or if the events of the book were all fantasy. Either way, there are no real changes created here. We are simply returned to the status quo like any other arc.

In closing, do be careful ordering this from Amazon. My copy arrived looking like it had been dropped at one point. The bottom corner at the spine was dented, and damage appeared internally.

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O.R.

Extremely Good Story and Art

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019

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I read this in one sitting and was completely absorbed start to finish. The story is very enthralling, entertaining, thought provoking and brilliant. And as many have said, the art is amazingly good.

This is a mystery story with supernatural elements, but it’s also a character study of Batman/Bruce Wayne and (unexpectedly) a retelling of his origin that is so good that I’d love to see it adopted and added to the mythology, at least in further stories in this new DC Black line. This new retelling adds twists that dramatically change the Batman character without contradicting anything previously told, and it would be really interesting to see these twists examined further.

This can definitely be read as a stand alone story—and that’s what I thought it was through most of my reading—but it’s actually a direct sequel to the Joker graphic novel done by this same creative team a few years back; while Joker is a good book, the story, writing and art are all even better in this book—especially the art. The art in this book is some of the best I’ve seen, and it is consistent and beautiful the entire length of the book.

To me, this book is up there with Year One and Dark Knight Returns as one of the best Batman stories ever. While the book has an end, it also has a setup for a volume three, and I’m already looking forward to it.

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Jorge I. Figueroa

Dissapointing

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019

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Loved the art (most of the time), all the cameos, but I kept waiting for the plot to star unfolding, and I felt like nothing happened

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JJ

Batman Damned, indeed

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019

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This is a truly enthralling and unique tale. I didn't know what to expect when I got this, I just knew I liked the cover art and description. I was pleasantly surprised by writing, and left amazed at the artwork from page one onwards. Think Scrooge meets Batman. Also, this isn't one to let your kiddos read. My favorite one off since Master Race, easily.

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dazzlin

Average at best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2019

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Overated, boring uneventful story,
Art work is excellent though.

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K. G. A. Alavi

Bruce in Wonderland

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2019

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Awesome art work and a good concept but that is about it. Batman wakes up in in an back of a ambulance the the whole story goes to Wonderland from there.

Batman learns the Joker is dead, the witness is a hobo who is not a hobo, and the Justice League Dark cast in completely different roles. I have no I death why. Also he is seeing visions that young family life was not as happy as we previously remembered.Constantine is annoying narrator/guide on Batmans journey.

I have to say I have always hated horror stories, I did figure me liking Batman so much, would even the scales. Unfortunately it did not. I especially hate the ending. A great as the art work is I would not recommend this.

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T Mc Shane

Story goes nowhere

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2021

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First of all the artwork from Bermejo is an absolute master class and is among the best I've seen.
The story is very hard to follow, it's very stop start and doesn't really go anywhere which is a common issue when dc adds magic to a batman story. I was hoping it would follow the same style in writing as "joker" as this is kind of a sequel to that amazing book but it's miles off, except for the last couple of pages.
Still well worth a purchase for the artwork alone though!

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SL

Not much to a story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2021

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Firstly the artwork is superb but that's it...the story is too boring, difficult to follow and doesn't really get anywhere.

At the time of purchase I should have listened to the other reviews about average story etc.

My verdict is if you love comic artwork this is a winner but if your looking purely for a great story then I'd advise to avoid.

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A Kelly

Gives and leaves nothing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2020

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Except a all over the place head scratching continuation of Joker. I don't find it smart to leave the reader to figure out what is going on page to page. At end you kind of know but I want to know page to page, not wtf all the way then oh I THINK I get what was happening.

Read if you enjoyed Joker but just so you have.

Amazing art by Bermejo.

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