Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long Halloween

Trick or treat

Jeph Loeb's and Tim Sale's maxiseries about the origins of Two-Face and Batman's attempts to solve the identity of a mystery of serial killer named "Holiday," who kills people affiliated with a Gotham City crime family on the year's major holidays, was something of a revelation when it was brought off in 1996-97. Loeb and Sale had successfully added to the story and mood begun in Frank Miller's and Dave Mazzuchelli's wonderful BATMAN: YEAR ONE, but had somehow also managed to bring in the more colorful members of Batman's rogues gallery (the Joker, the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, the Mad Hatter--even Solomon Grundy) into this very noirish and moody world, and somehow they all fit right in. The result is not only one of the most beloved Batman graphic novels ever, but it was also a major influence on Christopher Nolan's extremely successful 2008 movie THE DARK KNIGHT. (There's even a later fine sequel in Loeb's and Sale's later graphic novel BATMAN: DARK VICTORY.) Pay attention here particularly to Sale's moody compositions and to the stunning use of muted color: this is really film noir translated to the medium of comics in a manner even more successful than Frank Miller's over-the-top SIN CITY works.

Halloween is now my favorite holiday

This was my first graphic novel and I have to say that it was awesome! The story is great and Tim Sale's art is just as great. Every chapter gets more and more interesting as the book progresses. It's just really good.

Heir to Dark Knight

Frank Miller might have all the kudos, but Jeff Loeb's story and the artwork by Sale in this graphic novel deserve a place in the Comic Book Hall of Fame. The story takes place shortly after Batman: Year One ends, and Gotham and Batman are still getting used to each other. Selena Kyle is featured prominently in this novel, and though Batman is the main character the driving force behind this story is Harvey Dent's war on crime. I will be rereading this for years to come (not repeatedly, but once every six months or so). Strongly recommended.

The Best of the Loeb/Sale Graphic Novels

Batman Long Halloween is by far the best batman graphic novel from Loeb and Sale. Kept me on the edge the entire time and its one of those books you can pick up over and over. If you love batman, you'll for sure love this.

My first graphic novel.

A fantastic read, I wasn't sure which batman book I would read first but I eventually came to the conclusion that The Long Halloween was the choice for me. A great murder mystery with the villains of Batman you've come to known well.

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