Gotham by Gaslight

Gotham by Gaslight | Mike Mignola, Brian Augustyn

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Rereading some GNs to decide whether to keep or release.
Gotham by Gaslight is an Elseworlds story before Elseworlds was a thing. It's 1889, and Bruce Wayne returns from a European sojourn where he has honed his skills with Sherlock Holmes (a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference) & Sigmund Freud.
Jack the Ripper is terrifying Gotham, and the newly arrived Batman is out to stop him, while his alter ego is suspected as the killer. Mignola's art is ⬇️

Bookwomble ... superbly matched to the story and scenario, the story itself wraps up a bit too quickly, but it's a keeper, I think. 4🦇 ⬇️ 2mo

Bookwomble The sequel, Batman: Master of the Future, had the same writer, different artist, and a different tone: lightly steampunk rather than darkly Victorian gothic, which could've still worked, but fell rather flat.
The villain is a Verne-esque would-be technocratic global overlord, but never delivers on that promise, and his motivation and behaviour are muddy and disconnected. A squandered opportunity. 3🦇 It shall be released. 2mo

Luke-XVX I love the Elseworlds with Batman, Starman & Hellboy! 2mo

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quietlycuriouskate Totally tangential but I can imagine Rupert Everett condemning heretics with a wave of his hand and a chilling "It shall be released." ("It" being the soul, perhaps. Maybe they were guilty of painting the pope on a Harley... I have yet to let that go; it was just too good!) 2mo

Bookwomble @Luke-XVX I've read a fair few Batman Elseworlds, though not Starman or Hellboy, but I don't know the original material for those characters, which I think is a grounding you need for the alternate takes. I did find them becoming a bit repetitive after a while - new bottle, old wine. I think the execution of these things often doesn't match the conception. 2mo

Bookwomble @quietlycuriouskate I did feel rather imperious as I condemned it to the outer darkness with a casual sentence. Now you've invoked the spirit of Rupert Everett, I'm totally channeling that energy! 😄 Post-apocalypse Pope on a Harley was a mood 😎 2mo

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Gotham by Gaslight | Mike Mignola, Brian Augustyn

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This was an interesting read. I haven‘t really ever read any graphic novels before, but I found this to be a compelling story. I‘ve always been a fan of Batman and very much enjoyed reading this story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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RamsFan1963 I loved Gotham, except for the last episode. No spoilers but you might want to stop at the penultimate episode. 2y

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Gissy So cute🧡🍁🧡 2y

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Gotham by Gaslight | Mike Mignola, Brian Augustyn

Hubby mentioned this at breakfast today and I was thrilled it was on Hoopla!

Have I mentioned how much I love that my husband is a reader?

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Gotham by Gaslight | Mike Mignola, Brian Augustyn

Made the voyage to my local (hour away) comic books store to pick up a couple months worth of comics. #comicbookhaul

Weirdly I consider myself much more of a DC fan but all the ongoing comics I get are Marvel books. That‘s because I get my DC books in trade paperback for so they can all look pretty on a shelf together.

GarthRanzz Love Gotham By Gaslight. I needed to have added the animated version to my list today. Maybe I still can. 😊 And I‘m with you. I am DC all the way but seem to pull more Marvel weekly. Except I‘m thinking I‘m done with dipping my toes back into the X-verse. Just doesn‘t have the same appeal it did 20 years ago. 7y

vivastory Today I read (& loved) vol 1 of Vaughan's Ex Machina 7y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Oh @vivastory you are in for a ride. Without giving anything away, the ending of that series is a level above brilliant. 7y

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk @GarthRanzz I have a ton of Elseworld books, so it made sense to get the one that started it all. I really loved what Bendis did with the X-kids in All New so I‘ve followed the to Blue but it isn‘t quite the same. 7y

vivastory I think it's brilliant so far. Honestly it's my favorite Vaughan after Saga. On a different note, I also finished Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora today. I haven't read very many Fantasy books, but it's one of my favorites. I adored it so much. And he is so young. Only 39! 7y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @vivastory Lies is one razor sharp book! Truly glad you enjoyed it and you‘ve got more adventures with Locke and Jean to look forward to. Hopefully we will see book 4 this year! 7y

GarthRanzz Love the Elseworld imprint. Red Rain is still one of the best reads ever. I had really hoped to rekindle my X-Men romance with all the latest titles but Astonishing is the only one that has come close to being worth the time for me. 7y

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