This is a story of action, intrigue, murder and mystery, as well as a tale of poverty, passion and insanity. If any Batman story deserves to be brought to life as an animated feature, then it’s this one. Which brings us neatly to 2018, the early 21st Century, the here and now. This re-imagining led to a whole range of stories that put many of DC Comics’ most famous characters in different settings, times and places. Craig Russell this book gave us a Gothic thriller starring the Dark Knight. Written by Brian Augustyn with art by Mike Mignola and P. His character fits into that setting every bit as well as he belongs in the world of today. This is the time of Jekyll & Hyde, Count Dracula, Holmes, Moriarty… and Jack The Ripper.īatman truly is timeless. A time of shadows, cobblestones, dark alleys and even darker characters. The Victorian era gaslight, steam, iron, fog, rats and horse drawn carriages. Imagine the Gotham City of the 19th Century. It was a groundbreaking piece of work, as it came out months before Tim Burton’s first Batman blockbuster, and was the catalyst for a whole new line of DC stories. The original “Gotham By Gaslight” was one of my favourite graphic novels when it was first released, in 1989.
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