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So what’s the STORY
morning glory?
Now if Hollywood
would ever devise a cross-over between 'The Thin Man' detective stories and
'Hellraiser', I am sure that it would come across a lot like this issue of 'The
Dark Knight', entitled 'Hollow Man'.
- You see, not only does Bruce Wayne have problems at home with his new pianist lover, Natalya. But in addition to this, some nutter is swiping children off of the street and then scaring them sh*tless.
- Oh! And do you want to know what makes this situation even more dire? Commissioner Gordon is his next victim.
- Let's hope Batman can appease his girl-pal and beat-up whoever he comes across in time, huh?
To be continued just as soon as a familiar face rears his
hooded-head. Boo!
I found Natalya closing remarks to Bruce very revealing in a
shoddy sort of a way...
'The daily stuff is not trivial. That's what life is. Making
sure we take care of each other -- that we don't feel alone. Ordering take out
and, I don't know, watching some movie on television. You're always somewhere
else. On to the next thing. I hate to be that girlfriend -- I'm not that
girlfriend -- but it gets lonely out here, and boring'.
Wow! Looks like Bruce has to do on-line dating, doesn't it?
What was the BEST
thing about this issue?
Everything about this issue screams class to me. For a
start, I loved that this story told an actual story. And that it wasn't a cameo
ridden tale as well have seen before. Also, I was very
happy to see both Gregg Hurwitz and David Finch working so well together; and synergising this issue in such a complementary manner. Greg with his words and
David with his pictures. Marvellous.
What was the WORST
thing about this issue?
There wasn't anything about this issue I did not like. The
whole package was just wonderful to plough through. However, maybe the scene
with Damien in it seemed a bit disjoined. But not that much.
What was the most
CREATIVE thing about this issue?
STORY: There were two story aspects that I found to be very
creative in this issue. Firstly, the addition to Natalya was a very nice touch
I thought; because she grounded this tale in some-sort of reality. And I have to say
that the 'Gordon in jeopardy' tail-end of this tale was very revealing in its
execution too.
ART: One of my most favourite scenes in this tale was the
one were Batman approaches that scared girl for some information on her kidnappers.
It didn't need words, did it? All was said in David's art. Good on you buddy --
keep it up.
If you had to CAST
TWO CHARACTERS in this comic book, who would they be and why?
NATALYA: Now not only is 'Quantum of Solace' stunner, Olga
Kurylenko, a Ukrainian model. But I am sure that she is good with her hands too.
She fixed my sink last week. And she did not charge much either. Bless her.
ABUSED LITTLE GIRL: Poor Sophia Amber Moore. It's bad enough
that she has to play Sarah Sugden in farm-soap, 'Emmerdale'. But on top of
that, this blonde haired angle is the spit of this victim as well.
If this issue had a
MOVIE TAG LINE, what would it be?
Is There Any Creativity In Beating Up Bad-Guys? Or Maybe
It's All A Load Of Thump-A-Dump-Dump? Vote Tyson.
If this issue were a MOVIE,
an OBJECT, or a piece of MUSIC, what would that be and why?
OK, so in this issue there is a lonely girl, a grotesque
serial-killer, and a police-man in danger. So what about comparing it to the
film 'Se7en', huh? It fits on a certain level.
FINAL thoughts...
I was seriously thinking about dropping this title an issue
or two ago, because I was not sure if this new guy, Gregg Hurwitz, would be
able to turn it all around. He did. He turned it around and threw it into the
hemisphere like spaceship on speed.
So pass on the message guys! 'The Dark Knight' is now a
great comic book like its movie counterpart. Viva the revolution! Viva La Gregg
and David.
MARKS out of 10? 9
THE DARK KNIGHT #10
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
July 11, 2012
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
July 11, 2012
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