Reviews

Batman Noir: The Long Halloween by Tim Sale, Jeph Loeb

offworldcolony's review against another edition

5.0

An influential jumping on point for Batman and his rogues. A whodunnit/slasher/detective/mob epic with Loeb's love of voice over (which may not gel with all - but is at his best here) and Sale's incredible potent and striking physicality of characters. Not my favourite, but an absolute gold standard.

fishfish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

chocolate_pea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kgosi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

chocolate_pea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

averylwc's review against another edition

4.0

this is a good story, i love when leob and sal do a book

the art is just *chefs kiss*

ricoocri's review against another edition

5.0

god, is there anything tim sale can't make look incredible!? yet another iconic banger.

trin's review against another edition

2.0

A bit of a let down after all the hype, this was still a decent…well, “romp” is really the wrong word for Batman, isn’t it? A decent mope? A decent glower? Whatever. It wasn’t bad, though 1) mafia stuff still bores me, and 2) the ending was horribly confusing. Deliberately, I’m told—although whether Loeb is just being coy or trying to cover up the fact that his plot got really muddled, I don’t know. Either way, the Batman/Catwoman shenanigans of [b:Hush|107017|Batman: Hush, Vol. 1|Jeph Loeb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171569076s/107017.jpg|3655307] were much more fun.

rizzykaye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

the_crafty_cardigan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75