Batman Illustrated - Volume 2 (Batman (DC Comics Hardcover))
ne of Adams' early triumphs involved revitalizing one of comics' greatest icons. In the waning days of the TV seriesBatman, which depicted the character as a genial battler against silly, costumed villains, Adams and some sympathetic writers returned to the crime fighter's roots as a dark creature of the night driven to avenge his parents' double murder. Besides conjuring a noirish atmosphere (intensified here by good recoloring), Adams goosed up the thrills with exciting, kinetic fight choreography. The 1970s stories reprinted in this attractive, pricey hardcover range from moody ghost stories set in haunted houses to more traditional superhero scenarios, such as the trilogy in which Batman fights the Man-Bat, a scientist transformed into a giant flying fiend. More than three decades after these comics first appeared, Adams' conception of Batman remains the template for today's renditions of the Caped Crusader.Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved