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On occasion, comic creators like to take favorite characters and drop them into different time periods for some not-continuity escapades. Here it's Bats upwards against H.P. Lovecraft's Lurker at the Threshold. The Threshold being Gotham City, then, as always it's not quite the bee's human knee'due south in fair Gotham, because information technology going to be a tentacle-apooloza!
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Basically, Bruce Wayne'southward been away from Gotham City for twenty years, scouring local body of water ports
Twenty 3 Skidoo! It's Batman in the Roaring '20's!On occasion, comic creators like to take favorite characters and drib them into different time periods for some non-continuity escapades. Here it's Bats up against H.P. Lovecraft's Lurker at the Threshold. The Threshold beingness Gotham Urban center, so, as ever information technology's not quite the bee's human knee's in off-white Gotham, because information technology going to be a tentacle-apooloza!
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Basically, Bruce Wayne'southward been away from Gotham City for xx years, scouring local sea ports for teen-anile boy wards (Dick, Tim, Jason) and honing his Bat-skillz. Most recently, he's been visiting Antarctica, looking for the missing Cobblepot party. A Mr. Freezee-Cone has unearthed the Lurker and Cobblepot hangs back to cavort and do the Happy Feet thing with some penguins.
Obviously, long ago in colonial times, afar relations of Bruce Wayne, Oliver Queen, Kirk Langstrom and another guy killed someone named Prinn after a satanic rite, setting off the ultimate revenge 200 years later, with Batman, predictably at the center.
Bottom line: Some of the fun lies in seeing how Mignola re-invents some of Batman's rogues – Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, Talia and Ra'south al Ghul. Some of the fun is sucked out of this volume, by some the worst facial renderings ever.
I'd recommend this for those of you who want something a petty dissimilar in their Bat-reading.
Off-white warning, Bats: Walking into a huge, monstrous, tentacly vaginal orifice that used to be the better half of Harvey Paring is never a good life choice.
Information technology's 1928 and an Antarctic trek to call up the missing Professor Cobblepot led past eccentric millionaire Bruce Wayne reveals an unspeakable horror sleeping below the ice! Information technology'southward up to Batman to save Gotham from Yogs, Thoths, Sh'thgloths, Yhueth'sHUThgtsthathgueanths and other creatures w
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a three-part Elseworlds story from 2000/2001 from writers Mike Mignola and Richard Pace who blended Batman with HP Lovecraft - a winning philharmonic, correct? Well, sort of…It's 1928 and an Antarctic expedition to retrieve the missing Professor Cobblepot led by eccentric millionaire Bruce Wayne reveals an unspeakable horror sleeping beneath the water ice! It's upward to Batman to save Gotham from Yogs, Thoths, Sh'thgloths, Yhueth'sHUThgtsthathgueanths and other creatures whose names yous tin can't pronounce properly without a mouthful of peanut butter!
Seeing how Mignola is Mr Horror Comic, it makes sense for him to exist co-writing a Lovecraftian comic and the thought is a good fit with Batman's dark, gothic world. The Lovecraft elements are there: monsters in the ice, cursed books, slumbering tentacle creatures, doomed journal entries and and so on.
Except Mignola/Pace tin can't really brand their alternating Bruce Wayne into a convincing Batman, motivation-wise. Sure at that place's the "kid Bruce watching his parents killed" origin scene but absolutely no connexion for him from that signal on to condign a Bat-themed vigilante. He becomes a seafarer who happens to take an old-timey Batman outfit for no reason!
The story suffers from a rambling, vague plot with likewise many characters who seem to exist there equally fanservice only. Jason Blood/Etrigan, Killer Croc, Mister Freeze, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Ollie Queen really don't have major parts to play in the story merely they're a part of Batman'southward world so permit's throw them in there anyway! I did like Barbara Gordon's reimagining equally a spirit medium - a true Oracle! - and the way Mignola/Footstep used 2-Face as part of the warped finale.
Fans will exist disappointed that Mignola only draws the covers which is probably why Troy Nixey was hired as he draws in a pretty good facsimile of Mignola's style. Nixey even pays homage to the Mignolaverse by drawing Bruce like Lobster Johnson in Antarctica (those gogs!), Ra's Al-Ghul as Rasputin, and Killer Croc as a frog monster! I enjoyed his depiction of Etrigan as well who looks genuinely disturbing for a alter. Nixey's shortcoming seems to exist kids equally he makes Tim Drake wait similar a deformed mini-Quasimodo throughout! Generally though I had no problems with the art and thought it was a fine complement to the script.
I would've liked the story to take been tighter but then information technology wouldn't be a genuine Lovecraft homage if it was so maybe that's intentional - truly great horror writing isn't Lovecraft's style! Notwithstanding, Batman and Lovecraft is a decent pairing making The Doom That Came to Gotham an interesting and creative re-imagining that'southward worth a look for all Batman and Mike Mignola fans.
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The doom might have came to Gotham just zilch only sheer please was brought to thine eyes! In fact it was sooo practiced that I actually forgot to take notes (which I unremarkably do when reading) and kept pinching myself in disbelief! Featuring a sprawling panorama of Batman staples, Lovecraftian delights, and a stellar story, The Doom That Came to Gotham will bring nothing less than a 5 Star experience to your eyes!
What starts off in as a chilly expedition to the fringes of Antarctica swiftl
Wheee!!!The doom might have came to Gotham simply nothing only sheer delight was brought to thine eyes! In fact it was sooo good that I really forgot to have notes (which I unremarkably practice when reading) and kept pinching myself in atheism! Featuring a sprawling panorama of Batman staples, Lovecraftian delights, and a stellar story, The Doom That Came to Gotham volition bring nothing less than a Five Star experience to your eyes!
What starts off in as a dank expedition to the fringes of Antarctica swiftly escalates to a subterranean disharmonize of cataclysmic telescopic. Mystery follows the Batman coiffure back to our dear Gotham and the spooky story rockets forth with the speed of the Saturn V. Vrooom!
The sheer force of speed applies to character development besides as narrative. Headlining this apace phenomenal voyage are the usual suspects, which were all tastefully inserted simply as well equally they were re-purposed for this story. All the jig-saw pieces fit and the coherent story reflects that.
The story is groovy. The characters (including i I ever felt, belonged perfectly in the Batman/Hellboy crossover-universe but never saw until at present!) are corking. And the fine art (despite certain impugners on the review page here) is null curt of splendiferous.
Whether intentionally or not, this delineation of The Batman is highly reminiscent (influenced by?) of Paul Pope'due south Batman Year: 100. With shorter horns on the mask and an equally well done re-purposing of the outfit as a whole, this version (much like everything else) felt snugly into the story and the (early on 1900's?) globe it depicts.
Finally, something needs to be said well-nigh the uniqueness of the story. Featuring certain decisions and the happenstances they diameter that could non exist in the mainstream series, I was highly surprised as I was delighted to see certain things (which I will non reveal) happen. While not quite on the level of Miller's The Dark Knight Returns (in profundity nor originality) I really similar it when i-offs play with with well-established universes and do something unique and eye-opening that couldn't happen otherwise.
In either example, ignore the ingrates polluting this review folio.
The Doom that came to Gotham is a highly worthy read for Hellboy and Batman fans alike.
Two very happy thumbs upward.
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Mignola does a Batman story into which he blends H.P. Lovecraftian myth into the Batman globe all set in the late 1920'southward.
The Doom is an "Former One" which is a staple of Lovecraft's stories of dark Gods. It is interesting to see the Lovecraftian background merged with the normal DC cast of characters. But this story isn't a normal one. While some of the characters are simila
This was a rather interesting story. Had the art matched the level of the story and so this would have been a four or 5 star entry.Mignola does a Batman story into which he blends H.P. Lovecraftian myth into the Batman world all set in the late 1920'southward.
The Doom is an "Erstwhile I" which is a staple of Lovecraft's stories of dark Gods. It is interesting to see the Lovecraftian background merged with the normal DC cast of characters. But this story isn't a normal one. While some of the characters are similar (from Harvey Dent to Dick Grayson) the outcomes and the situations are fairly original in a Batman story.
The Nietzchean ending with allusion to the "become a monster to fight monsters" thought and the appearance of Etrigan the Demon gave this a very solemn and dark ending, which I rather enjoyed. I shall not spoil whatsoever of this interesting plot for you. It works well and is worth reading. I was disappointed past the artwork and wished Mignola had illustrated it himself.
Still in the fairly generic quality of many titles this one stands out for being different. That lonely makes information technology worth your fourth dimension.
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Non bad but it could be meliorate. A nice lovecraftian "elseworld", but is a real shame Mignola made but the covers' art.
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If it were a Hellboy story, dropped all the pretenses with names and such, it wouldn't be a bad one.
Batman and Cthulhu Mythos should go together corking, only this crossover also has a bunch of Hellboy creep in and take over most of the whole affair. It just has some familiar names and locations, one or 2 key character trait, but that'southward it: it doesn't really experience like a Batman story.If it were a Hellboy story, dropped all the pretenses with names and such, it wouldn't be a bad 1.
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Edited to add together: but noticed Mignola is simply a co-writer on this, and I wonder if possibly he sort of sketched out an outline for the story and Pace filled in the dialogue/specific story beats?
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I loved what happens to Harvey Paring; it's quite original and Lovecraftian! I liked the Demonus ex machina, and the introduction in Antarctica, but overall, information technology didn't add up to anything compelling.
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MY GRADE: B.
Gotham is on the verge of an impending Doom from a long dormant threat. Due to bequeathed ties Bruce Wayne is the merely human that can relieve the metropolis. This re
Set in 1928, this is an interesting Elseworld (though it doesn't bear the name) story. A Lovecraftian Horror tale featuring a lot of familiar Gotham residents with an unfamiliar twist. Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Harvey Dent, and Ra's Al Ghul to proper noun but a few. There is fifty-fifty an Azrael-esque Oliver Queen.Gotham is on the verge of an impending Doom from a long dormant threat. Due to bequeathed ties Bruce Wayne is the only homo that tin save the metropolis. This reimagining of Batman, the history of Gotham City and the history of the The states equally a whole is fascinating. I really enjoyed the writing in this book and the story is gripping. It'south a real page turner. I simply wish it had been a chip longer, non because the story felt rushed simply because I enjoyed is so much I didn't desire information technology to end.
It is unlike whatever comic volume story I have ever read and that is to its credit. I think Batman fans volition enjoy this imaginative take on Batman just I call up the fans that this will appeal to most are fans of the horror genre. Gotham brand the perfect eerie backdrop for a very eerie tale. A cracking read. 4.5 stars
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A haunted book and ancient evil want to rip Batmans heart out of his chest.
Lord Cthulhu rises up from the earth to seek revenge on Gotham Metropolis and the Bat.
Completely unlike from what Batman faces. The art on the cover doesn't match whats within and thats highly disappointing.
All the same a decent read if you lot're looking for something exterior the box. Barman goes Steampunk!
A haunted book and ancient evil want to rip Batmans eye out of his chest.
Lord Cthulhu rises up from the world to seek revenge on Gotham City and the Bat.
Completely different from what Batman faces. The art on the cover doesn't match whats inside and thats highly disappointing.
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In that location's a lot of mysticism and magic in the long history of Batman for Mignola to play with, Gothams roots for example. Whatever powers any of the villains had is now explained abroad by (you guessed it) Mignolas favourite things from beyond, unspeakable Lovecraftian horrors. It definitely feels more than Mignola than archetype Batman though, mostly considering its a reimagined 1920's Batman that i
Not much to say about this. Information technology's Batman meets Mignola which is a friction match fabricated in heaven, and it works wonderfully.There's a lot of mysticism and magic in the long history of Batman for Mignola to play with, Gothams roots for example. Whatever powers whatsoever of the villains had is now explained abroad by (yous guessed information technology) Mignolas favourite things from beyond, unspeakable Lovecraftian horrors. It definitely feels more Mignola than classic Batman though, mostly because its a reimagined 1920's Batman that is and then elseworlds that death and disfiguration is pretty run of the mill. I think I would have liked to see a mod Batstory written by Mignola, maybe fifty-fifty one that is in main continuity so it wouldn't be too crazy merely this is even so a fun read.
The art is fantastic hither. Information technology'due south not every bit dark and shadowy as the usual Hellboy fare which I think is a missed opportunity. It'due south actually technically and traditionally 'ameliorate art', more than details and colors beyond what you'd find in Hellboy, but I nonetheless think it would have been meliorate if this was more in Mignolas typical fashion. The heavy use of shadows and darkness would take been perfect for Batman.
I think all in all I wished the story was less Mignola and the art was more Mignola and I have used the proper name Mignola far too much I now accept semantic satiation. Recommended if y'all like elseworlds tales, Lovecraft, and Batman.
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Gear up in the late 1920s, The Doom That Came to Gotham outset introduced Bruce Wayne as a Doc Vicious-esque lurid hero, consummate with Alfred, Dick, Jason and Tim every bit his crew. Upon returning to Gotham later on a xx-year absence, Bruce constitute the city beset by bizarre, mystical problems that quickly escalated.
Bruce adopted the Batman persona to chase downwardly leads on the dark occurrences, running afou
The Doom That Came to Gotham was a canny melding of Batman and Lovecraft in an Elseworlds story from 2000-2001.Fix in the late 1920s, The Doom That Came to Gotham first introduced Bruce Wayne equally a Doctor Vicious-esque pulp hero, complete with Alfred, Dick, Jason and Tim as his crew. Upon returning to Gotham after a xx-year absence, Bruce establish the city aggress by baroque, mystical problems that quickly escalated.
Bruce adopted the Batman persona to hunt down leads on the night occurrences, running afoul of dark magic that had a significant effect on him. It all led to a showdown with a fearsome, demonic Lurker intent on unleashing his ability on Gotham.
Co-writer Mike Mignola was the auteur responsible for one of the best alterna-Batman stories always (the Victorian-set up Batman: Gotham past Gaslight). The Doom That Came to Gotham was another strong outing for him in that specialized genre. He and co-writer Richard Pace did a canny job extracting elements from the Batman mythos and mixing them with the feverish horror ethos of H.P. Lovecraft. They recast familiar characters in some bold and twisted ways (2-Face, Ra'south Al-Ghul and Mister Freeze especially). The storytelling was clever and fearless, crafting a dark history for Gotham whose furnishings reverberated beyond generations.
The Lovecraft influence on Batman has e'er been evident. The proper name "Arkham Asylum" was itself drawn from a boondocks that recurred in several of Lovecraft's stories. The grotesque nature of several Bat-villains has always carried the horror primary'south influence. Mignola and Pace did a nice job emphasizing those elements and exaggerating them in surprising and macabre ways. While a lot of the characterizations didn't emerge as well far above the classic pulp style, the writers did a dainty job with Bruce, melding lurid and horror conventions onto the character's basic persona in a mode that fit the story and yet however made Bruce recognizably himself.
Penciller Troy Nixey was an interesting choice for The Doom That Came to Gotham. His character work eschewed the sleek, heroic stylings of a typical comic book. His bodies tended more toward the naturalistic, while his faces could be puffy and distended. But those choices worked in context and Nixey excelled with the otherworldly depictions that populated the story. His demonic creations and stylized take on Jazz Age Gotham were keenly detailed, carrying a big visual punch. Inker Dennis Janke's heavy line work was an apt fit for the dark, shadowy story. Colorist extraordinaire Dave Stewart wrapped the story in a muted haze that recalled a sepia-event without the sepia. Occasional bursts of burn down stood out all the more than against the muted panels that surrounded them. Overall it was nice work that fit the horror ethos of the story well.
The Doom That Came to Gotham isn't an essential Batman story. But fans of alternate takes on the Batman mythos and especially fans of Mignola will exist interested in this creative, intriguing tale.
A version of this review originally appeared on www.thunderalleybcp.com
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I beloved Mignola'due south Mignolaverse books, in fact they rate higher for me than DC Comics titles so when DC said that Mignola is doing a Batman x H.P Lovecraftian horrow elseworlds book I was very very much jumping for joy and man did this book deliver.
Globe: The art is overnice, it's very stylized and looks like a Mignolaverse book. It'due south a shame that it was non Mignola who provided the pencils, but Nixey was not bad. I also really enjoyed the c
This is chocolate and peanut butter, how can I not love that!I love Mignola's Mignolaverse books, in fact they charge per unit higher for me than DC Comics titles so when DC said that Mignola is doing a Batman 10 H.P Lovecraftian horrow elseworlds book I was very very much jumping for joy and man did this book deliver.
World: The art is nice, information technology'southward very stylized and looks like a Mignolaverse book. It's a shame that it was non Mignola who provided the pencils, only Nixey was non bad. I also really enjoyed the colors to the book as they had a very stylized and flow feel to the book, good task! The world building here is stunning equally y'all would await a Mignola volume to be, the myths the lore and the history are all played with to serve the bigger story. I don't want to ruin anything for readers but if you honey the Mignolaverse and Lovecraftian horror in general this is exactly what y'all will be getting, oh and Batman. It works, it's weird, it's odd and the pieces that Mignola uses in the Batman Universe are great, it'due south a super interesting and fun world to visit 1920s Gotham.
Story: This reads similar a BPRD volume, but with Batman, and that'south awesome. I love monster books and Batman fighting a monster is swell. The pieces that Mignola picks from the DCU and the play on them is great. They are similar but different enough to intrigue us (I'll talk near these characters afterwards beneath). The story is paced well and the time jumps make sense in the overall narrative. The end is besides expected, if you read enough of Mignola you know the last issues is hero versus giant monster and that's what we become here. I won't say more, read it if you love Mignola and are open to another play on Batman crusade it's fun!
Characters: The characters are amazing! Bruce, Dick, Tim, Jason, Alfred are all here and they are different but familiar plenty to bring a grin to my confront. As are the list of rogues (which I won't spoil here crusade that's one of the best parts of the book). Bruce'southward motivations and drive is wonderful, earned and told wonderfully through the flashback scenes making his fight that more bang-up. He'due south non the just strong character, a lot of the familiar merely different characters are here also and their re-imaginings was great. I just realized I can't say a lot hither, sorry, spoilers.
Read it if you love Mignola, read it if you honey cosmic horror, read information technology if you want to read a different Batman volume, this is merely fun fun fun!
Onward to the next volume!
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Unfortunately, I constitute the story detrimentally rushed in places. I wonder if four issues instead of 3 would take given Mignola and Stride a chance to amend pace the story and explore its themes. Troy Nixey'southward fine art is good and surprisingly Mignola-like, but non always clear. There were a few panels where I couldn't quite tell what was going on, which left me frustrated. Simply overall, I enjoyed this graphic novel very much. Frankly, I'd love to read more than mashups like this. At this bespeak, I find them more interesting than the straightforward "canon" stories.
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I wouldn't have pegged Batman and Lovecraft every bit a potential mix merely turns out it'due south pretty awesome. The creepiness of Lovecraft mixes very well with an alternate tale of Gotham and the Batman story. I love the changes Mignola fabricated to the story to fit it into the Lovecraft universe and time frame. Definitely one I'd recommend picking upwardly!Full review hither: http://aeither.cyberspace/?p=3012
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With Mignola at the captain, this perfect mash-up reimagined characters and truly brings a doom to Gotham with scales that perfectly fit the heroes and rogues included.
Combining Lovecraft and Batman? Why didn't this happen sooner?With Mignola at the helm, this perfect mash-upwards reimagined characters and truly brings a doom to Gotham with scales that perfectly fit the heroes and rogues included.
...more thanIn 1982, hoping to find a manner to describe monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began wo
Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early on age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at historic period 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.In 1982, hoping to discover a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Curiosity Comics, commencement every bit a (very terrible) inker and so as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Blastoff Flying and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature manner (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-then-commercial Fafhrd and the Grayness Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the motion picture Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Equus caballus comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may non be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Devastation, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and 2 live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic manufacture awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic volume The Amazing Spiral-on Head and has co-written 2 novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with acknowledged author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a product designer on the Disney motion-picture show Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to managing director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Regular army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
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