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Batman and the Outsiders #2
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iamrmanWriter: Mike W. Barr
Pencils: Jim Aparo
Inks: Jim Aparo
Batman’s ragtag team of heroes fight back against Baron Bedlam.
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Batman and the Outsiders #1
Apr. 3rd, 2025 07:38 pmiamrmanWriter: Mike W. Barr
Pencils: Jim Aparo
Inks: Jim Aparo
Lucius Fox has been captured by freedom fighters in Eastern Europe, but the Justice League are unable to help. So Batman quits and forms his own team instead.
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icon_ukSlightly later posting due to it being the weekend and a LOT of soul searching going on for this one.
Again, this is a VERY tough one for me because I'm such an old fart and read quite so many comics during the process of becoming an old fart..
( and that is a LOT of comics... )
Again, this is a VERY tough one for me because I'm such an old fart and read quite so many comics during the process of becoming an old fart..
( and that is a LOT of comics... )
Tags:
- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: quasar/wendell vaughn,
- char: robin/red hood/jason todd,
- creator: alan davis,
- creator: art adams,
- creator: chris claremont,
- creator: grant morrison,
- creator: mark gruenwald,
- creator: mike w. barr,
- group: doom patrol,
- group: new mutants,
- group: x-men,
- series: 31 days of scans,
- title: doom patrol,
- title: dp7,
- title: quasar
icon_ukAnd by BAD, I don't mean "Evil", "Feared" or "Dreaded", I just mean.... not that good. (I'm reminded of a line in a Transformers "Who's Who" thing, when describing Beast Wars Waspinator; "Waspinator is certainly capable of great evil, he's just not terribly GOOD at it")
Now it's true that some comic villains are magnificent constructions, with impresssive powers, finely crafted personalities and motivations that allow for a rich variety of plots. But let's be honest here, not every villain is that fortunate. They may all have grains of genius in their creation, and no villain is without the possibility of being redeemed (or the exact opposite, if you see what I mean) by the right writer. Consider The Shade, a rather generic shadowcaster before James Robinson got his hands on him. And it is of such lower rate villains we are dealing with here.
( If you thought being a C-list hero was bad, try being a C-List villain )
Now it's true that some comic villains are magnificent constructions, with impresssive powers, finely crafted personalities and motivations that allow for a rich variety of plots. But let's be honest here, not every villain is that fortunate. They may all have grains of genius in their creation, and no villain is without the possibility of being redeemed (or the exact opposite, if you see what I mean) by the right writer. Consider The Shade, a rather generic shadowcaster before James Robinson got his hands on him. And it is of such lower rate villains we are dealing with here.
( If you thought being a C-list hero was bad, try being a C-List villain )
icon_ukDefinitely a contender for the loveliest art on a deathtrap (outside of my own commissions of course ;) )
( Please excuse the scan quality of a 26 year old comic )
( Please excuse the scan quality of a 26 year old comic )
icon_ukFollowing on from Part 1, I bring scans from Outsiders 34 and 35.
Be warned this post contains depictions of scenes from the Holocaust and as such may be triggering.
Markovia has been conquered by invading Russian forces led by the evil (and I mean REALLY evil) Baron Bedlam. The Outsiders (now 100% Batman free) are down, taken out by Bedlam's mercenary metahuman strike force, The Masters of Disaster, and a Soviet handler, the international political mover and shaker known only as the Bad Samaritan, has just discovered that Bedlam has a REALLY warped secret agenda...
This has not been the Outsiders best day...
( The rematch lies within )
Be warned this post contains depictions of scenes from the Holocaust and as such may be triggering.
Markovia has been conquered by invading Russian forces led by the evil (and I mean REALLY evil) Baron Bedlam. The Outsiders (now 100% Batman free) are down, taken out by Bedlam's mercenary metahuman strike force, The Masters of Disaster, and a Soviet handler, the international political mover and shaker known only as the Bad Samaritan, has just discovered that Bedlam has a REALLY warped secret agenda...
This has not been the Outsiders best day...
( The rematch lies within )
icon_ukAt the request of yaseen101 , some choice Mike W Barr, Alan Davis "Batman and the Outsiders", well... sort of.
( Part 1 of 2 )
yaseen101 , some choice Mike W Barr, Alan Davis "Batman and the Outsiders", well... sort of.( Part 1 of 2 )
benicio127Since we never really got much post-Crisis Robin!Jason in the first place, and he's more often than not retroactively written as being more of a bad seed than he actually was (stealing the Robin costume in Nightwing Year One vs. being given the Robin costume in Batman 410).
Mike W. Barr wrote post-Crisis Jason as closer to his pre-Crisis incarnation, so I was also hoping to see more of an amalgamation of the two, or at the very least something a bit closer to post-Crisis Jason.
It was also nice to see a young Jason!Robin not being written as constantly angry, "thuggish", punk-like, etc. It seems like too often many fans, creators and editors forget that Jason as Robin was heroic and did heroic acts. Thankfully, Barr didn't forget.
( Jason was a Good Robin! )
Mike W. Barr wrote post-Crisis Jason as closer to his pre-Crisis incarnation, so I was also hoping to see more of an amalgamation of the two, or at the very least something a bit closer to post-Crisis Jason.
It was also nice to see a young Jason!Robin not being written as constantly angry, "thuggish", punk-like, etc. It seems like too often many fans, creators and editors forget that Jason as Robin was heroic and did heroic acts. Thankfully, Barr didn't forget.
( Jason was a Good Robin! )
sherkahnThe DCU Blog (before it becomes DnU) has the preview for the 80's retroactive story as the Reaper character comes back.
And a plea for those of you who surf the net about other things Batman.
( Worst fears realized. )
And a plea for those of you who surf the net about other things Batman.
( Worst fears realized. )
whitesycamoreI wasn't all that enthused for the new DC retroactive series, but the description for this one caught my eye.
Mike W. Barr did some wonderful work with Jason, and I hope this new comic will remind us that, once upon a time, Jason DID have some upbeat moments and he did have a good relationship with Bruce. Quite apart from my affection for the character, I think painting him as such an obvious bad seed right from the start makes Bruce look like a damn fool for not spotting that. I also prefer characters to be multi-faceted - it's not fun OR realistic to paint Jason as never having known a happy moment or a friendly relationship with anyone in the world ever...
( 4 pages from 'tec #574 that get it right )
Mike W. Barr did some wonderful work with Jason, and I hope this new comic will remind us that, once upon a time, Jason DID have some upbeat moments and he did have a good relationship with Bruce. Quite apart from my affection for the character, I think painting him as such an obvious bad seed right from the start makes Bruce look like a damn fool for not spotting that. I also prefer characters to be multi-faceted - it's not fun OR realistic to paint Jason as never having known a happy moment or a friendly relationship with anyone in the world ever...
( 4 pages from 'tec #574 that get it right )
The hardest working Henchman in Gotham....
Aug. 3rd, 2010 12:07 amicon_ukFrom Detective #569, "Catch as Catscan" the first issue of the sadly short lived Mike W. Barr/Alan Davis run.
Like this entire run I heartily recommend picking up the issue (I'm sure it's collected somewhere, at least I hope it is)
Batman, Robin and Catwoman have broken up a criminal gang (made up of former Catwoman henchmen, so Selina is not pleased to say the least, but it's not the heroes we're here for this time... (Which is some ways is a shame as, has has been noted before, Davis draws the cutest little Jason and a magnificent Batman)
Anyway... meet Straight Line
( Employee of the Month at the Ha-Hacienda )
Like this entire run I heartily recommend picking up the issue (I'm sure it's collected somewhere, at least I hope it is)
Batman, Robin and Catwoman have broken up a criminal gang (made up of former Catwoman henchmen, so Selina is not pleased to say the least, but it's not the heroes we're here for this time... (Which is some ways is a shame as, has has been noted before, Davis draws the cutest little Jason and a magnificent Batman)
Anyway... meet Straight Line
( Employee of the Month at the Ha-Hacienda )
One Perfect Moment: Cobra Commander
Jul. 26th, 2010 01:03 pmzechs80Just how does this guy ensnare so many to his cause? Well without using brain washing devices? Simple words and reason.
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Batman the murderer
Apr. 1st, 2010 03:09 amflint_marko
( Images behind the cut. )
title: batman, creator: mike w. barr, creator: trevor von eeden,char: ra's al ghul, char: talia al ghul,char: batman/bruce wayne,char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson
The origin of the "Robin sandwich"...
Jan. 14th, 2010 09:12 pmicon_uk...as discussed here
To keep you going until the other side of the cut just speculate on what THIS might be all about when bad guys line up against the Teen Wonder...
This is written by Mike W Barr in 1983, in "old school" mode, which means it's a story with a beginning a middle and an end, "done in one", with no need for angst or ghastly foreshadowing. It's also pencilled by Curt "I probably drew Superman more often professionally than anyone else in HISTORY" Swan so drink it up, it's some goooood stuff!
( Also starring the Ductile Detective! )
To keep you going until the other side of the cut just speculate on what THIS might be all about when bad guys line up against the Teen Wonder...
This is written by Mike W Barr in 1983, in "old school" mode, which means it's a story with a beginning a middle and an end, "done in one", with no need for angst or ghastly foreshadowing. It's also pencilled by Curt "I probably drew Superman more often professionally than anyone else in HISTORY" Swan so drink it up, it's some goooood stuff!
( Also starring the Ductile Detective! )
