Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #220199 in Books
• Published on: 1996-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

A must for every Batman/comic fan!
I started reading Batman comics after watching Batman Begins. I first read 'The Long Halloween' and 'Dark Victory', both from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, and I suggest to read those too, you will not regret it because Loeb & Sale are the best! They bring Batman to life, with a great story line and marvellous drawings.
This book, 'Haunted Knight' contains 3 stories, made a deep impression on me. Gripping and dark, these stories show Batmans distress from the past and present. He suffers and you share in his grief. Does he have a choice? The city has chosen him to do what he has to.
In the first story he has to deal with the Scarecrow. And there's also room for some romance in his life,... or not?
The second one is about the Mad Hatter kidnapping children, including Gordon's daughter. Moving scenes from the past, when Bruce's parents were murdered. One page almost brought me to tears, read it and you will understand.
The third one is... well, let's say out of the ordinary.
I enjoyed this comic and I'm sure you will too!

I highly recommend this book
This graphic novel is a collection of three Halloween stories involving Batman. In Fears, the Scarecrow returns to Gotham City, and he's turning the lights out for one scary Halloween. In Madness, that arch-villain the Mad Hatter is stealing children, and when he grabs Commissioner Gordon's daughter, it becomes personal. The final story is Ghosts, in which Bruce Wayne is visited by the ghost of his father, who warns him that three spirits will visit him for his own reformation; it's a Halloween version of the Christmas Carol, and Bruce hates seeing someone use his father's image - somebody needs to be taught a lesson, but who?

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I thought that the artwork was very good, and I certainly enjoyed the stories. What was the meaning of the third story? I guess that it is up to you (and Bruce) to decide. As for me, I highly recommend this book.

A great Batman collection - up there with the best.
Simply fantastic. This collection of three Halloween specials written by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale is up there with 'The Dark Knight Returns' and 'The Killing Joke' as some of the best Batman ever written.

The writing is inspired, although the final story - a variation on 'A Christmas Carol' - does not quite live up to the first two.

The art is consistently excellent, with the inks and colours complementing Sale's pencils wonderfully.

Both a perfect introduction to Batman and a great collection for existing fans. Show this to someone who thinks comics are for children.