Product Description

Gotham City is plagued with crime and corruption in places high and low, but one man has taken a stand against evil of all forms: the dark avenger known as Batman. This time-spanning tale covers the whole history of Batman's relationship with his closest friend, Gotham cop Jim Gordon. From Year One to the modern day, taking in the debut of Robin, the attempted murder of Barbara Gordon and Batman's would-be replacement, the crazed Azrael, you'll see both men in a whole new light! This exemplary series is written and drawn by a galaxy of comics stars including Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker (Gotham Central) and featuring artists including classic Batman penciller Dick Giordano and super-stylish modernist Paul Pope!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #399474 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Greg Rucka has written many Batman comics, and is the writer of Checkmate and former writer of Gotham Central (with Ed Brubaker). Ed Brubaker is the critically acclaimed writer of Sleeper and Criminal. Chuck Dixon's work has included Batman Chronicles, Legends of the Dark Knight, Birds of Prey, Catwoman, Captain America and Punisher War Journal.

Customer Reviews

Jim Gordon - This Is Your Life
One of the things that makes Batman such an enduring phenomenon is the quality of the other main characters in his tales. This collection of short stories focuses on the relationship between Batman and Jim Gordon, probably batman's best friend (along with Alfred).

The stories are all written by experienced Batman authors and are of good quality throughout, although they lack the depth of longer stories for obvious reasons. They are based in various stages of Jim Gordons career working with Batman, and provide an interesting insight into the relationship between these two very different men with a shared purpose.

This book is probably of more interest to serious collectors of Batman graphic novels but I enjoyed it. I would compare it to other collections such as 'Tales Of The Demon', in that it fills in useful background details about a key character in the world of Batman

Good Insight into the Commish
Short stories filling us in on the troublsome life of Jim Gordon. A good insight to a character that is not usally the main focus of the Book.