Comic Review: Batman The Cult

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Comic Review: Batman The Cult

Batman The Cult

Batman The Cult

Batman is brought to the brink of insanity and his ability to maintain control over his body. A DC title written by Jim Starlin (Warlock And The Infinity Watch, Dreadstar) and illustrated by Bernie Wrightson (House Of Secrets, Swamp Thing).

The homeless of Gotham City have been disappearing as of late. They aren’t the only one’s who’ve gone missing, so has Batman. Taken captive by the hoards of homeless and their cult leader Deacon Blackfire. During captivity he is brainwashed to the point that he follows the Deacon without question. Now under his spell he begins to commit crimes for the cult. Can Batman regain control or will continue to be a pawn.

Interesting take on the mind of Batman under duress. For once Batman is unable to withstand the brainwashing of his attacker. Ranked number 6 in IGN’s top 25 greatest Batman comic’s it’s worth your time.

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Comic Review: City Of Others

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Comic Review: City Of Others

City Of Others

City Of Others

Zombies and vampires seem to be popping up together more and more these days. City Of Others is one such comic from Dark Horse. Written by Steve Niles (Simon Dark, 30 Days Of Dark) and Bernie Wrightson (Creepy, Batman: The Cult) with Bernie doing the illustrations as well.

Blud is a killer for hire and he is good at his job. Feeling no emotions about those he kills is what makes him so ruthless. During a job he runs into a problem, they won’t die. Following some clues he finds a group of what can only be rationalized as zombies. They lead him to a house in the middle of nowhere. From there it only gets weirder, it’s full of vampires. Now all that’s left for him is to make sense of the situation he’s in.

The back story between the zombies and vampires is really compelling. It practically begs for a prequel. As full of blood and guts as it is plot. At first glance it may look like a simple versus comic but it is so much more.

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