Jared

December 1, 2011 12:09 pm I've yet to read Escapo or the One Trick Rip-off. I can't wait to the new Legendary edition of One Trick drops with its pages and pages of new material. Anyone know if Escapo is included or if we can look forward to a new edition of that? I love Paul Pope but it can be challenging to track down a lot of his work.

December 1, 2011 12:03 pm First off, great piece! I look forward to see what other indie artists are going to be featured. I know it's fun to dish on Frank Miller right now but I just wanted to point out in the backmatter of the TP edition of Batman Year 100, Pope mentions he discussed the book with Miller while he was working on it and Miller was a fan. I also disagree this isn't really a Batman story. Batman once again saves Gotham from the threat of weaponized disease and solves a mystery in this, which is par for the course when it comes to the Dark Knight. What makes this story unique is Batman learns he must expand his definition of "criminal" and what a war on crime means when the government is full of crooks with no respect for civil liberties, individual action, or freedom. Batman, a vigilante who hides his identity and takes matters into his own hands, is the perfect hero to address matters like creeping authoritarianism, loss of privacy, etc. In my opinion, this story reflects post-9/11 paranoia and loss of freedom much better than Civil War or any other superhero comic that has attempted to address.

September 9, 2011 10:32 am I did not know that reviews were not editable post-publishing. I apologize for the numerous grammatical and typographical errors. I'll be on top of my game next time!