- Taschenbuch: 200 Seiten
- Verlag: DC Comics (1. September 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1563895641
- ISBN-13: 978-1563895647
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 14 - 18 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17 x 1,2 x 25,9 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.3 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (26 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 139.053 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"I tried pretending that things were the same, that only the terrain had changed. I knew what I was working for-Gotham's redemption--but I didn't know how to get there." The finest Batman tales confront and explore the fundamental aspects of the character's extensive mythos and, in this expertly rendered story, the very fabric of Batman's relentless war on crime is ruthlessly torn away. Based on the comics' mammoth story arc of the same name, No Man's Land takes Batman's extremely measured approach to crime fighting and plunges it into a fearsomely primal arena. When a cataclysmic earthquake decimates Gotham City, what was once a crime-ridden city is reduced to a feral community--an abyss of mass starvation and gang warfare, abandoned by the US Government and sealed off from the outside world. The Batman must radically adapt to this vicious battleground, where even his most sacred vows may be sacrificed. Acclaimed crime novelist and regular Batman writer Greg Rucka must be applauded, having condensed dozens of comic books into a compelling narrative, imbued with depth and realism. Rucka has taken full advantage of the strong premise, striking an equilibrium between the requisite action and the stark desperation of urban disaster--reflected in his sharp portrayal of such established characters. Rather than the indomitable superhero, Rucka's Batman is one who must face the enormity of his situation in order to conquer: "No Man's Land is too big, too dark and too wild to be tamed by any one will". This is an exquisite opportunity to witness the extraordinary world of Batman colliding with vivid human drama, and will certainly draw a wide audience. --Danny Graydon
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Fans of Batman are lucky to get Greg Rucka--the talented, gritty young author of Keeper and Finder, among others--sharing time with their favorite licensed character in this novelization of DC's complete No Man's Land comic series. (And fans of Rucka--assuming they get around to reading this at all--will still likely hold the opinion that Atticus Kodiak could take Batman in a standup fight any day.)
DC shook up Gotham--literally--in its 1999 Batman plot arc: a 7.6 earthquake rocked Gotham City, wreaking enough destruction to bring the broken, crime-ridden, runt kid-brother of Metropolis and New York to its knees. In the story line's most indulgent liberty, those fat cats in Washington decide to write off Gotham, à la Escape from New York, blowing up the connecting bridges, mining the surrounding waterways, and signing into law the Federal Declaration of No Man's Land, which makes it a crime to even set foot in the city. The usual suspects from Arkham Asylum, Two-Face and the Penguin, the Riddler and Dr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Mr. Zsasz, file out to begin running the show, strong-arming and manipulating the block-by-block turf battles that envelop the now-ultraviolent city. A conflicted Batman shows up fashionably late, only to find that these lunatics are the least of his worries: Lex Luthor, Superman's archfoe, has nefarious designs on Gotham too. Could this possibly get any better? Sure, No Man's Land is derivative fiction, but the appeal of Rucka--and, of course, Batman--can make this one worth the read. --Paul Hughes -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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I haven't read any Batman comics (or "graphic novels") in quite a while, but once I picked up this hardcover about my favourite anti-hero, I was constantly amazed by the realism in this book, and the truly human portrayal of all of the characters, even- and maybe especially- the insane ones. Many of the comic book interpretations gloss over just what a menace the two big baddies, the Joker and Two-Face, actually are to Gotham. Here, death follows them whereever they go- not for the sake of shock (though it has that effect), but in illustration of how insane and internally conflicted these characters really are. Gettng inside the heads of the "good" guys was just as revealing. No one escapes unscathed, and I found myself weeping- literally- for the fate of Gotham. As the Oracle says, it's all become grey- there's no black and white anymore. A fitting echo to a grey hero himself- the Dark Knight. One to read.
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I admit, I am a Batman fan. That's why I bought the book. But, once I got into it, I realized that this was so much more than just Batman. This is civilization, or rather lack of. I would read for about 50 pages, then come back to the world and just then remember to breathe. "Wow," is a good word to describe it. The characters are wonderfully depicted. The landscape, the situations, the crumbling of society..you just become immersed in all of it.
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The story begins after an earthquake strikes gotham city. Many of the population die and to repair this will cost millions of dollars. This place was diclare a no man's land. This story is very different to any book or comic written by DC comics. This story starts with the town full of criminals and crazy villans. This story shows the best of the great ditactive trying to put together a town that has no law what so ever. Even if the cops stay to protect the destroy town this was not enogh to put it together. I like this book because it shows the best of the batman. He trys to put his life together and at the same time the protect the town he always give his life to. All this happens thanks for the great mind of greg rucka that makes this story go alife.
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a non stop page turning
The story begins after an earthquake strikes gotham city. Many of the population die and to repair this will cost millions of dollars. This place was diclare a no man's land. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Mai 2000 von edwin serrano
a non stop page turning
The story begins after an earthquake strikes gotham city. Many of the population die and to repair this will cost millions of dollars. This place was diclare a no man's land. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Mai 2000 von edwin serrano
a non stop page turning
The story begins after an earthquake strikes gotham city. Many of the population die and to repair this will cost millions of dollars. This place was diclare a no man's land. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Mai 2000 von edwin serrano
Rucka does well with his interpretation of No Man's Land.
After finishing Rucka's adaptation of the No Man's Land storyline, I have to say that I'm impressed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. März 2000 von "synchrkj"
A solid interpretation of a solid comic story
Greg Rucka fantastically handles the entire "No Man's Land" story line from DC Comics in this adaptation. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. März 2000 veröffentlicht
Very impressed!
I don't know much about comic cooks, specially D.C's comic. I am more of a Marvels' fan. I must say that by far this has been the best book I have read in that past year. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. März 2000 von Will Rodriguez
Avoid this unless your a big batman fan.
Rucka has trouble adapting the epic No Man's Land down to novel length. If he'd written a colosal book in the style of David Wingrove's Chung Kuo with numerous story threads it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. März 2000 von Michael D Ward
For Comic Fans Mostly
I read comics regularly but not the Batman titles per se. I was familiar with the concept of the No Man's Land but not all the details. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. März 2000 von Martin Maenza
Good Comic Becomes Very Good Novel
The "No Man's Land" were better than they had a right to be (the idea behind them is still absurd), in part because Rucka wrote comics as though they were novels. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Februar 2000 von sdelmonte@aol.com
One word...Wow!
Forget about the film versions of Batman, (except maybe the first one), forget about Adam West's Batman, THIS IS BATMAN! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Februar 2000 von Marc J. Bowker
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