Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Starting with his acclaimed batman story the black mirror, and continuing his time with the character after the new 52 reboot in 2011. Scott snyder continues to create a whole new mythos for batman with zero year, but this week, we want to look back at the creative writers work with. While the newly returned bruce wayne is busy developing batman inc elsewhere, dick has developed a new crime lab for the gcpd and james gordon in particular to use. The black mirror story arc where dick grayson takes on the mantle of the dark knight. This is my personal favourite of snyder s batman stories so far and easily my favourite selfcontained batman story of the last decade.
By all accounts, the black mirror is the batman story to beat for the next generation of superhero comics. First, in the black mirror, a series of brutal murders pushes batmans detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. At the age of nine, snyder attended a summer camp where one of the counselors read stephen king s eyes of the dragon to. In this story dick grayson, the first robin, has become batman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman 2011. He has also been published in zoetrope, tin house, onestory, epoch, small spiral notebook, and other journals. The book suggests that gotham is the black mirror to whoever happens to be trying to police it, but id also argue that snyders book is itself a mirror to morrisons core ideas about who and what batman is.
Absolute batman the black mirror by scott snyder hardcover. He has also been published in zoetrope, tin house, onestory, epoch, small spiral notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, voodoo heart. In a second story, the corpse of a killer whale shows. A series of brutal murders pushes batmans detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of gotham citys oldest evils. Scott snyder books list of books by author scott snyder.
Scott snyders longrunning time writing for dc comics has created a drawn out, epic, long form story that spans multiple corners of the dc universe. New nightwing comic story coming from scott snyder. We take stock of the fearsome city from a number of perspectives in the writers brilliant debut dark knight saga, batman. His current works include batman, american vampire and swamp thing. He is known for his 2006 short story collection voodoo heart, and his comic book writing, including american vampire, detective comics, batman, batman. The concept of the story is that gotham city is its own character that reflects its seedy nature upon those who try and. Thats what occurred to scott snyder, following his sensational detective comics run, notably his gritty batman. Scott snyder has written comics for both dc and marvel, including the bestselling series american vampire, batman and swamp thing, and is the author of the story collection voodoo heart the dial press. Scott snyders run on the black mirror serves as what many consider the defining dick grayson as batman story. Scott snyder, jock, and francesco francavilla have created a masterpiece.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read batman. The only difference is that morrison focuses on the idea of batman itself, while snyder explores the fragile relationship that. Black mirror is an amazingly fun book with near perfect dialogue, and a story to match. A brand new perspective on scott snyder batman, jock the losers and francesco francavillas swamp thing epic crime sagapresented here in gritty black and white. Following the impostors storyline by david hine, its the final arc in the original run of detective comics before the series was rebooted into a second volume with faces of death during the new 52. See all books authored by scott snyder, including wytches. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This is my personal favourite of snyders batman stories so far and easily my favourite selfcontained batman story of the last decade. For years, batman and commissioner gordon have stared into the unyielding black abyss that is gotham city. It is actually a series of stories encapsulating the moral and spiritual toll that gotham collects from dick grayson and jim gordon. The story is wellwritten, and the plot was intriguing. Featuring a terrific ambiguous ending, the black mirror is not only one of the best batman reborndick grayson era batman stories, but one of the best stories of snyders early career with the character before his terrific run during the new 52.
Batman book charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. With a completely clean slate allowing him to establish just about anything he. The black mirror nook comics with zoom view by scott snyder in chm, doc, txt download ebook. He teaches at columbia university and sarah lawrence university and lives in new york with his wife. Eternal superman unchained, american vampire and swamp thing.
The black mirror collects scott snyders run on detective comics 871881. Batmanjustice league scott snyder reading order by pauliovirus a communitycreated list. Dick grayson as batman must solve a mysterious murder and also must investigate a man known as the dealer. Black mirror introduces some ideas that snyder effectively reused in the court of owls, but here the stakes are a little bit lower and the twists are a little more grounded. So far, i really liked scott snyders other batman stories the court of owls and the city of owls, i was almost 100% sure i was going to like this one. The black mirror is the first batman story by scott snyder written prenew 52, the black mirror stars dick grayson in his closing days as gothams batman. Helpless and trapped in the deadly mirror house, batman must fight for his life against one of gotham citys oldest and most powerful evils. The black mirror by scott snyder 2011, hardcover for. Volume 1, and american vampire, volume 1, and more on. Is scott snyders graphic novel worth your time and money. In a second story, the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of gotham citys foremost banks. Recently, snyder has announced a return to american vampire, and has also been promoting the new dc event dark nights. Gotham city and its inherent corruption is the black mirror to the souls of dick and jim.
Imagine being offered the opportunity to write a batman story as part of the new 52 dc universe reboot. Scott snyder is a great writer, and i enjoy his writing. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring batman face to face with the new. Following the impostors storyline by david hine, its the final arc in the original run of detectiv the black mirror is a. Justice league by scott snyder book one deluxe edition. He has also been published in zoetrope, tin house, onestory, epoch, small spiral notebook, and other journals, and has a short story collection, voodoo heart, which was published by dial press. Earth one, i asked recommendations for more batman stuff, and black mirror was one that was recommended by almost everyone i asked. The black mirror 01 by scott snyder, jock, francesco francavilla isbn. It revolves arround dick, jim gordon, and barbra gordon for the most part. Black mirror by scott snyder hardcover brand new batman. Scott snyder is no stranger to the hero, beginning his work in the dc universe with the detective comics storyline the black mirror, which interestingly enough featured dick grayson as batman. Overview the black mirror is a story arc crafted by writer scott snyder. The black mirror is a batman storyline featuring dick grayson, written by scott snyder with illustrations by jock and francesco francavilla. The black mirror is a fantastic mystery story that kept me interested and reinvigorated old characters and took dick grayson and made him a different kind of batman than bruce wayne.
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