Must-Read List of Must-Read Stories

[thehefner]

EgoTV Online lists "10 awesome Batman stories you've probably never heard of."

This list makes me extremely happy, and not just because they've included my favorite Two-Face story, Eye of the Beholder (included with what I suspect is one of my own scans, no less!). I consider Prey to be one of the ten best Batman stories ever written, and one that--if they expanded the Catwoman subplot--would also serve as a perfect template for the as-of-today-named The Dark Knight Rises.

I'm slowly working on a series of posts focused upon Professor Hugo Strange for scans_daily and even about_faces, just as a break from Harvey for a bit. I've come to believe that Hugo was intended to be Batman's Moriarty, and that's the role he should have now, up there on top instead of obnoxious wannabes like Hush and Dr. Hurt. Strange did what they're doing first, and he did it better.

Furthermore, I'm of the opinion that the Animated Series universe of comics are, pound for pound, the finest Batman comics of the past twenty years. There's so much great Harvey stuff alone that I could easily dedicate a couple weeks to Animated!Harvey posts.

So yeah, keep this list in mind next time you guys go scouring back issue bins, until such time as DC wises up and finally puts these gems (back) into print.

Comments

[sharkbites.livejournal.com]

I have been getting a lot of back issues from that series. I did a lot of back issue hunting in August. I intend to get some missing issues when I go to the Long Beach convention this weekend. I really liked the three parter at the end of the first series run, the one with Hugo Strange and Catwoman.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

That three parter is stunning. It runs the perfect gamut of fun, character-packed, movingly plotted, gut-punching, downright heartbreaking, and ends on a thoroughly satisfying note. I must remember that one for my Hugo Strange series.