Batman 89: Echoes #1 Review

Published:Wed, 29 Nov 2023 / Source:https://www.cbr.com/batman-89-echoes-1-review/

Batman '89: Echoes reunites the creative team that brought the world of Tim Burton's seminal Batman films to the comics page. Writer Sam Hamm, screenwriter of the original 1989 Batman film, and artist Joe Quinones, colorist Leonardo Ito, and letterer Carlos Mangual take readers back to the Burtonverse for another spin around Gotham City. With the threat of disgraced former District Attorney Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face, behind them, Gotham City has been left without Batman to defend it. Quinones's passion for the look of those original films shines through on every page, capturing the claustrophobia of Anton Furst's gothic production design for Gotham City and the original film's dark and moody cinematography. Not everything about the issue is totally successful. It is slowly paced and light on story, spending a lot of time laying out exposition at the expense of time with the title character. The diversion outside the confines of Gotham City makes it feel less faithful to the tone of the original films than the first miniseries. But the twists and turns of the narrative lay a foundation for more interesting later chapters and interesting spins on familiar characters.

Source:https://www.cbr.com/batman-89-echoes-1-review/

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