Batman: Cataclysm
The Batcave is destroyed, the city in ruins and the inmates of both the local jail and asylum are on the loose. The Quakemaster has succeded in bringing Gotham to its knees and Batman seems powerless to act.
The Batcave is destroyed, the city in ruins and the inmates of both the local jail and asylum are on the loose. The Quakemaster has succeded in bringing Gotham to its knees and Batman seems powerless to act.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781563895272 (1563895277)
Publish date: June 1st 1999
Publisher: DC Comics
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Batman
Sometimes, DC editorial can come up with some pretty bold ideas, and this was certainly one of them. Take Batman, and the entire massive line of Bat-family books, out of their comfort zones (fighting crime) and put them in a situation that they're ill-prepared for, and that even their best efforts w...
This seemed to go on way longer than 320 pages. Started a little too stilted and factual for me (I know it was needed, but still), but it got better as it went on and added more human elements to the story. Some of the side stories were completely a waste of time (I'm looking at your Ra al Ghul), bu...
Really quite good :D I enjoyed this one almost as much as I enjoyed Year One and The Man Who Laughed, etc. It's not as good as Hush or The Long Halloween, but really very almost.