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Batman - Gates of Gotham [Paperback]

Scott Snyder , Trevor McCarthy , Kyle Higgins
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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24 Feb 2012 Batman
When a mystery as old as Gotham City itself surfaces, Batman assembles a team of his greatest detectives to investigate this startling new enigma. As clues are discovered and the mystery deepens, Batman's team soon finds itself on a journey that explores different eras in Gotham's history and touches upon notable Gotham families including the Waynes, Kanes, and Elliotts.


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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books (24 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1781160295
  • ISBN-13: 978-1781160299
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 25.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 413,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The dual narratives that Snyder and Higgins weave together mesh so fluidly that Gates of Gotham becomes one hell of an informative page-turner. -- IGN

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Scott Snyder is an American writer best known for his 2006 short story collection Voodoo Heart, and his work in comic books, including American Vampire, Detective Comics and Batman: Gates of Gotham.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Burning bridges to the past 24 Feb 2012
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Someone in Gotham is blowing up the bridges of the city and enacting some strange vengeance against the descendants of the families who built Gotham - the Elliotts, the Kanes, the Cobblepots, and the Waynes. But who, and why?

The adventure collects the three Robins - Dick Grayson as Batman, Tim Drake as Red Robin, and Damian Wayne as Robin - along with the Cassandra Cain, the Batgirl currently stationed by Bruce Wayne in Hong Kong, to stop this terrorist before more of Gotham's historic buildings are destroyed.

The story jumps from the 19th century when Gotham was being built to the present day to explain the actions and it was great to see a young Gotham and see how the city came into its gothic look. The new villain in this book, "the Architect", has a steampunk look, something a lot of comics are doing these days, and looks very cool. I'm enjoying these stories of the young heroes of Gotham more and more and think that Bruce Wayne can safely retire with these guys taking care of things. That said, the book shows the difference between Wayne's Batman and Grayson's in the lack of knowledge Grayson currently has about the city he's supposed to be protecting. Its touches like that that makes for a more engrossing read.

Also included is a story about the Night Runner of Paris and how he comes across Bruce Wayne/Batman and is recruited into Batman Inc., to become the Batman of Paris. The story contained political elements that I thought DC could've avoided as they showed a contemporary France with its racial and cultural issues in full view, but they included it and I thought that was a very ballsy move. The Batman of Paris is very cool too and Batman Inc is shaping up to be a tremendous concept.

One side-note though - the book lists Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins under "story" and Higgins under "dialogue" so I don't know whether Higgins wrote the script and Snyder wrote the outline with Higgins but it seems like an odd distinction. Anyway, Snyder is quickly becoming one of the best Batman writers working today and for anyone who hasn't read "The Black Mirror" I highly recommend it.

"The Gates of Gotham" is a fine Batman story with plenty of action and mystery, as well as continuing to build the new Batman world strongly, subtly and in new inventive ways.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant 6 April 2013
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Scott Snyder shows why he is becoming a current day comics legend. Great story and great art to back it up/
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good, but it isn't Snyder.. 18 Mar 2012
By Kyle R
Format:Paperback
Gates of Gotham is an exciting new concept that paints a fitting picture of the history of Gotham. The idea in itself instantly attracted me and the fact Snyder's name was on the cover made this a definite purchase.

However, the story isn't really what you'd expect from Snyder- it isn't dark enough, gritty enough and the characters just don't really have enough depth. I realised that this book was co- written and it seems Snyder didn't have a great deal of input with the dialogue in this book. Perhaps maybe just an idea for the story. That's not to say it's a bad read, as I say the story is fairly good and is a must Batman fans as it populates another period on the Gotham timline. I think the main problem is, I read this book around the same time as The Black Mirror- which represents everything about Scott Snyder and Batman I instantly fell in love with in with that novel

The new villain it introduces, is again an interesting concept- just doesn't seem to have a great deal of reason to be acting how he's acting. Seems like more of an over the top tantrum he is acting upon through out, as pose to a deep rooted psychological problem or traumatising past. I understand the whole premise of Gotham dragging people down and bringing out the worst in them, but this character seemed too naive and friendly in the first place to ever realistically transform into the 'Architect'. I'll say no more as this may spoil the story a little.

The story reads well, it just doesn't excite as much you would expect. The artwork is fairly great for the most part- though some characters (Penguin) look a tiny bit like something that Jim Benson created. I'd still advise Batman fans to buy it none the less, even if just to fill in gaps from Gothams past.
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