Batman

By Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale (illustrator),

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Written by JEPH LOEB Art and cover by TIM SALE From the early days of Batman's crimefighting career, this new edition of the classic mystery involves a killer who strikes only on holidays. Working with Harvey Dent and Lieutenant Gordon, Batman races to discover who Holiday is! Collected from theā€¦

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1 author picked Batman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This might just be my favorite graphic novel of all time, as well as one of my favorite crime stories, period. It combines two of my favorite genres, crime epics and murder mysteries, into one epic story with one amazing hook after another.

The theme of holiday-themed killing is fun, the Calander Man gives his best Hannibal Lecter impression, and the scope of the Mobā€™s reach in Gotham City is explored to perfection. Add to that the best Two-Face story of all time, alongside all of the Dark Knightā€™s other infamous rogues, and you get one of the best detectiveā€¦

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