Legends of the Batman

This is a reprint of earlier Greenberg anthologies, except that in this volume you get a story about each of the cover featured characters as a movie tie-in, both by Dennis O'Neill. Legends of the Batman : 01 Bone - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 02 The Pirate of Millionaires' Cove - Edward D. Hoch Legends of the Batman : 03 Those Were the Days - Jerry A. Novick Legends of the Batman : 04 On the Wings of Angel - Kristine Kathryn Rusch Legends of the Batman : 05 Help! I Am a Prisoner - Joey Cavalieri Legends of the Batman : 06 The City That Could Not Breathe - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 07 An Unauthorized Biography - Brian M. Thomsen Legends of the Batman : 08 Balloons - Edward Wellen Legends of the Batman : 09 Going Straight - Laurie Sefton and Charles Von Rospach Legends of the Batman : 10 The Cat's-Eye Crown - Kay Demijohn Legends of the Batman : 11 Best of All - Marco Palmieri Legends of the Batman : 12 Catwomen - Greg Cox Legends of the Batman : 13 Double Dribble - George Alec Effinger Legends of the Batman : 14 Seize the Night - Will Murray Legends of the Batman : 15 Happy Birthday - Mark L. Van Name and Jack McDevitt Mr. Freeze: The Early Years - Dennis O'Neil Poison Ivy's Gift - Dennis O'Neil Identity quest, tv style, with a bit of forensic modelling. 4 out of 5 Sea raider has all the trappings except the bird. 3 out of 5 The Birds, machined. 3 out of 5 Tough girl inspires cat curiosity and jealousy. 4 out of 5 Cartoonist forced into killing strip, clever with the ink. 4 out of 5 Pollution overload and catnapping = teamup. 4 out of 5 Sleazewriter factually lacking. 2.5 out of 5 Puzzles from the Grin Reaper. 3.5 out of 5 Bent security. 3 out of 5 Heist leaves hairy problem. 3.5 out of 5 Explosive rampage aims to break gang armistice. 3.5 out of 5 Multiple moggie mayhem. 3.5 out of 5 First point guard with green hair's basketball cover story. 4 out of 5 The Aztec Eagle has a thing for VIP abduction, and Volkswagens. Also some supernatural cycles of sacrifice. Luckily for one politician's daughter, there is a Bat around in Mexico. 4 out of 5 Chaos designed to push to the edge. 3 out of 5

This book simply was amazing. I usually get bored reading, but this one i couldnt put down. the stories are dark and violent, and have this creepy feeling about them you just cant get from reading the comic book. Also, the stories dont require a vast knowledge of batman continuity.