This.

I'd give this six stars if I could, or ten.

This.

This is the last Batman comic - the finale of both Batman and Detective Comics. No matter how many issues of those two books there will be in the years to come, this is the end.

And it's perfect.

It's the definite tribute to one of the greatest comic characters in existence. Both Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert do an incredible job here of telling a story that is both timeless and manages to capture all the different eras of Batman.

Since I've come to love Batman a lot in the last years, this had an immense emotional impact on me when I read it the first time, and it did so again when I read the collected edition (actually, simply reading the foreword made me cry). I have no idea how this reads for someone who doesn't really care about Batman, but for me this really, really captures what Batman is about, and why people love him and what makes him a hero.

The end of the story of Batman is, he's dead. Because, in the end, the Batman dies. What else am I going to do? Retire and play golf? It doesn't work that way. It can't. I fight until I drop. And one day, I will drop.

But until then, I fight.

I could quote every line Neil Gaiman put in this one, because every line is spot on. And Andy Kubert's art is gorgeous and fitting and there are all those details I missed the first time around.

This volume also has three more Batman stories by Neil Gaiman, which are all very good.

I loved this. This may very well be one of my favourite books, ever.

I liked the title story, didn't care so much for the two following it. Neil Gaiman seems to be good at whatever medium he attempts. The art was simply gorgeous. A good read, a suitable ending. (Not that I'd know. I don't know much about Batman. But I do know good writing. That was good writing.)

A play on Alan Moore’s much better Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Gaiman’s end story to Batman is ambitious but lackluster. I would have liked a more definite ending rather than every character telling their own story though I understand he is referencing the many diverging series and plot lines Batman has undergone over the years. The Alfred story was interesting, though only as a what if, and it ultimately ended up a mixture of trying to be too deep and too sentimental. Moore’s end to Superman gave an actual ending, things of substance happened. Gaiman gives us some contradictory stories, a dream sequence and an end that is just as much a beginning. This one is disappointing

"Ho imparato che non importa quale sia la storia, alcune cose non cambiano mai."

È proprio in queste parole scritte da Neil Gaiman e pronunciate da Batman, che è racchiuso tutto il significato di questo splendido albo: nonostante le innumerevoli e contradditorie avventure dell'uomo pipistrello, che vanno avanti da 7 decadi, c'è una cosa che non cambia e non cambierà mai, ovvero Lui, che non si arrende mai, che non smette mai di essere Batman e proteggerà la sua città fino alla fine.

"A volte cado in battaglia. A volte muoio in grande stile, coraggiosamente, nel salvare la città da qualcosa che vorrebbe distruggerla. A volte è una morte piccola, paradossale, che passa inosservata. Ma c'è una cosa che non cambia. Non mi arrendo mai. Non posso. Io sono Batman."

Not as good as Alan Moore's "What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" but this would have to be different. Batman is dead and characters from all over the multiverse discuss how he died, though each tale is different. THe main point is that Bruce admits that Batman has to die, because he can never give up and quit. The more I think about that point, the more I like this book, but the main content isn't amazing. The Alfred story is the best of the bunch, but Gaiman didn't hit a bullseye like he normally does.

This is such a strange story that revolves around an almost Dream-like (sad that Morpheus didn't show up) collection of batman's friends and enemies talking about their experience. The main premise revolves around different possible deaths of Batman akin to something like Daytripper. It's not as profound but it is a cool, one-off that feels very different to Batman yet doesn't feel too out of place.

This is a collection of several different issues/stories from the Batman comics. Overall, I found them to be very refreshing and creative. Without giving away too much, most of the stories revolve around different perspectives on Batman. It's fairly typical of Gaiman to deconstruct the mythology of such a character, and I enjoyed what he did with it. The artwork was fantastic as well, even though it changed dramatically with each artist on each story. A fine afternoon's read.

This comic shoots down fanboys who idolize Batman like me.
The death of the Bat is where it all begins and channels through the struggle of his life whether it was worth it or was it insanity.

All the major antagonists pitch in and want to be a part of the end of Batman,which is rather amusing as they come up with there own versions of stories of his death.

Strong narration and many memorable quotes are takeaways.

The ghost of Batman watches his funeral, his allies and enemies eulogizing how he lived and died, with each version a different incarnation of Batman. Alfred’s vignette is particularly intriguing. A solid, stand-alone story that deftly reiterates Batman’s essence, but ultimately with little that we haven’t seen done before (and better).

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