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Gotham by gaslight spawned a sequel entitled, batman. Lets start with the cover, that is the coolest batsuit ever, and you get to see more of it on the inside too. Augustyn is not frank miller or alan moore or grant morrison, so the more edgy or experimental elements are lacking, but this remains a solid reimagining of batman that is contextually believable and highly enjoyable. Gotham by gaslight is based on gotham by gaslight 1989, a oneoff graphic novel by brian augustyn and mike mignola who went on to create hellboy. In this sequel to gotham by gaslight, the victorianera batman faces an insane prophet who is hell bent on keeping gotham city from entering the 20th century. Batman gotham by gaslight tp by brian augustyn, 9781401211530, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Master of the future which carried the elseworlds imprint. Gotham by gaslight by brian augustyn, mike mignola, p. The universal setting for gotham by gaslight was designated as canon as earth1889 in absolute crisis on infinite earths. Set in 1889, the book centres around batman taking down jack the ripper.
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In an alternative victorian age gotham city, batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by jack the ripper. Gotham by gaslight is a dc comics graphic novel by brian augustyn and mike mignola with inks by p. Presenting for the first time the adventures of the victorian era batman in. Gotham by gaslight, the upcoming animated adaptation of brian augustyn and mike mignolas 1989 elseworlds tale, and now warner bros. This offered the novelty of the basics of the batman story and its familiar characters transplanted back a century to gotham city of 1889 as batman tries to solve the jack the ripper murders. The book was a big success upon publication, and led augustyn to pen a direct sequel, master of the future, drawn by eduardo barreto, but while that story moved the victorian batman into a steampunk milieu, complete with elaborate flying machines and anachronistic technology, gaslight remains a historically faithful detective story, albeit one with plenty of. A former dc comics editor, brian augustyn wrote some of the first dc elseworlds tales, including batman. Gotham by gaslight by brian augustyn 20, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. Gotham by gaslight, revolutionized the comic book industry. Spoilers ahead for warner animations latest dc animated feature film, batman.
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