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Batman: No Man's Land, Vol. 5 Books

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563897092
ISBN: 1563897091
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: April 01, 2001
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: April 01, 2001
Studio: DC Comics

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Fans of Batman are lucky to get Greg Rucka--the talented, gritty young author of Keeper and Finder, among others--sharing time with their favorite licensed character in this novelization of DC's complete No Man's Land comic series. (And fans of Rucka--assuming they get around to reading this at all--will still likely hold the opinion that Atticus Kodiak could take Batman in a standup fight any day.) DC shook up Gotham--literally--in its 1999 Batman plot arc: a 7.6 earthquake rocked Gotham City, wreaking enough destruction to bring the broken, crime-ridden, runt kid-brother of Metropolis and New York to its knees. In the story line's most indulgent liberty, those fat cats in Washington decide to write off Gotham, +รก la Escape from New York, blowing up the connecting bridges, mining the surrounding waterways, and signing into law the Federal Declaration of No Man's Land, which makes it a crime to even set foot in the city. The usual suspects from Arkham Asylum, Two-Face and the Penguin, the Riddler and Dr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Mr. Zsasz, file out to begin running the show, strong-arming and manipulating the block-by-block turf battles that envelop the now-ultraviolent city. A conflicted Batman shows up fashionably late, only to find that these lunatics are the least of his worries: Lex Luthor, Superman's archfoe, has nefarious designs on Gotham too. Could this possibly get any better? Sure, No Man's Land is derivative fiction, but the appeal of Rucka--and, of course, Batman--can make this one worth the read. --Paul Hughes



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Not A Bad Ending
After suffering through the 4 previous trades leading up to this I was expecting the ending to suck. However i was quite surprised. The last book pulled it together and provided me with a satisfying ending. The story wasn't as jumpy in this book and I enjoyed it. However if you didn't read the previous books you'll have trouble following it.

If you want to run the gauntlet and read the whole series I will say the ending is great but you might just want to read what it is online and save ...
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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Meh
The whole "No Man's Land" saga is a little tedious. Don't get me wrong, I do own them all and I read through it about once a year.

This is kind of weird time for Batman where they were basically trying to reboot the book into the "New Gotham" look and we got arty books like "Evolution". I picked this up trying to piece together the history referenced in Bruce Wayne's speech during the "Fugitive" Epilogue.

This is the kind of book that will appeal to the OCD collectors like ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Gotham redeemed...
When Gotham was reduced to broken buildings and rubble by an earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter scale, the city was deemed to be beyond repair by Congress. Gotham was evacuated and then its bridges blown up, its tunnels made inaccesible, its waterways mined. Those who remained in this No Man's Land were very much on their own. Without law and order, without electricity and running water, without its champion the Batman, Gotham descended into anarchy. Urban warfare erupted, as gangs carved up their ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great final chapter of epic saga
This is a great ending to this epic tale. I highly recommend it for any Batman fans. It has a shocker of an ending and things in the Batman universe are changed forever. Great writing and art make for an enjoyable tale even though the changing focus on different characters can be a little distracting.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A Fair Ending...
So, the first couple volumes of "No Man's Land" were excellent, possibly the best part of a series I have ever read...then came volume three. Starting with volume three, each story was hit and miss. Some were good, others were mediocre, and some...far below the 'good' line. This one is pretty much more of the hit and miss. However, it has a great ending that I'm pretty sure would please anyone who likes Batman at all. Not as great as the first couple volumes, but definatly not a waste of your time or ... Read More





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