The Long Halloween (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

The long Halloween is an entertaining read that captivated me with every turn of the page. The artwork perfectly set the mood for the story and the writer stayed true to the characters and the fans of batman. I appreciate the convenience of being able to read other people's reviews and purchase products on the same site and I really enjoy being shown related items. It makes it very easy to find other things I would like to purchase as well. The only problem I had was that I bought a new book and the back cover was noticeably damaged.

Amazing murder/mystery story. It has lots of Batman adversaries, allies, and crime families. Very in-depth story telling. I see why this is known as such a gem. A definite read for all Batman fans. I will be jumping into the sequel, Dark Victory next.

This is noir Batman at his best. A nice selection of villains from the rogue's gallery are here, the Joker, Mad Hatter, Riddler, Scarecrow, and Poison Ivy. And of course we have the trio of Batman, Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent. And I'm sure most of us know what happens to Dent. There's suspense aplenty, great action scenes, and awesome dialogue between all the characters. I swear this comic has everything a Batman fan could want. Don't pass it by!

Hands down my favorite Batman story of all time. A truly great mystery for the Dark Knight to solve, with a twist at the end that will that you won't see coming. Check out Dark Victory for a fantastic sequel to this story line.

Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale penned a dark, noirish tale that sent the Dark Knight on a year-long crusade to stop the mob killing done by a villain known as Holiday. It features appearances by the most infamous characters in Batman's Rogues Gallery (Joker, Penquin, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, and Mad Hatter, as well as the unfamiliar to me Calendar Man). Catwoman appears to be connected to the killings in a big way. What drew me to the book (it WAS first published periodically beginning in 1995) was the portrayal of Harvey Dent. The rise and fall of the DA was surely the basis for the character's portrayal in the movie The Dark Knight.

Great noir style art. Good story arcs which bring in all of Batman's rouge gallery. If you are intrigued as to how Harvey Dent became Two-Face, then give this a read. Deals a lot plays out like a crime drama, with Gordon and the Police Force working with Harvey and Batman to take down the mobs running Gotham.

To be brief, I loved this Batman story because it was a great mystery and detective story first and foremost. It featured many Batman characters and I loved the depiction of the dark knight. I highly recommend this to any Batman fan who loves the characters and universe. One of the best and most satisfying Batman comics. (To clarify I am not extensively read in Batman, but have read a few of the standards: The Long Halloween, Dark Knight Returns, Year One. The Killing Joke and Dark Victory, the sequel to The Long Halloween are on the way.)

The Long Halloween is a all around spectacular book set in Frank Miller's year one universe. This book is a seriously rich complex story about batman in his early years. The premise of the story is that batman is trying to take down the gotham city mafia. However the case turns into a murder mystery. Things get hairy when he finds that even his closest allies become suspects and that he can trust no one. Also the artist's style is quite unique. The way he uses shadowing is quite amazing. So if you like batman, pick this one up. While you are at it, get dark victory & haunted knight as well. The three book are worth every cent.

I loved the story. It highlights Batman's detective skills. I would recommend this to any Batman. It's more of a intermediate reader because the characters are already established. So you must already know their back stories.

This is my favorite Batman graphic novel by far. Basically I read this and I said "I need to immediately read everything Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale". Sadly that list isn't very long. However, I love this. It's an incredible storyline, it feels great in your hands, the art is stupendous, and it's just SO GOOD. It would've been good in regular novel form but the art makes this unbelievable. I bought a copy for my friend because I think everyone should read it. Don't think about it, just buy it.

Batman is working with Commissioner Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent to bring down the crime bosses in Gotham City. There is a serial killer targeting members of the crime families but only on the holidays. To round out the fun, there are appearances from several of Batman's more colorful foes.

There are several small mysteries interwoven into this tale. There are plenty of red herrings to keep the readers guessing. The story is a classic example of noir.

The artwork fits the story. At times, it reminded me more of the artwork you would see in the old Dick Tracy comic strip than you would see in a comic book. Like I said, it works though even if it isn't my favorite style.

The only problem that I had was the ending actually caused me to question some things that I thought I understood about the story. Still I would recommend this to any Batman fan especially if you like Batman Year One.

Reading this story, it's easy to see where Christopher Nolan got so much of his inspiration for the films. This is a darker, grittier Batman who cracks ribs, breaks arms, and crushes fingers under his boots while determining his own personal code of honor and methods to fulfill his promise to his parents. The writing was excellent and the who's who of Batman's enemies was fun to read through. I'm not a big fan of the art style, specifically the distortion of faces which reminds me more of the old Dick Tracey comic strips than what I would associate with Batman. I also didn't like the extreme muscle bound depiction of the Bats...he too often looked like a bad 80's action hero or pro steroid body builder and that just doesn't fit my idea of what Batman should look like. I'm sure many like it, but it was a bit too much for me. 4 stars for the story which I highly recommend.

The Long Halloween acts as a spiritual successor, if not direct sequel, to Batman: Year One. This is the early days of Batman, where his rogues gallery did exist, but the Old Mob is still alive, and Batman's main focus is on them. When a serial killer strikes Gotham, killing Mob members on Holidays, everyone in Gotham wants to find him, and I mean everyone.

This comic book is filled to the brim with film noir and mob movie references. Indeed, one of my biggest problems with the book is how almost no one is able to break out of the archetype characters from the genre. Still, the pulpy atmosphere and artwork really suited batman. And seeing the way Falcone played off Batman's rogue's gallery was fairly entertaining.

No, the big problem that held this book was the ending. Suffice to say, the last second twist didn't really make sense, which threw a major wrench into the whole book. It's too bad, this could have been a much better book if the writer knew when to stop.

This story is something I would not only recommend to the fans of the Batman or DC, but to anyone interested in a great murder-mystery. I would say this is the very best of the Batman series, I recommend this to anyone starting in the Batman-world, as to it being the first I read in the series.

Picasso/noir styled artwork, bait and switch mystery writing, with (two of) the dumbest twist endings I've ever read or seen in any format. Full of pointless cameos simply for the sake of a cameo. Batman barely does anything for the entire book. I loved HUSH, and assumed that because Loeb wrote that one, this would be the same level of smart (but predictable) storytelling. Boy was I wrong.

The book is praised for its noir style artwork, but it came off as lazy and really really poor. Faces seemed to be the hardest thing for Tim Sale to draw. He made Bruce Wayne look like he had Fetal Alcohol syndrome, and Selina Kyle look like a Heroin addict. His drawings of costumed heroes and villains was mostly fine, with the laughable exception of the joker. If I could go back in time, I would spend the 15$ on something else.

Great story. Great art. This is definitely a must have for anyone building a Batman graphic novel library. The plot is a murder mystery but it is easy to follow, incorporates lots of characters without seeming stuffed, and has a great ending. I recommend this one 100%

A spiritual successor to The Dark Knight, and Year One stories by Frank Miller, Batman The Long Halloween does do a decent job of telling a serial story spread over a year, but ultimately fails. Interesting in light of the recent Chris Nolan movies, because it provides the background story for Harvey Dent/Two Face, yet it is not nearly as satisfying as the Frank Miller stories, simply because it lacks the serious nature and cohesion of those stories. This was originally a serial. It is very obvious. The story is not written as a whole, as The Dark Knight is, but rather as a bunch of mini series written to correspond with holidays. Interesting at the time, I am sure, but as a graphic novel it loses the appeal. Not bad, not particularly good. Good artwork, and very lengthy, but as an actual story, it is weak. Take it or leave it.

While my preferred method of reading any graphic novel or comic is in physical edition, this was quite the epic. One of the first Baan arcs I have read and one that keeps you intrigued as to what will occur next. The noir, almost 'Sin City' style of art may not suit anyone accustomed to the newer styles but still a must read.

I've been craving to find something that shows the detective side of Batman. This delivers as a great detective story trying to find out the identity of the Holiday killer. Also some of Batman's rogues appear which add more excitement without taking away focus from the mystery.

Before I bought this book, I wasn't considering getting it because I wasn't a fan of the art (still am not), but I do say that this is one of the best Batman graphic novels out there.

The story is pretty entertaining. The writer does a great job of telling the story and making it feel like a mystery worthy of the Dark Knight. While I'll go on record to say that I'm not a fan of Tim Sale's art, I will say that it does work for the story and I can appreciate it for what it is. One thing I do enjoy about the art, though, is how much it gives the novel that noir feel, so to me that's a plus. And the length of this while give you enough to read for a while. (On a side note, the cover of the book feels so cool; like it's made from a kind of suede-ish material which is probably not a good description but the best I could come up with).

Overall, I think this is a great Batman graphic novel and recommend it to any Batman fan (art and all).
(P.S. it reads great after reading Batman: Year One)