Gotham County Line

by Steve Niles and Scott Hampton

BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE TP Written by Steve Niles Art and cover by Scott Hampton Horror master Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) joins painter Scott Hampton (BATMAN: NIGHT CRIES) for a Batman tale... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140120905X
• ISBN13: 9781401209056
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Story and Writing: C+, Art and Visuals: A

Wow, the writing was ridiculously bad. This is supposed to be Batman vs. Zombies (by the writer of 30 Days of Night, which I like), but instead of being scary or suspenseful I actually laughed out loud at how bad the writing was. Batman's dialogue and internal thoughts were completely out of character, and he comes off like a whiny child. Instead of being a detective he basically just punches things throughout the entire book. It was funny in a bad way. Shame on you, Editor! You're supposed to do some editing, right? Just to warn you, Batman has a jet pack and flies around every where in this book. Apparently, he's got a button that he can press to retract his cape to show the jet pack. That's weird. It was campy, and so, not scary. Also, he just kept punching things mindlessly. No sense of dread or suspense at all. The kept dialogue kept making me laugh. Batman sounded like an illiterate high school student. Steve Niles really just can't write. Just like in the 30 Days of Night series, he can come up with a decent story, but is really insufficient with the actual writing itself. On the other hand, the art is beautiful to look at. I'm a big fan of Scott Hampton. His art is gorgeous, and Jose Villarrubia's coloring really sets the tone for the story. The art was the initial reason that I bought the book in the first place. Too bad that the writing was so, so bad. Still, if you're a fan of eitheer Scott Hampton or Jose Villabrrubia, it's worth picking up - but only if you can get it cheap.