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From: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman)
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Subject: Re: Comics Reviews (llloooonnnggg!!!!)
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 11:32:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 11:32:15 1984
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In article <251@decwrl.UUCP> boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) writes:
>DETECTIVE COMICS #548	[C-]
>
>	I think that I'm a member of a very elite few (I'm in the pleasant
>company of Don Thompson of CBG, though). I have been, to put it kindly, less
>than impressed with Doug Moench's work on the Batman. After his work on Moon
>Knight and Shang Chi, I was waiting with breathless anticipation for his
>debut on Batman. Instead, I find the stories to be bland, and the writing to
>be terribly self-indulgent, what with the This-of-Night, the That-of-Night,
>and the Other-Thing-Over-There-of-Night. And Nocturna gets a big fat zero in
>my book. God, was I glad to see that whole story over and done with.
>	Anyways, sometime in the last two weeks since BATMAN #380, it seems
>to me that Moench has become, well, er, "chemically enhanced". This issue of
>DETECTIVE was completely off-the-wall (well, as off-the-wall as a Batman
>story could get, anyway. All the characters are delightfully out of character.
>Vicki and Julia, instead of being catty rivals, engage in a subtley humorous
>rapport. Robin's acting a bit clownish, and even Alfred let his hair down a
>little:
>	Jason: "Alfred, why is it that Bruce always falls for the dark
>		and dangerous dames?"
>	Alfred:"I'm quite sure I don't know, Master Jason, particularly
>		with two fine women like Vicki Vale and my daughter
>		Julia eager to...er, 'jump his bones,' as it were."
>
>	It's been a while since I've enjoyed a Batman comic this much.
>
     I'd just like to comment on the art.  To me,  Pat Broderick's art
     has seemed to be repetitive.   Always pretty, ( remember his
     Marionette), but with so much background that I always
     felt that I was losing the story in the glitz.  His women
     are always formed the same,  Marionette and Red Sonja, if you
     can believe that.  So I was real worried when I saw his name on
     the cover.   I was PLEASANTLY surprised.  I guess it must
     be Bob Smith's inking, because the faces don't look at
     all ( well not much) like a standard Broderick face.  There
     were a couple of panels that I could have sworn came right out
     of Don Newton's sketch book.  I liked the art. (If you hadn't
     guessed.)

     GINO