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Former StormWatch Weatherman Henry Bendix has returned from the dead and is busy remolding the Earth to his unique vision. But what ever happened to Earths Last of Defense, the Authority? After the debacle in the nations capital that led to the destruction of Washington, DC, they relinquished control of the United States and all but vanished. How long can tyranny stand before heroes will rise up? Can a teenage Jenny Quantum reunite the fractured team and make them heroes againor has Bendix finally won the battle? ... Read more

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Get ready for an epic tale written by Alan Burnett (Batman Beyond, The Superman/Batman Adventures animated series) with art by Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN) & Derek Fridolf! This haunting 6-part story arc will challenge Batmans and Supermans very souls, and could only be titled Torment. ... Read more

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Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The third incarnation of the Wildcats title. ... Read more

Product Description
Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The third incarnation of the Wildcats title. ... Read more

Product Description
Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The third incarnation of the Wildcats title. ... Read more

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Alan Burnett (producer of Batman: The Animated Series), Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN, WILDCATS) & Derek Fridolfs deliver Part 2 of Torment. A major villain returns, and it will have repercussions across the entire DC Universe! And whats the Scarecrow have to do with all this? ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

This Story is Groundbreaking
I remember buying my first Wildc.a.t.s comic book back when I was a kid. Never did I think that this story would grow up just as I did. I had ordered it from my local comic book store and waited over a month for its arrival, but if I had bought it off of Amazon, it probably would have reached me sooner. I was even able to get volume 2 but refused to read it until I got this into my possession.
Wow, did this story surpass my expectations of what it was going to be. You don't have to be familiar with all that has happened in this epic to be familiar with the story but if you are...good. This story is a beautifully written and drawn story that takes you into the objective of the hero, a former costumed super hero in his mission to bring the world together by building a brand. No way is this story hard to understand, I believe you don't have to be a business major to understand the true depth of this story. It is brilliant and by far one of the small jewels I have come to appreciate in my quest for fine graphic novel literature. If you're thinking about getting this book, get it. It is an idea so groundbreaking it is no surprise that it was overlooked by those who rate the validity of a comic books by there reinterpretation of modifying the cliché. This story is in no way a kid's game.

Your world, only better.
When Jim Lee and Brandon Choi started WildC.A.T.s 10 or so years ago, I don't think this is the direction they would have planned.However, since Joe Casey has gotten ahold of this book, he has turned it ino one of the most complex, underhanded, and compelling comics on the shelves today.

Jack Marlowe runs the Halo corporation.He has hundreds of thousands of employess around the world, not the least of which are Grifter, aka Cole Cash, Jack's one time teammate and former mercenary, and Agent Wax, a man who has remarkable powers of hypnotism and is member of an organization that investigates superhero crimes.Together, they set out to wage "a benevolent war for the future," as Jack calls it, buying out the competition and culling corrupt businesses for the market.Halo's number one invention - a battery that lasts forever - has taken the market by storm, rendering other batteries obsolete.

However, not everyone is playing alone to Jack's tune: C.C. Redozzo is having troubles with the F.B.I., and she'll use Grifter, Wax, and Jack Marlowe to accomplish her end.What happens when she manipulates Grifter into fighting a man that can't be killed?How will it affect Jack's plans?

Mixing corporate intrigue, skewed morality, and complicated characters, Wildcats 3.0 is a comic that asks the question, "What does a superhero do when there's no one to punch?".This first trade paperback introduces you to the characters and their situations, and is the perfect jumping on point for anyone interested in intelligent, mature comics. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Graphic SF Reader
Standard Batman fare with a pretty cool Scarecrow-derived beastie, though.The monster that is created to fight the Bat family in this arc is cool in the Where The Wild Things Are sense, as well, which is hopefully what the artist was trying to get at.Even though it is supposed to be crazy and nasty, it is something like a kid might come up with.

Not a Perfect Book, The Artwork Could Have Been Better
In As The Crow Flies, Batman must discover who has unleashed a vicious, man-eating monster called the Scarebeast on Gotham City.All the while, the Penguin has started making moves with crime families to take over Gotham City.

The storyline, while decent, doesn't grab my attention like Hush or Under The Hood Vol. 1 and 2, did.Judd Winick is a great writer but here it doesn't feel the same as it did in his later work.The story tries to grab your attention, but just can't seem to hold it (for a long amount of time, that is).

I liked it but I took off one star for the story, becuase it was average, and one star for the artwork, which was unfortunately, average.

The Penguin is interesting, but it seemed to be a story that was more centered around him than Scarecrow or Batman, despite the title of the book.

Now there are some really good scenes in here, particularly, when Batman is dosed with the Scarebeast's fear gas and begins to hillucinate about the Joker, Two-Face, and Jason Todd.That's where the spectacular dialgue is, other than that, the rest of the dialogue is blah, except for a line that made me laugh when Tim Drake is dressed like a girl to go get tissue samples from the dead body of one of the mobsters.That dialogue made me laugh.

Summing it up, the story's okay, not too fantastic, but not so dull you'll fall asleep while reading.This is mainly for fans of Judd Winick and Penguin.

Despite cover, it's Penguin's show
Even though the title is "As the Crow Flies," and Scarecrow is on the cover of the book, the Penguin is the real puller of strings here.If you were in hopes of an intriguing Scarecrow vs. Batman storyline, this book will partially disappoint you.

Batman confronts two maddened thugs who become superhumanly strong after coming in contact with fear toxin.Soon after, a scarecrow monster of Goliath proportions begins threatening organized crime.All the while, Penguin is sitting back, sharpening his beak.

What is the mysterious new "Scarebeast?"That is the new mystery Batman must solve.The answer to the mystery is a bit surprising.To earn that answer, Batman must subdue a seemingly unstoppable monster.

This is a fairly good storyline.However, I offer the warning that this is not, in the main, a Scarecrow story.It is a plot that highlights the Penguin as shooting for a criminal takeover of Gotham after "No Mans Land."

Nothing really special here
Current Batman scribe Judd Winick's first storyline for the regular Batman title comes off as average at best.Taking place after the events of the massive hit "Hush" storyline from Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, and the disappointing "Broken City" storyline from 100 Bullets creators Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, Batman finds himself haunted by the memory of the late Jason Todd-Robin.Soon enough, he learns that various underbosses of the Penguin are being killed, and the mystery involves a partnership between the Penguin and the Scarecrow, and the emergence of a deadly new foe.Winick tells a good story, but it's not as interesting as it thinks it is.Dustin Nguyen's pencils are solid, giving the book a great look, which saves As the Crow Flies from being comic fodder.All in all, As the Crow Flies is worth a look for Batman fans, but if you're looking for a truly great Batman story, look elsewhere.

Disappointing Storyline Between "Hush" and "War Games"
Judd Winnick scripts this storyline, which was pencilled by Dustin Nguyen and inked by Richard Friend.The five-part storyline was serialized in BATMAN #626-630.It followed "Broken City" (by Azzarello and Risso), which itself followed the very successful "Hush" storyline (by Loeb and Lee)."Hush" proved a disappointment to many, as did the ambiguous "Broken City" -- but at least they were interesting.The same can't really be said for "As the Crow Flies."

The story focuses on The Penguin, whose underbosses are being killed off.Penguin has the Scarecrow working for him, and a new foe -- called Scarebeast -- appears.Scarebeast ends up killing lots of The Penguin's people, but Crane (the Scarecrow's alter ego) doesn't seem responsible.Ultimately, Crane really was responsible -- and that character is changed "permanently," while a rather uninteresting new character is launched.But it hardly matters, as the rather conventional story fails to grab our attention:we don't get under the skin of any single character here.

This is true even despite an appearance of the evil Jason Todd from "Hush" -- who seems to simply be a hallucination here as well as in that storyline.Except that, at the end, Alfred finds Jason's mask -- a suggestion that Todd might really return, though he certainly doesn't here and he clearly WASN'T in the scenes wherein he supposedly might've left his mask.If that strikes you as weak, I wouldn't blame you.

The failure of this storyline is unfortunate, particularly because Winnick, Nguyen, and Friend have all proved themselves capable elsewhere.

"As the Crow Flies" was the last storyline in BATMAN prior to the "War Games" crossover, which itself is being collected in trade paperback.

-- Julian Darius, Sequart.com (for the sophisticated study of comic books and graphic novels) ... Read more

Book Description
Comics most iconic characters come together in this hardcover collection written by Alan Burnett, producer of acclaimed animated series including BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, THE BATMAN and more. This volume presents an epic tale that takes the Dark Knight and Superman from the streets of Gotham to the outer reaches of Apokolips in a quest that pits them against the terrifying galactic villain Darkseid, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and more! ... Read more

Product Description
Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The third incarnation of the Wildcats title. ... Read more

Product Description
Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint. The third incarnation of the Wildcats title. ... Read more