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| Title | Batman: Child of Dreams | |
| Original Creator | ||
| Author | Kia Asamiya | |
| Illustrator | Kia Asamiya | |
| Vol # | 1/1 | |
| Publisher | DC / Titan | |
| Suitable For Ages | 13+ | |
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Manga versions of US comic characters have been attempted before (back in the 70s there was a manga Spiderman) but they have never felt as right as Kia Asamiya’s take on Batman. It all starts off as a normal night for the Dark Knight as he hunts down some supposed escaped prisoners from Arkham Asylum. Unfortunately, there’s the small matter of a Japanese reporter and camera crew following him around, hoping to record some excusive footage of him action. As it turns out, there is something wrong. All those criminals that have “escaped” are still safe in their cells. Just who are these fakes, and why are they dying hours after Batman captures them? Soon, it leads Batman and the reporter to a Japanese drug designer who has a dark reason for creating the drug that causes these fakes and there’s a tense final confrontation between Batman and the drug designer. The artwork is great. It’s both recognisable as Batman, and as a more serious styled manga. There’s no chibi moments, or sweatdrops etc – after all, it wouldn’t work in something like this. Both Gotham City and Tokyo look great, dark and gritty in the case of Gotham and slightly brighter for Tokyo. DC Comics also included some extras in the hardback release (the one I’ve reviewed), a behind the scenes on how they translated it into English, some art gallerys and very nice and informative interview with Kia Asamiya. |
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"A great dark detective story with Sci-Fi leanings. Even if you have never read a Batman comic, it’s easy to get into. If you are a Batman fan then you should already have this and if you haven’t got it – go get it." |
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