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Although increasingly appreciated in fine art and stamp collecting circles, artist postage stamps, or artistamps, are more likely to be traded between the people who create them than they are to be exhibited in commercial art galleries or read about in philatelic journals. Artistamps are part and parcel of the grassroots network known as Mail Art, an alternative art of cre...more
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Nov 08, 2015William rated it it was amazing
what a fantastic book of essays on artistamps and mail art. so much inspiration and so many familiar names. the only drawback to the book is that the pictures are not of very good quality, but the interesting text makes up for this.
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John Held Jr. was an American cartoonist, wood block artist and illustrator. One of the best known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, Held created cheerful art showing his characters dancing, motoring and engaging in fun-filled activities. The drawings defined the flapper era so well that many people are familiar with Held's work today. He also produced woodcuts that depicted a Victorian era that...more
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When the Batman begins to investigate the events surrounding his parents' murder, he will also uncover the darkest secrets of his family's past. No fan of the Dark Knight will want to miss this one-of-a-kind window into Gotham’s dark protector in this fast-paced thriller from New York Times bestselling fantasy writer Tracy Hickman. Readers of Kevin J. Anderson’s The Last D...more
Published June 26th 2012 by It Books
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Sep 30, 2012Mel rated it it was ok
A strange conspiracy is overtaking Gotham, where criminals seem to be under someone else's thrall and vigilantism from ordinary citizens is on the rise. The murky trail seems like it's leading back all the way to Thomas Wayne, the saintly patriarch whose death was the catalyst for Bruce becoming Batman. And as Batman seeks to discover the clues behind this, he just might discover some dark secrets in his family past.
It's a really intriguing idea, and written by one of the authors of The Death Ga...more
It's a really intriguing idea, and written by one of the authors of The Death Ga...more
Admittedly, I have never read any of his Dragonlance books so that would not be any indication, but Tracy Hickman loves cars. He goes on and on and on about engines and features that your average Batman reader could not possibly care about. Over-description aside, the real crime of this book is the apparent lack of understanding of the Batman psychology. More often than not, Batman is referred to as Bruce despite being in the costume. That, along with the fact that Batman is the man and Bruce Wa...more
I did grow up watching Batman. I never really read the comics but I was interested in the cap crusader. When I saw this book and learned that it was about the past and who Bruce Wayne really was and where he came from, I was intrigued. This is one person that Bruce’s past life before he became Batman has been a mystery.
I did enjoy reading this book. In this book, Bruce was more human like versus being the cool demeanor of Batman. This I liked. It helped to bring me more into the story. However,...more
I did enjoy reading this book. In this book, Bruce was more human like versus being the cool demeanor of Batman. This I liked. It helped to bring me more into the story. However,...more
There are certain aspects about Batman that the author really got right, but then the actual plot here isn't really that exciting, which makes the book move a little slowly. As for the overall tone of the book, I think the author was spot on. The book feels very melancholy and sad, which I feel like describes the Batman 'world' very well. Another aspect that was done very well was the description of the cars and gadgets. Batman always has some fantastic gadgets and they were all described in det...more
Mar 15, 2015Anthony McDowell rated it it was amazing
AUDIOBOOK: very awesome audiobook. I love Batman, and this one explores his investigation into his parents death, and also flashes back to Thomas and Martha's relationship early on, really more backstory. Also had some conflict with Alfred, and got an insight into his father's servitude to the elder Wayne's. Also had Thomas's dad in it. Really good.
Jul 29, 2012Avery (ThePagemaster) rated it it was ok
The second Batman novel I read AND the second Batman novelization I've read this year and...it was meh....
This story focuses less on Bruce Wayne/Batman and more on his father, Thomas Wayne, and how in his early doctoral days, he was semi-connected to the mob and how his eventual murder, and Martha's, in Crime Alley that one, iconic night was just Thomas' demons coming back.
The couple things I did like was that it was short, almost 'straight-to-the-point' short. Also, we get back and forth narrat...more
This story focuses less on Bruce Wayne/Batman and more on his father, Thomas Wayne, and how in his early doctoral days, he was semi-connected to the mob and how his eventual murder, and Martha's, in Crime Alley that one, iconic night was just Thomas' demons coming back.
The couple things I did like was that it was short, almost 'straight-to-the-point' short. Also, we get back and forth narrat...more
This one is just ok. There is a lot of build up towards a climax that doesn't really pay off for the 250+ pages before it. I think it will always be difficult to write a book about a character that is so well known by the audience that pushing boundaries causes distaste and poor reviews. This is what really hung like a cloud over this book: my personal knowledge of the universe and the characters within them not completely lining up with what the author was trying to do. If you want to read an a...more
Jun 22, 2017Wart Hill rated it liked it
2.5 stars rounded up.
A tale of Batman written by legendary 'Dragonlance' author Tracy Hickman? Who could pass that up? 'Wayne of Gotham' is a different kind of Batman story in that it focuses heavily upon Batman's father, Thomas Wayne. The Waynes tend to have little narrative purpose in the Batman universe other than to die and thus set Bruce Wayne on his obsessive quest. 'Wayne of Gotham' elevates Thomas Wayne to co-equal protagonist, with his plotline in the past paralleling a troubling mystery that Batman/Bruce W...more
Sep 23, 2016Kaotic rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I have loved Tracy Hickman's writting since the first time I picked up his books, which was admittedly the Death Gate Cycle series.
So when I found out he wrote a Batman novel, I knew I had to be all over that.
As it turns out, Hickman did his research and brought forth a very accurate Batman in comparison to the source material: the comics. Near the beginning of the bookcit had a very similar vibe to the Animated Series of the 90s of which I grew up watching. But by the end it felt very much lik...more
So when I found out he wrote a Batman novel, I knew I had to be all over that.
As it turns out, Hickman did his research and brought forth a very accurate Batman in comparison to the source material: the comics. Near the beginning of the bookcit had a very similar vibe to the Animated Series of the 90s of which I grew up watching. But by the end it felt very much lik...more
Aug 16, 2018J.M. rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Set aside. Not good. Disappointed. Moving on.
Feb 26, 2017Joseph Inzirillo rated it it was amazing
I have always been a fan or Mr Hickman starting way back in the 80's when I first read Dragonlance. I have also loved the Batman lore of DC.
This take on Batman is phenomenal. Focusing more on the struggles of Bruce Wayne, Hickman takes us on a journey that true Batman fans will love. Old foes and new histories grow into something sinister with an ending that I never saw coming.
Just a great book in the Batman lore and one that I highly recommend if you love Batman.
This take on Batman is phenomenal. Focusing more on the struggles of Bruce Wayne, Hickman takes us on a journey that true Batman fans will love. Old foes and new histories grow into something sinister with an ending that I never saw coming.
Just a great book in the Batman lore and one that I highly recommend if you love Batman.
Aug 16, 2012Sensitivemuse rated it really liked it
This is my first Batman novel (read some graphic ones.) I was a bit hesitant at first as novels like these are usually mediocre and not really that great. I decided to give it a try anyway because I like Tracy Hickman’s work.
I thought it was a pretty good and decent read. I liked how the narrative changed from Thomas’ point of view, then back to Bruce. The mystery involved in the book was good enough to keep me interested. I liked how the story focused on Thomas and Martha Wayne before they got...more
I thought it was a pretty good and decent read. I liked how the narrative changed from Thomas’ point of view, then back to Bruce. The mystery involved in the book was good enough to keep me interested. I liked how the story focused on Thomas and Martha Wayne before they got...more
I never read Batman novels. At least not since 1989 when I read the Batman movie novelization. It has always seemed odd when Batman is entirely in print. However, when I saw the author of this book it went on my to read list immediately.
This book will probably get mixed reviews since there are many different takes on Batman. Plus, when he's been around since the 1940s it's hard to get a fresh angle on him. This book manages to find a new angle while combining several past takes on Batman. In th...more
This book will probably get mixed reviews since there are many different takes on Batman. Plus, when he's been around since the 1940s it's hard to get a fresh angle on him. This book manages to find a new angle while combining several past takes on Batman. In th...more
It's best to view this novel as an Elseworlds book (remember those?) - basically, stories set out of continuity. It's the only way to stomach the liberties taken with characterization. Even so, it's still distracting when well-loved characters refuse to behave like you've known them to.
The plot is a little too convoluted, going off in all sorts of directions, and I'm not sure if everything ties together properly at the end. It really does get quite messy leading up to the climax, and it doesn't...more
The plot is a little too convoluted, going off in all sorts of directions, and I'm not sure if everything ties together properly at the end. It really does get quite messy leading up to the climax, and it doesn't...more
Aug 29, 2012E.A. rated it really liked it
I have never read a superhero novel before. I have read a few comics in my times but not many. I have always loved Batman. He is pretty much my favorite superhero, so when my brother let me borrow this book I was kind of excited, and nervous at the same time. I am really glad that I read it. It is a darker version that I thought it would be initially, but true to how I believe Batman should be. It brought in a lot of old favorites and even had some of their background information which I didn't...more
Mar 23, 2016Ana Lelis rated it liked it · review of another edition
I liked the book, but I did not loved it, even though it is about Batman. What happens is that the author was very descriptive in several scenes, he takes several pages just to describe the scene of an escape, whether speaking in detail about the engine of a car. Things I at least didn't want to know. And that made the book very tiring, it takes a very long time reading it, but what kept me going was the mystery of the story. He created a very interesting plot, alternating between the past and t...more
Not your traditional Batman vs. his rogues gallery book. Batman is aging, relying on technology to enhance his batsuit to keep him at top performance. Interesting use of tech for that purpose in the book, as well as for the new batmobile. We get to know more about Bruce's parents and grandfather, and their lives, we get some information about Alfred's family.
Interesting use of the rogues gallery too, but they're not the main antagonists. No, Thomas Wayne's legacy is the main antagonist.
Interesting use of the rogues gallery too, but they're not the main antagonists. No, Thomas Wayne's legacy is the main antagonist.
2.5 Stars Okay, so I only have a basic knowledge of the Batman history from movies, but I felt the author & proof reader should have done better job before producing this. There was several times Thomas Wayne referred to his 'sons', plural. Pretty sure Bruce was an only child. The author kept switching back & forth to another person's spelling of a name, & when Batman was in his batsuit he was referred to as Bruce at times. Overall, it wasn't a bad book, & was kind of interesting...more
Oct 24, 2016Melinda rated it really liked it
Great book. Not usually a huge Batman fan, but this book was interesting. Got the back story about Bruce Wayne's parents, told in two POV (past and present), we got a lot of detail about what makes Batman tick in this one.
Dec 31, 2013Monica Willyard Moen rated it it was amazing
This is the best Batman fiction I've read. The plot and character development reeled me in right away.
Jan 12, 2014Neil rated it it was ok
This was an okay book. I think if it would have had an 'Elseworlds' notation on it I would have enjoyed it more. It is a story about three generations of the Wayne family - we find out the Waynes are not pure as the driven snow; the family has its own dark secrets somebody wants to bring to the light of day.
Fair warning: possibly I should have called the rest of this review 'a spoiler' but I'm not going to do so. If I should have, please forgive me for not doing so. But if I can spare others fro...more
Fair warning: possibly I should have called the rest of this review 'a spoiler' but I'm not going to do so. If I should have, please forgive me for not doing so. But if I can spare others fro...more
Jan 17, 2019Dale rated it liked it · review of another edition
A Review of the Audiobook
Published by GraphicAudio in 2013.
Multicast Performance.
Duration: Approximately 6 hours.
Unabridged
GraphicAudio has been adapting novels into audiobooks that are performed by 20+ people like an old-fashioned radio play for years. In this case, they have adapted a novel by veteran fantasy/sci-fi writer Tracy Hickman. Hickman doesn't usually write about DC Comics characters, his reputation was made writing books related to the Dungeons and Dragons universe. That being said,...more
Published by GraphicAudio in 2013.
Multicast Performance.
Duration: Approximately 6 hours.
Unabridged
GraphicAudio has been adapting novels into audiobooks that are performed by 20+ people like an old-fashioned radio play for years. In this case, they have adapted a novel by veteran fantasy/sci-fi writer Tracy Hickman. Hickman doesn't usually write about DC Comics characters, his reputation was made writing books related to the Dungeons and Dragons universe. That being said,...more
Aug 23, 2018Winston Crutchfield rated it did not like it · review of another edition
DNF. I just couldn't bring myself to struggle all the way through this.
Hickman mishandles and mischaracterizes every member of the primary cast.
* Batman is antagonistic toward everyone in his life, and they are resentful toward him. For a lore that is built on the strong relationships Bruce has with Gordon and Alfred, Hickman takes pains to put Bruce at odds with those men. It feels artificial and forced.
* While Batman's gadgets often form an important part of the lore, Hickman goes into great...more
Hickman mishandles and mischaracterizes every member of the primary cast.
* Batman is antagonistic toward everyone in his life, and they are resentful toward him. For a lore that is built on the strong relationships Bruce has with Gordon and Alfred, Hickman takes pains to put Bruce at odds with those men. It feels artificial and forced.
* While Batman's gadgets often form an important part of the lore, Hickman goes into great...more
3.5 stars.
There were some really strange spelling and continuity errors in this novel. For instance, there's a couple of pages where Lew Moxon's name is spelled Lou. Another where the time of day that is recorded just under the chapter title doesn't match the events in the subsequent pages. But perhaps the strangest error occurs closer to the end: a minor character is making an observation that 'Bruce' is finally making some headway with Martha because they are dancing together (except that Bruc...more
There were some really strange spelling and continuity errors in this novel. For instance, there's a couple of pages where Lew Moxon's name is spelled Lou. Another where the time of day that is recorded just under the chapter title doesn't match the events in the subsequent pages. But perhaps the strangest error occurs closer to the end: a minor character is making an observation that 'Bruce' is finally making some headway with Martha because they are dancing together (except that Bruc...more
Jun 25, 2017Michael Stewart rated it really liked it
A good 'pop' novel about Batman/Bruce Wayne, and his father Thomas. Thomas had a few daddy issues of his own to resolve. Arkham Asylum also figures into the mix, and that is usually a good backdrop for melodrama.
I quite enjoyed this novel, but don't think Joker fit into it at all, but it's definitely NOT a Joker novel. Alfred is drawn quite well, and I felt that the 3 generations of Wayne men were written acutely, not broadly.
Sometimes it seemed that the Batsuit was a standalone character. The a...more
I quite enjoyed this novel, but don't think Joker fit into it at all, but it's definitely NOT a Joker novel. Alfred is drawn quite well, and I felt that the 3 generations of Wayne men were written acutely, not broadly.
Sometimes it seemed that the Batsuit was a standalone character. The a...more
I liked the plot. I thought that it was really good with the shifting of POVs between Bruce and Thomas. I loved finding out more about Bruce's father and mother, and learning more about Gotham's history. I thought it was a good story, but it would have been an awesome story if done better. I really liked the idea of the Apocalypse characters and the way the scientist altered people's biology to make them vigilantes in a very scary way. That was really cool.
I've read Tracy Hickman books before, a...more
I've read Tracy Hickman books before, a...more
Sep 01, 2019NickMohr rated it liked it
An odd Batman book, split near even between the past of his father and the Dark Knight himself uncovering those events in the present day. There’s murder, and deception, and a detective story that doesn’t really allow you to determine the answer for yourself so much as go along for the ride.
Continuity wise, this story exists as its own animal, drawing select mythos from the comics (the death of Vesper, the crippling of Barbara), completely ignoring others (there is no bat-family present except...more
Continuity wise, this story exists as its own animal, drawing select mythos from the comics (the death of Vesper, the crippling of Barbara), completely ignoring others (there is no bat-family present except...more
Jun 19, 2017Elaine Bidstrup rated it liked it · review of another edition
i have read many Batman books and short stories, but this is by far the darkest! It goes back and forth between Bruce Wayne/Batman, his grandfather, Patrick, and father, Thomas.(Fortunately, the chapters indicate the date at which each chapter occurs.) Bruce discovers that his father was not the wholly good person Bruce had always believed he was, and begins to doubt his own origins and purpose. Alfred, butler/publicist/and all around partner and helper and his father, Jarvis, butler to Thomas W...more
Heres the obvious, there are events playing out throughout Gotham that mirrors similar events that took place 50 years earlier which involved Thomas Wayne, Bruces father. Bruce uses his detective skills to compare the 1958 events to the modern day events to discern the culprit.
Simple Enough right?
Well sort of. The story itself for being under 300 pages moves tiresomely slow and is mired by constant flashbacks. The readers want their Batman, this reader wants his villains. Hickman decides to give...more
Simple Enough right?
Well sort of. The story itself for being under 300 pages moves tiresomely slow and is mired by constant flashbacks. The readers want their Batman, this reader wants his villains. Hickman decides to give...more
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NYT Best-selling fantasy authors Tracy Hickman, with his wife Laura, began their journey across the 'Sea of Possibilities' as the creators of 'Dragonlance' and their voyage continues into new areas with the 'Drakis' trilogy, 'Wayne of Gotham', a Batman novel for DC Comics and his 'Dragon's Bard' collector's series. Tracy has over fifty books currently in print in most languages around the world....more
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