Batman: Faces (Legends of the Dark Knight)
August 10th, 2010 by admin
Batman: Faces (Legends of the Dark Knight)
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Review by Steven Scott for Batman: Faces (Legends of the Dark Knight)
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Having read Wagner’s most recent Batman entries (Monster Men and Mad Monk, highly recommended!), I was anxious to get my hands on anything else this guy had done, specifically anything involving Batman. I was finally able to track down the out of print Faces, which was previously printed as three issues in Legends of the Dark Knight. While this is my least favorite Batman story he’s created, I still found it worth the long search.
Faces deals with Two-Face and his attempts to create a “deformity nation” on a secluded island. Wagner’s version of Two-Face looks great, while his Batman is not quite as polished as he has been more recently, he still looks good as does the rest of the artwork. Wagner’s style looks very much like an old film noir in color with his excellent use of shadows and his covers are always pleasing to the eye.
There are some good secondary characters in here as well that we get to know but don’t make appearances beyond this trade. I usually prefer a longer more in depth character study (The Long Halloween is a personal favorite) but Wagner is smart by restraining himself and not going off in too many directions. He does in 3 issues what might take other skilled writers 6 issues to do.
If you’re a Two-Face fan it’s worth checking out, however I still prefer TLH as the definitive Two-Face tale, and I also prefer the previously mentioned Wagner Bat books.
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