The falconer released by dc comics on november 2009. The widening gyre at their new york comiccon panel for comic book men, and when the next installment would finally be. I must confess, ive read very little of his comic book work. The stakes are high as batman encounters a new vigilante in gotham city while taking on poison ivy and. Dont miss the sensational second issue from smith the fanfavorite creator behind green arrow and daredevil and artist walter flanagan batman. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming the series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long break planned between issues six and seven. The widening gyre from october, 2009 to september, 2010. Sep 07, 2017 the widening gyre kicks off with a short fight between batman and robin and baron blitzkrieg and the atomic skull. I really dont like the artwork throughout the book and i think that adds to its problems. In this sequel to his first story, the widening gyre reveals a controversial love interest for batman, as well as a rather embarrassing fact from his early days. Massive spoilers, in reference to the cliffhanger of this story.
As the dark knight stalks gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne gets reacquainted with silver st. Kevin smith promet quil va enfin sattaquer a batman. The widening gyre kicks off with a short fight between batman and robin and baron blitzkrieg and the atomic skull. As smith explained it, the series was to have 12 issues split into two sixissue books. October 2009 september 2010 number of issues published. I really dont like the artwork throughout the book. The first book comprises of the first six issues which were set to be released from august 2009 january. And in 20, the blood will run in the final chapter of the battle between batman and onomatopoeia. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming. The story was written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. The widening gyrethe sequel to kevin smiths batman. In this graphic novel both relationships will be tested.
Sep 06, 2017 smith and walt flanagan were asked about their delayed dc project batman. The series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long break planned between issues six and seven. The story was written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan in this story bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend. As bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. The widening gyre the sequel to kevin smiths batman.
The widening gyre was so controversial and hated by fans, that the series never even finished. Walt flanagan, american comic book artist, he worked on karney and war of the undead for idw, and for dc on batman cocophony and batman widening. Sep 24, 2009 kevin smiths newest batman adventure has only just begun and already the surprises are pouring in. In this story bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend. Cloud, who attempts to teach bruce about trust, batman takes on a. Cacophony for an allnew adventure starring the caped crusader. Widening gyre can be seen as a long prelude to the real story. That leads us to this current dc comics miniseries. Art thibert as the dark knight stalks the night preying upon gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne spends his days getting reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. This issue has more gueststars, more twists, more turns and more batman than you can handle.
Widening gyre volume 1 with a cover date of november, 2009. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. The series was initially planned as 12 issues, with a long. As batman and his mysterious new partneragainstcrime successfully tackle the streets of gotham city, bruce waynes personal world takes a step to the side as the women in his life force him into an awkward position. Meanwhile, batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham city, but will his trust cause him to be rewarded. Buy batman the widening gyre by kevin smith, walter flanagan, art thibert isbn. The widening gyre and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Once again, kevin smith the fanfavorite creator behind green arrow and daredevil teams up with walter flanagan the artist on the acclaimed series batman. He currently works on batman widening the gyre and green arrow sounds of violence. Kevin smiths newest batman adventure has only just begun and already the surprises are pouring in.
The opening sequence is written in the tone of being a really poorly. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This storyline originally was published in its own sixpart comic book series batman. The widening gyre by kevin smith and art by walter flanagan is the sequel to batman. After reading two issues of gyre, i can safely say that walter flanagans artwork for gyre is quite a bit better than it was for cacophony. The widening gyre storyline, a sequel to the batman. Kevin smiths sixissue miniseries is now in paperback. Unlike cacophony this book is certainly more substantial too and feels like more effort has gone into it but the problem is, that despite more effort going into it, widening gyre feels less than the sum of its parts. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. Quiver, which was, by all accounts, the first modern comic i have ever read.
This story asks the question of what does it take for batman to trust in both love and in partnership. Kevin smith, for me, in comics, is quite the double edged sword. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Smith and walt flanagan were asked about their delayed dc project batman. Smith is better known for his screenwriting, directing, and acting efforts. The stakes are high as batman encounters a new vigilante under his wing amidst what smith describes as a backdrop of romance, intrigue, and geekbait guest stars galore. Cacophony, which i really enjoyed and rated 5 stars.
The widening gyre is a 12 issue maxiseries split into 2 books. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Find great deals on ebay for batman widening gyre and batman widening gyre 1. The widening gyre is the title of a 6issue comic book limited series starring batman, released august 2009 through july 2010. Trust us when we say that its as awesome as it sounds. That said, this book concludes in as numbing a shock as anything i.