Batman by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones 1 Hardcover – March 25, 2014

The Moench/Jones run on Batman is slightly controversial, mostly due to the art but also Moench’s focus on smaller, horror themed stories. Well, I’m biased- I am obsessed with Jones’ artwork, being a collector of nearly everything he produces. Further, Moench has a particular and celebrated talent for writing macabre tales.This volume is a fantastic example of Jones’ stylized art and Moench’s writing, with a focus on procedural detective work amidst macabre storylines. This volume places Batman where he should be- doing detective work to solve mysterious happenings in Gotham (and, occasionally, other locales...). A fantastic edition for any Batman lover! A unique, beautiful, and quality reproduction.

If you missed these Batman tales when they first came out, you are in for an eye popping art version of the Dark Knight! Naturally the stories are great (hey, it's Doug Moench!), but almost all the big bad guys make an apperance, and on top of it all you get the artsy flair of Kelley Jones! Batman as you never pictured him! Large eared menacing figure rising out of the dark of Gotham to take on crime head on. It's a different vision of our beloved hero, and one you will totally enjoy! Nicely reprinted in a hardcover edition, who can ask for more!

LOVE seeing that breathtaking Kelley Jones art, but as good as Doug Moench's scripts are, they seem almost terse and synoptic compared to his "Master of Kung Fu" writing. There definitely is room for some more character development here. Pretty sure I read these when they first came out and I didn't even notice that.

The Moench/Jones run of Batman is my absolute favorite run of the character because it was the first to make me understand why Batman struck fear into the hearts of criminals. This is a chilling, macabre, creepy, and unusual Batman. Many of these stories serve as great introductions to the supernatural side of DC. Readers are given interesting looks at how Batman interacts with the haunted and unknown. This volume features stand-out stories of the Swamp Thing and Deadman. Vesper Fairchild is also a great supporting character and provides a great tone to several issues.The negatives:This must have been a challenging run for DC to collect as many of Jones's issues are chapters of larger crossovers, that are NOT included in this collection. The books starts with part 1 of the "Troika" cross over that briefly ran through the Bat-Books, but the reader is left without any resolution. Similarly, issue 520 (NOT drawn by Jones) is omitted, even though it is part 3 of a story where Jones drew the first 2 parts. Also missing are the covers that Jones did before in in between the issues collected here. I understand why issues like 520 are omitted, but why not include the Jones cover to 520?That said, the Moench/Jones chapters are great reads. The Poison Ivy chapter of Contagion that they did was the high-point of that crossover in my opinion.I really hope there is a volume 2 and beyond. Volume 2 would certainly have to include the fantastic Joker/Etrigan romp as well as the best vision of Ragman that DC has ever put out. Beyond that there are numerous Jones Batman miniseries, covers, and more that could be collected (the bizarre Batman: Dark Joker the Wild deserves a fresh look.)

I love this dark, weird, & macabre take on batman! This is the first batman run I read as a kid, and it basically started me on the path of collecting comics. this is my favorite take on the Batman characters, still, to this day. Hopefully they release volume 2 in the near future.

I grew up with this Batman when I was a child, it reminded me of the tone of where Tim Burton was going with Batman. I'm glad to see that this version was released, since my old comics were lost in the move.

I'm wondering if anyone else noticed this. The stories are good and Jones is a great artist, but this edition has many pages with blurry, badly reproduced images and artwork. It starts out crisp and clear, and then devolves as the book goes on. It looks as though the art from the original comics was badly photocopied into this book. I got two copies of it and they both had the same problems. Unacceptable for the price.

AWESOME....I love Jones' artwork! Moench's storytelling is top notch.

Superb work.

Doug Moench e Kelley Jones praticamente nasceram pra trabalharem juntos, Moench sabe criar histórias bizarras e com um climão gótico do jeito que todos gostamos de ver o universo do Batman sendo reproduzido e o Kelley Jones é um mestre do terror, ele cria cenários, personagens e quadros que são extremamente bizarros, incríveis e aterrorizantes que combinam completamente com a proposta do Moench, com certeza é um dos melhores encadernados do Batman que é possível obter atualmente.

This book is pure pleasure to eyes. I love Kelley johns work. And very smooth delivery by amazon. Nice book for collection.

One of the best artist of Batman! The art of Kelly Jones and the storys of Doug Moench are exceptional/superb! Its a indespensable graphic novel To have in our own library! Fabulous!

Merece mucho la pena este tomo. Más de 400 páginas del mejor batman a cargo de Moench y Jones. Recomendable...