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Road to No Mans Land Free FREE ROAD TO NO MANS LAND PDF Chuck Dixon | 144 pages | 19 Jul 2016 | DC Comics | 9781401260637 | English | United States Road to No Man's Land Issues - Comic Vine After concurrently reading KnightfallProdigalContagionLegacy and CataclysmChuck Dixon is quickly cementing himself as one of my favourite Batman writers. The book opens on Batman saving a man from committing suicide. Gotham is in ruins, with over 10, dead the city is a former shadow of itself after the destructive Earthquake in the prior book: Cataclysm. The survivors go on, depression now their great battle. Batman grapples with rebuilding his home and city whilst the Road to No Mans Land Criminals freed during the Earthquake run rampage in the streets. How would we deal with a tragedy such as this? Since Knightfall Batman has had to ponder several times what kind of Legacy he is going to leave behind. It was refreshing, therefore, to see him confide in Tim Drake that should Bruce Wayne get struck down that he wishes the new boy Wonder to carry on as The Dark Knight. Since embarking on my chronological read through of the Batman graphic novelsTim has slowly grown on me. Becoming my favourite Robin during the events of Prodigal. It was brilliant to see the character finally confirmed as a worthy successor and Road to No Mans Land allows readers to relate to the character more. Meaning that when he is put in danger we feel a greater sense of tension. The main thrust of the story is The Wayne Foundation Road to No Mans Land the streets of Gotham whilst Road to No Mans Land maintains order in a savage landscape. This book really played up the playboy side of Bruce and I personally find that to be one of the more interesting aspects of the character. It all builds to throwing suspicion from his true persona and this has always fascinated me. Even with its flaws, this book definitely delivers on the lighter touch that this persona often provides. Missing the human stories of Cataclysm, Road to No Mans Land Aftershock arc centres more around super-villains turning up and Batman thwarting them. Whilst this plot motif is a main stay of Batman stories I feel the writers could have done more. Cataclysm showed that the team at DC could delve beyond the confines of a comic, this, however, is happy to stay within them. There are some highlights though…. One of the standout issues of the book involves a team of robbers breaking into Wayne Manor. One by one striking in the dark we see that he is not too dissimilar to his master. The streets are lined with death and disease. Hospitals, Morgues and Prisons are Road to No Mans Land, unable to take more in. When Road to No Mans Land citizens begin to leave in their millions the city truly feels like a ghost town. This carries with it an eerie atmosphere that really breathes life into the pages and propels Gotham to the forefront as a living entity. Bruce was never able to have a real life, but Dick was and we understand in this moment that Bruce became too lost in the mask and there may be no going back. Deep stuff! Instead Ending almost mid story and thus leaving a feeling of disappointment. I really wanted the book to go out on a high but instead, it ended on a bum note. It rehashes several ideas from Cataclysm, unable to really add the impact that book had. It really feels like a whole book of filler and the lack of creativity shown in most of the tales makes it often a dull read. There are some excellent standout moments and with a brisker pace, this book could have been spectacular. You must be logged in to post a comment. Updated every new review. Leave a comment whether you agree with my ranking or not. Leave a Comment Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. 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This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Comment and Save Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Road to No Mans Land users. Use your keyboard! Batman: No Man's Land | DC Database | Fandom The story architecture for "No Man's Land" and the outline of all the Batman continuity titles for were written Road to No Mans Land cartoonist Jordan B. The lead-up story began with the Cataclysm story arc, which described a major earthquake hitting Gotham City. In all, "No Man's Land" encompassed 80 regular monthly issues, four specials, and the Batman: Harley Quinn graphic novel. The storyline is divided into several arcs. A part of the story would continue from one Batman title and then to the next Batman title that would come the following week, much like the same format that was being used in the Superman comics at that time. Unlike the Superman comics, where a creative team is maintained for one monthly title, the same creative team is maintained for the duration of the story arc. The core storyline was originally collected as trade paperbacks in five volumes. However, because of the large number of issues that were devoted to "No Man's Land", only 40 of them made it into the original collections. DC has since released a new collection of "No Man's Land" volumes that includes issues previously uncollected. A novelization of the story line was also written by Greg Rucka and released in hardcover in January Gotham City suffers the results of a magnitude 7. In response, the US government evacuates most of the civilian population, then declares Gotham a " no man's land ", destroys all bridges leading to the island, and sets up a military blockade to prevent people from entering or exiting. Gangs and various supervillains Batman had battled over the years swiftly carve up the city. The city's police 's commissioner, James Gordonand several members of his department, who dub their gang the Blue Boys stay behind to protect civilians. Oracle and Huntress also end up on the inside. Bruce Wayne leaves the city to lobby the government to continue aid to Gotham, but fails. Gordon and his men wait for Batman's return, but he disappears for months, leading the police to believe that he has abandoned Gotham. A bitterly disappointed Gordon denounces Batman and refuses to even speak his name. Huntress attempts to keep order, fashioning a Batgirl costume. She soon discovers that criminals fear her more as Batgirl than they do as Huntress and succeeds in holding territory of her own. As Penguin continues his trading operation, Joker takes control of an area of Gotham City and dubs it "Jokerville. Batman returns and rescues Alfred Pennyworth from some thugs. One of them falls into the river and sets off some mines. Batman finds Huntress operating as Batgirl and allows her to continue to use the costume. Batman and Alfred make a makeshift Batcave to serve as part of their territory. Then he takes over Ventriloquist's territory and drives him and Scarface away after briefly holding him captive. Then he tells Rhino and the rest of Ventriloquist's gang that they work for him now. When Huntress fails to hold off Two-Face and his army of men and loses Batman's territory, she abandons the Batgirl costume. Batman and the police work separately to reclaim Gotham, piece by piece, by battling and subduing the gang leaders and then marking the reclaimed territory with graffiti. However, a schism erupts between Gordon and Lt. Pettit, whose militaristic, take-no-prisoners methods shock and outrage Gordon; the Blue Boys subsequently break into two separate factions, Road to No Mans Land most of Pettit's officers siding with him to form the Strong Men. Poison Ivy takes up residence in Robinson Park, and Batman — after helping her defeat Clayface 's attempts to control the park and thus Gotham's fresh fruit supply — Road to No Mans Land her to remain there as long as she cares for various orphans who had retreated to the park, as well as distributing food to the rest of the city. Freeze did the same thing where he even competed against Gearheadwhose armless and legless body was being carried around by the thuggish Tommy Mangles. He later returns as Clark Kent to visit Batman and advise locals on how to improve their burgeoning agriculture. A simultaneous story in JLA reveals that the Justice League keeps an eye on Gotham during this time by preventing Road to No Mans Land villains from claiming the territory for themselves.
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