For Better Or For Worse, The Fan Made Batman Comic Unlike Most You’ve Read
By The Movie God
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 at 11:00 am
A new fan made Batman comic was released recently, and it is…interesting. To say the very least. The comic is titled The Deal, and is written by Gerado Preciado and drawn by Daniel Bayliss.
Not much needs to be said, except that it’s a dark and ballsy addition to the world of non-canonical fan fiction, set in and using the characters of one of the most beloved comic book worlds ever created in Batman. Some will dig it, others will undoubtedly hate it, but I share this mainly in anticipation of you the Geeks of Doom army’s thoughts on this take on Batman.
Do be sure to continue below to see a preview of the comic and find out where you can read it, then speak your minds!
Here’s a preview for what you’re in for reading The Deal, which you can check out in full by heading to this link. It’s a short comic, so take a peek and share your thoughts, good and bad.
What a piece of crap! A pointlessly nihilistic fanfic that tried to be meaningful and artistic but failed miserably. It attempts to seem profound by including an out-of-place quote from the great Bill Hicks (R.I.P.), but it is not at all deep, just ugly and sadistic. Frank Miller and Alan Moore already explored the possible homoerotic undertones of the Batman/Joker relationship in The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke respectively, and much more subtly and successfully. Daniel Bayliss shows some talent in his composition and layouts, and I hope one day he will develop his own style and quit ripping off Paul Pope. A pox on writer Gerado Preciado, this is the sort of thing that gives fanfiction a bad name.
Comment by MadMike R5D4 — November 13, 2013 @ 4:39 pm
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What a piece of crap! A pointlessly nihilistic fanfic that tried to be meaningful and artistic but failed miserably. It attempts to seem profound by including an out-of-place quote from the great Bill Hicks (R.I.P.), but it is not at all deep, just ugly and sadistic. Frank Miller and Alan Moore already explored the possible homoerotic undertones of the Batman/Joker relationship in The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke respectively, and much more subtly and successfully. Daniel Bayliss shows some talent in his composition and layouts, and I hope one day he will develop his own style and quit ripping off Paul Pope. A pox on writer Gerado Preciado, this is the sort of thing that gives fanfiction a bad name.
Comment by MadMike R5D4 — November 13, 2013 @ 4:39 pm