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scans_daily, I posted this story--1990's BATMAN ANNUAL #14, "Eye of the Beholder," twice (three times if you count the entry on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fullscans_daily). That's because I frickin' love this story.
It's a story that's borrowed/ripped-off from (THE LONG HALLOWEEN, and subsequently THE DARK KNIGHT) as often as it's been ignored (ROBIN: YEAR ONE), but so far, in terms of a sheer character study, I'm firmly believe that it has yet to be surpassed. Because even when it's not ignored, other writers don't quite seem to have a grasp on the complex subtleties that Andrew Helfer imbued to his new post-CRISIS origin of Two-Face. And attempts to develop it further fall hilariously flat too (why hello thar, BATMAN: JEKYLL & HYDE!).
But for many, it's considered a must-read BATMAN comic, and for good reason. Not only is it one of my all-time favorite comics--BATMAN or otherwise--but it is also just above BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES for being the gold standard on everything related to the character of Harvey Dent.
NOTE: This is the slightly-extended edition of what I already posted on scans_daily, as I believe that this is a story that deserves to be read, even though DC bizarrely hasn't reprinted it since 1995. Why it's not included in the BATMAN VS TWO-FACE collection is utterly beyond me. So until you can find it scouring through the back issue bins or on eBay, I present it to you here in this edited version. Hope you enjoy.
( Once more... the definitive Harvey Dent story )
Finally, a question, readers: do you like my commentary interspersed through the scans like this, or would y'all just prefer I leave my essaying until the end in one big chunk? I imagine some people don't care for my blathering on and just want to read the scans, which I understand. At the end of the day, the comics really do speak for themselves, or they should anyway.
scans_daily, I posted this story--1990's BATMAN ANNUAL #14, "Eye of the Beholder," twice (three times if you count the entry on fullscans_daily). That's because I frickin' love this story. It's a story that's borrowed/ripped-off from (THE LONG HALLOWEEN, and subsequently THE DARK KNIGHT) as often as it's been ignored (ROBIN: YEAR ONE), but so far, in terms of a sheer character study, I'm firmly believe that it has yet to be surpassed. Because even when it's not ignored, other writers don't quite seem to have a grasp on the complex subtleties that Andrew Helfer imbued to his new post-CRISIS origin of Two-Face. And attempts to develop it further fall hilariously flat too (why hello thar, BATMAN: JEKYLL & HYDE!).
But for many, it's considered a must-read BATMAN comic, and for good reason. Not only is it one of my all-time favorite comics--BATMAN or otherwise--but it is also just above BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES for being the gold standard on everything related to the character of Harvey Dent.
NOTE: This is the slightly-extended edition of what I already posted on scans_daily, as I believe that this is a story that deserves to be read, even though DC bizarrely hasn't reprinted it since 1995. Why it's not included in the BATMAN VS TWO-FACE collection is utterly beyond me. So until you can find it scouring through the back issue bins or on eBay, I present it to you here in this edited version. Hope you enjoy.
( Once more... the definitive Harvey Dent story )
Finally, a question, readers: do you like my commentary interspersed through the scans like this, or would y'all just prefer I leave my essaying until the end in one big chunk? I imagine some people don't care for my blathering on and just want to read the scans, which I understand. At the end of the day, the comics really do speak for themselves, or they should anyway.
