Batman the widening gyre

Batman sees the arrival of a new hero as a way to step back from being gothams. The title is a reference to the william butler yeats poem the second coming. Fresh from their first batman collaboration cacophony writer kevin smith and artist walter flanagan return with their second collection, this time longer than the first, called the widening gyre. May1009 w kevin smith a walter flanagan ca gene ha, bill sienkiewicz. Kevin smiths storylines in 20102011 from widening gyre tell us that bruce has known silver for roughly ten years, thus giving us a reference for the placement of her debut. Widening gyre volume 1 with a cover date of september, 2010.

All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The widening gyre is the worst batman comic ive read. The widening gyre by kevin smith and art by walter flanagan is the sequel to batman. Massive spoilers, in reference to the cliffhanger of this story. The widening gyre, by kevin smith and art by walt flannigan. Once again, kevin smith the fanfavorite creator behind green arrow and daredevil teams up with walter flanagan the artist on the acclaimed series batman. Kevin smith is a producer, writer, director and author, batman cocophony is his first experience as a comicwriter. The widening gyre is shaping up to be an example of a stylistically unique writer getting that balance between individualism and reverence mostly right. Feb 05, 2017 im talking about batman stuff for two weeks. Kevin smiths acclaimed run on green arrow is collected in a new trade paperback. The widening gyre concludes later this month, courtesy of writer kevin smith and artist walt flanagan, and is sure to feature a handful of surprises for not only batman, but love interest silver st. But bellicosity has yet to materialize and now kevin.

As bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. This story asks the question of what does it take for batman to trust in both love and in partnership. 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. Cloud, bruce is trying to learn how to trust people. 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. Cloud, who attempts to teach bruce about trust, batman takes on a mysterious new partner in. Filmmaker kevin smith attempts to write widening gyre into the batman mythos as a psychologically defining moment for the bruce wayne. Batman sees the arrival of a new hero as a way to step back from being gothams lone protector, and allow bruce wayne to. As the dark knight stalks the night preying upon gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne spends his days getting reacquainted with former girlfriend silver st. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in. While kevin smiths cacophony wasnt very good, batman.

The story was written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. 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. Dcs version of history the real batman chronology project. Cacophony for an allnew adventure starring the caped crusader. The widening gyre from october, 2009 to september, 2010. Trust us when we say that its as awesome as it sounds. The widening gyrethe sequel to kevin smiths batman.

As the dark knight stalks gotham citys criminals, bruce wayne gets reacquainted with silver st. The widening gyre is a 12 issue maxiseries split into 2 books. Kevin smith returns to batman with new faces in tow. Cacophony, kevin smith and walt flanagan are back to pen a new batman miniseries. The finale to kevin smith and walt flanagans batman tale. This week we take a look at kevin smiths tropes by examining an issue he wrote, batman. Meanwhile batman has taken on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in gotham. Aug 08, 2011 the widening gyre is the worst batman comic ive read. The widening gyre comic online free and high quality. 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. Well, lets just say i saw more of poison ivy than i ever expected yikes.

This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The basic premise is quite similar to the film, dark knight. As i read the book, i would audibly sigh or mutter in disapproval. This issue has more gueststars, more twists, more turns and more batman than you can handle. The widening gyre 9781401228750 by kevin smith and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not roughly used condition. Widening gyre concluded in 2010, with a sequel, batman.

Widening gyre is just the start of things for kevin in the batuniverse so get on board now. The first book comprises of the first six issues which were set to be released from august 2009 january. Kevin smith, for me, in comics, is quite the double edged sword. Kevin smiths sixissue miniseries is now in paperback. Batman sees the arrival of a new hero as a way to step back from being gothams lone protector, and allow bruce wayne to have more of a life. In this story bruce wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend. Kevin smiths newest batman adventure has only just begun and already the surprises are pouring in. The widening gyre storyline, a sequel to the batman. The series is written by kevin smith and illustrated by walt flanagan. This storyline originally was published in its own sixpart comic book series batman. I wasnt exactly sure what role poison ivy played in this series or if she appeared at all. 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. In fact, some people consider it to be the worst batman story ever told. The first volume of kevin smiths batman epic com want to read.

If there is still excitement at the thought of this project, i can only assume those. Widening gyre can be seen as a long prelude to the real story. In this graphic novel both relationships will be tested. Even though widening gyre is noncanon, at the very least, it shows us the mindset of dc publishers towards the end of the modern age. Cacophony, kevin smith wrote cacophony was his secondbest effort to pen a batman book but the widening gyre should stand as his best batman story. Quiver, which was, by all accounts, the first modern comic i have ever read. Dont miss the sensational second issue from smith the fanfavorite creator behind green arrow and daredevil and artist walter flanagan batman.

Get our newsletter to find out about sales, new releases, and special events. But batman is an integral part of who he is, so how can he really trust anyone. It was a disappointment on every level save one, the fine cover art by bill sienkiewicz, and even that seems as wasted as lipstick on a pig. However, after reading widening gyre it feels like more of the same to me. If there is still excitement at the thought of this project, i. Collecting the 6issue miniseries from fanfavorite writer kevin smith. Cacophony, which i really enjoyed and rated 5 stars.