Comments on: Peter Milligan + Batman = Comics You Should Own

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:30:51 +0000

They were almost all done by either the great Michael Golden or the great George Pratt.

Some heavy duty talent on those covers!!

Scott Hampton and Denys Cowan each drew one cover apiece (towards the end of his run), and Norm Breyfogle drew two covers when Detective crossed over with Batman for “The Idiot Root.”

By: Javier

Javier — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:57:14 +0000

Hi. Does anyone know who did the covers on Milligans run of Detective? They are some of my favourites.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:31:15 +0000

Yeah, FGJ, that is a good one. “Terminus,” I believe it was called (I can flash comic book knowledge like Cronin occasionally). Before Bachalo got really weird.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:16:32 +0000

I’ve hit e-bay and are looking for those issues.

One Batman comic I would reccomend everybody owning is Legends Of The Dark Knight #64.

It’s a stand alone story written by Jamie Delano and drawn by Chris Bachelo.
It’s brilliant stuff, oozing in atmosphere.
It’s told from the POV of a run down building in Gotham, that narrates the stories of it’s tenenants, who are all hiding from somthing – either due to fear, or due to somthing they have done. And Batman shows up chasing someone. (it’s been a while since I read it – reading about those Milligan issues put it in my mind).
That probably doesn’t do it justice, but it’s definetly one of the best Batman stories I’ve ever read.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:55:30 +0000

Hey, Clan Destine. Didn’t see that one on the list before. One of my favourite comics ever. (Though it got worthless when Davis left). I think it’s best that Davis ignored the last few issues for the X-Men crossover, (which I recommend you get if you liked the original series). Rory and Pandora are of the few children in comics who are not annoying. (And to the point raised that we should ignore the Silver Surfer just happening to find Adam in the middle of space. As Adam says: “It’s destiny.” And for an Adam of Destine that’s a tangible force.)

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:22:29 +0000

No problem, Peter. Always glad to help people find interesting comics.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:21:37 +0000

Shoot. It’s PopCultureShock, Sir Cheeseburger. I was going to refer to it earlier in the post by the full name and forgot. Whoops.

But that’s not the point! Milligan and Batman!!!!!

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:20:16 +0000

PopCultureShock, I presume, ‘Burger.

Yeah, Milligan’s issues of Batman and ‘Tec are some of my very favorites, though I’m missing a few; half of the Idiot Root, the last part of Dark Knight/Dark City, and this Bomb story that I’d never even heard of before. But the rest of them are indeed Good Milligan and brilliant at times. I don’t think I paid more than a quarter for any of them (aside from Library of Souls, which I went and hunted down the week of Jim Aparo’s death).

They’re just damn good Batman stories.

Also, the “Identity Crisis” issue was later morphed into an episode of the animated series, only with a completely different twist ending involving the Mad Hatter and some crazy machine.

By: Cheeseburger

Cheeseburger — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:13:20 +0000

What does PCS stand for?

By: Peter Hensel

Peter Hensel — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:09:42 +0000

Right After your post on Nocenti’s and Chichester’s Daredevil I had my heart set out to buy it, and luckily I was able to pick up a set of the run for 50 cents per each issue. After reading them, I woulda gladly paid more, becuase they are completely awesome! Thanks Greg!