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Test Your Comic Book Knowledge for 6/27
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 2:30 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 2:30 AM EST
Here’s a twenty-question comic book trivia quiz!
Have fun!
Batman Gets Around
Batman has a lot of mini-series. The following are just ones that follow the naming formula of “Batman: _____.” Fill in the blank for the mini-series titles that match the following 20 plot descriptions.
1. Detailing hidden events between Knightfall and Legacy.
2. Bruce Wayne comes back to Gotham after a long time at sea, and encounters variations on all his classic villains.
3. A young Bruce Wayne vows revenge at King Arthur…hijinks ensue.
4. Harvey Bullock deals with a new partner while Renee Montoya deals with terrorists.
5. Batman fights, of all people, the Toyman over the fate of a young computer hacker
6. Batman is brainwashed.
7. The government comes into Gotham to eliminate vigilantes, forcing Batman and his crew to fight back.
8. Detailing the history of one of Batman’s oldest foes as the foe dies, and is replaced.
9. Batman becomes a sort of Bat-god in Egypt.
10. Notable times in the shared careers of Batman and Commissioner Gordon are highlighted.
11. While dealing with a mysterious evil guns dealer, Batman runs into an even more mysterious assassin who attempts to become a force for good.
12. This series spotlighted only the citizens of Gotham themselves.
13. A serial killer strikes by the holidays.
14. Batman fights some Egyptian villain who kidnaps millionaires working with Killer Croc.
15. Spotlighting the other vigilantes of Gotham City as a new Underworld gang moves in 16. Batman tries to help cure James Langstrom
17. Gotham is cut off from the rest of the world, and is besieged by supernatural frights, leading to Bruce Wayne dressing as a giant Bat to defend Gotham (and avenge his parents’ murder by a werewolf).
18. Batman vs. Joker, only done via a Hollywood studio (Batman) being attacked by ANOTHER Hollywood Studio (Joker)
19. A new serial killer shows up…or is it the holiday killer again?
20. A new hero roams the streets of Gotham during a time of racial tensions, and he may not take to Batman.
Good luck!
And have fun!!
18 Comments
Mecha-Shiva
June 27, 2007 at 3:11 am
Yikes, I read the header and thought “finally, I’ll know a bunch of these,” and I only come up with 4. My excuse is that it’s early.
6. The Cult
11. Sword of Azrael
13. Long Halloween
19. Dark Victory
Niels van Eekelen
June 27, 2007 at 4:02 am
4. Batman: GCPD
8. Batman: Death and the Maidens
10. I should know this one. Ed Brubaker wrote an issue… Okay, Batman: Turning Points
13. Batman: The Long Halloween
19. Batman: Dark Victory
Fledermaus
June 27, 2007 at 4:13 am
12. Gotham Nights (2 series exist, written by the excellent John Ostrander)
Graham Vingoe
June 27, 2007 at 5:23 am
16 is(I think) Batman:Manbat by Jamie Delano and John Bolton
felgekarp
June 27, 2007 at 5:33 am
Is 2 The Doom That Came To Gotham? and I think 20 is Orpheus Rising
Gordon
June 27, 2007 at 5:55 am
I think # 1 is “Batman: Prodigal” - which is Dick Grayson taking over as Batman and deciding he’s better off as Nightwing.
Chris
June 27, 2007 at 6:45 am
17: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
10 kind of sounds like Year One, but that wasn’t a mini, and 7 kind of sounds like The Dark Knight Strikes Back, but I don’t remember that having a “Batman” at the start of the title.
joshschr
June 27, 2007 at 7:03 am
Is 3. Dark Knight of the Round Table? I have it but haven’t read it yet.
joshschr
June 27, 2007 at 7:35 am
1. I might guess Knightsend if it isn’t Prodigal
5. Batman: Toyman or is this too obvious?
7. Outlaws
9. Books of the Dead
10. I agree that it’s Turning Points
14. The Ankh
17. Strange Apparitions?
18. Hollywood Knights
DanCJ
June 27, 2007 at 8:38 am
I’m shocked by how many I didn’t know
Without going to Google….
1. Turning Points?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. The Cult but IIRC it also happens (due to Poison Ivy’s kiss) in The Long Halloween or Dark Victory
7. Public Enemy
8. Death and The Maidens
9. The Ankh?
10. Turning Points?
11. The Sword of Azrael?
12. Gotham Nights (or something like that)
13. The Long Halloween
14. ?
15. ?
17. ?
18. ?
19. Dark Victory
20. ?
DanCJ
June 27, 2007 at 8:40 am
Damn - Outlaws - that’s what I meant when I said Public Enemy
Billy F
June 27, 2007 at 8:54 am
1)Prodigal Son
6)The Cult
10)Year One
13)The Long Halloween
19)Dark Victory
Jason
June 27, 2007 at 9:56 am
20. Batman: Jazz
Note that Brian says “miniseries,” not “events” such as “Knightfall” and such.
Greg Burgas
June 27, 2007 at 10:26 am
17. Batman: Nosferatu, maybe. It’s been a while since I’ve read it.
18. Batman: It’s Joker Time! Again, maybe.
icky
June 27, 2007 at 10:53 am
The real question: Not being a (current) Batman fan, which of these are the best?
MarkPoa
June 27, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Tackling some of the ones not yet tackled:
#3 is Dark Knight of the Round Table
#15 is Batman: Family
#17 sounds like Haunted Gotham.
Professor Smooth
June 28, 2007 at 9:40 pm
1) Batman: Bane of the Demon
Jason
June 29, 2007 at 8:23 am
I made a mistake. No. 20 should be Batman: Fortunate Son.