Batman: Long Halloween – Three months have passed since the last Halloween #7, but finally, the next issue is here this week. It was worth the wait thanks to Becky Kroon’s beautiful art and the progression of the important plot. The main conflict, the appearance of the classic villain, and deeper lore that connects Wayne to Falcone is explored.
Batman: Long Halloween – The final Halloween #8 opens, with Commissioner Gordon and Batman entering Arkham Asylum. Robin is on another mission. This allows writers Jeff Loeb and Cronan to focus on Gordon and Batman, revealing new clues and conflicts.
Initially a creepy doctor, there is an excellent double-page layout that stretches into the middle, featuring Batman’s eyes. Roeb gives the doctor a creepy through dialogue, and Clunan gives him a Frankenstein vibe like Skull King, almost Igor.
Meanwhile, Gordon has to deal with penguins as grotesque as eating piles of small fish and snails. It’s wet, his skin is very pale (Dave Stewart’s colour), and Gordon brings him to tears. It’s a fierce two-page scene.
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The story only rises from there when two faces enter the story, and the good guy is aiming at him. Not one, but two colorful characters, go mad before the story brings things to the Falcons. The gorgeous double-page layout shows burnt-out, broken buildings, accompanied by excellent captions from the robes that catch up with its history.
Cloonan puts it in a problem shorter with excellent extreme close-ups, breathtaking views, and a slippery Batman. The two faces are particularly creepy. His pale, almost vibrant normal side is juxtaposed against the impaired, ugly sides of pinkish eyes and purple. Stewart does an incredible job of creating a striking contrast with his classic orange and red.
Finishing this issue is Topsitterby’s conflict with Grandi, with his size and scale in full display. He is almost mythical in close combat.
All of this leads to incredible conclusions. In the final scene, we do heavy lifts to advance the plot along with the Falcons and the big picture. It can be assumed that these characters will play a much bigger role in the future, but it’s too early to tell.
Batman: Long Halloween – The final Halloween #8 is to reward your meeting with visually impressive and narratively rich returns. With the dreaded villain, deepening the plot and Cloonan’s unforgettable visuals, this issue pushes the story into exciting new realms while still remaining true to the classic long Halloween tone.
“Batman: Long Halloween – The Last Halloween” #8 Review
Batman: Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #8
Batman: Long Halloween – The final Halloween #8 is to reward your meeting with visually impressive and narratively rich returns. With the dreaded villain, deepening the plot and Cloonan’s unforgettable visuals, this issue pushes the story into exciting new realms while still remaining true to the classic long Halloween tone.
Becky Cloonan offers artwork with a great atmosphere with dynamic layout and emotional depth.
The emphasis on Batman and Gordon’s detective work is based on a story of the roots of classic noir.
Memorable cameos including Penguin, Two-Face, and Solomon Grandi.
The final scene suggests something bigger, but doesn’t offer a total payoff, but still
