* The art in the stories is top notch, with some of the best pencils coming from Quique Alcatena, Flint Henry, Scott Eaton, and J.G Jones. They all do a great job exemplifying why Man-Bat is a very relatable villain. * There are many great stories in this book to be discovered. * Man Bat's first solo series is devoid of life, and is almost incomprehensible due to random characters and poor pacing. And although it suffers from one weak tale, it is still put together well enough that it can be enjoyed by comic book fans. This particular graphic novel is a compilation of his most memorable stories, and they strengthen his character development.

He is a powerful symbol of addiction, with him having an unhealthy obsession with the serum that turns him into such a frightening monster, thus severely damaging his mental health. Man-Bat is arguably one of the most underrated villains in The Dark Knight's rogues gallery. Jones (WONDER WOMAN), Gerry Conway (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA), Chuck Dixon (NIGHTWING), Flint Henry (DETECTIVE COMICS) and many more! What makes matters even worse is that Francine Langstrom, Kirk’s wife, has also been transformed into a human/bat hybrid and now the question remains have Langstrom’s passed their curse on to their children?īATMAN ARKHAM: MAN-BAT collects some of the villain's greatest stories by some of the industry's greatest creators, including Neal Adams (GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW), Steve Ditko (Spider-Man), J. He tested it on himself, and while his deafness was cured, the serum also transformed his body into a monstrous human/bat hybrid.Įach time Batman faces the Man-Bat he doesn’t know if he is battling a crazed flying monster or a man stuck in an eternal nightmare.

In an attempt to cure his deafness, Langstrom devised a serum to duplicate bats’ system of echolocation in humans. Kirk Langstrom was a respected biologist with a specialty in the Family Chiroptera, a.k.a bats.

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