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Title: Azrael Ash by Dennis O'Neil, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti ISBN: 1-56389-292-8 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $4.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: An eye-pleasing side story.
Comment: Azrael/Ash is an interesting little tale that doesn't appear to fit into the continuity of either of its parent comic books, but serves as a neat primer for both. It tells the story of Jean Paul Valley, better known as Azrael, after he relinquished the Mantle of the Bat, and Ashley Quinn, a.k.a. Ash, sometime after gaining his powers, as they attempt to solve a series of arsons (an apt crime as both characters are strongly tied into fire).

Fans of the Azrael comic series will be happy to see the reunion, if only for this one-shot, of the original creators of Azrael - Dennis O'Neil handling the writing and Joe Quesada pencilling. The plotting isn't particularly novel or very deep - two superheroes meet with initial antagonism, then get together to find/defeat the evildoer. There's no real sense of bonding between the principal characters, and the book ends with the feeling that there won't really be a sequel. Still, it's not often we see two super-dudes (even in their secret identities, as is the case here) hang out at a diner together. The art is great, and the glossy TPB format really brings out the colours and Joe's lines. Dennis indulges in his penchant for crazy characters and odd dialogue (e.g.: the old couple who watch a fight between Azreal, Ash and some mobsters).

I'd recommend this for fans of either Azrael or Ash interested in the other hero in this book; otherwise, there's not much else here that distinguishes this book from other comic fare.