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Title: Batman: Contagion
by Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Dennis O'Neil, Doug Moench, Christopher Priest, Vince Giarrano, Bob Kane, DC Comics
ISBN: 1-56389-293-6
Publisher: DC Comics
Pub. Date: June, 2003
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $19.95
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Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (9 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: Sorry, I have to nitpick...
Comment: Well, first I have to start by saying that this is one of my favorite Batman storylines ever. I love the number of characters it brings together, including a few unexpected alliances. But maybe it's because I like it so much that I feel the need to do a little nitpicking.

Okay, so here's this deadly unstoppable plague sweeping through Gotham City, caught pretty much the same way you catch a cold. Enter the Caped Crusaders and Company, bravely running through the streets to do what they can...without wearing so much as a surgical mask. Okay, so maybe there's an element of denial, sort of a Superhero Immortality Complex, but it just bothered me a bit that they didn't think to take any sort of precaution. It isn't until after One of Them (and don't worry, I won't tell you who) becomes infected that any of the Good Guys even seem to really acknowledge the fact that any one of them could, and even then only one of them actually starts wearing a mask.

Okay, I'm done being difficult. Anyone who calls him/herself a Batman fan should feel obligated to read this collection.

Rating: 3
Summary: In the Clenches of disease...
Comment: This bat book lays some of the groundwork for later Gotham tales, notably Cataclysm and the resulting No Mans Land. It could be tricky to get into if you're not a regular Batman reader - the Azrael components might seem confusing if you haven't read Sword of Azrael (and Knightfall/Knightquest/Knightsend).

However, on its own the tale is pretty good; the art is decent and the writing is well done. It's wrapped up a bit too nicely with no real impact to the member of the bat-family who becomes infected with the disease (and I wonder how his attendant during the illness didn't get it), but that's to be expected in this sort of tale. Unlike NML that comes later, you can read Contagion without needing to get further sequels...

Rating: 4
Summary: Outbreak
Comment: Batman: Contagion was first published in single issue format throughout the Bat books, then as a collected trade paperback in 1996, gets a reprinted edition in 2003. I would guess that given the state of our world today, and with the threat of uberviruses and bioterrorism ever lurking, powers that be decided the time was right for a reprint. I have to say that despite a lot of poor notices, the story is quite good, just the same.

The Dark Knight confronts a deadly virus, called the Clench that is sweeping through Gotham City. The cvitizens are gripped with fear and panic. As the city is brought to its knees, Batman enlists the help of friend and foe alike in a race to find a way to stop the virus in its tracks. Robin, Nightwing, Azrael, Huntress, Catwoman and Poison Ivy, all lend a hand to help find a cure. The story also gives us a stark look at issues of class. Gotham's wealthiest folks are hold up in restricted "luxuary ghetto", and willing to use their status to cure themselves-because they "deserve" to be saved.

The art and illustrations are given a lift, thanks to the use of glossy paper, over the newsprint style normally used. That said, no artist's work left me going "WOW", or was all that special. The art was serviceable.

I think the story is better than some give it credit for. The fact that its reissue makes it more timely is a bit suspect though. While it can't touch some of the other Batman trades, it's still a good read for those who follow Batman's comic book exploits. The book has 263 pages

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