With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for 'cosmic' tales and space opera for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Batman The Cult TPB (1989) 1 3rd Print (8.0-VF) Jim Starlin Bernie Wrightson is available to buy in increments of 1. Frankly, despite the power of the rich imagery provided by Jim Aparo, the story is more than just a little bit weak, and certainly not strong enough to support the label of “classic” that is applied so frequently to the story. 'Jim' Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. His other works include the space operas Warlock and Dreadstar. Batman 426 by Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo eBook 1.99 Instant Purchase Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. However, the story itself really isn’t anything too spectacular – it’s as if writer Jim Starlin was trying to combine the adventurous take on Batman from the seventies with the more grim-and-gritty crusader of the late eighties, with a frankly inexplicable desire to dabble in global politics. Jim Starlin is the acclaimed author of classic graphic novels including, for DC Comics, Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: A Death in the Family, as well as the 1982 Marvel graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel. The image of Batman cradling a bloody and bruised Robin in his arms is almost iconic, recognisable to any pop culture aficionado. Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo (Illustrator), Mike Baron (Goodreads Author), Robert Greenberger (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating 292 ratings published 2018 2 editions. It was the moment that Batman failed – and he failed monumentally. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Later on today, I’ll be taking a look at the animated movie Batman: Under the Red Hood, so I thought I might take a look at one of the stories which inspired it.Ī Death in the Family holds something of a sacred spot in the line-up of classic Batman stories. This post is part of the DCAU fortnight, a series of articles looking at the Warner Brothers animations featuring DC’s iconic selection of characters.

Batman by Jim Starlin