BATMAN ETERNAL #1-52 (Collectif)

[Jack]

@Tim Seeley

« It’s been 75 years of Batman. We want to celebrate that with a year-long story that deals with what an important piece of pop culture, comics and superhero history he is. » To do that, they wanted to explore everything that Batman can be. I really liked the idea that James and Scott had a story, but that in each part of the year-long mystery, we’d get to explore the different genres that Batman is. So there’s an action adventure story. There’s a mystery story. There’s a horror story. There’s a science fiction story. And it also involves this cast of characters that has evolved from the main hub of Batman and have become very important spokes in the overall story. It was about going into a Batman story and saying, « This is a series about everything that makes Batman such an eternal, enduring concept. »

[size=150]INTERVIEW DE TIM SEELEY ET JAMES TYNION IV[/size]

[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #3
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, JOHN LAYMAN, RAY FAWKES and TIM SEELEY
Art and cover by JASON FABOK
On sale APRIL 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
A gang war erupts in Gotham City, but the G.C.P.D. doesn’t plan to help Batman stop it. Plus: The return of a fan-favorite Batman supporting character: Stephanie Brown![/quote]

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[Jack]

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[quote]Batman Eternal #2
Story by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, John Layman, Tim Seeley , Ray Fawkes
Art by Jason Fabok
Cover by Jason Fabok
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, April 16th, 2014
A notorious Batman adversary appears for the first time in The New 52 continuity![/quote]

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[Jack]

@James Tynion IV

One little indicator that we’ve built into the series to sort of help track through where we are in the story is actually that building that Batman’s on the top of – it’s called the Beacon Tower. You see it on the first page, and then on the second page you it under construction. It’s part of the Wayne Renewal Project, which Scott introduced in the first issue of his New 52 Batman run, where they’re changing the skyline of Gotham City. We wanted to see a new centerpiece of the Gotham Skyline, and this is that centerpiece. The Beacon Tower is going to be very central as the series moves forward. The closer it gets to being done, you know the closer we are to getting to that apocalyptic ending.

[size=150]INTERVIEW DU SCÉNARISTE JAMES TYNION IV[/size]

[Jack]

I mean, this is a huge story, and that’s part of what we’ll see in the next issue as well. Falcone has arrived to take control of the situation. But the figure who’s standing in front of Bruce at the top of the Beacon Tower in the first page of Issue #1, I wouldn’t put all my chips on Falcone being that guy. So this is a very big story. This is the first step in revealing that story, but there’s a lot more to come.

[size=150]INTERVIEW DU CO-SCENARISTE JAMES TYNION[/size]

[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #4
Written by: Scott Snyder, various.
Art by: Dustin Nguyen.
Cover by: Jason Fabok.
Description: Batman battles Batgirl as Jim Gordon’s troubles take a turn for the worse!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: April 30. [/quote]

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[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #5
Art by: Andy Clarke
Cover by: Andy Kubert
Written by: Tim Seeley, John Layman, Ray Fawkes, James T Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
As the Dark Knight’s weekly series continues, Red Robin takes center stage in a major Gotham City mystery that has Harper and Cullen Row caught in the crosshairs!
U.S. Price: 2.99
On Sale Date: May 7 2014
Page Count: 32[/quote]

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[Jack]

[quote]Yeah, he’s in my first issue. It’s really cool to get to play with him again. I love the design that Trevor [McCarthy, artist on Gates of Gotham] did for him — like you said, the steampunk look, with the diver suit and the trench coat. It’s a favorite of mine, so it was cool to work on some stuff with him.

Yeah, his name is Zachary Gate, and he’s a descendent of Nicholas Gate, who helped build Gotham City — the two Gate brothers were involved in the original construction of Gotham City, building the original skyscrapers in the late 1800’s, and the bridges in the city. And ultimately, Robert Kane Memorial Bridge came out of a tragedy that involved Nicholas Gate as the architect, murdering Cameron Kane’s son. It’s a part of Gotham’s history that influenced the power structure in the city today.[/quote]

[size=150]INTERVIEW DU SCÉNARISTE KYLE HIGGINS[/size]

[Youri_Margarine]

Pour l’instant, j’aime beaucoup. Bien dessiné, histoire bien construite.

[Jack]

[quote]Batman Eternal #6
Story by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Ray Fawkes
Art by Trevor McCarthy
Colors by Guy Major
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover by Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, May 14th, 2014
Something hellish is brewing in the tunnels under Arkham Asylum…and Batman’s going to need the help of The Demon to stop it![/quote]

Source: www.comicbookresources.com

[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #7
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, RAY FAWKES, JOHN LAYMAN and TIM SEELEY
Art by EMANUEL SIMEONI
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
On sale MAY 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
New players enter the gang war that’s setting Gotham City ablaze![/quote]

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[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #8
Written by: Various.
Art by: Guillem March.
Cover by: Andy Kubert.
Description: Is Stephanie Brown an assassination target?
Pages: 32.
Price: 2.99.
In stores: May 28. [/quote]

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[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #9
Written by: Scott Snyder, various.
Art by: Guillem March.
Cover by: Guillem March.
Description: As the weekly Batman epic continues, the questions continue to mount. In this issue, find out why Batman is in Hong Kong teaming up with Mr. Unknown!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: June 4. [/quote]

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[Jim_Laine (Jean-Marc Lainé)]

Rhôôô…
On n’arrête pas de parler de la période Conway, dans laquelle piochent des scénaristes de comic books ou de cartoons…
Bah là, dans le numéro 9, y a un retour inattendu d’une idée amenée par Conway, spectaculaire !

Jim

[Youri_Margarine]

J’aime beaucoup cette série jusque-là. Le format hebdomadaire est très bien utilisé: il se passe pas forcément beaucoup de choses, mais chaque épisode amène une avancée, un rebondissement. Et l’intrigue globale me donne vraiment envie d’en savoir davantage.

[Jack]

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[quote]Batman Eternal #10
Story by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, John Layman, Ray Fawkes , Tim Seeley
Art by Riccardo Burchielli
Cover by Riccardo Burchielli
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, June 11th, 2014
Batman and Catwoman – together again! Professor Pyg is back! And we get some answers about Falcone’s past, and his motivations![/quote]

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[Jack]

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[quote]BATMAN ETERNAL #11
Written by: Various.
Art by: Ian Bertram.
Cover by: Guiller March.
Description: The trial of Jim Gordon begins!
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: June 18. [/quote]

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[n.n.nemo]

j’aime beaucoup.

Ian bertram, chris burhnam, tomeu morey c’est l’ heritage de quitely et si on remonte à moebius, on peut incorporer andre lima araujo et sans doute beaucoup d’autre.

c’est vraiment appréciable.

[Zeid]

Très très grosse surprise que ce numéro… je ne connaissais pas ce Ian BERTRAM, et sur le coup j’ai cru y voir du Rafael GRAMPA, un des artistes que j’aimerai le plus voir sur des grosses séries… Du coup, là, je me surprend à découvrir un artiste au style proche, dans la filiation de QUITELY, et ça me réjouit au plus haut point ! Surtout sur une série comme Eternal, ça me surprend vraiment !

Nemo cite également Tomeu MOREY… ce nom ne me dit rien, je vais jeter un oeil immédiatement

[Jim_Laine (Jean-Marc Lainé)]

Ian Bertram, il a fait un des récits d’anniversaire de Detective Comics #27, celui du vieux Batman qui souffle ses bougies. Il y mélange des hommages à Frank Miller et à Moebius. C’est sympa, un peu bancal, mais plein d’idées.

Après, c’est ce qui m’amène à exprimer un avis un contre-courant de l’enthousiasme ambiant. Cet épisode est à l’image des quelques planches qu’on voit ici. C’est sympathique, mais le niveau n’est pas si impressionnant. Bertram a visiblement des idées de mise en scène, il sait jouer avec les symétries, avec l’alternance de gros plans et de plans éloignés, avec les constructions en deux tiers / un tiers. Mais question dessin, ça ne suit pas. On a régulièrement des cases mal cadrées avec des personnages écrasés dans les coins, une maîtrise plus qu’hésitante des perspectives, des anatomies complètement raides et des attitudes pas naturelles… bref, tout un tas de défaut de dessins que ne compense pas la volonté de raconter de manière originale.
Copier Moebius et Quitely, c’est bien joli. Mais Moebius et Quitely, eux, maîtrisent véritablement le dessin. Là, ça fait quand même gravement amateur.
Reste que Chris Burnham, ses premiers épisodes montraient également de graves défauts techniques et académiques, et qu’il a progressé à grande vitesse. On peut imaginer la même chose pour Bertram. Et le lui souhaiter.

Quant à Tomeu Morey, je ne connais de lui que ses travaux couleurs, souvent sur Tony Daniel. Je ne savais pas qu’il dessinait.

Jim