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Batman: The Cult Deluxe Edition collects Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson's brutal 1988 mini-series, back in print for the first time in over a decade. Batman is captured by Deacon Blackfire, a charismatic preacher building an army in Gotham's sewers, and is starved, drugged and broken until he begins to believe. It is the story of Batman losing, and of what it costs him to come back.
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Edition details

Publisher

Publisher
DC Comics
Pages
224

Creative team

Character
Batman
Writer
Jim Starlin
Artist
Bernie Wrightson

Edition

Language
English
Format
Oversized hardcover
ISBN
9781779528278

Description

Background. In 1988 DC let Jim Starlin push Batman further than the monthly books could. Deacon Blackfire is not a costumed villain but a preacher with a following, recruiting Gotham's homeless into a private army and taking the city street by street while the authorities do nothing.

What's inside. Collects the complete four-issue mini-series Batman: The Cult #1-4, painted by Bernie Wrightson with colours by Bill Wray, plus bonus material in this oversized deluxe edition.

Why it's worth it. Wrightson, best known as the co-creator of Swamp Thing and one of horror comics' great draughtsmen, is the reason this book endures — the painted pages are genuinely disturbing in a way superhero comics rarely are. It is also a key text for readers interested in Batman being defeated: the psychological breakdown here anticipates Knightfall by five years.

Edition details. 224 pages. US edition published by DC Comics. ISBN 9781779528278.

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Yes. This is the original USA DC Comics edition in English (VO), oversized hardcover, sold new and sealed. ISBN 9781779528278. 224 pages.

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