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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671774554
ISBN: 0671774557
Label: Pocket Star
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: February 27, 2001
Publisher: Pocket Star
Sales Rank: 147681
Studio: Pocket Star
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
GOTHAM CITY: a dark, twisted re?ection of urban America. Overcrowded, overbuilt, and overshadowed by a continuous air of menace, this gothic nightmare is a breeding ground for the depraved, the indifferent, and the criminally insane. It's also the object of one man's obsession. Witness to the brutal murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne has dedicated his life to protecting this city, taking a form to inspire hope in the innocent...and fear in the guilty. He is the masked vigilante known as the Batman.
Now the battlefield has changed. Leveled by a massive earthquake that left thousands dead and millions more wounded, Gotham City has been transformed into a lawless wilderness -- a No Man's Land -- where the survivors are turning against one another, and where the city's protectors are torn by a crisis that may consume them all.
Average Rating: 
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I was a bit sceptical about how good a novelisation of an epic comic event could be, but I was pleasantly surprised. I bought this mostly out of curiosity to see how well batman went in a different medium, but I found it to be a very enjoyable book. By switching from comic to novel, there seems to be a bit more depth than what is usually found in most comics - and there are much deeper insights into the characters. To be fair, it's no great work of literature, but it's different and I'd easily ... Read More
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Greg Rucka's adapted novelization of the No Man's Land comic book story arch is by far the best. Whether your a Batman fan or not, you'll still have quite a ride on a trip through a lawless Gotham city that's been hurt by an earthquake. This story works for anybody because Batman actually isn't the center of attention this time around which means you'll be bouncing back and forth evenly between most of the main characters good and bad in Batman's world. Greg adapted it nicely so that you'll know ... Read More
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I am a fan of the Batman, but was not too familiar with this story line until I read this book, and it was excellent! I just could not put the book down. It had some awesome characterization. Do yourself a favor and read it.
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This is by far the best Comic Book Novelzation that I have read thus far. This book isn't about Batman as much as it is about the supporting characters of the franchise. There is no one character that takes the spotlight in the No Man's Land but Commissoner Gordon defintely has largest slice of the pie. The opening monologues by Oracle are written from a great view of the character which combines her history as Batgirl into them. The relationship between Gordon and Batman goes to a another level. ... Read More
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I had not read No Man's Land in comics when I read this, and was very impressed. At times a highly emotional story Rucka has performed admirably. A decent novelist in his own right, he has produced a Batman novel that is sometimes horrifying in its own right. It is also fairly lengthy for a hero novel, being closer to 500 pages, than 400, because of the epic it is covering, and not large print and lots of spacing, either.
Really good.
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