Hello and welcome to the latest iteration of the World of Bats, the Batman Book Club!
This week, I thought we’d honor an industry great, especially relevant given the day. Today, February 20th is the birthday of Dwayne McDuffie, who has created a lot of characters and concepts for both DC and Marvel, from Damage Control to the Milestone Universe. He was also one of the chief architects of the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series. And on the day tomorrow, ten years ago, Dwayne McDuffie passed away, leaving an impressive legacy that was sadly cut short.
So to honor him this week, I thought we’d look at one of his lesser known but still intriguing stories in the pages of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, “Blink” and “Don’t Blink”, which were also drawn by Val Semeiks.
When a blind man with the power to see through the eyes of other men accidentally taps into the mind of a serial killer, Batman finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that reaches from the streets of Gotham straight up into its cathedrals of power.
Here are the links to the issues:
Blink
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #156
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #157
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #158
Don’t Blink
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #164
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #165
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #166
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #167
This week’s reading will go from 2021-02-20T06:00:00Z → 2021-02-26T06:00:00Z, though of course you can always come back to comment once you’re looking through the eyes of someone else with sinister motives.
So let us know what you think of these two stories down below!
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