Batman: Death by Design
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this new original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe havebuildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosionsbegin. All manner of design-related malfunctions–faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and much more–cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random,unconnected catastrophes threaten to bring the whole construction industry down. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
An amalgam of retro-futuristic artwork (think Metropolis) and architectural wonders is captured succinctly in Batman: Death by Design. Writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor take the Batman myth into a Gotham City plagued by construction catastrophes. As Bruce Wayne fights to keep the city’s architectural glories in tact, a handful of vigilantes are set on pinning the acts of destruction on a certain cape-clad crime fighter. The narrative shows echoes of NYC’s own Penn Station and how that once-glorious center fell into disrepair, but the real star of this brisk read is the artwork, largely done with pencil and shadowed with graphite. Showing a love of both noir-like framing and architectural wonders, this book is an extraordinary work of technical mastery and design smarts.
