{"id":31151,"date":"2018-10-22T14:57:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T19:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/?p=31151"},"modified":"2018-10-22T15:04:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T20:04:38","slug":"comics-you-should-be-reading-batman-the-kings-of-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somewhatnerdy.com\/home\/comics-you-should-be-reading-batman-the-kings-of-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics You Should Be Reading: Batman-Kings of Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a solid comic to enjoy in October?\u00a0 Looking for a tale that shows you what the Bat is afraid of?\u00a0 Well, look no longer…\u00a0 Batman: Kings of Fear<\/em> is the story-arc you are looking for.\u00a0 I am only two issues in and I am hooked.\u00a0 Hell, who am I kidding?\u00a0 I was hooked with issue #1! Issue #3 will be released on October 24, and I cannot wait!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Batman: Kings of Fear<\/em> is brilliantly written by the great Scott Peterson with illustrations from Kelley Jones.\u00a0 This is a six issue mini-series that is perfect for some fall reading.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 The story begins with Batman capturing the Joker and returning him to Arkham Asylum.\u00a0 While the Bat is talking to a disgruntled employee, the alarm sounds off and some of the deadliest of Batman’s foes escape and attack with full force.\u00a0 Their victory is short lived…or was it?\u00a0 When Batman regains control, the staff at Arkham realize they are on inmate short.\u00a0 Can you guess who?\u00a0 With the title of the series being called\u00a0Kings of Fear<\/em>, I hope you answered the Scarecrow.\u00a0 Was the riot a plan to let the Scarecrow escape?\u00a0 Only Jonathan Crane knows and he isn’t around to tell.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 While Batman searches for Dr. Crane, he is surprised to find that the Scarecrow was looking for him as well.\u00a0 With a brief encounter, the Scarecrow uses the advantage of surprise to gas our favorite detective with his fear toxins and then escaped into the night.\u00a0 At first it appeared that our hero wasn’t phased by the gas, that is until he attacked an innocent thinking they were someone else.\u00a0 What else does the Scarecrow have in store for the Batman?\u00a0 Who knows, only time will tell.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 I want to tell you more about what happened in the first two issues of\u00a0Kings of Fear<\/em> but I cannot.\u00a0 I do not want to ruin what I consider some of the best writing to come out of a Batman story-line since Hush<\/em>. (That’s my opinion, feel free to disagree)\u00a0 The artwork also adds to the story.\u00a0 It helps set the mood of the story and really pulls you in.\u00a0 I may only be two issues in, but I give this mini-series a strong 9 out of 10 rating.\u00a0 The only reason I have not given it a perfect score is the simple fact that there are 4 issues remaining.\u00a0 So what are you waiting for?\u00a0 Go to your local comic store and pick up issues 1 and 2 today, or wait until Wednesday and pick up issue 3 while you are at it.\u00a0 :)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until next time, get your READ on!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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