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       Spawn / Batman - Frank Miller & Todd McFarlane
       By: Chip Date: June 26, 2011, 11:00 pm
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       [CENTER]Spawn / Batman (1994)
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       Written by Frank Miller
       Art by Todd McFarlane
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       Spawn / Batman is your basic and typical by-the-books crossover
       story whenever 2 competing Superheroes hook up. Their paths
       cross. They kick each other's asses. They join forces. They take
       down an Arms Dealer. They save the city. They go their separate
       ways. Then end.
       This book could have been so much better and a whole lot more
       meaningful if it wasn't just a one-shot deal. How can you expect
       to really have any depth story-wise if all we get is one comic
       book? Most crossovers of this magnitude with Characters this big
       and popular warrant at least 4 issues worth of story and art.
       For whatever reason, this was not the case here.
       The writing was a little too on-the-nose. My guess is that Frank
       really had to edit himself here since he had to accommodate to
       Todd's art and panel work. Don't take this the wrong way. Todd's
       art is pretty slick and nice to look at. But the way he draws
       panels does have a tendency to not leave a lot of room to expand
       on the dialogue and story.
       If it matters to anyone, Spawn / Batman is a "companion" to that
       of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns as it takes place during the
       same time. Other than that there is no other tie-in, storywise
       or character-wise.
       I only recommend this if you like McFarlane's art. That's it.
       Rating: 3 Stars out of 5
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