![]() The story takes place in Gotham City during the first three Halloweens of Batman’s crime fighting career. That being said, certain elements should be taken lightly… for instance, Two-Face is mentioned but is still Harvey Dent within the canon. Haunted Knight isn’t often considered to be canon but I personally feel that it works as the perfect introduction to the villains who make their first appearances (according to this chronology). Sale is a genius at work and you really need to see his work to fully appreciate what he has done in these issues. ![]() Gotham and Wayne Manor are sinister and eery at times. His villains are drawn colourful in personality and character but designed with enough darkness to capture their evil nature. Batman is drawn exactly how he should be. The drawings are dark, detailed, realistic and complimented very well by colourist Gregory Wright. Tim Sale is a phenomenal illustrator and his style seems to blend perfectly with the themes and tales that Loeb tells. This collection truly broke the trend of the ‘Legends’ titles having poor to mediocre artwork. Written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale in 1996, Haunted Knight contains three self-contained stories (Fear, Madness, and Ghosts) originally printed as Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special #1-3. ![]() As we continue to work through The Ultimate Batman Chronology, this week I will be reviewing Batman: Haunted Knight. ![]()
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