Batman: Damned, anyone? - Blu-ray Forum

J.D. Lombardi · 09-22-2018, 12:01 AM

So in case you haven't heard, it is a new 3-issue mini written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Lee Bermejo for their new Black Label line, which is supposedly fore mature audiences.

I had one in my bin this week, luckily....I say "luckily" because if somehow you missed out, this $6.96 cover priced book is already selling (and sold) on ebay for $50. Yup. Came out Wednesday and selling for seven times the amount just two days later.

Haven't read mine yet, but I'll get to it this weekend. It looks fantastic, isn't beholden to mainstream DCU continuity and is an over-sized book - sorta magazine-sized.

BUT...the reason for all the fervor is that, in like one panel, Bruce Wayne is nude and Bermejo actually drew his penis. lol So in a mature-readers line, there was a spot of male nudity and it seems that the comic industry lost it's mind.

No surprise there, right? I mean where else can you find such an over-reactive bunch?

But all subsequent printings of the book will be censored. So whatever is out there is it, in terms of the original book. At $7 there can't have been many, considering it is a Batman tale.

Sounds like a publicity stunt to help get some spotlight on a new line launch. But, the back peddling by DC brass to censor new printings comes off incredibly lame.

Anyone read it? Thoughts?

09-22-2018, 12:01 AM	#1
J.D. Lombardi Senior Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:NJ 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:516 DVD collection:125 Trading Score:3	Batman: Damned, anyone? So in case you haven't heard, it is a new 3-issue mini written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Lee Bermejo for their new Black Label line, which is supposedly fore mature audiences. I had one in my bin this week, luckily....I say "luckily" because if somehow you missed out, this $6.96 cover priced book is already selling (and sold) on ebay for $50. Yup. Came out Wednesday and selling for seven times the amount just two days later. Haven't read mine yet, but I'll get to it this weekend. It looks fantastic, isn't beholden to mainstream DCU continuity and is an over-sized book - sorta magazine-sized. BUT...the reason for all the fervor is that, in like one panel, Bruce Wayne is nude and Bermejo actually drew his penis. lol So in a mature-readers line, there was a spot of male nudity and it seems that the comic industry lost it's mind. No surprise there, right? I mean where else can you find such an over-reactive bunch? But all subsequent printings of the book will be censored. So whatever is out there is it, in terms of the original book. At $7 there can't have been many, considering it is a Batman tale. Sounds like a publicity stunt to help get some spotlight on a new line launch. But, the back peddling by DC brass to censor new printings comes off incredibly lame. Anyone read it? Thoughts?

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