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#IReadsYou Review: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT: An Alternative History of the Batman

GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF THE BATMAN
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Augustyn
PENCILS: Michael Mignola
INKS: P. Craig Russell
COLORS: David Hornung
LETTERS: John Workman
EDITOR: Mark Waid
48pp, Color, $3.95 U.S., $4.95 CAN (February 1989)

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Introduction by Robert Bloch

Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternate History of the Batman is a one-shot Batman comic book published by DC Comics in 1989.  Although this comic book's first printing does not carry the logo or imprimatur, Gotham by Gaslight is considered to be the first entry in DC Comics' “Elseworlds” line of comic books.  “Elseworlds” titles feature DC Comics heroes taken out of their usual settings and alters the usual plots and personalities and then, places them in alternate worlds and time lines.

Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternate History of the Batman (Gotham by Gaslight, for short) is written by Brian Augustyn; drawn by Michael “Mike” Mignola (pencils) and P. Craig Russell (inks); colored by David Hornung; and lettered by John Workman.  Gotham by Gaslight is set in late 19th century Gotham City, a time when two mysterious figures arise – one a costumed vigilante and the other a vicious killer – and cause a besieged city to feel even more under siege.

Gotham by Gaslight finds wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne returning to Gotham in May 1889, after being away from his hometown for more than a decade.  After training and consulting great minds and intellects, Wayne is ready to embark on his mission in life.  He will don a costume, cape, and cowl and prowl the night as an other-worldly, garbed vigilante and deliver swift and sometimes vicious punishment to criminals.  Soon, Wayne's activities are the talk of the town and some are referring to his costumed identity as “the Bat-Man.”

However, this “Bat-Man” isn't the only figure of mystery stalking the nights.  Gotham is apparently now the home of a killer that strikes like the infamous “Jack the Ripper,” who terrorized London, England just half a year earlier in 1888.  However, the dual appearance of both “the Bat-Man” and perhaps, Jack the Ripper will make people fearful and stupid and endanger the life of the only man who can stop the killings.

I had not read Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternate History of the Batman in decades until recently, and it still holds up as a strong story.  I would not call Gotham by Gaslight a great comic book, but what writer Brian Augustyn offers here is better than nine out of every ten Batman comic books that DC Comics has published since Gotham by Gaslight.  What Augustyn does is capture the sense of mystery, of the supernatural, and of the storytelling possibilities that writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane presented in that very first Batman comic book, Detective Comics #27.

Believe it or not, many Batman comic books cannot recreate the strange magic of early Batman comics, so while, I many not call it great, Gotham by Gaslight is certainly special.  It is a single-issue, stand-alone story – beginning, middle, and end – that joins readers at the hip to a fantastic character and takes them on a fantastic adventure.

On every page of Gotham by Gaslight, artist Mike Mignola gives us at least one striking graphic, like the panel that depicts Batman on a horse, in a full gallop after a carriage.  Inker P. Craig Russell, who is himself an exceptional comic book illustrator, delivers mixed results inking Mignola's pencils – some good, some misfires.  David Hornung uses his colors in imaginative ways; some of coloring turns particular Mignola/Russell pages into paintings of Gothic art quality.

John Workman, who is the comic book letterer as high-artist, makes this story work as a Victorian tale of dread.  Workman's lettering turns some exposition and dialogue into something like journal entries and makes some pages scream out like newspaper headlines.  I don't know if Gotham by Gaslight would capture that primeval Batman vibe quite as well without Workman.

Brian Augustyn would write a sequel, 1991's Master of the Future, but Gotham by Gaslight remains special because there is still nothing like it.  Augustyn and his collaborators wove a spell of magic that would not be repeated, primarily because this creative team would never come together again.  That's a shame.  I think Gotham by Gaslight could have yielded an exceptional follow-up, another one-shot or even a miniseries.

8.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Movie Review: BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT Powered by Strong Characters

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – video (2018)

Running time:  78 minutes (1 hour, 18 minutes)
MPAA – R for some violence
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR:  Sam Liu
WRITERS:  Jim Krieg (based on characters from the graphic novel, Gotham by Gaslight, by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sam Register and Bruce Timm and Benjamin Melniker & Michael Uslan
EDITOR:  Christopher D. Lozinski
COMPOSER:  Frederik Wiedmann  
ANIMATION STUDIO:  The AnswerStudio

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY

Starring:  (voices) Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Scott Patterson, John DiMaggio, Grey Griffin, Anthony Head, Bob Joles, Yuri Lowenthal, William Salyers, and Tara Strong

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is a 2018 straight-to-video animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation and director Sam Lui.  It is the thirtieth film in the “DC Universe Animated Original Movies” series.  It is also a loose adaptation of the 1989 Batman graphic novel, Gotham by Gaslight, written by Brian Augustyn and drawn by Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell.  Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is set in an alternate world in which Batman begins his war on crime in Victorian Age Gotham City just as Jack the Ripper begins killing women in the city.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight opens in Victorian-era Gotham City.  A serial killer called “Jack the Ripper” is killing Gotham's poor and destitute women, especially in the area of the city known as “Skinner's End.”  Bruce Wayne (Bruce Greenwood) is also operating in the city as the bat-garbed vigilante, “the Batman.”  One night, Batman saves an unwary couple from being robbed by a trio of orphans who are in service of an abusive criminal handler.  At the same time, Pamela Isley, a prostitute and exotic dancer who performs under the name “Ivy the Plant Lady,” encounters Jack the Ripper, who savagely kills her.

Many citizens of Gotham believe that the Batman and Jack are the same man.  Stage actress, Selina Kyle (Jennifer Carpenter), is a protector of the women of “Skinner's End.”  She berates Gotham Police Commissioner James Gordon (Scott Patterson) and Chief of Police Harvey “Bulldog” Bullock (John DiMaggio) for their failure to stop the Ripper murders.  Later, when the Ripper targets Selina, Batman rescues her, but Batman discovers that Jack the Ripper is a formidable opponent who possesses the fighting skill to defeat him.  Initially, Selina rebukes Batman, but soon the two begin working together, even as the city prepares to blame Bruce Wayne for all the Ripper murders.

Writer Jim Krieg, probably one of Warner Bros. Animation's best writers (if not the best, as far as I'm concerned), has fashioned, in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, a Batman “cinematic universe” that could be as interesting as any other world of Batman films.  Taking the source material (the Gotham by Gaslight comic), Krieg has created a world that has possibilities rather than just being a one-off, alternate-universe spin on Batman.  Batman: Gotham by Gaslight feels like it has a tangible back story behind it and an unknown, but full future ahead of it.

Krieg fills Batman: Gotham by Gaslight with highly-developed versions of familiar Batman characters.  Here, Bruce Wayne and Batman are one and the same; there is no light and dark, separate personalities so much as there is a man who understands the right time and right place to put on the correct public face – or mask, as it may be.

All the supporting characters are strong.  In fact, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight's Selina Kyle could carry her own film.  She is fierce and independent; she is beautiful and personable, even when she is being forceful in her mission to protect poor women.  Hugo Strange (William Salyers) is what some critics might call “deliciously devious,” while Alfred Pennyworth is devious in a benevolent and sly way.  And I can't help but love the “cock robins,” Dickie, Jason, and Timmy.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is pretty in its graphic design and art direction, and the animation moves smoothly.  Director Sam Liu oversees a film that not only plays a mystery, but offers an actually mystery that requires Batman and Selina Kyle to do some investigating.  The film's last act – a rousing section of prison escapes, brutal fights, and a burning park – is perfect escapism and also entertainment with a touch of art.  I thought that I might like Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, and I did.  I simply got far more joy out of it than I imagined I would.

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 17, 2021

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV200245    ART OF KEYFORGE HC    $39.99
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NOV200192    BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW OMNIBUS HC (RES)    $39.99
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SEP200315    CYCLE OF RED MOON TP VOL 02    $14.99
JUL200303    DANGANRONPA ANOTHER EPISODE TP VOL 03 ULTRA DESPAIR GIRLS (R    $12.99
NOV200249    DISNEY PIXAR MONSTERS INC & UNIVERSITY MOVIE IN COMICS HC (R    $14.99
SEP200316    EL CICLO DE LUNA ROJA TP VOL 02    $14.99
NOV200236    EVERYTHING TP VOL 02 (MR)    $19.99
NOV200243    FREAKS O/T HEARTLAND 2ND ED TP    $19.99
NOV200250    GERT & THE SACRED STONES TP (RES)    $14.99
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NOV200238    USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP (2ND ED) VOL 01    $29.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 10, 2021

DARK HORSE COMICS

NOV200244    ART OF SUPERCELL 10 ANNIVERSARY ED HC    $39.99
NOV200251    BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 07 (MR)    $49.99
JAN210253    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #2 (OF 8) CVR A KOLINS    $3.99
JAN210254    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #2 (OF 8) CVR B JONES & CRABTREE    $3.99
JAN210255    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #2 (OF 8) CVR C MANDRAKE    $3.99
NOV200235    BREAKLANDS TP    $19.99
OCT200321    DISNEY BEAUTY & BEAST STORY OF MOVIE IN COMICS HC    $10.99
OCT200308    DRAGON AGE FIRST FIVE GN    $29.99
OCT200303    FINAL FANTASY XV OFFICIAL WORKS HC    $39.99
OCT200304    FINAL FANTASY XV OFFICIAL WORKS LTD ED HC    $199.99
JAN210238    GOD OF WAR FALLEN GOD #1 (OF 4) (RES)    $3.99
OCT200245    LEGEND KORRA ART ANIMATED AIR HC 2ND ED    $39.99
OCT200246    LEGEND KORRA ART ANIMATED AIR HC DLX 2ND ED    $79.99
JAN210277    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #6 CVR A RUSSELL    $3.99
JAN210278    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #6 CVR B MACK    $3.99
OCT200262    POST YORK TP    $17.99
DEC200264    RESIDENT ALIEN YOUR RIDES HERE #4    $3.99
OCT200311    STEPHEN MCCRANIES SPACE BOY TP VOL 09    $10.99
JAN210269    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #6 (OF 6) CVR A    $3.99
JAN210270    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #6 (OF 6) CVR B    $3.99
JAN210271    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #6 (OF 6) CVR C    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 10, 2021

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEC200250    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #1 (OF 8)    $3.99
DEC200251    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #1 (OF 8) EVAN DORKIN VAR ED    $3.99
DEC200252    BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #1 (OF 8) HERNANDEZ STEWART VAR ED    $3.99
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DEC208059    FEAR CASE #1 (OF 4) 2ND PTG    $3.99
OCT209229    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #5 CVR A RUSSELL    $3.99
OCT209230    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #5 CVR B MACK    $3.99
DEC200270    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #5 (OF 6) CVR A    $3.99
DEC200271    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #5 (OF 6) CVR B    $3.99
DEC200272    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #5 (OF 6) CVR C    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 30, 2020

DARK HORSE COMICS

AUG200431    ALEISTER & ADOLF TP (MR)    $19.99
NOV200189    AVATAR NEXT SHADOW #1    $3.99
OCT200296    COLONEL WEIRD COSMAGOG #3 (OF 4) CVR A CROOK    $3.99
OCT200297    COLONEL WEIRD COSMAGOG #3 (OF 4) CVR B SPICER    $3.99
JUL200318    HELLBOY HOLIDAY ORNAMENT    $29.99
MAR200394    LAST OF US PART 2 ELLIE WITH BOW DLX FIGURE    $49.99
NOV200195    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #4 CVR A RUSSELL    $3.99
NOV200196    NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #4 CVR B MACK    $3.99
NOV200211    OVERWATCH TRACER LONDON CALLING #2 CVR A BENGAL    $3.99
NOV200212    OVERWATCH TRACER LONDON CALLING #2 CVR B GGDG    $3.99
NOV200226    RESIDENT ALIEN YOUR RIDES HERE #3    $3.99
NOV200219    STRANGER THINGS D&D CROSSOVER #3 CVR A GIST    $3.99
NOV200220    STRANGER THINGS D&D CROSSOVER #3 CVR B DITTMANN    $3.99
NOV200221    STRANGER THINGS D&D CROSSOVER #3 CVR C INFANTE    $3.99
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NOV200207    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #4 CVR A ROMERO    $3.99
NOV200208    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #4 CVR B CLOONA    $3.99
NOV200209    TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #4 CVR C SEELEY    $3.99
JUN200286    UMBRELLA ACADEMY (NETFLIX) LUNCHBOX REPLICA    $19.99
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OCT200290    WITCHER FADING MEMORIES #2 (OF 4) CVR B WILSON    $3.99