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Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
Siege
Brian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel
Scrivener's Moon - Audio
Philip Reeve
Batman: Private Casebook - Paul Dini, Peter Milligan, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs This collection continues Dini's run as a regular Batman writer, with one story (The Suit of Sorows) by Peter Milligan. I think Dini is usually brilliant when writing in the Batverse, and this collection was no exception for me. The main focus is on the continuing story of Scarface and the new Ventriloquist, with a few sidestories. Dini must also be a Zatanna fan, since she shows up again. (The last story in the collection is actually a very short Zatanna Halloween story, probably put here for lack of a better place to collect it.) I'm having trouble coming up with any flaws to point out. The writing and characterization were both solid, and the art (Dustin Nguyen) is really fantastic. Ah, yes, one thing that fell flat: a weirdly extended scene where Batman trolls an online forum to pick the brains of the armchair detectives. Just didn't work for me, and it was the one low point in an otherwise great collection.