Issue Description

The second installment in a classic painted anthology (SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE, WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH) by Emmy Award-winning producer Paul Dini and acclaimed artist Alex Ross. In this oversized book, Batman encounters a young boy, who much like himself, has survived the murder of his parents. Seeing a mirror reflection of his younger self, the Dark Knight ponders his own life paths as he examines the nature of crime as it ubiquitously permeates from the Gotham streets to the corporate suites.

Batman: War on Crime (1999)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Alex Ross won the 1999 Eisner Award for Best Painter for his work on this title.

The second in the over-sized prestige-format tabloid collaborations between writer Paul Dini and Painter Alex Ross, Batman: War on Crime was just as successful as its predecessor, and just as beautiful. Beginning with a two-page origin story, this fully painted one-shot was told in story-book format. Like Superman: Peace on Earth, this story pitted its protagonist against seemingly insurmountable odds, in this case the cruel realities of those victimized by violent crime. A dark tale augmented by a bittersweet glimmer of hope, War on Crime was a tragic glimpse into the life of the man behind the mask.

Collected in The World's Greatest Super-Heroes Over-sized Hardcover or 2010 softcover release.

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