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Gotham Central Omnibus

Gotham Central Omnibus

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  • Author：Ed Brubaker
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Summary

Gotham City: a town teeming with corrupt cops， ruthless crime lords， petty thieves 。。。 and just a small handful that would oppose them。 Grizzled veteran Harvey Bullock， Captain Maggie Sawyer， Detective Renee Montoya and the GCPD are the law force that stands between order and complete anarchy。 Gotham's Finest work around the clock to not only keep the world's most psychotic criminals off the street。。。 but also cleaning up the mess left behind by Batman's one-man war on crime。

Written by critically acclaimed authors Ed Brubaker （Captain America） and Greg Rucka （52， Detective Comics）， this Eisner Award-winning series follows the detectives of Gotham City's Special Crimes Unit as they navigate against the city's greatest villains--in the shadow of Batman himself。 This Eisner Award-winning series is now available in its entirety in this Omnibus edition。 Collects issues #1-40。

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Reviews

Shannon Appelcline ，

I'm now on a third read， having happily upgraded to the omnibus， and this is still one of the best books DC has ever produced。It's a brilliant noir story with a large cast of well-developed characters set in the Batman universe。 Great mysteries， awful tragedies， a Batman that actually feels like an urban legend， and interesting interactions with the Rogues Gallery。 This is all around amazing。And the ending 。。。。 yikes！ I'll have to pick up the 52 Omnibus when it's reprinted to have the closest th I'm now on a third read， having happily upgraded to the omnibus， and this is still one of the best books DC has ever produced。It's a brilliant noir story with a large cast of well-developed characters set in the Batman universe。 Great mysteries， awful tragedies， a Batman that actually feels like an urban legend， and interesting interactions with the Rogues Gallery。 This is all around amazing。And the ending 。。。。 yikes！ I'll have to pick up the 52 Omnibus when it's reprinted to have the closest thing there is to the story of what comes next。 。。。more

OmniBen ，

（Zero spoiler review） 4。5/5The following is compromised of my four review for Books 1，2，3，4 of the series， making up the omnibus。 https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。5/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。75/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。25/5OmniBen。 （Zero spoiler review） 4。5/5The following is compromised of my four review for Books 1，2，3，4 of the series， making up the omnibus。 https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。5/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。75/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4/5https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 4。25/5OmniBen。 。。。more

Joakim Ax ，

If you wanta grounded story but still be int he DC Universe。 This。 Is。 THE BOOK！ The GCPD´s finest and hardest working detectives are struggleing after a gang war has broken out and a detectives recent deceased partner being lost in the crossfire of a wrong door entry to a supervillains hideout。 We get a scene set of a dayshift and a nightshift staff that each gives us the perspective of the non-batfamily member non-metahuman pespective。 The real world in a unrealworld。 Want Batman？ You´ll have If you wanta grounded story but still be int he DC Universe。 This。 Is。 THE BOOK！ The GCPD´s finest and hardest working detectives are struggleing after a gang war has broken out and a detectives recent deceased partner being lost in the crossfire of a wrong door entry to a supervillains hideout。 We get a scene set of a dayshift and a nightshift staff that each gives us the perspective of the non-batfamily member non-metahuman pespective。 The real world in a unrealworld。 Want Batman？ You´ll have to keep your eyes open so you won´t miss him！ 。。。more

Iain ，

Brilliant。 One of the best Batman and DC series。 Further proof that Batman and DC are at their best when they cut back on all the supernatural/alien/multiverse stuff and concentrate on characters and believable worlds。 Comes across like the classic TV shows 'Homicides' and 'The Wire'， and all the better for it。 A shame and a blessing that it lasted only 40 volumes， as the quality never dips throughout。 Superb。 Brilliant。 One of the best Batman and DC series。 Further proof that Batman and DC are at their best when they cut back on all the supernatural/alien/multiverse stuff and concentrate on characters and believable worlds。 Comes across like the classic TV shows 'Homicides' and 'The Wire'， and all the better for it。 A shame and a blessing that it lasted only 40 volumes， as the quality never dips throughout。 Superb。 。。。more

Chr1skol1 ，

Excellent story and art。

Alessio De Agostini ，

Gotham Central è una grande opera noir， non solo per le dimensioni， ma anche per tutto quello che porta: amicizia， amori， rapporti di lavoro， amore per il lavoro che svolgono i protagonisti， idee politiche e di più。Credo che sia la terza o quarta opera che leggo di Brubaker e anche qui mi ha completamente catturato con il suo modo di narrare。Credo che Brubaker ami il genere Noir， col quale si era già confrontato con " Dissolvenza a nero" e con alcune storie scritte per "Daredevil"。Gotham Central Gotham Central è una grande opera noir， non solo per le dimensioni， ma anche per tutto quello che porta: amicizia， amori， rapporti di lavoro， amore per il lavoro che svolgono i protagonisti， idee politiche e di più。Credo che sia la terza o quarta opera che leggo di Brubaker e anche qui mi ha completamente catturato con il suo modo di narrare。Credo che Brubaker ami il genere Noir， col quale si era già confrontato con " Dissolvenza a nero" e con alcune storie scritte per "Daredevil"。Gotham Central ha appunto come soggetto， come protagonista， la centrale di polizia nella città dove vigila il cavaliere oscuro。E tra le persone che lavorano nel distretto di polizia di Gotham le idee su quest' ultimo sono contrastanti。 C'è chi crede che sia dalla loro parte e chi crede che non sia altro che u "freak" come la maggior parte dei criminali che popolano Gotham City。 Come vi ho detto prima， Brubaker ci racconta quasi tutti gli aspetti dei Detective che lavorano su diversi casi。 Cercheranno di chiudere questi casi senza l' aiuto e l' intervento del crociato incappucciato。Riusciranno a risolvere i vari casi di omicidio senza l' aiuto del miglior detective del mondo？Gotham Central è riuscito a farmi commuovere， cosa che difficilmente capita quando leggo un fumetto sul mondo dei supereroi。 Ma la storia che Brubaker costruisce e che porta avanti pagina dopo pagina riesce ad entrarti nel cuore， portando sulle pagine personaggi normali， umani， che devono scontrarsi con determinati avvenimenti e rispettare le regole della legge senza portersi innalzare su quest' ultime。Chi conosce Gotham City e le persone che ci vivono， sa che c'è ben poco di incontaminato in questa città e il distretto di polizia non ne fa parte。Vi aspettate un lieto fine？ Fate male。 Voi avete letto questa storia？Conoscevate Brubaker per altre opere？ Vi ho abbastanza incuriositi？ 。。。more

Eevana ，

7/10

Connor ，

I didn't know that it was possible to hate a fictional character as much as I hate Jim Corrigan in this series。 Gotham Central is exactly how a series focusing on the Major Crimes Unit of the GCPD should be。 This series explores the corruption and the good within not only the MCU but the GCPD as a whole。 The way Brubaker can bring life and show emotions in all of the characters is absolutely mind blowing。 Michael Lark's artwork helps establish the gritty， grounded tone of the series。 This book h I didn't know that it was possible to hate a fictional character as much as I hate Jim Corrigan in this series。 Gotham Central is exactly how a series focusing on the Major Crimes Unit of the GCPD should be。 This series explores the corruption and the good within not only the MCU but the GCPD as a whole。 The way Brubaker can bring life and show emotions in all of the characters is absolutely mind blowing。 Michael Lark's artwork helps establish the gritty， grounded tone of the series。 This book has it all from sadness， loss， and grief， to humor， happiness， and accomplishment。 Character development is perfect throughout。 Crispus Allen， and Renee Montoya in particular are written so well， and their interactions always feel so real。 I honestly cant say enough good things about this book。 The standout story-arcs for me were the opening two issues （In the line of duty）， issues 23-24 （Corrigan）， and issues 38-40 （Corrigan II） 。。。more

Scott ，

For anyone that doesn't read graphic novels or thinks it's all superheroes then this is for them。 Stories from the real police， yeah there's the occasional supervillain， but the cops call them freaks and handle them in the same way as any other criminal。 They loathe the Batman， who does turn up now and again but he's not the focus of these stories， it's the gritty day to day of the Gotham cops， excellent storylines。 For anyone that doesn't read graphic novels or thinks it's all superheroes then this is for them。 Stories from the real police， yeah there's the occasional supervillain， but the cops call them freaks and handle them in the same way as any other criminal。 They loathe the Batman， who does turn up now and again but he's not the focus of these stories， it's the gritty day to day of the Gotham cops， excellent storylines。 。。。more

Lukas Sumper ，

If you ever asked yourself how the normal human would act and think like in a world full of masked heroes， well this is the book for you。 Gotham Central is about a police force having the honors of facing the not so nice criminal inhabitants of gotham city。 Sadly multiple times with a cliche ridden crime story done plenty somewhere else， but that works mostly because it is set in Batmans backyard and we love our villians here。 Speaking of villians， this series wouldn't even need them， as our cha If you ever asked yourself how the normal human would act and think like in a world full of masked heroes， well this is the book for you。 Gotham Central is about a police force having the honors of facing the not so nice criminal inhabitants of gotham city。 Sadly multiple times with a cliche ridden crime story done plenty somewhere else， but that works mostly because it is set in Batmans backyard and we love our villians here。 Speaking of villians， this series wouldn't even need them， as our characters flaws are so on point here that reading about our protagonists wrestling with their inner demons is even more thrilling than a fist fight with two face。Where this Series really won me over is the lay out /art style， how it flows with rarely having to use description boxes。。 it rather just shows you！ Sadly you don't see that applied well in most comics but here its just perfect。Something for everyone， even non superhero fans！ 4。5 out of 5。0 stars 。。。more

Blob ，

Absolutely &@%#ing Incredible

Rob Frisco ，

This was such a good series， but the ending/last issue of it was disappointing。 I thought maybe there was one more issue to tie it all together， but there was not。 Oh well。 That's what you call Gotham justice I guess。 This was such a good series， but the ending/last issue of it was disappointing。 I thought maybe there was one more issue to tie it all together， but there was not。 Oh well。 That's what you call Gotham justice I guess。 。。。more

Siona St Mark ，

Tried reading this today and it just wasn’t for me。 The art style is okay， but not my favorite。 The story wasn’t what I thought it would be honestly。

Baba ，

This superb police procedural in a superhero reality is set in Batman's city of Gotham。 As well as the usual suspects， we get to know members of the police force and their lives。 This very interesting nad dare I say daring mainstream superhero universes read looks at the DC super powered world reality through a more human lens; this is fine work by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka， easily the best police procedural DC （or Marvel） has ever made。 There's also a pretty intelligent and compellingly dark e This superb police procedural in a superhero reality is set in Batman's city of Gotham。 As well as the usual suspects， we get to know members of the police force and their lives。 This very interesting nad dare I say daring mainstream superhero universes read looks at the DC super powered world reality through a more human lens; this is fine work by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka， easily the best police procedural DC （or Marvel） has ever made。 There's also a pretty intelligent and compellingly dark epilogue。 8 out of 12。I read the comic books covered by this omnibus （thanks to this Omnibus there is so much less Goodreads work for me， having this as a single listing as opposed to one for each volume！）。 I read the comic books Gotham Central #1-40 。。。more

Sammi ，

Reread the whole series for the first time in a long time。 I like stories about Gotham from an unusual perspective - like people on the street or in this case， cops。 The writing is good and made for genuine mysteries， which is rare for comics。

eric garza ，

Awesome crime procedural。 Great characters。 Easy and addictive read。 Loved this book。

Mark Schlatter ，

As a series， this is probably closer to 4。5 stars （with some issues down to 3 stars）， but I love the whole thing so much。。。。The high concept is great: tell the stories of Gotham detectives in the Major Crimes Unit （i。e。， the ones most likely to run into Batman's foes， or what the cops call the "freaks"）。 Do they like working with Batman？ （Usually not。） Are they angry about the state of crime in the city？ （Probably yes。） Do they have to deal with crooked police and frustrating bureaucracy？ （All t As a series， this is probably closer to 4。5 stars （with some issues down to 3 stars）， but I love the whole thing so much。。。。The high concept is great: tell the stories of Gotham detectives in the Major Crimes Unit （i。e。， the ones most likely to run into Batman's foes， or what the cops call the "freaks"）。 Do they like working with Batman？ （Usually not。） Are they angry about the state of crime in the city？ （Probably yes。） Do they have to deal with crooked police and frustrating bureaucracy？ （All the time。）You have two of my favorite comics writers， Brubaker and Rucka， writing what they do very well: ground level gritty stories that still have humor and pack a wallop plotwise。 You get tales that feature tons of characters in the Batman milieu， including the mystery of multiple dead Robins， a chilling Mad Hatter story with lots of Arkham Asylum， and a stellar Joker-as-sniper serial。 （The creators hit it out of the park with a portrayal of the Joker in police custody --- it's super weird to see a character that crazed in the normal setting of an interrogation room。）Much of the art at the beginning of the series is by Michael Lark， who sets the visual aesthetic for the book: scratchy pencils with tons of black ink and muddy colors。 Lark carries it off quite well， but it's an art style that can go bad in the wrong hands。 There are some stories by other artists where faces tend towards the unrecognizable with the grit， and throughout the series I got a little tired of panels with talking heads and no backgrounds。 Besides Lark's work， I found Brian Hurtt's issue （#11） and a story by Kano and Gaudino （#33-36） to really shine。I just reread this in pamphlet form and am now very tempted to buy the collection。 It's one of my favorite examples from the Big 2 of small personal stories that work within a wider continuity。 。。。more

Sycobabel ，

This massive collection weighs six pounds and is over 950 pages long。 It’s a behemoth。 I thoroughly enjoyed the range of police stories Brubaker cooks up and the plotting made me think about HBO’s The Wire。 I could even imagine McNulty and Bunk making an appearance in the station。 Their rapport would blend in perfectly with the Gotham City detective’s banter。 I love Batman but it was refreshing to have him in the background with the sole focus on the detectives。

Matthew WK ，

Outstanding。 I'm probably the only comic fan who doesn't really give two-hoots about Batman and although this deals with Gotham， Batman plays only a minor role。 This is a down-in-the-gutter look at the Gotham police force with a focus on the major crimes unit。 The storytelling is brilliant， the art for the most part is a perfect compliment （minus the last arc where many of the characters look the same due to a different artist）。 Surprised at how fast this read is。 What put this at a 5-star was t Outstanding。 I'm probably the only comic fan who doesn't really give two-hoots about Batman and although this deals with Gotham， Batman plays only a minor role。 This is a down-in-the-gutter look at the Gotham police force with a focus on the major crimes unit。 The storytelling is brilliant， the art for the most part is a perfect compliment （minus the last arc where many of the characters look the same due to a different artist）。 Surprised at how fast this read is。 What put this at a 5-star was the fact I'll definitely be reading this one again！ 。。。more

Highland G ，

Recently reread。 Love the overall premise。 Some inconsistencies in story and art throughout take it down a star。Really interesting read about the police unit who has to work alongside batman。 I personally would have preferred to see more of the known characters but the new ones we got were all developed pretty good over。 Some of the less focused on cops all blur together over time and seem less important than our focused group。Art is Good mostly when done by Lark， other artists work just looks r Recently reread。 Love the overall premise。 Some inconsistencies in story and art throughout take it down a star。Really interesting read about the police unit who has to work alongside batman。 I personally would have preferred to see more of the known characters but the new ones we got were all developed pretty good over。 Some of the less focused on cops all blur together over time and seem less important than our focused group。Art is Good mostly when done by Lark， other artists work just looks rushed。 Only about half the book is drawn by Lard despite his name being on the cover。Story is great at some points but also has its boring or confusing parts。 Overall is reads a individual cases in an ongoing series。 The characters progress from case to case but each one is its own thing and doesn’t always match up perfectly。Overall the feel of the book was fairly consistent and I would recommend checking it out for a very different view on Gotham。 。。。more

William Thomas ，

The best Batman book- with or without Batman- of all time。 Hands down。

Etain Ryan ，

Cop noir series set in a world where the world's most famous vigilante is working the cases you are。 Brubaker and Ruka are two of my favorite comic writers and this series from them does not disappoint。 It's great to see the supporting cop characters from Batman take the limelight and see Gotham from their perspective。 The artwork is perfectly matched to the stories。 Also Rene Montoya so total win！！ Cop noir series set in a world where the world's most famous vigilante is working the cases you are。 Brubaker and Ruka are two of my favorite comic writers and this series from them does not disappoint。 It's great to see the supporting cop characters from Batman take the limelight and see Gotham from their perspective。 The artwork is perfectly matched to the stories。 Also Rene Montoya so total win！！ 。。。more

Lucas Chance ，

A masterful series from two greats。 While the latter arcs don't have the same power as the beginning， this is still a consistent， remarkable look at the day-to-day of Gotham's world and how it operates。 While it certainty teeters on justifying violent actions， it has a more moral conscious than some Batman comics， showing the flaws and tears within the social justice system as well as the small gains。 A remarkable thing and a highlight in both authors' bodies of work。 A masterful series from two greats。 While the latter arcs don't have the same power as the beginning， this is still a consistent， remarkable look at the day-to-day of Gotham's world and how it operates。 While it certainty teeters on justifying violent actions， it has a more moral conscious than some Batman comics， showing the flaws and tears within the social justice system as well as the small gains。 A remarkable thing and a highlight in both authors' bodies of work。 。。。more

Fraser Veitch ，

Gotham Central is Homicide: Life on The Street of The DC UniverseA fantastic read。 The inner workings of the GCPD are laid bare as we get to know the detective pairings of the day & night shift， and how the shadow of The Bat affects their job。 Over the course of 40 issues Batman shows up only a handful of times， but the weight of who he is & what he does is present at all times。 Believe me though， he isn't missed as the case files and personal tales of the detectives are compelling from start to Gotham Central is Homicide: Life on The Street of The DC UniverseA fantastic read。 The inner workings of the GCPD are laid bare as we get to know the detective pairings of the day & night shift， and how the shadow of The Bat affects their job。 Over the course of 40 issues Batman shows up only a handful of times， but the weight of who he is & what he does is present at all times。 Believe me though， he isn't missed as the case files and personal tales of the detectives are compelling from start to finish。 Gritty art by Lark et al。 match the stories Brubaker and Rucka have written and keep them grounded in 'reality' and not in the world of the Supes。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Pius ，

Wow， this is truly an amazing book。 One of the best i've ever read。 The art is mediocre， but the writing is amazing。 The ending sent chills down my spine。 Bravo to Brubaker for this epic story！ Wow， this is truly an amazing book。 One of the best i've ever read。 The art is mediocre， but the writing is amazing。 The ending sent chills down my spine。 Bravo to Brubaker for this epic story！ 。。。more

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Not being a reader of Batman comics， but having grown up， like most， knowing most of the players through the various movies and TV show episodes， I went into "Gotham Central" hoping the presence of Brubaker would make this worthwhile - it certainly was。 The type of grand epic I didn't want to end， a proper investigative narrative that reaches as far around the city as the show "The Wire"， and containing more that-was-my-favourite-arc-yet moments than I can pick out to express how much I enjoyed Not being a reader of Batman comics， but having grown up， like most， knowing most of the players through the various movies and TV show episodes， I went into "Gotham Central" hoping the presence of Brubaker would make this worthwhile - it certainly was。 The type of grand epic I didn't want to end， a proper investigative narrative that reaches as far around the city as the show "The Wire"， and containing more that-was-my-favourite-arc-yet moments than I can pick out to express how much I enjoyed the particular investigation。 A crazy finale with a bittersweet comedown， solid characters with intriguing lives， and funny throughout， even if you're not a fan of Batman comics you can get lost in this world and have a pleasurable time。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Andrew ，

This was incredible。 I’m just sad it’s over so quickly， even though it is a giant omnibus。 Brubaker and Rucka work great together， and I absolutely loved seeing Gotham from this angle。 The Joker story was genuinely terrifying， and they definitely used the POV of “regular people” to their advantage particularly well there。 Also Montoya is the best， and Rucka’s chapters with her were so heartbreaking and amazing。

Tanvir Ahmad ，

It's an interesting idea， a police procedural intermingled with Batman and supervillains。 The characters were quite believable， with their personalities and flaws。 Some of the stories were really great， some of them not so much。 However， I was somewhat underwhelmed by the artwork。 It's noir-ish alright， but most of the characters looked quite similar looking。 I couldn't tell them apart。 It's an interesting idea， a police procedural intermingled with Batman and supervillains。 The characters were quite believable， with their personalities and flaws。 Some of the stories were really great， some of them not so much。 However， I was somewhat underwhelmed by the artwork。 It's noir-ish alright， but most of the characters looked quite similar looking。 I couldn't tell them apart。 。。。more

Jaydeep Singha Roy ，

Epic！

Andrew Seaton ，

I’m only 4 issues in， but I’m confident that this is a 5 star book。 If the rest of it is even half as good， it would be a 5-star book。 I probably overuse the phrase but this is another that I just could not put down。 Coloring felt very similar to V is for Vendetta。 It’s Law and Order in the Batman universe。 A couple notes:* Paper quality is amazing， which helps。 So many DC omnibii have really cheap newspaper style paper， but this is durable and feels great， for those who care about such things。* I’m only 4 issues in， but I’m confident that this is a 5 star book。 If the rest of it is even half as good， it would be a 5-star book。 I probably overuse the phrase but this is another that I just could not put down。 Coloring felt very similar to V is for Vendetta。 It’s Law and Order in the Batman universe。 A couple notes:* Paper quality is amazing， which helps。 So many DC omnibii have really cheap newspaper style paper， but this is durable and feels great， for those who care about such things。* All of the art from pencils， colors， inks and letters is among the best I've ever seen。 This MUST be read in oversize format to do it true justice。* I'm prone to recency bias so some of my other 5 star reviews may go down over time （looking at you X-O Manowar）。 This one I'm confident will never dip below 5。I fully intend to wear out my copy and have to buy it again in trades。 Again， it won't do it justice， but I'm amazed this book was still in print when I got it。 。。。more

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