The Long Halloween is called that because it goes from one Halloween to another, stopping at each holiday on the way with someone dying. The first Halloween has The Roman’s Falcone’s nephew, Johnny, who was going to turn him into the cops but instead got married, dies on his way back from his honeymoon.
Bruce Wayne is at the party due to a debt his father has on Falcone when he sees Selena Kyle and goes off dancing with her. Then both excuse themselves and he turns into Batman and she turns into Catwoman. Meanwhile, DA Harvey Dent and Captain Jim Gordon put up the Bat-signal calling him to come to talk to them. they decide to go after Falcone but with a zeal not killing anyone. Batman reluctantly agrees. Harvey feels as though the guy can’t be touched because he’ll buy off whoever he has to.
Then on Thanksgiving, a group is Roman’s goons her gunned dow eating their meal. With Christmas, the Joker shows up and people realize that someone named Holiday is the one doing all these killings on each Holiday going back to Halloween. And the Christmas one is Falcone’s body man. New Year’s is his son whom he has kept out of the business, Alberto has been killed.
One thing I really liked about the killings was that they were some in black and white with a memento to the holiday in a vibrant color contrasting against its backdrop. Sometimes though, there’s only be blood which was just as good in its richness.
Who did the killings? Was it Calendar Man escaping Arkham or one of Maroni’s men? Or Catwoman or the Joker, though he protested to be looking for Holiday himself. Or was it Jim Gordon or Harvey Dent? They certainly wanted these people gone. Batman will investigate and find out the truth. No matter what.
This was. am an amazing comic and just out of this world with the storytelling and the images. I loved seeing all of Batman’s favorite foes in this book. And it really was brilliant to do a murder on each Holiday and follow through for a year. I’m not a DC fan bit every so often I like to dip my toe in and this was so worth it. I give it five out of five stars.
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