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75 years of Batman: A love letter to the Dark Knight

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Just over a week ago the big bad Batman turned the ripe old age of 75, although if you ask me he doesn't look a day over... twenty fi...thirty...Wait, how old is he meant to be again!? Age ambiguity aside, here at Geek of Oz we love us some Batman so to prove it we thought we would share with you some of our all-time favourite stories starring the caped crusader. Enjoy! - Christof BATMAN: HUSH DC Comics Story by Jeph Loeb Art by Jim Lee Chris: No. Stop. Don’t say a word. I know Hush has many issues (the problematic kind, not the $6 a month kind). I know there are plot holes, that Loeb’s writing can be inconsistent at times, that characters can feel static, that the narrative can diverge here and there… But the thing is, I kinda don’t care. Hush was my first experience with Batman on the page, and through the six years I’ve read, studied, critiqued and digested (figuratively) comic books since reading it, I still love the basmeezus out of it. As the old s...