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23-02-06
BATMAN YEAR TWO (DETECTIVE COMICS #575 - #578)

ôïõ ÁíäñÝá Ìé÷áçëßäç

Writer: Mike W.Barr

Artists: Alan Davis & Paul Neary, Todd McFarlane & Alfredo Alcala

First Published: 1987

Format: 4-Issue Storyline

DC Comics

ÉÓÔÏÑÉÁ: ¸íáò Bruce Wayne íÝïò êáé áíèñþðéíïò. ¸íáò Batman áêüìá Üãïõñïò, ìá ãåìÜôïò åíÝñãåéá êáé õãéÝò ðÜèïò ãéá ôï ñüëï ðïõ Ý÷åé áíáëÜâåé. ¸íáò íÝïò åðéèåùñçôÞò ãéá ôï Gotham: ï James Gordon. Åíþ ï Bruce Wayne ìïéñÜæåé ôï ÷ñüíï ôïõ ìåôáîý ôçò áíåãÝñóåùò ôïõ Wayne Foundation Building, êïíôÜ óôïí ôüðï ðïõ äïëïöïíÞèçêáí ïé ãïíåßò ôïõ êáé ôçò êáôáôñüðùóçò ðÜóçò öýóåùò êáêïðïéþí, ìéêñþí Þ ìåãÜëùí ìå ìéá äüóç ÷éïýìïñ, ï Judson Caspian åðéóôñÝöåé óôï Gotham ãéá íá äåé ôçí êüñç ôïõ, Rachel. Ç Rachel Caspian åôïéìÜæåôáé íá åíôá÷èåß óå ôÜãìá êáëïãñéþí åéò ìíÞìçí ôçò äïëïöïíçèåßóáò ìçôÝñáò ôçò, åíþ ï ðáôÝñáò ôçò Ý÷åé Ýñèåé íá ðáñáóôåß óôçí ôåëåôÞ, åëðßæïíôáò üôé Ý÷åé áöÞóåé Ýíá áéìáôçñü êáé åðßðïíï ðáñåëèüí ðßóù ôïõ. ¼óï óõìâáßíïõí üëá áõôÜ, ï ðñþçí äéïéêçôÞò êáé íõí åðéèåùñçôÞò ôïõ GPD, James Gordon, ðñïóáñìüæåôáé óôï íÝï ôïõ ñüëï êáé ó÷ïëéÜæåé ôçí ðáñïõóßá ôïõ Batman, üóï êáé ôçí áðïõóßá åíüò Üëëïõ ìáóêïöüñïõ åêäéêçôÞ, ôïõ ðïëý ðéï áéìïâüñïõ Reaper.
Óõíäåôéêüò êñßêïò ìåôáîý ôïõ Wayne, ôùí Caspian, ôïõ Batman êáé ôïõ Reaper, åßíáé ç ãéáôñüò Leslie Thompkins, ðáëéÜ ößëç ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò Wayne êáé åðéêñéôéêÞ ößëç ôïõ ôåëåõôáßïõ êëçñïíüìïõ ôïõ ïíüìáôïò. ÐáëéÜ ãíþñéìç ìå ôïõò Caspian, èá óõóôÞóåé ôç Rachel óôïí Bruce Wayne, ðñïåéäïðïéþíôáò ôïí íá ìçí ôçí ìðëÝîåé óôçí ôáñá÷þäç æùÞ ôïõ. ¼óï ãéá ôïí Reaper êáé ôïí Batman, ðñéí êáí ïé Üíäñåò ðßóù áðü ôç ìÜóêá óõíáíôçèïýí óå ðïëéôéóìÝíá, êïéíùíéêÜ ðëáßóéá, èá áíôáëëÜîïõí ãñïèéÝò, ðñïôÜóóïíôáò ôéò äéáöïñåôéêÝò ôïõò öéëïóïößåò. Ï Judson Caspian Þôáí (êáé âëÝðïíôáò ôçí êáôÜíôéá ôïõ Gotham îáíáãßíåôáé) Ýíáò öïíéêüò ðïëÝìéïò ôïõ åãêëÞìáôïò, ìç äéóôÜæïíôáò íá óêïôþóåé ôïõò åãêëçìáôßåò ìå ôá êïöôåñÜ äñåðÜíéá óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ Þ ôá ðéóôüëéá êñõììÝíá ìÝóá ôïõò. Åßíáé ìåãáëýôåñïò óå çëéêßá, áëëÜ êáé ðéï Ýìðåéñïò, ðéï áäßóôáêôïò êáé ðñïåôïéìáóìÝíïò áðü ôïí Batman. Óôçí ðñþôç ôïõò áíáìÝôñçóç, ï íåáñüò áêüìá Óêïôåéíüò Éððüôçò ó÷åäüí èá ÷Üóåé ôç æùÞ ôïõ, ïðüôå êáé áðïöáóßæåé üôé áõôüí ôïí å÷èñü ðñÝðåé íá ðïëåìÞóåé ìå ôá ßäéá üðëá: áí êáé ïñêßóôçêå ï áãþíáò ôïõ íá åßíáé áíáßìáêôïò, ðáßñíåé óôá ÷Ýñéá ôï üðëï ðïõ óêüôùóå ôïõò ãïíåßò ôïõ...
ÊáôÜ ôñáãéêÞ åéñùíåßá (ìå ôçí ïìçñéêÞ Ýííïéá, üðïõ ïé Þñùåò îÝñïõí ëéãüôåñá áðü üôé åìåßò), êáèþò ï Batman êáé ï Reaper ðëçóéÜæïõí åêôåëþíôáò Ýíáí èáíÜóéìï ÷ïñü, ï Bruce Wayne êáé ç Rachel Caspian ðëçóéÜæïõí ðñïò ôïí ãáìÞëéï ÷ïñü, ðñïò ìåãÜëç ÷áñÜ ôçò áíÞóõ÷çò Leslie Thompkins. ÊÜíïíôáò Ýíá ðñïúäåáóìü óôïí áíáãíþóôç, óôç óêçíÞ ôçò ãáìÞëéáò ðñüôáóçò âëÝðïõìå ôï ÷áñôß áðü Ýíá êéíÝæéêï ìðéóêüôï ôçò ôý÷çò: «You may avoid your fate, but never escape it». ¸ôóé êáèþò ï Batman èá ðñïóðïéçèåß üôé áëëÜæåé óôñáôüðåäï, êÜíïíôáò óýììá÷ü ôïõ ôç Ìáößá êáé å÷èñü ôïõ ôçí áóôõíïìßá, èá áíáãêáóôåß íá õðïìåßíåé ôï áäéáíüçôï: íá óõíåñãáóôåß ìå ôïí Joe Chill, äïëïöüíï ôùí ãïíéþí ôïõ, ðñïêåéìÝíïõ íá ðéÜóåé ôïí Reaper. Ôï ó÷Ýäéü ôïõ èá áðïöÝñåé êáñðïýò êáé äñïìïëïãåßôáé ç ôåëéêÞ óýãêñïõóç. Óáí óå óáéîðçñéêü äñÜìá, ç áãùíßá êáé ç Ýíôáóç êëéìáêþíïíôáé óôçí ôåëéêÞ áõôÞ áíáìÝôñçóç. ÌåôÜ ïé ìÜóêåò ðÝöôïõí, ôï êïéíü áíáôñé÷éÜæåé êáé ïé ðñùôáãùíéóôÝò ðñÝðåé íá õðïóôïýí ôéò óõíÝðåéåò ôùí ðñÜîåþí ôïõò: ï Judson Caspian óêïôþíåé ôïí Joe Chill ôçí þñá ðïõ åôïéìÜæåôáé íá êÜíåé ôï ßäéï ðñÜãìá ï Batman ìå ôï üðëï ðïõ óêüôùóå ôïõò ãïíåßò ôïõ, ðáßñíïíôáò ôï áßìá ìáêñéÜ áðü ôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ Óêïôåéíïý Éððüôç. ¸ðåéôá, üðùò åßíáé ç ìïßñá ôùí áíôáãùíéóôþí ôïõ Ýñãïõ, çôôÜôáé êáé áðïöáóßæåé íá ðåèÜíåé. Ç ïéêïíïìßá ôïõ Ýñãïõ üìùò Ý÷åé ôï ôßìçìÜ ôçò: ç Rachel Caspian ôåëéêÜ èá êëåéóôåß óå ìïíáóôÞñé ãéá íá åîéëåþóåé ôçí øõ÷Þ ôïõ ðáôÝñá ôçò, ðëçììõñéóìÝíç áðü ôýøåéò. Ï ìïíáäéêüò Üíèñùðïò ðïõ ó÷åäüí Ýâáëå ôÝëïò óå ìéá ðïñåßá ðïõ áíáìÝíåôáé åðßðïíç ãéá ôïí Bruce Wayne, èá áíáãêáóôåß íá ôïí áöÞóåé ìüíï, íá óõíå÷ßóåé ôï Ýñãï ôïõ. ÐáñïõóéÜæåé óôç Leslie Thompkins ôçí Wayne Memorial Clinic êáé ôçò áíáèÝôåé ôç äéåýèõíóç. Ëßãï ðñéí ç áõëáßá êëåßóåé, áöÞíåé ôç ößëç ôïõ êáé ôïí ðéóôü Alfred óôï öùò ôçò ðüëçò, ðñéí ï ßäéïò îáíáâÜëåé ôç ìÜóêá êáé öýãåé ãéá ôéò óêéÝò ôçò...

ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÁÑÅÓÅ: Åßíáé áäéáìöéóâÞôçôç ç äåéíüôçôá ôçò ãñáöÞò ôïõ Mike Barr, äáíåéæüìåíç üëá ôá óôïé÷åßá ðïõ áíÝöåñá ðáñáðÜíù êáé ðáñïõóéÜæïíôáò ôï storyline ðñáãìáôéêÜ óáí èåáôñéêü Ýñãï (ðñåëïýäéï, åéóáãùãÞ ÷áñáêôÞñùí, åîÝëéîç, ôñáãéêÞ åéñùíåßá, êëéìÜêùóç, êáôáêëåßäá). Ç ïìÜäá ôùí Davis/Neary óôï ðñþôï ìÝñïò, äåß÷íåé üôé Ý÷åé êáôáóôáëÜîåé óôçí åìöÜíéóç êáé ôéò åêöñÜóåéò üëùí ôùí ÷áñáêôÞñùí ðïõ åìöáíßæïíôáé, áðïäßäïíôáò ìå åíäéáöÝñïíôá ôñüðï óôïé÷åßá ðñïóùðéêüôçôáò ôïõ êáèåíüò óôçí áðåéêüíéóÞ ôïõ (ï Bruce Wayne ìå ìåãÜëá, åêöñáóôéêÜ êáé áêüìá áöåëÞ ìÜôéá, ï Judson Caspian øçëüò, óôçôüò, åðéâëçôéêüò óáí ìïíüëéèïò ìå óôåíü, äéáðåñáóôéêü âëÝììá êëð.). Åðßóçò óôçí åîÝëéîç ôçò ðëïêÞò âëÝðïõìå íá «ðáßæåé» óå åîßóïõ ìåãÜëï ìÝñïò ï Bruce Wayne, üóï êáé ï Batman: åßíáé óáöÝò üôé ôá äýï åßíáé âáóéêÜ óõóôáôéêÜ ôïõ üëïõ, ìå ôïí Alfred íá ëÝåé ôçí áîéïìíçìüíåõôç öñÜóç: «...it may be the only place on earth where he feels himself», åíþ ç Rachel Caspian äéáôñõðÜåé ôï ðñïóùðåßï ôïõ âáñéåóôçìÝíïõ playboy êáé âñßóêåé êÜôé âáèýôåñï êáé áíèñþðéíï.
Ôá õðüëïéðá ôñßá ìÝñç ôïõ storyline Ý÷åé áíáëÜâåé ç ïìÜäá ôùí McFarlane/Alcala, üðïõ êáé Ý÷åé åíäéáöÝñïí ç áðåéêüíéóç áðü ôïí äçìéïõñãü ôïõ Spawn: ìåãÜëç êÜðá, ðïëëÝò ðôõ÷Ýò, Ýíôïíåò óêéÜæåéò êáé êÜðùò ðéï Üãñéá ãñáììÞ óå ó÷Ýóç ìå ôï óôõë ôïõ Davis. ÄåäïìÝíïõ üôé ç ùìüôçôá ôçò éóôïñßáò åêôõëßóóåôáé ðåñéóóüôåñï óôá ôñßá ôåëåõôáßá ôåý÷ç, Ý÷åé áðïäåé÷èåß êáëÞ åðéëïãÞ.
ÔÝëïò, ç éóôïñßá áõôÞ åßíáé èñßáìâïò ôïõ Óáêáñßäç åíÜíôéá óôï decompression êáé ï äéêüò ìïõ åíÜíôéá óôá title crossovers. Äåí ÷ñåéÜæåôáé íá Ý÷åéò äéáâÜóåé ôßðïôá Üëëï ãéá íá êáôáëÜâåéò ôçí éóôïñßá, åêôõëßóóåôáé üëç óå 4 ôåý÷ç ôïõ ßäéïõ ôßôëïõ, Ý÷åé áñ÷Þ ìÝóç êáé ôÝëïò. End result: satisfied customer.

ÔÉ ÌÁÓ ÅÍÏ×ËÇÓÅ: Ôçí ðåñßïäï áõôÞ ï McFarlane åßíáé rookie êáé öáßíåôáé (åêôüò áí ôï êÜíåé åðßôçäåò, áëëÜ äåí íïìßæù...). ÈõìÜóôå ôé åßðá óôçí áñ÷Þ ãéá ôçí ïìÜäá ôïõ ðñþôïõ ìÝñïõò; Å, åäþ áíôéèÝôùò åßíáé öáíåñü üôé ç äåýôåñç ïìÜäá øÜ÷íåôáé. Ó÷åäéáóôéêÜ ôá ôåý÷ç äåí åßíáé áðüëõôá óõíåðÞ ìåôáîý ôïõò, ï McFarlane êÜíåé ðåéñáìáôéóìïýò ìå Ýíá óåô ÷áñáêôÞñùí ðïõ êáëåßôáé (Ýóôù êáé ëüãù óõíáäåëöéêÞò áâñüôçôáò) íá áðåéêïíßóåé ìå ìéá ó÷åôéêÞ óõíÝðåéá ùò ðñïò ôçí áñ÷Þ ôçò éóôïñßáò. Åäþ âëÝðïõìå ôï ðñïïßìéï ãéá ìÜôéá, óêéÝò êáé óôïëÝò ðïõ èá åìöáíéóôïýí óå ðëÞñç áíÜðôõîç óôï SPAWN (óôï ôÝôáñôï ìÝñïò ç ìÜóêá ôïõ Reaper èõìßæåé ôç ìïýñç ôïõ Chapel, or is it the other way around...;). ¼ôáí êáëåßóáé íá óõìðëçñþóåéò ìéá äïõëåéÜ åí åîåëßîåé, äåí âëÜðôåé íá âÜëåéò ðñïóùðéêÜ óôïé÷åßá, áëëÜ ü÷é êáé íá ðáßæåéò êýñéå Todd (êáé ôÝëïò ðÜíôùí, ìÜèå íá æùãñáößæåéò ôç ñçìÜäá ôç utility belt)!

ÓÕÍÏËÉÊÇ ÅÊÔÉÌÇÓÇ: ÊëáóóéêÞ, êáëÞ pre-90’s äïõëåéÜ, áðü Ýíáí åîáéñåôéêü óõããñáöÝá êáé Ýíá êáëü, óå ôåëéêÞ áíÜëõóç, êáóô êáëëéôå÷íþí. Áí êáé ôï Ýìðåéñï ìÜôé ìðïñåß íá äåé ôá ëÜèç (êáé ôï äéêü ìïõ äåí åßíáé éäéáßôåñá Ýìðåéñï), áõôÜ äåí åíï÷ëïýí êáé åßíáé ìÜëëïí curiosities óôçí êáôÜ ôá Üëëá åîáéñåôéêÞ ñïÞ, ìéáò ðïëý êáëÞò éóôïñßáò. Åß÷á ôçí ôý÷ç íá âñù ôçí áñ÷éêÞ Ýêäïóç ôùí ôåõ÷þí êáé ç åêôýðùóç ôçò åðï÷Þò Ý÷åé... êÜôé ðïõ ôçí êÜíåé åõ÷Üñéóôç.

ÐÁÑÁËËÇËÇ ÐÑÏÔÁÓÇ: Ãéá ðáñÜëëçëç åìðåéñßá ó÷åôéêÞ ìå ôï éó÷õñü áôïý áõôïý ôïõ storyline, ìðïñåßôå íá óôñáöåßôå óôï THE MAZE AGENCY, ãñáììÝíï äéá ÷åéñüò Mike W.Barr êáé öéëïôå÷íçìÝíï áðü ôïí Adam Hughes. ÊëáóóéêÜ detective stories ìå ðñùôáãùíéóôÝò ôçí íôåôÝêôéâ Jennifer Mays êáé ôïí óõããñáöÝá áóôõíïìéêþí âéâëßùí, Gabriel Webb (áí äåí áðáôþìáé ðñÝðåé íá êõêëïöüñçóå ðñüóöáôá ôï collected vol.1 áðü ôçí IDW). Âåâáßùò, áóõæçôçôß, ôá DETECTIVE COMICS êáé BATMAN ôçò åðï÷Þò âñßèïõí áðü åîßóïõ êáëÜ storylines.



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