Batman: The World was released two days ago (September 14th, 2021). This hardcover comic book (you'd only call it a Graphic Novel if (1) you were a snooty little snooter or (2) you didn't know the difference between a robot and a cyborg) lists for a hefty $24.99 for 184 pages...but it does have an interesting premise: these are Batman adventures around the world, and they are written and drawn by artists from the United States, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, China, & Japan. Well. They had me at France.
But I didn't want to throw down those Big Bills for the privilege of reading it.
Enter Hoopla.
As I was perusing their Recent section of Comics, I saw a listing for none other than Batman: The World.
I was astonished.
I mean...I know that I've seen a few Recent Releases on Hoopla, but not that many...and mostly single issue things.
But a New Release, Hot to the Racks, Hardcover Comic Book?
If you haven't signed up for a Hoopla account, it's probably time to do that.
Full disclosure: I've only read the first two stories in the book, and they were both pretty piss poor, so I don't have high hopes for the rest of this book. But even if it sucks hard enough that we could turn gravity off for a couple of days, I still saved at least $17, so
Thank You, Hoopla!
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