Excellent Stories - but why the low quality print?, 7. März 2007

Ok...the stories are really excellent just as we know from the award winning team Loeb/Sale. Halloween in Gotham seems to really become THEIR topic, since I haven't found anything that covers this time of the year nearly as good as in their books in all the comics. But one thing surprised me, when I opened the book: No-gloss-paper? What's with DC going scroogy in print quality. Compared to the other Loeb/Sale-masterpieces the print quality is an insult to the genuine artwork and disappointed me big time. Let's hope it's just a single case slip and DC doesn't turn back to a general non-gloss-paper printing!

       Another Winner From Loeb and Sale, 24. Dezember 1999

Three wonderful tales from the people who brought you the classic Long Halloween. While the second story was merely average, the fist and last stories were clever looks at the man behind the bat. Loeb is skilled at getting behind the costume whether it is Batman or Superman and the artwork byMr Sale is gorgeous. Buy this one, Long Halloween, Superman For All Seasons, and the current Batman Dark Victory.

      Three good Batman-stories, 21. November 1999

I like this book because there are complete stories, featuring many classic Bat-characters and depicting them just the right way. It reminds me a little the Animated Series (simple but good stories and characterization). Tim Sale's art is not as fine as in The Long Halloween but it remains very cool and it really gives an atmosphere to the book. Definitely a good reading, quite different from all the crossover-stuff and never-ending plots.

      Batman + Halloween = Good Readin', 9. Oktober 1999

This TPB collects the 3 Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials, and is not a bad compilation at all. The first story appears to be simple Scarecrow tale, but looks are decieving. It's more about the incredible differences between Bruce Wayne and Batman. The second tale, a Mad Hatter story, is pretty basic; nothing special about it. Its average-ness is what caused the book to earn 4 stars rather than 5. But Loeb and Sale make up for it with the 3rd story, a 'Christmas Carol' knock-off that you have to read to believe. Sale's artwork is absolutely gorgeous in all 3 tales. My reccomendation is to buy the 'Batman: Long Halloween' TPB first. If you like it, then buy Haunted Knight, they are by the same people and in the same vein.

      Halloween was made for Batman, 28. März 1999

Containing the first three Halloween specials by Loeb and Sale, Haunted Knight gives you a cheaper opportunity to catch up on the Halloween buzz, which is good because the first special reprinted is pretty hard to find and even more so now that the Long Halloween series is going through the roof on the back issue market.