Comic Review: The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Vol. 1
Why can't I stay away from the comics at the Library? I have so many in my collection begging to be read, but here I am, picking up another fresh title.
Title: The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Vol. 1
Author: Ivan Cohen & Sholly Fisch
Art: Randy Elliott & Dario Brizuela
Blurb: The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and the detectives of Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries!
It all starts when Batman discovers his original purple gloves are missing—Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo must return to solve the case!
And when a ghost starts haunting the Batcave, no one like Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. can help Batman get to the bottom of it! Even if the spirit turns out to be fake....how did someone get into the Batcave to create a phony phantom?
Catch these adventures in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mystery Vol. 1, collecting The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1-6!
Publisher: DC Comics
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Review
Not the first time I have seen a Scooby Doo/Batman crossover. But the first time, I've been interested enough to pick it up. My youngest is getting into Batman, so any chance to read the lighter versions of the Cape Crusader must always be taken!
This was an interesting piece, as each issue/story had us travelling through the different eras of Batman's career, from his earliest days to the "present." We get some child-friendly fun adventures with time-travelling included. Along with some reappearances of classic characters like Harvey Harris and Ace the Bathound. Also hidden among the artwork are nods to past experiences that even I, as a part-time fan, could recognize.
The artwork was fun; it is very Scooby Doo and Hanna-Barbera, bright, colourful, engaging, and just perfect to get my youngest locked into the storytelling. They did justice to the entire series and the characters involved, and it seems like it was produced by a team that genuinely cared.
It's worth the read, and I can foresee the youngest requesting it again soon!
