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''Batman Black and White'' refers both to a four-issue comic book limited series published in 1996 by DC Comics, and three collections of 8-page black-and-white Batman stories, comprising the limited series and backup features from the ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' comic. ==Publication history== The origin of the series is told by editor Mark Chiarello in his introduction to the first collection, in which he writes about a dinner table-discussion with "a few famous comic-book artists," at which they pondered the "desert island" question in terms of a single complete run of comics one would be happy to be stranded with.〔Chiarello, Mark "Introduction" in Chiarello, Mark and Peterson, Scott (ed.s) ''Batman Black and White'' (DC Comics, 1998) ISBN 1-56389-439-4〕 Ultimately, with "half a minute"'s thought, they "amazingly... all agreed, pound for pound, page for page" that the unequivocal choice was Warren Publishing's ''Creepy'', a high point unmatched since "there has never been such a collection of stellar artists assembled under one banner publication" as in ''Creepy'', whose pages were host to (among others) "Toth, Frazetta, Williamson, Torres, Colan, Ditko, Wrightson, Corben(etc. )."〔 Chiarello notes that "most of those stories" were written by one man: Archie Goodwin "probably the very best editor ever to work in comics, probably the very best writer ever to work in comics," (and early mentor to Chiarello when the two worked at Marvel) whose Warren work was itself an "homage to the favorite comics of his youth, the E.C. line."〔 When Chiarello became a Batman editor "a whole bunch of years" later, he naturally "pitch() the idea of a black and white anthology."〔 Told by many colleagues that it wouldn't sell - both as an anthology ''and'' a black-and-white title, neither purportedly widely liked by comics readers - the idea was green lighted, and Mike Carlin and Scott Peterson joined Chiarello to "make sure () didn't destroy the integrity of ()."〔 Chiarello's initial thought - "to hire the very best artists in the business" led to he and Peterson assembling a wish list and contacting artists.〔 The series ultimately became "a creative and financial success," when the first four-issue volume was published between June and September 1996.〔 (There was also a free Preview issued in 1996.〔(''Batman Black and White'' Preview (1996) at the ComicBookDB ). Retrieved February 2, 2008.〕) Each of the four issues featured several self-contained short-stories, all written and drawn by a diverse group of comic artists and writers, most of whom had previously worked on Batman comics. Each story varied in theme, setting, and tone (depending on the creative team involved), offering multiple interpretations of Batman - and, in some cases, his supporting characters - usually by exploring their inner pathos and relationships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batman Black and White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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