Dark Night: A True Batman Story (2016)

by Paul Dini, Eduardo Risso (Illustrator)

Other authors: Todd Klein (Letterer)

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In the 1990s, legendary writer Paul Dini had a flourishing career writing the hugely popular Batman: The Animated Series and Tiny Toon Adventures. Walking home one evening, he was jumped and viciously beaten within an inch of his life. His recovery process was arduous, hampered by the imagined antics of the villains he was writing for television including the Joker, Harley Quinn and the Penguin. But despite how bleak his circumstances were, or perhaps because of it, Dini also always imagined the Batman at his side, chivvying him along during his darkest moments. This is a Batman story like no other--the harrowing and eloquent autobiographical tale of writer Paul Dini's courageous struggle to overcome a desperate situation.… (more)

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Leonardo_ | Oct 29, 2021 |

There are some books that transcend the medium and this book did just that. Everything about this book is so embarrassingly personal that I feel for Paul Dini. I don’t know what to write about since there’s so much to write about that I would rather leave it for me to find out again why I liked this book by reading it agin; I don’t want to ruin the rediscovery of enjoying this title

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I don’t give it a perfect score since I reserve giving 5 stars to something that changes me or I recognize this is the highest caliber book in its medium (

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NoobNoob | Oct 20, 2018 |

I bought it without really knowing about the storyline. It was the Dark Knight so I bought it. At first I was disappointed to realise it was a comic book autobiography of Paul Dini. However as I read it I was captivated and moved by the story.

A great way to write an autobiography and I would fully recommend. (

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AlanTainty | Aug 28, 2018 |

This book hangs on the gimmick that the introspective protagonist interacts in his mind with DC Comics characters as he recovers from the physical and emotional trauma of a mugging. In the end, I grew tired of the gimmick and the thin story it was trying to carry. (

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villemezbrown | Jul 28, 2018 |

Unexpected--and unexpectedly touching--Dini's autobiographical graphic novel is not your typical Batman story, but it's a touching reminder of what Batman means to so many. (

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BillieBook | Apr 1, 2018 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Paul Dini	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Risso, Eduardo	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed
Klein, Todd	Letterer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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So... I got beat up.

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In the 1990s, legendary writer Paul Dini had a flourishing career writing the hugely popular Batman: The Animated Series and Tiny Toon Adventures. Walking home one evening, he was jumped and viciously beaten within an inch of his life. His recovery process was arduous, hampered by the imagined antics of the villains he was writing for television including the Joker, Harley Quinn and the Penguin. But despite how bleak his circumstances were, or perhaps because of it, Dini also always imagined the Batman at his side, chivvying him along during his darkest moments. This is a Batman story like no other--the harrowing and eloquent autobiographical tale of writer Paul Dini's courageous struggle to overcome a desperate situation.

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