Central Gotham
Gotham Central is a series of Comic S published by cd. Comics devoted to the daily newspaper of the police force of the fictitious city of Gotham, tallies of the adventures of Batman. The main theme of the series is the difficulty in being Policier in a city where cohabit Batman and of many Super-unpleasant. Another subjacent topic is that of the corruption of the police force.
History
The scenario writers Greg Rucka and ED Brubaker had already worked on a Cross-country race-over of Batman called Officer Down . They wished to make a series based on the police force of Gotham, project which was approved by cd. Rucka and Brubaker wanted Michael Lark as draftsman, but this last was not immediately available. That their made it possible to take lead on the intrigues. They wrote the first arc together, then shared the stories, Rucka dealing with the day shift, and Brubaker of the night shift.
Problems of sale
Gotham Central obtained a great critical success, as its multiple nominations with the Eisner Award testify some (better news series, better (S) scenario writer (S), and better inking draftsman/). In spite of this good press and the publicity which the fans made, the series was overall a commercial failure, the majority of the numbers having evil to return in signal 100 of the sales of comics. However, cd., encouraged by the sales of the first integral, let the creators continue their work. At the end of three years of publication, the series stopped. Even towards the end of the publication, the sales did not take off: the last but one number, the #37 reached the 102ème place, and the #38 the 120ème place of the classification of the sales.
End
Answering the assumptions of the fans according to whom the series would have been cancelled because of its weak sales, Greg Rucka explained why cd. was ready to continue the publication of the series as long as it wished it and that it be of its own boss that it chose to stop it. For him, the fate of the series is in decided fact when Lark stopped drawing it after the #25 then that Brubaker left it after the arc Dead Robin , because he did not see himself continuing without the original authors.
Story arcs
- In The Line off Duty
Writing by ED Brubaker & Greg Rucka. Drawn by Michael Lark.
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Justifies
Writing by ED Brubaker. Drawn by Michael Lark.
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Half has Life
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Michael Lark.
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It acts of the most famous history of Gotham Central , which obtained several rewards.
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Daydreams and Believers
Writing by ED Brubaker. Drawn by Brian Hurtt.
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Software Targets
Writing by ED Brubaker & Greg Rucka. Drawn by Michael Lark/Michael Lark & Stefano
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Life is Full off Disappointments
Writing by ED Brubaker/Greg Rucka. Drawn by Greg Scott.
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Unresolved
Writing by ED Brubaker. Drawn by Michael Lark & Stefano Gaudiano.
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Corrigan
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Michael Lark & Stefano Gaudiano.
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Lights Out
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Michael Lark & Stefano Gaudiano.
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One The Freak Happy
Writing by ED Brubaker. Drawn by Jason Alexander.
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Keystone Kops
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Stefano Gaudiano/Stefano Gaudiano & Kano.
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Natural
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Steve Lieber.
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Dead Robin
Writing by ED Brubaker & Greg Rucka. Drawn by Kano & Stefano Gaudiano.
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Steve Lieber.
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Corrigan II
Writing by Greg Rucka. Drawn by Kano & Stefano Gaudiano.
Rewards
- Eisner Award - better history published in the form of serial 2004 - Half has Life ( Gotham Central #6-10).
- Harvey Award - better episode or history 2004 - Half has Life ( Gotham Central #6-10). Bound to Coils and Rockets #9.
Integrals
- Central Gotham volume 1: In the Line off Duty ISBN 1-4012-0199-7
- Central Gotham volume 2: Half has Life ISBN 1-4012-0438-4
- Central Gotham volume 3: Unresolved Targets ISBN 1-5638-9995-7Contient Gotham Central #12-15 and #19-22.
Publication in French
- Central Gotham, volume 1, In the performance of its duties , Semic, 05/2004
- Gotham Central, volume 2, For half , Semic, 03/2005
- Gotham Central, vol. 1, Pris for target , Panini Comics, 05/2006
- Gotham Central, vol. 2, not classified Affaire , Panini Comics, 03/2007
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