“Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga Vol. 1: The Classic Manga Available in English in Its Entirety for the First Time!”

“Read this with the right frame of mind and you’ll be delighted. Is this a hardcore, realistic Batman? No. Is this a Batman who fights, in this one volume:

1. A guy who accidentally makes too much skin on his face, then goes crazy and tries to destroy ALL faces, including stuff in the museum and a giant Mt. Rushmore-style face of Batman carved into a mountain in Gotham

2. A rubber ball man who is like Bouncing Boy but not fat

3. A weather magician

4. A gorilla with psychic powers who dresses up in a full superhero costume complete with cape and mask even though it’s not like a super gorilla needs to protect his identity?

Yes. Yes, indeed, this volume contains all those things and more.

Bonus Points:

You get old-school, hilarious villains who call their henchmen “goons” and “imbeciles.” One guy even takes a little extra time to shoot a cop, is encouraged to hurry up by a “goon,” and tells him to fuck off.

Quality shit. “