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	Gotham Central - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gotham Central is a police and crime related comic book series that was published by DC Comics.It was a police procedural and the series focused on the Gotham City Police Department, and life in Gotham City, home of Batman.
		The cops of Gotham find themselves literally under fire from the Joker, as he begins sniping both police and civilians in his murderous campaign.
		The Bat-Signal is removed from Gotham Central after the events of War Games, which lead the MCU to (further) distrust Batman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gotham_Central (1161 words)

	Gotham City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gotham City's atmosphere took on a lighter tone in the comics of the 1950s and part of the 1960s, similar to the tone of Batman stories of that era; by the early 1970s, however, Gotham's tone (and the Batman stories themselves) had become grittier.
		Gotham City is a major economic center within the DC Universe's United States; its important industries include manufacturing, shipping, finance, fine arts (with its numerous museums, galleries, and jewelry displays), and the production of giant novelty props.
		Gotham City's location has, like other fictional cities in the DC Universe, varied over the decades, due to the capricious nature of the various writers, editors and storylines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gotham_City (3057 words)

	Batman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1998, Gotham City was destroyed during the Cataclysm storyline, and Batman became deprived of many of his technological resources, forcing him to reconnect with the more mythical side of his persona.
		As much as Gotham's crime ridden streets were the cause of Batman's creation, the Dark Knight utilizes the Gothic nature of his city to strike fear in the hearts of criminals.
		Suffering from urban blight, Gotham is generally portrayed as dirty, crime-ridden, and corrupt, in stark contrast to the bright, clean, futuristic feel of Superman's Metropolis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batman (6695 words)

	Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark - an infinity plus review
		Gotham City is Batman's famous fictional stomping ground: a postmodern gothic nightmare of urban violence, homicidal psychopaths, and high-tech supervillains.
		The large cast of Gotham Central is composed of the detectives of the Major Crimes Unit, who investigate the extremely brutal and weird crimes that plague the city.
		Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty is a great start to a fascinating comics series: a police procedural taking place on the edges of the superhero genre, skilfully blending the grittiness of crime fiction with the technology and social speculation of science fiction.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /fantasticfiction/gothamcentral.htm (406 words)

	Footnote Comics : Gotham Central
		In Gotham Central issues #1-2, the MCU dealt with a "red ball" case: the murder of one of their own by one of Batman's enemies, Mr.
		The Gotham City Police Department is headed by Commissioner Michael Akins, who replaced longtime Batman ally Jim Gordon after Gordon was shot by a traitorous cop and then retired.
		The GCPD has many units, but the stars of Gotham Central are the detectives of the GCPD's Major Crimes Unit, which is divided into two shifts.
	www.newsaic.com /fncgothamcentralindex.html (4138 words)

	Gotham Central: In the Line of Duty - Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark - Graphic novel review
		Whether you're a fan of superheroes and their comics or not, if someone mentioned 'Gotham City' and 'crime fighting' in the same sentence, your mind would probably wander towards Batman.
		In Gotham Central the spotlight is focused on a unit of Gotham-based detectives, fighting crime in a more traditional manner, in the shadow of Batman's cape and cowl.
		Batman is treated with a matter-of-fact annoyance by the cops, who have an understanding that what he does is probably for the good, but wish they were left to do their own work their own way.
	www.grovel.org.uk /reviews/gotham01/gotham01.htm (439 words)

	COMICON.com: GOTHAM CENTRAL'S MICHAEL LARK [2003 EISNER NOM.] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		That being said, I think that Gotham Central has a perfect balance for me, since the superheroes are there, but they're always seen through the eyes of the civilians.
		Gotham Central is definitely one of the best books out there.
		Gotham Central, as an overall series, is a good and very entertaining read.
	www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=000792 (4476 words)

	TheFourthRail.com - Snap Judgments
		A complaint that I had with Gotham Central early on was that it tended to involve Batman's villains too often for my taste.
		However, I've come to realize that this is to a great degree the point of Gotham Central, to examine these familiar supervillain faces through more human eyes, to examine how cop procedure deals with a guy being frozen to death or with an arsonist who uses high-tech gear rather than gasoline and a match.
		No, I mean this reads like a Gotham you could live in, one with different neighborhoods, the scars of earthquakes and other superhero detritus, courthouses, rundown cop precincts, a city that has been lived in.
	thefourthrail.com /reviews/snapjudgments/051004/gothamcentraltp.shtml (895 words)

	NEWSARAMA
		A police procedural set in Gotham City starring street level detectives for whom Batman and the city’s heroic deniz ens are more a nuisance than help, the two year old series has garnered comparisons to the best episodes of NYPD Blue, Law and Order, and Homicide: Life on the Streets.
		Central is, by definition, and I do realize the ludicrousness in saying this, it’s a more human book in a lot of ways.
		GR: Corrigan is the rottenest piece of work that you’re going to find in Gotham City, and he creates some pain for Cris and Montoya; and Montoya, who sees her partner in trouble, takes steps to resolve it, and that will lead to trouble down the road.
	www.newsarama.com /pages/DC/G_Central.htm (4295 words)

	BUZZSCOPE :: Gotham Central: Half A Life TPB
		One of the best-written, most consistently entertaining mainstream comics on the shelves today, Gotham Central is the four-color cousin of popular TV police procedurals like Hill Street Blues, Homicide and NYPD Blue - telling stories of the DC Universe's toughest town from the perspective of the hardened detectives of the GCPD's Major Crimes Unit.
		The fact that Gotham Central doesn't sell better than it does - generally lingering on the outskirts of the Diamond Top 100 - is a mystery worthy of the titular police force itself, and the first suspect they should investigate would be their publisher, DC Comics.
		It was via a CBR interview with Michael Lark a couple of years back, midway into the "Half a Life" arc, that I first discovered Gotham Central, wherein he praised the title so completely and sincerely that I went out and bought the first nine issues sight unseen and read them all in one sitting.
	popcultureshock.com /reviews.php?id=4349 (640 words)

	Comics Should Be Good: This and that, plus a question and comments about Gotham Central and proprietary rights
		I really missed her when she moved to Gotham, but I think she and Montoya have enough in common (homosexuality, fighting crime alongside superheroes, etc) to be pretty decent friends.
		For the curious, Harvey Bullock also returns to Gotham Central in a well-done story about a case he never closed that they need his help one, involving The Mad Hatter and the Penguin.
		Gotham Central is a damn fine read on the whole.
	goodcomics.blogspot.com /2005/10/this-and-that-plus-question-and.html (1796 words)

	Gotham Central #14 Review - Silver Bullet Comics
		Gotham’s police detectives gather the clues left by the Joker’s webcams and come up with nothing but more questions, while the interim mayor orders a media staged roundup of the Killer Clowns, a gang of Joker wannabes.
		There are a million stories in the naked city and Gotham Central tells the ones experienced by the ordinary men and women of the Gotham City Police Department.
		Much like Law and Order on television, the current story arc of Gotham Central is “ripped from the headlines.” The Joker or someone pretending to be him is sniping Gotham City government officials with a high-powered rifle and the city is in a panic.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /reviews/107117806913823.htm (384 words)

	Gotham Central #12 First Look - The Superhero Hype! Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gotham Central is the best Batman title out there.
		When I heard the premise for this one in San Diego, I knew that it had potential to be another great Gotham Central tale, and judging by the first issue, the creators are fully realizing that potential.
		The chaos caused by a sniper, the acceleration of that chaos when his identity is revealed and the stress that it puts on the relationships within the precinct are all made very clear here, and it makes for a tense and exciting first chapter.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=79860 (933 words)

	Midtowncomics.com :: Online Comics Store, Spiderman, Superman, Batman Comic Books and Toys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gotham’s police squad has been forever altered, and before all is said and done, another officer will be gone.
		Gotham Central Vol 1 In The Line Of Duty TP
		Living in the shadow of the Bat has made the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove they have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals — with or without Batman's...
	www.midtowncomics.com /eshop/searchresult.asp?skey=Gotham+Central (211 words)

	Author Greg Rucka
		And with an uncooperative Batman in Gotham City, the only people to turn to for answers may be the Teen Titans.
		Central won the 2004 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story, for the arc "Half a Life," written by Greg and illustrated by Michael Lark.
		Gotham's Special Crimes Unit is in a race against time to bring in Mister Freeze...without the help of the Dark Knight!
	www.gregrucka.com /gothamcentral.html (949 words)

	Gotham Central: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gotham Central is a comic book comic book quick summary:
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		The super-sons were a pair of fictional characters in an alternate version of the dc comics universe....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/gotham_central.htm (777 words)

	Amazon.com: Gotham Central Vol. 2: Half a Life (Batman): Books: Greg Rucka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gotham Central: Half a Life is about Gotham cop Renee Montoya.
		Gotham Central has turned out to be one of the best comics in the past couple of years.
		Gotham Central in general, and the "Half A Life" collection specifically, are stellar representatives of the best the form currently has to offer.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1401204384?v=glance (1210 words)

	iComics.com
		So when I heard that the two of them would be writing a new police procedural called Gotham Central (and drawn by Scene of the Crime artist Michael Lark), well, you can imagine how happy I was.
		There's certainly a niche existing for this sort of thing—one only has to look at the number of police shows currently on the air—and with Brubaker, Rucka, and Lark on board DC has some of their top creators backing the concept.
		Gotham Central is a monthly book from DC Comics.
	www.icomics.com /rev_011703_gothamcentral.shtml (484 words)

	Geek in the City :: A Never-Ending Blue Flu.
		Gotham Central will shut its doors with issue 40, although the powers that be claim a "similar" book will rise from its ashes in the guise of Streets of Gotham (or something like that).
		Gotham Central, for all my boasting and even buying of for non-comic book reading folks (who will now want to kill me when they read this) I KNEW Gotham Central's days were number since issue 1.
		Gotham Central was just a book that I think DC could not keep justifying financially...
	www.geekinthecity.com /comics/a_neverending_b.php (466 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - The 2004 Comic Purchase Thread
		01-17-2004 08:47 PM Gotham Central's only like a year old, so you can probally find the whole run in back issues somewhere.
		Rucka's ability to combine the police procedural aspects with the superhero aspects with the human story of Renee is absolutely stunning.
		I felt like I was watching episodes of "Gotham: Life on the Street" unfold.
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=56017 (661 words)

	Amazon.ca: Gotham Central Vol 1: In the Line of Duty: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Resentful of but dependent on the shadowy figure they derisively call the Bat, Gotham's cops spend most of their time on mundane crimes--the primary case in this, the first Gotham Central story arc, is the murder of a teenage girl--but they invariably encounter Gotham's bizarrer crooks, too.
		Gotham Central is a great series that is unfortunately under-read.
		With Batman lurking on the fringes, Gotham Central is a darker Hill Street Blues, focusing on the rough-edged men and women of the Gotham City Police Department Major Crimes Unit who resent Batman's presence while often coming face to face with members of his gallery of rogues.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1401201997 (652 words)

	Gotham Central - Wikiquote
		Gotham Central is a comic book series that was published by DC Comics and written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with pencils initially by Michael Lark.
		A police procedural in the tradition of such television series as Law and Order and Homicide: Life on the Street, the series focused on the Gotham City Police Department, and life in Gotham City, home of Batman.
		Gotham Central, Volume 2: Half a Life (1st Ed).
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Renee_Montoya (271 words)

	Inside Pulse v2 .::. Gotham Central #28 Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Probably the biggest draw for Gotham Central has always been the gritty and realistic writing, as the fantastic DC universe is viewed through the eyes of the cops of the GCPD; this book is all about what happens to the man on the street.
		The writing in Gotham Central continues to be top-notch, as the stories are as good as any cop drama out there, if not better.
		I have to give a nod to colorist Lee Loughridge for this issue as well, as the colors are spot-on: very simplistic overall for the gritty tone, sepia tones to change the mood, and a perfect mix of shadow and the mysterious green glow in the laboratory scene.
	comicsnexus.insidepulse.com /article.php?contentid=32073 (331 words)

	Bags and Boards: GCPD Blues
		Brubaker and Rucka of course realized this widespread stigma existed, but in creating the Gotham Central, they're not taking the series in the direction you might think.
		Gotham Central is about the cops who've taken up the personal challenge of trying to protect their city without the aid of Batman.
		Gotham Central is one of the best comics the Big Two are publishing these days.
	weblogs.variety.com /bags_and_boards/2005/02/gotham_central_.html (382 words)

	Crisis/Boring Change: Unresolved
		Like when you know that you're headed for a breakup, so you start trying to accentuate all your girl's negatives to make the ultimate loss less of one, I keep trying to convince myself that this book's whiplash downward spiral was the inevitable destination all along, and not a product of unexpected circumstance.
		In order to really appreciate Gotham Central--or, for that matter, any police procedural--the audience has to have some point of entrance, some reason to care about whether and how the crime is solved.
		He's planning on staying with Gotham Central for the foreseeable future, if not indefinitely, and damn if he's not hell-bent on turning it into the sort of book where an appearance from the Teen Titans isn't so much a curiosity as a fit with the status quo.
	crisisboringchange.blogspot.com /2005/11/unresolved.html (739 words)

	GOTHAM CENTRAL #6 - Tartsville
		In fact, there was that one very endearing, cute moment between her and driver a while back, and she and he worked so well together (as partners and as characters) that I very much want to see them hook up.
		Even in the GOTHAM GIRLS mini-series, her primary motivation seemed to be proving herself to her skeptical family.
		So this latest development doesn't seem as much of a switch for her, at least to me. But again, the reason I began paying attention to Montoya in the first place was the rumors about her, so my view may definitely be skewed.
	www.sequentialtart.com /community/Forum2/HTML/002542.shtml (3169 words)

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