Batman: Anarky
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Batman: Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by the comic book publishing company DC Comics. The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky, a comic book character created by Alan Grant and N
Cover of Batman: Anarky (1999), trade paperback edition; art by Norm Breyfogle and colors by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh.
Alan Grant is the singular author of each collected story in Batman: Anarky.
Anarky assaults a security guard in "Anarky in Gotham City", illustration by Norm Breyfogle.
Anarky stands before his "de-brainwashing" device atop a sky scraper in "Metamorphosis", illustration by Norm Breyfogle.
Anarky in Gotham City
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"Anarky in Gotham City" is a two-part comic book story arc which appeared in Detective Comics #608, in November 1989, and was continued the following month in Detective Comics #609. The arc was writte
Batman: Anarky
…during the '90s, stories based on the character were highly thematic, political, and philosophical in tone. The majority of the collected stories ("Anarky in Gotham City", "Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs to Us", "Anarky") are influenced by the philosophy of anarchism, while the final story ("Metamorphosis") is influenced by…
Anarky's debut, in Detective Comics #608. Artist Norm Breyfogle later included the cover among a gallery of his favorite works.
Highlighting their political conflict, the cover of Detective Comics #609 contrasts Anarky as a champion of the oppressed, and Batman as a champion of the law; art by Norm Breyfogle.