Batman: War Games #2 - Tides

([August] 2005)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

What Has Gone Before (Table of Contents: 2)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

War Games Act 2 Part 1 Undertow (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Andersen Gabrych (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited)

Inks

Cam Smith (credited)

Colors

Jason Wright (credited)

Letters

Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Caitlin Callahan (reporter); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Darla Aquista (flashback, cameo); Arturo Rodriguez (reporter); Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Officer Renee Montoya; Leslie Thompkins; Onyx; Commissioner Michael Akins; Robin [Tim Drake]; Alexandra Kosov; Alfred Pennyworth

Synopsis

Batman and Oracle try to stop the growing gang war in Gotham. Alexandra Kosov narrowly misses the hitmen sent by Aquista. Robin joins the battle.

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #798 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games continues in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #183.

War Games: Act 2 Part 2 Philosophical Differences (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

A. J. Lieberman (credited)

Pencils

Brad Walker (credited)

Inks

Troy Nixey (credited)

Colors

Javier Rodríguez (credited)

Letters

Jared K. Fletcher (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matches Malone [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Onyx; Orpheus; James Gordon; Commissioner Michael Akins; Holly Robinson; Dr. Leslie Thompkins; Diego Escabedo; Black Mask (face hidden by visor)

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #183 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover continued from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #798.
War Games crossover continued in Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #97.

War Games: Act 2 Part 3 Clarification (Table of Contents: 5)

Nightwing / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Devin Grayson (credited)

Pencils

Michael Lilly (credited as Mike Lilly)

Inks

Andy Owens (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightwing; Batman; Robin [Tim Drake]; Tarantula [Catalina Flores]; Onyx; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Holly Robinson; Karon; Leslie Thompkins; Scarface; Ventriloquist; Penguin (cameo)

Reprints

• from Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #97 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover continued from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #183.
War Games crossover continues in Batman: Gotham Knights (DC, 2000 series) #57.

War Games: Act 2 Part 4 The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

A. J. Lieberman (credited)

Pencils

Al Barrionuevo (credited)

Inks

Francis Portela (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Clem Robins (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Tarantula [Catalina Flores]; Spoiler; Batman; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Killer Croc; Trickster; Deadshot; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Orpheus; Penguin; Black Mask; Alfred Pennyworth

Reprints

• from Batman: Gotham Knights (DC, 2000 series) #57 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover continued from Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #97.
War Games crossover continues in Robin (DC, 1993 series) #130.

War Games: Act 2 Part 5 The Only Light in Gotham (Table of Contents: 7)

Robin / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Willingham (credited)

Pencils

Jon Proctor (credited)

Inks

Robert Campanella (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)

Colors

Guy Major (credited)

Letters

Phil Balsman (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Tim Drake]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Black Mask [Roman Sionis]; Jack Drake; Dana Drake; Dr. Leslie Thompkins

Reprints

• from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #130 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

Tim Drake reassumed the Robin identity in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #798.

War Games crossover continued from Batman: Gotham Knights (DC, 2000 series) #57.
War Games crossover continues in Batgirl (DC, 2000 series) #56.

War Games: Act 2 Part 6 Collateral Damage (Table of Contents: 8)

Batgirl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Dylan Horrocks (credited)

Pencils

Mike Huddleston (credited)

Inks

Jesse Delperdang (credited)

Colors

Jason Wright (credited)

Letters

Jared K. Fletcher (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Lynx; Black Mask; Leslie Tompkins; Hush

Reprints

• from Batgirl (DC, 2000 series) #56 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover continued from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #130.
War Games crossover continues in Catwoman (DC, 1993 series) #35.

War Games: Act 2 Part 7 Betrayal (Table of Contents: 9)

Catwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Brubaker (credited)

Pencils

Paul Gulacy (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Palmiotti (credited)

Colors

Laurie Kronenberg (credited)

Letters

Clem Robins (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spoiler; Catwoman; Oracle; Batman; Commissioner Michael Akins; James Gordon; Pistolera; Vicious; Black Mask; Orpheus

Reprints

• from Catwoman (DC, 2002 series) #35 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover continued from Batgirl (DC, 2000 series) #56.
War Games crossover continues in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #632.

War Games: Act 2 Part 8: Orpheus in the Underworld (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Willingham (credited)

Pencils

Kinsun (credited)

Inks

Aaron Sowd (credited)

Colors

Tony Aviña (credited as Tony Avina)

Letters

Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Darla Aquista (deceased); Mr. Aquista; Arturo Rodriguez; Orpheus; Onyx; Black Mask [Roman Sionis]; Zeiss [Philo Zeiss]; Catwoman (Cameo); Batgirl (Cameo); Nightwing (Cameo); Robin [Tim Drake] (Cameo)

Synopsis

Zeiss battles Batman and Orpheus.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #632 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games continued from Catwoman (DC, 2002 series) #35.
War Games continues in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #799.

War Games Act Two Part 1 of 8 (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jock (credited) (signed as Jock)

Inks

Jock (credited) (signed as Jock)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #798 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

War Games Act Two Part 2 of 8 (Table of Contents: 12)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brian Haberlin (credited) (signed as Haberlin)

Inks

Brian Haberlin (credited) (signed as Haberlin)

Colors

Brian Haberlin (credited) (signed as Haberlin)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; James Gordon

Reprints

• from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #183 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Nightwing / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Lilly

Inks

Andy Owens

Colors

Gregory Wright

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightwing [Dick Grayson]

Reprints

• from Nightwing (DC, 1996 series) #97 (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

Incorrectly attributed as the cover for Nightwing #98, with corresponding credits. It is in fact, the first page splash of the issue without any of the text.

War Games crossover continued from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC, 1992 series) #183.
War Games crossover continues in Batman: Gotham Knights (DC, 2000 series) #57.

War Games: Act Two Part 4 of 8 (Table of Contents: 14)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jae Lee (credited) (signed as Jae Lee)

Inks

Jae Lee (credited) (signed as Jae Lee)

Colors

June Chung

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• from Batman: Gotham Knights (DC, 2000 series) #57 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

War Games Act Two Part 5 of 8 (Table of Contents: 15)

Robin / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dustin Nguyen (credited) (signed as Dustin (Large N))

Inks

Dustin Nguyen (credited) (signed as Dustin (Large N))

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Tim Drake]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]

Reprints

• from Robin (DC, 1993 series) #130 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batgirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

James Jean (credited) (signed as jj)

Inks

James Jean (credited) (signed as jj)

Colors

James Jean (credited) (signed as jj)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Lynx

Reprints

• from Batgirl (DC, 2000 series) #56 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

Indexer Notes

War Games crossover dressing.

War Games Act Two Part 7 of 8 (Table of Contents: 17)

Catwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Paul Gulacy (credited) (signed as PG)

Inks

Jimmy Palmiotti (credited) (signed as JP)

Colors

Laurie Kronenberg

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pistolera; Vicious

Reprints

• from Catwoman (DC, 2002 series) #35 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

War Games: Act Two Part 8 of 8 (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Matt Wagner (credited) (signed as MW) (painting)

Inks

Matt Wagner (credited) (signed as MW) (painting)

Colors

Matt Wagner (credited) (signed as MW) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Orpheus; Zeiss

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #632 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)

Covering War Games: A Chat with James Jean (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

James Jean (credited); ?

Pencils

James Jean (credited)

Inks

James Jean (credited)

Colors

James Jean (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Q&A format discussion of the process James Jean used to design the covers for the three War Games collections, how he tied them together, as well as the different approaches to each volume and how that reflected the progression of the story. Accompanied by preliminary sketches and images showing the progression for all three volumes. The interviewer side of the discussion is uncredited.