About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 301. Not illustrated. Chapters: Dream, Death, Desire, Despair, Corinthian, Anarky, Jubilee, Eradicator, Tim Drake, Frieza, Huntress, the Crow, Hawkwoman, Maxima, Bette Kane, Mirror Master, Crossbones, Crazy Jane, Friday, Blockbuster, Blackheart, Carrion, Red Guardian, Brotherhood of Dada, Linda Park, El Diablo, Madman, Silver Fox, Matthew Cable, Judge Giant, Roughouse, Naiad, Forager, Faust, Alysande Stuart, Perun, Amadeus Arkham, Mr. Nobody, Crimson Fox, Freedom Beast, Azazel, Henri Ducard, Artemiz, Kono, Mervyn Pumpkinhead, Arm Fall Off Boy, Shadowmasters, Angler. Excerpt: Anarky (Lonnie Machin) is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in Detective Comics #608 (November 1989) as an adversary of Batman. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. The character, who is named after the philosophy of anarchism, primarily espouses anti-statism. Multiple social issues have been addressed whenever the character has appeared in print, including environmentalism, antimilitarism, economic exploitation, and political corruption. Inspired by multiple sources, early stories featuring the character often included homages to political and philosophical books, and referenced anarchist philosophers and theorists. The creation of the character was also partially influenced by Alan Moore's character "V" from V for Vendetta. When Grant himself transitioned to the philosophy of Neo-Tech, he transformed Anarky from a vehicle for socialist and populist philosophy, to rationalist, atheist, and free market-based thought. Originally intended to only be used in the debut story in which he appeared, Grant decided to continue using Anarky as a sporadically recurring character throughout the early 90s, following positive reception by readers and ...
