Batman: Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics. The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky, a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant, various artists contributed to individual stories. Dual introductions were written by the creators — both of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky's creation and development.

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  • Batman: Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics. The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky, a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant, various artists contributed to individual stories. Dual introductions were written by the creators — both of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky's creation and development. Featured as an antagonist in various Batman comics during the 90's, stories based on the character were highly thematic, political, and philosophical in tone. The majority of the collected stories are influenced by the philosophy of anarchism, while the final story ("Metamorphosis") is influenced by Neo-Tech. Although anti-statism is the overarching theme of the collection, other concepts are explored. Anarky's characterization was expanded throughout the stories to present him first as a libertarian socialist and anarchist, and in the final story as a vehicle for explorations into atheism, rationalism, and bicameralism. Literary references are also utilized throughout the collected stories to stress the philosophical foundations of the character. The collection also tracks the character's evolution from a petty, street-crime fighting vigilante, to a competent freedom fighter in opposition to powerful forces of evil. Critics have positively received some of the stories within the collection, analyzing Anarky as a unique force for political commentary and discussion within DC Comics' storytelling. However, the expansive growth of the character's unique abilities and characterization has also fueled criticism as having overpowered the character beyond suspension of disbelief.
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  • '''"Anarky in Gotham City"'''
    Adrienne Roy
    '''"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us"'''
    Phil Allen
    '''"Anarky"'''
    Sherilyn van Valkenburgh
    '''"Metamorphosis"'''
    Noelle Giddings
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  • "Anarky in Gotham City" November - December 1989 in comics|1989 "Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us" Summer 1995 in comics|1995 "Anarky" July - August 1995 "Metamorphosis" May - August 1997 in comics|1997
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  • Anarky
  • the character's publication history
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  • '''"Anarky in Gotham City"'''
    Steve Mitchell
    '''"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us"'''
    Cam Smith
    '''"Anarky"'''
    Ray McCarthy
    '''"Metamorphosis"'''
    Josef Rubinstein
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  • '''"Anarky in Gotham City"'''
    Todd Klein
    '''"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us"'''
    Bill Oakley
    '''"Anarky"'''
    John Costanza
    '''"Metamorphosis"'''
    John Costanza
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  • '''"Anarky in Gotham City"'''
    Norm Breyfogle
    '''"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us"'''
    Staz Johnson
    '''"Anarky"'''
    John Paul Leon
    '''"Metamorphosis"'''
    Norm Breyfogle
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  • Anarky is) a philosophical action hero, an Aristotle in tights, rising above mere "crime-fighter" status into the realm of incisive social commentary.
  • Batman's misguided. He fights the results of crime, but not the causes. He takes on individual cases... but he fails to see the wider picture!
  • He's fifteen years old, for pity's sake! Look at these books--! He should be sneaking copies of ''Playboy'' around, not Bakunin and Marx and Ayn Rand!
  • It's often difficult to view one's older work, but, like old diary entries of good times, the overall nostalgic pleasure that these stories provide me never diminishes.
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  • Anarky dialogue by Alan Grant,"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs to Us".
  • Mike Machin dialogue by Alan Grant,"Anarky".
  • Norm Breyfogle,''Batman: Anarky'' introduction, June 1998.
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  • '''"Anarky in Gotham City"'''
    ''Detective Comics'' #608-609
    '''"Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs To Us"'''
    ''The Batman Chronicles'' #1
    '''"Anarky"'''
    ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #40-41
    '''"Metamorphosis"'''
    '' Anarky'' vol. 1, #1-4
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  • Batman: Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics. The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky, a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle. Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant, various artists contributed to individual stories. Dual introductions were written by the creators — both of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky's creation and development.
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  • Batman: Anarky
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