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Let’s talk about Azrael for a second. Azrael is actually one of my favorite superheroes of all time. A lot of this has to do with how I made the transition from animated superhero shows to actual adult comics. One of my first exposures to adult comics was a series of audio Batman comics adapting various greatest hits, and I got a hold of a 3-part set that adapted the entire Knightfall Saga that introduced and established Azrael. From that point on I was hooked on the character and, as luck would have it, he had an ongoing series at the time so it became the first comic I started buying monthly.
That’s part of why it does wrangle a bit that modern versions like on Gotham or Arkham Knight seem so lacking. It’s even more frustrating when so much of Azrael’s story plays like the good version of the Assassin’s Creed game plots so it’s not like he’s a character who needed a harsh reworking. But, given those things have very momentarily catapulted Azrael into the public eye I’ll take what I can get to excuse a deep dive into the comic series that started me down this path with the top 12 Azrael comic covers.
