History YMMV / TheLongHalloween

* {{Narm}}:
** Several lines/descriptions are repeated word for word several times such as "Carmine 'the Roman' Falcone, Gotham's untouchable Crime Lord" every single issue. It can get to [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder "Dick Grayson, Age 12"]] levels of absurdity when read as a collection.
*** This is especially notable when Loeb uses lines taken from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' like this. Every single time Carmine’s attempted hit on Johnny Viti is mentioned, it’s written as “a hired knife slid between his nephew’s ribs” as if Batman is constitutionally incapable of rephrasing his thoughts ever.
** Drunken Riddler. The fact that he kind of looks like a Creator/ChuckJones character in that moment doesn't help.
** Can the characters get through a single issue without melodramatically saying another person's name in a hushed tone?
** This story has possibly the highest concentration of Batman referencing his dead parents, ever, in any Batman comic. Even more than anything Creator/FrankMiller has written.
** Scarecrow’s inexplicable tendency to talk entirely in nursery rhyme quotes is very bizarre. This especially is so when he gets into an argument with the Mad Hatter (who conversely talks in ''Alice in Wonderland'' quotes for the story) where they just shout nonsensical literary quotes at each other.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler: Did Gilda really commit the first few murders or did Harvey's transformation into Two-Face cause her to snap and imagine she did? Likewise, did Alberto really commit all of the Holiday murders or did he just steal the identity after the first few murders and took credit for all of the murders? For that matter, it's hinted that Harvey might have committed some of the murders before he became Two-Face.]] There's also the question about whether of not Calendar Man really did know anything of the murders or if he was just using it as a grab for attention so he isn't forgotten.
** Or, [[spoiler: Alberto is a serial confessor (someone with a compulsion to confess to crimes), and that he only attempted the final murder, when he's captured by Gordon and Batman, and that all of the murders are commited by Harvey and Gilda, as suggested by the Calender Man.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Make no mistake, the crime families of Gotham are all made up of horrible people, but after seeing the horrible murders of their dearest friends and family, you ''will'' feel at least a little bit sorry for them.

* {{Narm}}: Several lines/descriptions are repeated word for word several times such as "Carmine 'the Roman' Falcone, Gotham's untouchable Crime Lord" every single issue. It can get to [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder "Dick Grayson, Age 12"]] levels of absurdity when read as a collection.
** This is especially notable when Loeb uses lines taken from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'' like this. Every single time Carmine’s attempted hit on Johnny Viti is mentioned, it’s written as “a hired knife slid between his nephew’s ribs” as if Batman is constitutionally incapable of rephrasing his thoughts ever.

* WritingForTheTrade: A rare ''inversion''. The recap bubbles filling the reader in on who everyone is are vital for refreshing and understanding the story if you read it month-to-month, but reading in one go from the trade renders them rather repetetive (sometimes to the point of {{Narm}}).

* LoveToHate: Alberto Falcone is one of the most NightmareFuel Batman villains, being a remorseless serial killer with a creepy attitude to boot. This is also why he is considered one of the most underrated Batman villains, with many fans wishing for him to appear in an adaptation rather than just his father. As such, the announcement of his casting in Penguin's upcoming spinoff show from Film/TheBatman(2022) was met with applause from the fanbase.

* LoveToHate: Alberto Falcone is one of the most NightmareFuel Batman villains, being a remorseless serial killer with a creepy attitude to boot. This is also why he is considered one of the most underrated Batman villains, with many fans wishing for him to appear in an adaptation rather than just his father. As such, the announcement of his casting in Penguin's upcoming spinoff from Film/TheBatman was met with applause from the fanbase.

** [[spoiler:Alberto Falcone]], full stop. That creepy but ostensibly upstanding young man? [[spoiler:Yeah, turns out he's an utterly remorseless SerialKiller cherry-picking any potential threats to his father, out of a twisted combination of a genuine desire to help and egomaniacal spite. He manages to enlist the coroner to help him fake his death, allowing him to operate entirely outside the realm of suspicion. Regardless of whether you're in your house, a mob holdout or in jail, he's cunning enough to kill you and swaths of your associates with little more than a dinky little .22 caliber pistol or two and the element of surprise. And even if you're family, or even just a potential loose end, if he deems you a threat to him he ''still'' has no qualms about killing you.]] The worst part? [[spoiler:It's entirely possible someone else committed some, or even all, of the murders. There could be one or two people out there, every bit as murderous, escaping justice.]]

* LoveToHate: Alberto Falcone is one of the most NightmareFuel Batman villains, being a remorseless serial killer with a creepy attitude to boot. This is also why he is considered one of the most underrated Batman villains, with many fans wishing for him to appear in an adaptation alongside his father.