Despite my gripes I must say that if you're looking for well priced and enjoyable short event tie-in you can't do much better then Blackest Night Batman. Fans of the current Batman Reborn status quo will definitely like it and for anyone who misses Tomasi writing Nightwing I'm sure you'll enjoy it even more. Definitely check it out. Read Full Review

DC seems to have gotten the "supplemental" ideas right with "Blackest Night." While I do not feel compelled to purchase all of the "Blackest Night" series and tie-ins, I have found myself at least wanting to sample them all. Some hit me more than others. This series is one of the good ones, which I find quite interesting considering I am not reading any of the Bat-books with any regularity. I chalk it up to Deadman. Read Full Review

Blackest Night: Batman is an overall success and enjoyable story considering what Tomasi is given to work with. Knowing that Deadman will play a role in the future of the Blackest Night event makes you wonder whether this quick stop in Gotham will add more to the story or just be a quick spotlight on one of the many horrific events happening right now. It helps to have one of the primary Blackest Night writers on the book but I'm still waiting for something more to happen in this series than just dead people versus living. Read Full Review

Quite frankly, this issue isn't that great. It has a few good moments in it and some great art, but that's not enough to save this book. You could probably just read the third issue in this series and understand the significance of this series. This issue really feels like they were just trying to stretch this into three parts. Read Full Review

By labelling this as average, I don't want to give the impression that the quality isn't there because it absolutely is. One thing DC should be complimented for is that they've kept the price at $2.99 on this Blackest Night tie-in. So while there's been nothing obviously integral to the flagship books going on here, that could easily prove to be a false statement with the next (and final issue) of this three book story. If you're enjoying the main Blackest Night books, then this lower price point makes it a pretty safe buy if you want to add a little garnish to the main course. Like I said, so far I don't consider it a must-read by any means, but it's a fun read. I'm giving this a C grade and will say that if you've got a few extra dollars after you pick out your mainstays at the comic shop, go ahead and pick this up. It's not going to blow you away but it's a safe bet to say it should entertain you. Read Full Review

Blackest Night: Batman 2 suffers from mediocre art and a bland story, yet still filled with entertaining action