Arkham Manor: Endgame #1 is not essential reading to understand the events of Endgame, but it does supplement the primary event nicely. The tone is spot on and, like the backups in Batman, this comic really drives home the madness that The Joker can cause. He's an evil bastard and the fury that his image can unleash in the minds of the already dangerous is driven home well by this comic. Read Full Review

Arkham Manor Endgame does a capable job in delivering both an Endgame tie-in and an Arkham Manor epilogue.  While I wish that this would have had more to do with characters that were featured in Arkham Manor, Frank Tieri writes a fun escape story that is jam packed with Rogues galore.  The book suffers a bit due to many artists, but by the end I really got into it.  Finish up your Arkham Manor story and get yourself a different perspective on what's going down during Endgame with this issue. Read Full Review

This book could have gone in so many directions to try to tie-up or spackle over questions or holes throughout Arkham Manor, Batman Eternal, and Batman: Endgame. Instead it took a path of telling a fairly generic escape from Arkham story that probably more satisfying than if it had attempted anything more ambitious. While not a must-buy, it can boast of strong artwork, plenty of action, and a storyline that, while pretty standard fare, is nonetheless entertaining. I even bumped it an extra half point just because I enjoyed it in spite of itself. Read Full Review

If it seems I'm being unfair or too harsh on this issue, it's because this is the worst example of what a tie-in can be. Clearly attempting to do nothing more than cash in on the success of the primary Batman title, except shoehorn in some very questionable character development for Jermiah Arkham, this is an issue that should be ignored by all but the most dedicated of fans. Read Full Review