The farther this run progresses, the better it gets. Learn more about Ghost-Maker and Clown-Hunter in Batman #103 from #DCComics @JamestheFourth @GuillemMarch @carlopagulayan @DannyMiki_ @ClaytonCowles ! Read Full Review

Ghost-Maker is proving to be a legit threat to Batman and it'll be interesting to see how long Tynion can keep him in rotation along with the other new characters he's introduced. Read Full Review

With some great cameos and one hell of a central fight, it's another strong issue in a near-flawless run so far. Read Full Review

Pagulayan, Miki and March brings some beautiful visuals to this issue. Each artist has a signature style and those styles blend together well in this story. There are great action moments throughout and the cliffhanger makes me anxious to see what happens next. Read Full Review

When all is said and done, Batman #103delivers a lot of action, and a bit of heart as well. While Im not currently loving Ghost-Maker as a villain, there is still room for the character to grow. Well just have to see where this story takes him, Batman, and all of Gotham. Read Full Review

The spar between Batman and Ghost-Maker isnt just physical in Batman #103. It has welcome layers as writer James Tynion and team further bring Batman back to the hero we love. Read Full Review

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I'd suggest picking up Batman #102 along with this issue for the sake of seeing the whole story, but a new reader could jump in with this issue if needed. With impressive artwork from two teams and a solid, if uninventive, story, Batman #103 is a prime example of why this has been my favorite Batman book for a while now. Read Full Review

While far from perfect, this issue of Batman is very fast paced and action oriented. We get several long fight scenes that are occasionally broken up by dialogue but the dialogue is meaningful and provides context. It isn't just simple quips back and forth. It honestly feels like legitimate story beats are being hit during these scenes and that's what I want from a book like this. While some of the choices makes me scratch my head, I'm willing to see how things turn out from here and I'm excited for the next issue. Read Full Review

Batman #103 moved the goal post forward as James Tynion builds a strong narrative around the rivalry between Batman and Ghost-Maker. Using the time period before Bruce Wayne became Batman has helped make this storyline feel different from what has come before. With how things ended in Batman #103 the mystery of how this arc will impact the series direction added interest in what Ghost-Maker will do next. Read Full Review

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No real bells or whistles to be found here. Just solid, enjoyable Batman storytelling featuring a couple new characters who are still wet behind the ears. Read Full Review

Despite an inconsistent artistic style, the action-packed issue is sure to entertain any Batman fan. Read Full Review

Batman #103 is a good fight comic that ever so slightly moves along the Ghost-Maker story arc. You'll be more invested in Ghost-Maker, and if you've ever had a sibling rivalry you'll relate, but this issue could have used a little something extra to bring it to greatness. Read Full Review

Ghost-Maker makes a little more sense but the comedy stylings of Dr. Harleen Quinzel save this issue from ridiculousness.  Read Full Review

Ghost-Maker tries to prove he's better than Batman. Who's he kidding though? No one's better than Batman. Read Full Review

Batman #103 is an OK issue, but features nothing to make it stand out. The plot's been done before, and the characterizations of the new villains are fairly shallow. Furthermore, the lack of a consistent artist also robs the story line of a good visual tone. In the end, this issue is passable, if a little generic. Read Full Review

We're a few issues past "Joker War" into a promised new chapter of the Batman story and yet it's the second verse same as the first. Read Full Review

The whole thing feels like it isn't defined. Tynion's script sinks under a sea of cliches. The art is decent again, but it can't bring this story up. This feels like this is only going to get worse. Read Full Review

I'm reaching that broken record period where I feel like I repeat the same core problems with a writer/story over and over again. Tynion appears to have solid ideas, but his execution of them is quite poor. I honestly wish I were an editor at DC Comics because there are so many minor notes that could have been made that would have elevated this issue. It's almost as if the industry has adopted this mentality that comics can't be as great as other mediums when it comes to storytelling/ quality, so they don't even bother to try. It's a shame" Read Full Review

This series continues to only get better, in my opinion. I was sitting on a solid 8.0 for this issue, but Batman flipping all of Ghost-Maker’s “accomplishments” on him by showing that he was looking at the bigger picture the whole time was just so good. Plus, everything else worked nicely here as well. Clownhunter is kind of dumb and annoying, but he’s supposed to be. He’s a teenager that has yet to find his footing, and I think it’ll be interesting to watch him do so sometime down the line, in the event that he’s used past this storyline. I’m not usually a fan of the art changing mid-issue, but it makes sense here and I don’t mind it. Overall, this was a pretty good issue that maintains by interest going into #104.

This was... a good issue? Thank you, Batman, please may I have another.

BATMAN #103

Publisher: DC Comics @dccomics
Writer: James Tynion IV @jamesthefourth
Artist: Carlos Pagulayan @thecarlopagulayan
Danny Miki @koimando
Guillem March @guillem_march
Colorist: David Baron @myzombies
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover: Francesco Mattina @francescomattinaart
Jorge Jimenez @jorge_jimenez_art
Tomeu Morey

Batman and Ghost Maker go head to head for the fate of Gotham and Clownhunters life while flashbacks reveal glimpses of their past together. Meanwhile Clownhunter attacks Harley at her apartment but discovers that he’s no match for her.
Building up the action while adding new mythos to Bruce’s past and training keeps me invested and excited to see where Tynion plans to take his run.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Reviewed by: @djflores00 of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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We finally see a bit of agility in the story and it was refreshing, maybe, just maybe they can do something good with Ghost Maker and not the complete disaster that came from Batman in love with the cat to Joker War.

This run has proven to be so schizophrenic in its quality. I can't trust it to be good. I can't even trust it to be average. Every issue is a coin flip on whether or not I'll like it. That's legitimately frustrating. However, I liked this issue. I thought the rivalry between Ghost-Maker and Batman played better here. I really like how Ghost-Maker gloats about how he's saving Gotham, and by the end of the issue, Batman turns it all against him. That was well done. I was less enthused about Harley Quinn and Clownhunter. Harley Quinn wasn't annoying or anything, really, but I did not need pages dedicated to her talking out her easily implied feelings with a plant. It felt clunky. Clownhunter is... Fine. The most I took away from any of this was that he's supposed to be seventeen. Look, I confess to not hanging around seventeen year olds lately. I've been lucky enough not to be seventeen again for over a decade now, but Clownhunter does not look seventeen to me. I thought he was thirteen, max. He's really small and stupidly edgy. Maybe I'm just misremembering my own development cycle. I mean, that's possible. But that definitely threw me for a loop! more

As a longtime Batman reader I can say I've read a lot of worse ones, but several better too. Clownhunter is growing stale already. And if he's 17 he sure is scrawny for his age. I'd figure he was 14 at most. As for ghost Maker, he has promise as a rival, but also has the makings of another character who could end up overused and wear out his welcome if writers aren't careful.
So far it's working well as a story, but like most stories by Tynion, has its ups and downs. Harley and Clownhunter's presence only prolongs the story, while, as mentioned before, Clownhunter is wearing himself out as one of those overused characters, which I hope they don't also do with Ghost Maker. Still, the story is holding together better than the Joker war did. I grew weary of it halfway through as it became another villain takeover of the city meshed with the same "Why not kill him?" element that's been used constantly for 20 years now. At least this is a breath of fresh air from that tiring stuff of the past year with it and city of Bane. As for this story itself, I still need to see how it develops to come to a full conclusion. more

Overall it is a fine issue, but it is mainly retelling an old story with new characters. This arc is suspiciously similar to the Nobody story arc from the New 52 Batman & Robin series. Hopefully Tynion can can distinguish this arc from that one down the road. The art is good and overall its a good issue, but it definitely needs something to distinguish it from past issues. Otherwise, Tynion's run will be him mostly ripping off past stories.

It was not bad and definitely not that great. Lots of oddly timed dialogue but overall enjoyable. I like rhe clownhunter for some reason but the ghost maker just feels so bland.

We learn that everyone in Gotham thinks "Ghost-Maker" is a stupid name. They're not wrong, I'll say that. There is a lot of talk-fighting. That's when people have intricate conversations that require one's full concentration while fighting. A paragraph of dialog can take place in time it takes to throw one punch.

Ghost-Maker calls out Batman for sucking at his job. He says that he's, in 12 hours, brought down corrupt judges, arms dealers etc. We also learn that Bats and Ghostie knew each other back in their training days.

Meanwhile Clownkiller attacks Harley and she brushes him off easily, saying she looks toward the future, not the past where she has a body count that must be in the hundreds.

Ghost-Maker also calls out Bruce for letting a 17-year-old who has killed dozens walk around free. Bruce says he can't send the kid to Blackgate, the guards would help him. I assume that means help him kill criminals. I guess Bruce has never heard of protective custody and maximum security.

Here's the thing. Ghost-Maker is right. Bruce let the kid go after giving him a stern warning and the first thing he did was go after Harley. The fact that she will live is based more on the fact that she's agile. If she wasn't, that's another body on Bruce's fail pile.

Bats crashes through Harley's window and then says he knows about the corrupt judges, he was giving them line to real in their boss. Now that's not possible. He also says he knows about the arms deal, he sabotaged the weapons so they wouldn't work and he was waiting to see who they were going to be sold to. He mentions he had Cassandra Caine keeping an eye on some crooks. We see her in her Batgirl outfit, so cool.

Barb is tracking the fight and Bruce tells her to stay out of Ghostie's network, because it would crush her network. So that's clue.

In all shots, past and present, Ghostie's eyes are covered, so if he's blind, you read it here first folks.

The art is nice, but the main problem is that Tynion stretches out all the exposition and action at the same time. Instead of having a page of dialog explaining positions, and then the fight. It's all one thing and both detract from each other. Also, has two swords in him by the end of the fight. You know Tynion, Batman wore body armor back in Batman #1 in 1940. So I find the idea of him just wearing tights and not body armor to be weak sauce, especially since the Batman movie came out in 1989 -31 years ago - so armor has two historical precedents. Shrugging off killing or maiming wounds through "I am Batman" will power is just a bridge too far for me.

All in all, I just found the plot and the stolen elements from early stories to be uninteresting and wish they would move on. Bruce being "poor" actually doesn't affect this issue at all. So why take away his fortune if the stories aren't going to reflect his diminshed means?

Not a great issue. But I could be wrong. more

Because DC is making so many failed copies of Red Hood, first Damian, then Clownhunter and now this Ghost-Maker in those ridiculous pants that is going to fly off when he kicks it first.

I do like the art. I like the costume Ghost-Maker has.

But I really do dislike him as a character. Nothing about him works. He is just average copycat of Red Hood, Nobody, etc. All who have been done better.

The idea of Clownhunter really doesn't work for me either. Just eh...

So the two antagonists we have here are either bad or meh. And since this issue mostly focuses on them, it really is as good as they are.

Maybe later I will have enough willingness and energy in me to write a detailed and polished review. For now, let me just say this:

I'm SO sick of Harley Quinn in Batman run.