This issue, like the last, is mostly prelude before a coming massive showdown, and it's a testament to just how good Tynion's writing is that it hasn't lost a step. Read Full Review

With Batman #113, Tynion has brought us to the point where the real fun begins. As Batman says, "Scarecrow's turned the city into a powder keg. Peacekeeper-01's the match that's going to blow it all to hell". And now we will find out if Tynion's story will live up to this explosive promise. Read Full Review

Jimenez delivers some beautiful imagery. I really enjoyed the scenes with Batman and Montoya where the character seemed to be connected directly to the shadows in the room. Read Full Review

The Dark Knight's darkest hour gets intense. It's a great chapter for one of the most interesting creative teams working in comics right now. Read Full Review

Batman has been an excellent series and Batman #113 does a good job giving us a slight break for new readers and laying out the challenge and what might be ahead. It's a slight pause to the flow but it's still not bad and does answer at least one issue, how did Scarecrow mess with Batman's head. As a slice of the overall story, it's solid. On it's own, it's a bit wobbly though. Read Full Review

Batman #113 is a nice contrast to previous issues, as it's Slightly slower-paced, but not to its detriment. It's an issue with lots to digest and enjoy. As this arc continues over the next couple of months, we will no doubt get more bang for our buck, but this is perfect for right now, and this installment is certainly one that fans should really enjoy. Read Full Review

Batman #113 rectifies some past problems while continuing others. The action beats are the high points here especially with the artwork. Yet at the same time, the issue continues to feel the need to over-explain/re-explain the plot and somehow still leave the end goal ambiguous. This issue is a step in the right direction for the arc and continues to be one of the best illustrated books on the comic rack. Read Full Review

Fear State isnt gaining much momentum and so far hasnt been as edge of your seats exciting as The Joker War. Tynion clearly still has time to end his Batman run on a high note, but its coming off the blocks very slowly so far. Read Full Review

Batman #113 solidifies the foundation for Fear State created by the two issues that proceeded it. Now that all the set-up is out of the way Fear State could quickly match and exceed the scope of a story we saw in Joker War. Read Full Review

Another fine issue of Fear State, with solid writing and art; though one rather silly retcon really pushes credibility. Read Full Review

Fear State continues, and while I want to see how the Scarecrow's plan is working in a big picture sort of way, Tynion narrows the view even more.  This issue looks great, but the story only moves inches on all fronts and needs to pick up asap.  Hopefully, the tie-ins lend a hand because the main book has been a dud so far. Read Full Review

Ultimately though, the closer we get to the end of Tynion's run, the more it seems like the real plan is just to keep repeating things and hope no one notices there's no "there" there. Read Full Review

Batman #113 is an exhaustive exercise in repetition with incredible art. Your eyes will love the visuals, but the lack of story and repeat exposition will make you weary. Read Full Review

I'm so tired of being told about what's going on instead of seeing literally anything happen. This is incredibly boring, albeit flashy and pretty to look at, but I can't wait to move past it. I was really excited for Fear State as well, I'm disappointed. Read Full Review

Tynion took the red pill on his way out with a great portrayal of the fake news media.

Fear State is the most on-target topical comic on the stands today: the media pushing bs so the gov can control the masses through fear. It’s clear as day in the flashback where Scarecrow reveals his plan to Ghostmaker. He even goes so far as to say Silicon Valley was salivating at the idea.

This was another well-written issue from Tynion, but I do think it's time for the pace of this story to pick up a bit. I enjoyed this issue, but we're three issues into Fear State and it doesn't feel as though much has actually happened. As for Jimenez, I don't think I need to write much about how good he is at his job. He seems to always to great work, and this was not an exception. As for the backup story, I'm not as into it as I was in the previous issue, but it was still enjoyable. I am glad it's only three issues, though, because it's nothing extraordinary. The art is pretty cool in it, though.

Once again a little redundant but, there was something Iliked about it. It really had some good creepy parts and that art was fire.

I enjoyed it the art and action are great. Hopefully next issue picks up though. I think its redundant when we already have 3 issues of scarecrow explaining his plan

A lot better than some previous issues, still a hell of lot of dialogue to read. It still feels in places that it is in it's pre-event stage and giving us information rather even though event has officially started.

Aside from the trip to the astral plane, there's nothing really new here. There's lots of exposition that we've already read before. The Clown-Hunter story was a mess.

I liked this number a lot more than the Nightwing one that crosses. It was agile, with action even if there is no real progress.

This was by far my favorite Batman book in Fear State. I was actually going to unsubscribe, but I already got charged and this was delivered to my iPad anyways. I really liked it.

This wasn't as good as the first issue of this event, but it wasn't terrible. The stuff with Ghost-Maker is pretty stupid if you've ever looked into what anti-social disorders actually are. I feel like a lot of Tynion's work takes these base, cheesy tropes and tries to mesh them with a form of commentary that does not fit together. This is kind of relevant here, and a whole lot more relevant in that Miracle Molly one-shot that I'll get to. I kind of don't care about this event so far.

It feels like it is progressing although in development it is still stagnant, but unlike there is more action, the characters move a little more.

I felt like the writing was pretty inconsistent and the backup just doesn't add anything at all.

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RKS - Sep 25, 2021

DC comics fired any writer who didn't tow the company line, so we're left with the dregs of society who didn't have the moral fortitude to say no.

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Oh jesus! we are caught in an endless loop with this. It is too boring, it seems to me that wanting to throw Batman into the world when the reality is that the character in comics has lost strength and continues to lose it with boring stories one after another, it is simply like stabbing the character to the heart.

There is good progress in the story, but some loose ends remain. I think it is the first decent number since the idea of ​​replacing Batman began, although this Future State still does not convince me, we will see how they play with Fear.
The backup story is a complete waste of ink and paper. Just bad.

"I'm the 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇 hero!"

Took me ages to finally get through this issue. It's just so difficult to muster any sort of excitement for this story anymore. I mean, a villain took control over Gotham for the third time in some hundred-plus issues. GET. SOME NEW. IDEAS!

And if that wasn't enough, Tynion breaks out the Bat-Mind-control-VR goggles and serves an exceptional plate of conveniences. Thankfully, Ghost-Maker is here to save the day and be bland as hell.

Even the art was boring in this issue.

Fear state is living up to my expectations. Too bad what I expected wasn't much. Tynion certainly loves putting Ghost maker in the spotlight, as he had to be the one who learned of the Fear state from Crane. Too bad he's his creation's number 1 fan. I'm hoping after this is over not to see Ghost Maker again for a looooong time.
Fear State is better than City of Bane, but not as good as the Joker war. May it be the final Gotham under siege crossover for many years to come.

Speaking of assassinating a character, this is the best example of how a publisher can assassinate its greatest icon by cruelly dismembering it. Not the original and only Batman is being riddled in a cruel way in each of his comics, it is a real shame to see how the most interesting character of DC dies in popularity and not only him, the same publisher is falling with what he is doing with Batman and Superman.

This issue is sound and fury signifying nothing. Again, it's all exposition. The handicaps Batman faces are explained, but we don't actually see how they affect his fighting. We don't see how he overcomes it.

The plan by St. Simon Says is a false flag operation. But we knew that. Batman explains it to the commissioner and she says "I need proof, McGonicle." Batman says I'll get right on it. Except that there are things happening on the street that people can see. There's no way the Gotham PD would be blind to that other than the writer says they are. Yet another city goes to hell story.

And don't get me started on Simon, Simon, Simple Pieman getting scared that his plot is being exposed. That thought never occurred to him? Now that's something even the Joker would say is crazy and Simon might want to take another look at the plan to work out the bugs.

I've pushed this point before, but Gotham is in the U.S. There are governors and presidents and federal agencies and state agencies that don't answer to a corrupt mayor. The thought that they do nothing is just silly. That's why it's hard to write these kinds of stories and probably why DC shouldn't. Keep raising the stakes and you run into the "one death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic" problem. Killing more people is just chasing the dragon. We don't care about the million Gothamites because they are literally paper figures. To make this work, we have to care about the characters.

Also Clownkiller is going through some psychic trauma thanks to Scarecrow. So what. He is a flat character that is just plain stupid. And Bruce letting this murderous psychopath go free is stupid. You can't kill dozens of people in a horrible way and be considered normal or "saveable." He has to be locked up. In the real world, he'd get psychological treatment, but thanks to DC not actually understanding mental health issues and its treatments, that would mean putting him Arkham, a facility that would not exist in the real world because mental health facilities are designed not look like gothic nightmares. Also, does Bruce tell everyone who he is like he has escaped from "How This Movie Should Have Ended" from YouTube?

Another issue where all the exposition is talk and all the action is over in a second. Not compelling, not interesting and simply not good storytelling.

The art is pretty but doesn't help the action flow. Also don't like the colors, but that seems to be me.

Not good. Or I could be wrong. more

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Mingthemerciless - Sep 22, 2021

Lol...that review was a tour de force Quinn. More lazy "meh" level writing from Tynion a guy that should never have been given creative direction over anything to do with Batman. He leaves in 4 issues and dumps a mess on the fans as his parting gift. Fear State is not an "event" it's a sleep aid.

Quinn - Sep 22, 2021

Meh is exactly right. I get no sense of characterization or personality. Things are just happening. Also, what exactly is the crime? Simon Says hates Batman, so this whole thing is just to take down Bats? That is it? Scarecrow wants to scare people so we can evolve? Then what? I mean whatever. Or I could be wrong.

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Batman and Detective Comics are a complete mess. This story is thrown together and there is no balance between dialogue and action. 0/10