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"SUPERFRIENDS" part four! Since the beginning, the friendship between Batman and Wonder Woman has stood at the heart of the DC Universe. Now that friendship is coming apart, and as it does, the universe itself begins to crumble. The conclusion of Batman's team-up with Wonder Woman. (This story was previously slated to run in BATMAN #39.)
As I mentioned last month, this is a memorable story. One that I can not wait to tell fellow Batman and Wonder Woman fans about. The Romantic tension that is held back by their Willpower, and their desperation as they each lose hope at various points. This was a great story and a continuation of the Super Friends Arc. My hope is that Tom King continues to include more of the DC family in these adventures and that the stories maintain the quality that has shown King's run to be one of the best! Read Full Review
Simply put, there's no better Batman book on the stands, so you might as well jump on now. Read Full Review
I've been reading Batman for many years, under many writers, like so many of us. To me, Tom King's success lies in the understanding of the broader narrative, of Batman's wider relationships and, above all, his humanity. I've not felt so compelled to read, to buy, since Knightfall, even without some grand over-arching storyline – just the unfolding of a love story, the timeless tale of Bat and Cat (and the kangaroo – no, really). King's run is essential; it's brilliant storytelling, by turns dark and terrifying, vicious and tender. If you aren't reading this, you're crazy. Read Full Review
Batman #40 was a great read and I can't wait for the next issue. King does a wonderful job of giving us action, dramatic moments, and a little dose comedy from beginning to end. It's clear by the end of the book that Batman and Catwoman's love is nearly unbreakable"if 40 years apart doesn't prove that, I don't know what does! Read Full Review
Arguably, King, Jones and Bellaire's Batman is the best Batman book on shelves and it should be essential reading for anyone who's a fan of the character. Read Full Review
A lot of comics explore relationships. Honestly, it wouldn't be a far stretch to say all of them do to a certain extent. But this issue does a splendid job of navigating that space where desperation begins to overshadow loyalty and what one experiences at that precise moment. Read Full Review
Joelle Jones (pencils, inks) and Jordie Bellaire's (colors) are once again nothing short of spectacular. From the burning orange glow of the cavefire around which Batman and Wonder Woman's forehead-touching, eye-locked "will they, won't they?" kiss revolves in the opening scene, to the looks of surprise on Julian's wife's face when she answers the door and bliss on Wonder Woman's when she's engrossed in battle " the art in this issue is awesome, top to bottom. Read Full Review
Epic battles with moments of reflection and love, this issue of Batman had it all. Tom King is really putting Batfans through a gauntlet of sweetness. Which should worry anyone familiar with his writing. He is an evil man and will rip out our heart at a moments notice. Read Full Review
King's run on the character continues to surprise and thrill in equal measure, even as it presents a warmer version of Batman than we've seen in some time without sacrificing all the noir badassary fans have come to expect. Read Full Review
Theres a lot more I could opine on, from the silly moments about Ace and Jumpa (!!) to the most appropriate reaction to Bruces weakness Diana could possibly give, but at its root, Batman #40 jumpstarts a ton of questions and ponderings about marriage and its place in Bruce and Selinas journey that feel like they take the series to the next level. Next time, just dont pop Diana into the center of it. She deserves more than to be that tool for a narrative. Read Full Review
Batman #40, the conclusion of the Batman/Wonder Woman arc delivers satisfying moments for everyone involved, but it's really Selina who steals the show in an issue that resolves a lot of the questions people had about the first part. Read Full Review
Batman #40 is an excellent close to the "SuperFriends" story arc. From the friendship between Batman and Wonder Woman to the continued progression of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's growing relationship everyone involved grew stronger. With how much emotion he packed into Batman #40 Tom King was able to add some fun, light hearted moments when needed. With great artwork from Joelle Jones this "SuperFriends" arc is something fans will enjoy for all the ups and downs the characters went through. Read Full Review
King spares Batman from a two-issue slump and with Jones and Bellaire's great art, this is more of the Batman title we've come to expect and love. Read Full Review
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Good as the story is, though, Joelle Jones's art and Jordie Bellarie's colors are really what sell it. Jones's figures are startlingly expressiveso much so that even a full two pages where Bruce and Diana close-talk in the same position conveys every shade of emotion they feel. Bellarie's colors, meanwhile, are not so much realistic as moody. They help make what could be a totally overwrought story feel grounded. Jones and Bellarie make Batman #40 the perfect marriage of art and words. King is lucky to have such partners and readers are lucky to have him finally telling this story. Read Full Review
Batman #40 has its story problems, but it saves itself with charming character interactions between the leads and excellent art form Jones and Bellaire. In the end, it still lands a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review
The artwork for this issue was pretty decent on the whole, though there were some odd moments too. I loved the imagery from the panels were Bruce and Diana almost kissed (even though I was hoping they wouldn't) " it's just too well drawn for me to ignore. I also loved the panels where the Gentle Man was opening the portal (and donning his battle armor), that was pretty epic, if I may say so. Meanwhile, there was one scene where Wonder Woman got grappled by a monster, and"well it looks like she's laughing? I believe it's supposed to be her showing the struggle she's having, but it reads wrong. Also, am I the only one that thinks Selena Kyle looks a lot like Carrie-Anne Moss (as Harper in Jessica Jones) in this issue? Perhaps it's just the haircut and setting combined to make me feel that way. Read Full Review
As cool as I found this story overall, with amazing art, it comes to an end with little consequence. Read Full Review
A fun two-part story with Wonder Woman, and delving into Bruces character and Selinas psyche make this a memorable story. I look forward to rereading in the future. Read Full Review
The horde of enemies never ceases. Will Wonder Woman and Batman persevere despite their exhaustion? Read Full Review
Though I would have liked a bit more meat on the bones of this story, Batman #40 still stands as a gorgeous team-up for some DC's bravest and boldest. Read Full Review
As always the art is simply beautiful and worth a read for fans, but I'm not sold on the two episodes featuring Diana. This is a bit of a miss for me as a reader. Read Full Review
Ultimately, the latter half of "Superfriends" proves unable to do for Batman and Wonder Woman what the first half did for Batman and Superman. There's too much wasted potential, and this issue still suffers from poor choices made in Batman #39. Both the Catwoman scenes and the generally gorgeous art help offset those problems to some extent, but not enough to redeem the story in the end. Read Full Review
This is not a bad issue. There's plenty here to talk about and analyze, as is always the case with a King comic. The themes are carefully implemented and come full circle in the end. However, in my opinion the highlight of the comic is early on, and therefore the subsequent scenes feel like they lack some substance as they don't manage to live up to the highlight. The ending also left me with a feeling of: "So, that's it?", which is never a good sign. Read Full Review
This issue is not King's best scripting efforts. It is riddled with odd character portrayals and plot points being introduced and then quickly dropped. However, King was able to showcase an enjoyable display of Batman and Wonder Woman's relationship. Additionally, Jones' art is drop-dead gorgeous and elevates even the most mediocre material. Read Full Review
King needlessly continues his incessant tropes that disconnect me from the characters I'm reading about. I don't think he's going to stop anytime soon which is why I've decided a lot time ago that this run isn't for me. I don't ever want to see a reference to the Gentle Man and his plight ever again. Read Full Review
Our Super Friends arc comes to a close and by the end...Well, we really learn nothing besides for if Batman will cheat on Catwoman and for how interesting the story concept was with the Gentle Man and the dimension full of man's sins manifested, that's not enough. The art looked great, but all in all, the story was just dull and full of the normal King tropes that just pad out of the issue until it's over. Read Full Review
Last issue Agguro ending is ... Hoho ^^
It's like an episode that portrays the friendship of Trinity like the title.
Batman and Wonder Woman, who had been together for decades and almost passed away, but remained friends.
Batman and Superman who build their own homes and show their differences and respect.
And Jantleman is ... so good.
(지난화 어그로 앤딩은...호호^^
수십년동안 함께 지내면서 잠깐 넘어갈 뻔했으나 우정으로 남은 배트맨과 원더우먼.
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The comics internet collectively lost its shit when it looked like Batman and Wonder Woman might hook up last issue, but that issue is solved relatively quick in what is really a tale of love and fidelity. I found this to be an enjoyable read, but the real star of the issue is Joelle Jones. The two-page spread on pages 2 and 3 is absolutely gorgeous, and her facial work, the expressions of her characters, does as much as King's dialogue to bring impact and meaning to the story. She's one of the best.
love JJ arts. King is very good with the human side of batman.
An amazing run. A great storytelling trick to divide the main characters and explore what they mean to each other. J jones art is phenomenal. Loving this time of Batman.
Such sweetness and humanity...from a Batman book! Joelle Jones is a rockstar. These characters are growing together, and I feel lucky to witness it.
Yup people seems to fall for this again.I give credit for Tom King for being a good emotional manipulator.It's pretty funny seeing people falling for this again and again.First Catwoman being a murderer and a traitor,Batman siding with a child murderer,and now Wonderbat kiss.It's fun reading some of those reviews.Now the comic itself it's pretty good.Seeing Batman,being loyal to Catwoman and trying to be loyal is great.He shows a little weakness,which we saw in the previous issue ending,but like many times he overcomes it.It's good to see Wonder Woman liking Catwoman,even calling him a hero.And the art is really good.I think Tom keeps learning everytime he writes.Which is one of the reasons why I love this run.
Ok, I take it back, everything's fine. The story was fun, and the art was just stunning.
I'm very pleased to report the last issue's highly controversial ending did not lead to anything fans would absolutely hate. King, so far, did not make a mistake that'd send the run on very, very wrong track, like Snyder did once Court of Owls story ended (remember Harper Row and Mr. Freeze's butchered retcon?).
King was able to continue developing Bruce and Selina's relationship - it's mature, faithful to both characters, and there's literally no bad thing I could say about it. I only wish such fleshed out romantic relationships existed in bigger quantities - Superman and Lois, or Green Arrow an Black Canary both deserve so much depth and believability.
One more thing to praise is surely the Jumpa easter egg - it's such an abscur more
This two parter shows the connection that Bruce has to Selena and leads us to believe their love will last. If the annual didn't get you to think that way, maybe this will. I would love to no more about the Gentle man and maybe we'll get that in the future. But this issue has great art, great takes on Diana and Bruce, and I hope continues to show a special bond between Diana and Bruce in the future.
Favorite part:
When asked if they would say yes and go back to fight in the future, Selena basically answers for Bruce to say, "sure, as long as I come too."
Now Superman and Wonder Woman accept the relationship, which I feel is important for this set up to become permanent.
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Nothing crazy Happened, just a solid book.
It was okay - didn’t like the whole Batman and Wonder Woman kiss tease, it just felt out of character for them both if I’m honest, but great artwork as there always is in Batman and the main idea of the story was excuted quite well if you ignore the whole Near kiss situation and just focus on the basic concept, but compared to this previous issues this just feels like it fell a bit of a let down in the end.
This was a pretty good issue. I do not see what all the fuss is about. I thought it was pretty well written and I actually liked the Gentle Man idea. Overall, a pretty good book.
I suppose this should be a 10 just because it was an UNDO button for last issue which was steaming garbage. this issue basically reverses everything from last issue. either someone really told Tom King to wipe this crap under the rug, or else he planned this all along - that he'd just waste two issues doing nothing but stirring up the pot for no reason. either way he seems like an asshat to me now. making me wonder if Vision was really all that good?
What was the point of this arc?
Most pointless comic book issue ever?
Ridiculous, unnecessary and irrelevant. King keeps trying to explore Batman’d character while getting Batman’s character all wrong.
He made Batman’s relationship with Superman feel childish, now he makes his relationship with Wonder Woman juvenile.
The romance with Catwoman continues to be all surface, the dynamic is totally artificial and unreal. Skip.
the entire premise of the 'Gentle Man' and Everlasting Hoard is just dumb.
i hope we never see or hear of this idea again.
the whole thing felt like just a cheap excuse to get Bruce and Dianna alone together for years on end.
i have other gripes with this story, but my head hurts too much from reading this comic to even get into it right now.
Last issue was pretty good. The concept had some traction. And I can't say that the two of them couldn't have remained chaste. BUT you can't spend 37 years together with someone and not develop a bond that surpasses almost all other bonds. It's literally impossible. SO this better not be brushed off. You can't ignore something like this. It needs to affect all future stories that include the both of them.
The whole thing was just a dumb way to test Batman's faithfulness. It makes no sense that they're the only ones to help this guy out. They mention that superman couldn't go, but in the recent Trinity issue, Batman mentions how superman can hold his own in a powerless fight. Which begs the question: why? Why was this plotline ne more
Well that sucked. Tom King really needs to step his game up on Batman. This crap isn’t cutting it.
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