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As much as I love Batman, I’m so glad I bailed on this one early on.
Batman #11
| Writer | Matt Fraction |
| Artist | Jorge Jimenez |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
The deadliest woman in the world wielding two blades is back, and her quest for blood puts her on a collision course with the Caped Crusader—and as chaos ensues, Vandal Savage’s corrupt GCPD won’t be far behind! If that weren’t enough, the sinister Minotaur, squeezing Gotham’s underworld, finds himself on a path to reckoning, courtesy of the Penguin! Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez deliver an action-packed chapter of their smash-hit series that critics are calling “a blockbuster reinvention” and “a perfect comic book.”
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jul 01, 2026There’s a great sense of tightening the screws through this issue as Ivy and Savage prepare their next big move, but it’s also got enough time for some really fun moments throughout. The big cliffhanger was already spoiled by DC in advance, but there are some fun surprises thrown in there in the cliffhanger that make me pretty excited to see where this story goes. Read Full Review
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8.9
Comic Watch - Jamison Nilsson
Jul 01, 2026The eleventh issue of Matt Fraction’s Batman is an exciting start to new storylines and the introduction of a new character. Read Full Review
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8.8
Fanlight Zone - Ken M.
Jul 01, 2026Another round with the Ōjō leads to a spectacular fight in the streets of Gotham. Fraction lets the action steer the ship for this latest round. Jiménez and Morey unload on the frantic conflict with stunning art. A different look for this series which just doesn’t miss. Read Full Review
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8.7
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jul 01, 2026Jimenez creates beautifully detailed and visually exciting art throughout the issue. I love the character designs and the action is visually stunning. Read Full Review
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8.0
Get Your Comic On - Neil Vagg
Jul 01, 2026Batman #11 handles the impending arrival crossover event in the best way possible… by ignoring it and continuing to run each of it’s already rich plot lines at full speed in a head-on collision with what is to come. It’s cliffhanger twist proving to be yet another brilliant piece of writing from Matt Fraction. Read Full Review
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8.0
Dark Knight News - Max Byrne
Jul 01, 2026Batman #11 is high quality stuff. With a brand new addition to the Wayne inner circle that may or may not be aware of Bruce’s true calling, the table is set for a new status quo at Chez Wayne. Fraction is certainly starting to adopt a kitchen sink mentality to his storytelling, which I tend to favour over sparse narratives. Issue #12 has become an even more essential purchase now. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Jul 02, 2026Yes, we still get a focus on Bruce Wayne and a cool action sequence with Batman vs Ojo. But the heart of the story of this issue was a strong focus on the city itself as all roads lead to the upcoming Bad Seeds crossover event. Read Full Review
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7.6
The Batman Universe - Ian Miller
Jul 05, 2026As Batman faces an increasing number of ongoing challenges, might our new Blonde Pennyworth be an ally…or antagonist! Read Full Review
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7.0
AIPT - Michael Guerrero
Jul 01, 2026Batman #11 is a fast-paced issue that helps guide the series towards the inevitable conflict between all of the threats overlapping in Gotham. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comic Book Clique - George Serrano
Jul 05, 2026A visually stunning chapter that leaves the heroes completely surrounded by enemies on all sides. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
This was a reall god issue. I love Jorge Jiminez art, and how Matt Faction is making Batman have short, quick adventures. While it is true that this series is more slower paced compared to the bombastic Zdarsky, Tynion and King's run, the writing for most characters are very solid. I really do like the action in this issue as well, and it does take a couple of re-reads for me to understand what's going on but overall I appreciate it more.
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8.5
I understand it’s not for everyone, but I’m really enjoying this book.
The shifting from sub plot to sub plot reminds me of the Batman comics from the early 80s.
For me this is a great relaunch, and it has more in common with Conway and Wein than it does Zdarsky, Tynion, King or Snyder.
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8.0
Really good, but also a bit disjointed? I liked a lot of what we got here, but it really felt like the story was jumping from thing to thing before finally getting to Batman fighting Ōjō. I think Fraction has a lot of super intriguing ideas for this run, but I also believe that, perhaps, he needs to focus on less of them at a time so that they all have the proper amount of time to shine. As I've said in this review already, I really liked this, but I also feel that the amount of story aspects being focused on simultaneously is a hinderance to this book being "great," rather than "really good."
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7.5
The Manga girl assassin seems to be a thing now. I really wonder what she’s representing in our collective psyche.
Besides that, this was not the most interesting issue, but still better than most of the bullshit that counts as comics these days. -
6.0
Matt fractions run on Batman has left me with really mixed feelings. This issue by itself isn’t bad despite the ending. However when you look at the series as a whole , how nothing fits. The start-stop nature of this series-I’m utterly frustrated. This series is just all over the map. What happened to the Joker and him calling Batman Bruce ? What happened to the Mayor and Pam with the Bat signal made from drones ? What about AI Alfred? The need to tell us about all the Bat-tech is gone also. Like I said. It’s the nature of this series when we see it as a whole. Start- stop. A disjointed mess of a series but a mid level issue. Just not good enough. Matt is stuck reintroducing things over and over because so much is left hanging around. The more
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5.0
This is a weird issue in that it is all setup. But Fraction’s run has been all setup. I am still waiting for some payoff. The issue references a cop being killed nine issues ago for not killing Batman. Nothing comes from the reference other than to remind you that it happened.
The Wayne board of directors have put an open contract on Bruce, but the Japanese shinigami straight out teenage mutant turtles kills a middle man for trying to fire her. How does that works? Does she expect to get paid after killing her employer? (I know he is just a flunky, but he represents the employer). Bruce’s board hires someone to kill Bruce because he won’t let Wayne Enterprises build weapons. They’re evil because they are capitalists. Well here’s ne more+ Like • Comments (1)• Likes (1) -
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