When people complain that comic books just aren't as fun as they remember, show them Batman #5 as an example the genre can still deliver excitement and a good time without heroes fighting each other and constant death and gore. Clearly, it's early in the year, but this could end up being one of those fun Batman issues that gets remembered late in the year for best single issue. Read Full Review

Batman Issue 5 leaves you gasping for air. It's a relentless chase, never stopping for long, as a sprawling chase ensues across Gotham City. Read Full Review

I love romantic comedies. I love action movies. So, I loved loved Batman #5. This comic is a showcase for Jorge Jimenez's virtuosic art, Tomeu Morey's ability to set the mood through colors, and also Fraction's skill at quickly creating romantic chemistry and letting his artist cook. But, in a very cranked-to-eleven way, it demonstrates the best way to really know what someone is like is in a stressful situation, and I think Bruce passed with flying colors. (Until the final page.) Read Full Review

While I've certainly been enjoying this series so far, when you get an issue like this, it's just fire. Fraction is keeping on with things from the first four issues, but it feels like Jimenez just stepped up to another level. Everything about it is fun with the pairing, the action, the humor, and just the general vibe of it. It may not set a lot in motion in terms of story beyond The Ojo getting involved, as that bumps up the bounty on Annika a bit, but it delivers a hugely humanizing moment for Bruce in this incarnation that's definitely needed. So much of what we see of him really is just the mask worn over Batman as he works through “regular life,” but there's more that bleeds out here as the two quibble over whether it's a date or not in the kind of way that adults would easily do. It's just absolutely delightful and left me grinning from ear to ear. Read Full Review

The stakes are high, but the tone is light and then comes the final page, which has a twist ending and reveal that I really didn't see coming but it's kind of amazing it's never happened until now. Read Full Review

Another excellent issue in the Batman series all thanks to the creative team! Matt Fraction just doesn't miss and Batman #5 proves that! Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a fantastic example of a breather issue that still manages to move the needle. It captures the charm of Bruce Wayne's socialite life while reminding us that, for Batman, there is no such thing as a night off. The introduction of the mysterious crow-assassin and the awkward “Father?” reveal at the end ensures that readers will be back for issue #6. Read Full Review

It's not to often we can say we got what feels like a new Batman story. That's what Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez give us with Batman #5. All it took was having an entire issue where Bruce Wayne does not put on the cape and cowl. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is another great issue in the series that offers a very intriguing cliffhanger following the introduction of a new character. Read Full Review

Full of frenetic action gorgeously rendered and wonderful dialogue between Bruce and Dr. Zeller, this "Date Night is well worth the outing. Read Full Review

Fun little done-in-one adventure starring Bruce Wayne instead of Batman, so a nice mix-up of the norm. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a fun issue that provides non-stop entertainment from start to finish. Whilst it isn't narrative-heavy, it is engaging and easy to read. I look forward to the next issue to see the fallout from the final page. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a pretty comic with nothing to say. The art carries nearly the entire load while the script coasts on repetitive date jokes and a cliffhanger that demands investment nobody has earned yet. This issue proves that even exceptional artwork can't salvage a story with no forward momentum, no connection to its larger narrative context, and no payoff beyond a question mark. Read Full Review

The car crash and the ending was a little unbelievable but f@&# it! The art is great and this was a fun issue. It’s okay to have an issue occasionally that doesn’t make a great stride forward in the story. It’s okay to just enjoy reading sometimes haha.

I would read a Jorge Jimenez book even if it was written by rob liefeld. Jorge art is unbelievable Kinect and his use of colors is masterful. Thankfully, fraction script is enjoyable. It felt like a fun early 2000 book and I enjoyed his use of Bruce Wayne. I fell like, for the past fifteen years or so, people forgot Bruce and simply focus on Batman. Loved the cliffhanger. IMO, this series keeps getting better.

I enjoyed this. Jimenez is on fire and I like the story focus on Bruce Wayne. And I like the fun cliffhanger.

Jorge Jiminez art is consistently up to par with his other works, and honestly I love seeing Batman be a detective and kicking butt. But it's been a while since I actually enjoyed reading a Bruce Wayne-centric issue. I am curious on how Bruce is going to handle with the aftermath of this issue.

This is definitely the best issuesof Fraction's run. It was fun with some James Bond-type vibes. Thie not a date running joke, got a little old after a while. The end was unexpected and I'm looking forward to seeing where Fraction takes this.

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Well this is unfortunate … I was ready to drop Batman from my pull-list … and then issue #5 comes along and is really good. This was a fun, fast paced comic that was nonstop action and speed. It’s a simple “bad guys are after us” chase … but was so well done! As much as I was losing interest in this series this issue pulled me right back in. If issue 6 keeps up this quality - I might be in for the long haul. I can do nothing but HIGHLY recommend this issue.

The dialogue between Bruce and Annika Zeller has some chemistry, but I don't like her portrayal as a stupid bimbo. She's a doctor FFS. Also, the villain in this issue is some manga character that looks about as stupid as the X-Men's Mutina. If I wanted to read a manga, I'd read a manga.

On the good side, Jorge Jimenez draws great action scenes, the colouring is amazing and the issue has a nice flow.

This isn’t a terrible issue but it has the new author creates the bestest love interest ever that will last for eternity (see Carlie Cooper in Spider-man). It never sticks. Bruce takes Doc out on a date not a date to talk instead of just talking at the office which would be simple and logical.

Doc is dressed in a tight skirt and f#ck me pumps, while driving a John Wick movie breaks out. Bruce saves the day and meets a manga character that turns into birds. While climbing a ladder to get away, the premise is laid out - changing identity tech is scary to villains. Robin shows up and calls Bruce father because he doesn’t see Doc around the corner. Secret exposed.

Like I said, this isn’t a terrible issue, but it has things I don’t like. Author pet introduction. Also character spills the beans in a foolish way that depends on unbelievable coincidence. I mean Robin knows enough to track Bruce down and know who birdgirl is, but doesn’t see the civilian Bruce is dragging around? That is some silver age Denny O’Neil things happen because plot requires it to happen stuff.

The art was nice, but this issue has some of my pet peeves, so ultimately not a fan.

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Chris Y - Jan 8, 2026

You're not wrong. :)

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