Seriously though, this is a great book and a fantastic example of the quality of maybe not cannon storytelling that the Black Label can deliver. Read Full Review

I had high expectations going into this book. I'm happy to say that this issue exceeded them. Read Full Review

DC Comics' BATMAN/CATWOMAN #1 is a meditation on the interlocking lives of crimefighters, and the scars they leave on one another. Read Full Review

Clay Mann's art is sublime. The imagery is sophisticated, beautifully done and filled with glorious details. A fantastic looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review

Strong art, a smart premise, and a few surprises lead to this being the rather explosive start to a promising series. Read Full Review

It's not a perfectly smooth read, but it's a fascinating launch that sets up what's sure to be a year-long classic. Read Full Review

This series very much feels like it will be the ultimate coda to King's Batman run, for good or for ill. Read Full Review

Batman/Catwoman #1 is not without flaws, but its strong foundation and character work more than make up for them. I think if the team can successfully build upon this groundwork, and the transitions become a bit more definitive, this has the potential to be their best work with the character. Read Full Review

Batman Catwoman #1 is available today so make sure you pick up a copy at your local shop and let us know what you thought of the first issue by leaving a comment below! Read Full Review

Batman/Catwoman #1 is my kind of comic, but I do understand how some fans could find it frustrating. There are enough breadcrumbs dropped in this first issue to whet a reader's appetite, and, if you can wrap your head around the time hops, I'm sure you'll be hooked. Of course, this means that this book won't be for everybody, but fans of Tom King's Batman run will find plenty to enjoy. Read Full Review

Whether or not you loved King's run on Batman you should give this one a go. Heck, give the first two a go. If there's one thing he knows how to do, it's turn a story on its side. With a bit of distance between his run and this story, coupled with the flexibility of a Black Label imprint, we should expect some interesting things from this arc. Read Full Review

Batman/Catwoman #1 is a great opening issue that plays with memory and non-linear storytelling, but also manages to establish an intriguing mystery with a dash of romance. Read Full Review

I feel that there is a great foundation here for King to tell a fantastic story. Early on, we are introduced to a character that definitely raised my eyebrows. Combine that with the accompanying story line, and I'm excited to see where this story takes us. Read Full Review

The much anticipated Batman/Catwoman #1 is finally here and while it's not a perfect book, it's one that lives up to the hype. Read Full Review

Fans of Batman and Catwomans romantic relationship, Batman: The Animated Series, Tom Kings run on Batman, and just Batman mystery lovers will surely enjoy Batman Catwoman #1 thoroughly. There are plenty of nods and references to the other Batman stories before but this certainly feels like its own story and one that will likely be enjoyed by fans for years to come. Be sure to get this issue and follow along with the story! Read Full Review

Comic fans, this is merely a bad story masked with some of the best art around and fluffed up with bells and whistles. But, there is no story here. Just a ton of fanfare for BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and the BAT-CAT relationship groomed so well in King's own BATMAN run. Read Full Review

Batman/Catwoman #1 is a bad start, it's just not as engaging as it thinks it is. There's some great ideas and each era could be a hell of a story by itself. The issue is that there's too much attempted in the first issue with not enough time spent on each. It makes for a beginning that sets things up but doesn't feel satisfying by itself. It's the teaser before a film's credit. It can catch your attention but rarely is it good by itself. Read Full Review

Mostly set-up, the first issue jumps from story to story (at times more effectively than others). Although teased, we don't get the Phantasm here, although there is plenty of foreboding about how tragically events will unfold. Read Full Review

This was a very odd read for me. After Batman 50, I'm not sure where my heart is with this. Do not fret, for I will be here to tell you EXACTLY what I think of this. Read Full Review

For better or worse, Tom King picks up directly where he left off with Batman/Catwoman #1. The pacing of this issue was a reminder why I was left so conflicted with how King ended his run on the main Batman series. There are certainly plot elements to be intrigued by as someone who read all of King's Batman work. Unfortunately, the way King told the story in Batman/Catwoman #1 was its own worst enemy as notable character moments ended up falling flat. Unless you read all of King's Batman workI recommend waiting for this series when it comes out in trade format to see how it is receive as the story develops. Read Full Review

The structure of this issue is almost incomprehensible, and after multiple readings, I'm still unclear as to what happened when. That said, it's a really good looking comic book that makes me think I don't need to read the rest of the series. Read Full Review

This book is really only for people who already like Tom King. If you don't, this book will drive you through the roof! I cannot recommend this book if you disliked Tom King or were on the fence about him. I like Tom King, and even I think this issue is a bit much. However, despite its sloppy execution, the actual stories in this book are very interesting to me. Each of the three interwoven stories are intriguing. I just wish they were a bit more concise. Read Full Review

When all is said and done, Batman Catwoman #1feels Ike a bit of a stumble coming out of the gate. While there is certainly enough here to build on, it isnt the strongest start Ive read. Hopefully, the story will deliver a worthwhile payoff as it continues. Read Full Review

Batman/Catwoman #1 is too clever for its own good. The story juxtaposes sexuality and death, offering up a bewildering story that leans on two entirely different Batman canons. Read Full Review

Tomeu Moreys color work is striking with the death pale skin tone of a Joker victim to the subtle traces of blood and dirt.If this first issue was an indication, Batman Catwoman is going to be a lot of style over substance. Read Full Review

A lifeless story is held together by a competent art team that arent bringing their A game. Only those heavily invested in Kings take on Batman should read this. Read Full Review

As much as Batman/Catwoman wants to be a summation of everything Batman can be, it serves too many masters to accomplish much at all. Read Full Review

Delightful art and interesting story.

Gorgeous art and fantastic writing.

As someone who loved Tom King's run on Batman and had to be disappointed by the decision he wouldn't get to tell his full Batman story, and honestly I have been very indifferent with Tynion IV's take on him so far... I loved this. The presentation was amazing, from the way the chapters are introduced, to the great looking art and costumes.

I already know a common complaint is going to be how convoluted it seems with all the plots happening at once, but it really is simple. Since it is a Christmas story, remember there is a Past, Present, and Future... kind of like A Christmas Carol. I have no idea if that was intentional.

Best start to a Batman series all year, and finally a Joker story that isn't cliched drivel. Nice to finally get a good Batman story after how comically bad Three Jokers ended up being.

What a great introduction! A lot of surprises and of course the art of Clay Mann and Tomeu Morey is absolutly magnificent. Tom King narration is really instresting, and the atmosphere of this book is amazing.

A bit confusing at times but extremely beautiful and complex way to start.

Most of the negative reviews seem to be fixated on the writers previous work on the character rather than focusing on the issue that their reviewing.
This was a pretty good issue on it's own merit and much better than the majority of King's Batman.
The fast transitions between different timelines was a bit jarring but other than that - I liked this issue.
Interested to see where Andrea's path takes her now that she's officially debuted in mainline DC canon.

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Yes, they indeed are. Since this 12 issue series directly continues the 85 issue long run. So obviously there will be comparisons, references and similar criticisms coming from those who read both.

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This may be a polarizing comic, but it's King's Batman, you probably either love it or hate it. It's the conclusion to his run. My two cents? I love it. It's a story that is building in my mind since that amazing Annual #2.

If you don't like Bat/Cat love story, this isn't your cup of tea. But for me it's the true end of an amazing run that I will always remember. I liked the premise, and although I kinda saw the first twist coming, it was intended to, the build up, the mistery. Starting from the end result, asking how and why and building the puzzle is my jam.

Bringing in Clay Mann was just the cherry on top, he just nails every frame, always daunting, always on edge of excitement. From the action to the heart and soul of the story, it is simply masterfully done. more

I didnt follow Kings run but I know aboht the mixed reception its gotten. What I have read from King which is little, I quite enjoyed. Clay Mann whoever is one of my favorite comic artists working right now. All things considered I decided to give this a shot.

Not sure what all the hating reviews are about honestly? This issue isn't gonna blow anyone away, but as set up I really, really like what they are going for here. It hops all over the place in time, with only the art to que you in. Its daring but at works, at least this issue.

Its a straightforward plot thus far but you can tell its going to be very complex as it goes. Also Phantasm will be in this book but you knew that. I havent seen Mask of the Phantasm, I know thats blasphemy but you dont have to have watched that movie to know what she's about here. She doesn't do much but the book makes clear that that is going to change.

The art is phenomenal and nearly worth price of admission alone. Clay Mann is fantastic, and the colors are vibrant but lifelike. The faces are very good, the panel works all very easy to follow and the costumes are awesome. Its a beautiful book.

My only real flaws with this book are 1: that Batman and Catwomans dialogue is still a bit hokey but not nearly as repetitive as some of the other examples we've seen from King(and the rest of the dialogue is pretty good) and 2: Joker AGAIN. Hes handled well here but there really needs to be an editorial mandate that Joker can only be used in one Batman arc every 2 years or something. Its really so boring seeing the same characters exchange the same words with the same villain. It always feels like treaded ground these days and frankly these writers need more creativity in who they use, and thats not just a King problem either.

But aside from that, very solid book. I feel like if Kings name was t on this half of these reviews would sing a very different tune. Theres really nothing awful about this book at all, but aside from the art nothing groundbreaking either. Well see what happens but they got me for issue 2. more

A good start.

I think you have to read through this 2- 3 times to get a good feel for King's storytelling. I liked it, and the artwork was great too. I liked the connection to Mask of the Phantasm, which I really enjoyed.

This takes the "three time periods" device that King is currently using in the highly praised Strange Adventures, and applies it to Batman, Catwoman, and the Joker. Like Strange Adventures, the time jumps here are a bit jarring at first, but you get used to it and it helps to build a sense of mystery about the events of the issue.

Admittedly, it's a lot of mystery, and so it's a little hard to know if the story is moving in a satisfying direction at this point. However, the relationships depicted are interesting enough to keep me reading, and it doesn't hurt that the art is gorgeous I don't love the way Mann draws Selina's face in a few scenes, but there are multiple panels that could easily become iconic depictions of their subjects, and the splash pages would mostly make for book-selling covers. more

It should have been called Catwoman/Batman lol

I liked it. As far as intros to a story goes it was pretty solid but knowing King this will get better (hopefully). I really enjoyed Tom King's Batman and I'm really hoping I enjoy this book just as much.

This book is conflicting as it goes back and forth from old times and times where Batman has past away. The artwork is strong, however.

I found the hopping around in time to be a little annoying I’ll be real with you.

Isso é estranho.

The latter half of this story doesn't make any sense. Its switching too much to quickly that I can't catch on what its trying to do. Also, enough with the sex on the roof.

As excited as I am to return to Tom King's Batman, the time jumps were too jarring and made a pretty straightforward tale confusing. I'm also a bit annoyed that we're spending time in the future, because, as lovely as that future was in the Annual, we all know it will never survive the whims of future writers. As such, it feels like a bit of a waste of time.

I used to like King's writing but that changed after issue 50. Now? Well. It is not bad. But King likes to show multiple timelines at the same time, it makes reading this a very annoying thing to do. "Good" to se he hasn't changed.

I actually liked some of the things we had there. But it was so annoying to read. And the writing on the Joker was... eh. Not good.

The art is great and having Phantasm here is not a bad thing. But please King, focus on one time and if you are hellbent on showing flashbacks, make on issue focusing on them.

What the H was this? It made so little sense, provided so little amusement. What's with all the animated series characters who were never part of the regular continuity before? Does Tom King even know the difference? The man lost his touch with the pitiful wedding story and has gone downhill since. This shows he hasn't gotten it back either. Why not try another hero? From what I see DC themselves are his biggest fans. I already ordered the next 2 issues, but doubt I'll get any more if it stays this poor. I don't know how they expect to keep this boring plot going for 12 whole issues. But if things don't improve I doubt I'll even bother to finish it. Definitely NOT worth $5 an issue, that's for dang sure. May this be Tom King's final Batman work. more

Uhhh, this was something! I really didn't think much of it. I found that the constant switching of the timelines was more annoying than interesting. Not a ton happens in this issue, even still. I know it's only issue one, but there's no hook here for me. Maybe if I had seen Mask of the Phantasm, I'd be more interested in what's happening in the present timeline? I don't know. The only part of this issue that I really think was worth the read was seeing future Joker pop out of his makeup and wig. That's it. The rest, unfortunately, just feels like more of Tom King's Batman, which I found unbearably vapid. I was hoping, for some reason, that his writing would change or be better. Something about the constraints of having 12 issues may have helped keep things more consistent or something. But as of now, I can only walk away from this feeling like we're in for another twelve months of Tom King's Batman, and that's not a good thing, even if Tynion IV is over there making the main book just as unfortunately trite. The art is good, at least. Clay Mann isn't my favorite artist, but he's very competent and that at least gives the book some standing.

Side note: When they first introduced the differing timelines, I thought the past timeline would have cold blues, the present timeline would have warm reds and that the future timeline would be colored standardly. But then that was thrown out immediately, and I honestly think that was a missed opportunity. more

WTH was that?

This is not good.

I personally have no problems with disjointed, nonlinear, or triptych storytelling. What I do have a problem with is when an incompetent writer makes a mockery out of the technique.

Clay Mann's art is wasted on this series. Just a clip-show of ass shots and Bat/Cat tongue hockey.

I like Mask of the Phantasm and BTAS but they've never been the "greatest Batman adaptation" in my eyes (I save that for The Brave & The Bold). I could really care less for Andrea Beaumont, but I do think that King will end up butchering her and other lifts from BTAS.

Regardless, King's Batman is not for me and in general far from what the Caped Crusader should be. I'm still sticking with Strange Adventures for now but I've already dropped Rorschach; might have to lose the dead weight from my pull list. In the end...

This is not good at all. more

I created an account just to review this. This book is dreadful. Avoid at all costs.

Summed up in one word: incoherent.

Omg Tom King can’t write to save his life. He thinks that making a character LGTB ( I am myself btw) is good characterisation or invalidate all criticism.

Btw, what if the headlock in cover were the other way around....

I've had displeasure to follow King's Batman run since #1, and I admit, I enjoyed first two story arcs of it. That's the reason why for such a long time I've been giving him a second, and third, and fourth, and nth chance, hoping this time he's going to lead the story... somewhere, anywhere, really. But nope. His run was a hollow and meaningless soap opera with plotline after plotline getting cut halfway, to either be picked up in a lazily written half assed crossover like The Button, or be forgotten for good with no resolution.
Sufficed to say, I've been there, and seen what King does to pretend he has a story to tell. His use of repetition, public domain poems/songs, disjoint sequences, retrospections and out of character dialogues have all become pretty infamous among those who saw through the 85 issues worth of almost nothing he spawned.

And now the circle repeats. The new series begins, and it's as hollow, as disjointed, as soap opera-ish as his main run, which begs the question "why"? It seems like neither he nor anyone at DC's editorial have read a word of constructive criticism regarding his main Batman run, considering this comic inherited its every single flaw I can name.

Now, in normal circumstances I'd say I shouldn't judge the book by its cover, but at this point I know King's Batman, and I can bet half of the disorganized mess he presented here won't even find any proper conclusion, heck, causality. I was hoping King will think the entire project through, not being forced to write two issues per month (which I could imagine was beyond tough), and crafts a comelling, engaging and most importantly coherent script. Instead, we get this. And this is by no means an acceptable comic. Shame, because those who don't learn from the history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. Or, in this, case, repeat their own. more

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TJMB3891 - Dec 3, 2020

Spot on!!

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Meh...Pointless fan fiction at best. Thank God they stuck Tom King on this book though to finish out his contract obligation.

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Skyrotic - Dec 7, 2020

Not really pointless if it's selling 200k+ is it?

RKS - Dec 8, 2020

Fist issues usually sell well, not to mention all the comic book stores speculating based on the now deleted Tom King Tweet stating that there would be graphic sexual content in the issue. A lot of those 200k books are going to be returned. The book was a mess with the flashbacks and as I said the story is sub par fan fiction at best. Hopefully DC will be able to get back on track after the FutureShock garbage 2 month hiatus, that is if there is a DC left after AT&T gutted the company.

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love art and hate the puzzle, the writer visibly does not know how to make a story catch you giving fragments and pieces, I have READ books where these types of scenes are made, it is difficult, therefore not everyone has that ability and that that is captured.
The cliche of the worst young enemy, the hero who dies before and the life that is not known why it now turns out to be his BF. This dropped this job a lot.

This is not how you write a nonlinear comic book. The cartooning was amazing along with the colors.

Just the same level of garbage you'd expect from King!!

what was this excuse me, I see many neuroticized people because there are quite a few others who did not like the book. But seriously, what was this? He has no head or tail and I'm used to non-linear stories, but what cat is going to give the bad news to Batman's Joker ?????? And this is not the first story where they put Selina and old woman and Bruce dead, as if nobody likes them together. I just don't understand it and please respect the comments of others so don't come trolling, thanks.
pd the art is impeccable, it is the only redeemable for me in this story.

Hate this interpretation of The Joker with a passion. Involving his character in the story at all was a bad idea.

The character is so overused as of late. Just stop writing him for a couple of years, see if there’s any way to recover from the overwhelming edginess of what he’s become. He's my favorite villain, but I dread his every appearance in current comics when you just know he's gonna be this unfunny scumbug. I wish we can go back to actual fun Joker stories.

King gave the Joker the worst, the most boring future I can think of. There are so many different directions he could go with Joker and he chose the worst possible one. (Plus it reminds me of that horrible version of the Joker from the cringy Harley Quinn tv show)

A retired old-man villain living with his family is cliche as all hell, and it would never work for a guy like Joker, in my opinion. And not just because it's soo BORING, but also because the Joker would never quit and just retire if he knew Batman was still around. The Joker orbits around Batman. Even if you'd remove him completly, it's still much more possible for Joker to spend his days as a sad and lonely clown, rather than a happy father and husband.
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No please, I thought I thought I was going to vomit because of the dizziness with all those flashbacks to the past, the future without explanation, I completely hated this number, I think this series will be put aside.

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vivek - Dec 1, 2020

please dont read next then (because no matter how good or bad this will you always given rating 1/10 ) so it is better to put aside series.

SenpaifenixJäger - Dec 2, 2020

vivek I think he has reading comprehension problems. Please re-read what you wrote. Indeed I was not going to waste my time reading this series, but due to your comment I will do so and give an impartial criticism whether you like it or not, I think there is something that I should practice and that is tolerance and respect for different ways of thinking. Good day.

TJMB3891 - Dec 3, 2020

This book was terrible. Typical Tom King junk. Which is funny because I've been enjoying Rorschach and Strange Adventures for the most part but anything he does with Batman seems to be a chore to read. it's like you can't help himself but write pretentious garbage every time he has a chance on Batman.

SenpaifenixJäger - Dec 3, 2020

friend, if you get trauma, comments other than what you want, go and seek professional help. Maybe King is a bad writer for me, because in this issue there is no content at all and when he took Batman and began to lengthen the story it was a disaster, the man puts many nonsensical fragments that do not reach anything. Sorry I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE.

prettythief - Dec 3, 2020

What unpleasant guys, they don't know how to respect other opinions

SenpaifenixJäger - Dec 3, 2020

It is not my fault that Batman since the proposal with Selina and in an attempt to sell more will lower its quality and I have rated the Batman series sometimes differently according to the number (TRUE CRITICS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT). It is my opinion how everyone has their own, as well as the Katzenbach Psychoanalyst may seem something wonderful to me, someone may not like it AND IT IS WELL BLESSED BE THE VARIETY OF LIKES.

SenpaifenixJäger - Dec 3, 2020

And enough I have made my point clear and that is not about us attacking ourselves, I think we must take things with maturity and RESPECT TOWARDS THE POINT OF VIEW OF OTHERS. My profile is not to become a neighborhood of assaults, thank you all.

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