Its the catastrophic conclusion of the acclaimed weekly series that brings together all of Batmans one-time partners! Mothers trap has been sprung, and the whole world is feeling her wrath! Can Dick Grayson pull together his allies to fight an entire army of foes? Is one among them still under Mothers control? And what will become of Cassandra Cain? You wont believe how huge this battle can become!
“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper.” T. S. Eliot likely would never have considered working for DC Entertainment. Then again, he was a very surprising man, so nothing should be ruled out. Certainly, the end of the New 52/DC YOU era mirrors the insight ofThe Hollow Men, Eliot's 1925 meditation on hope and failure. As the DC Universe shambles toward it's comingRebirth event, the elements that had characterized itspast two incarnations are beginning to fray and unwind. It is difficult to say whether these shifts represent eagerness to launch into the new world to come, whatever form it may take, or weariness with a creative regime that, whatever its virtues, had overstayedits welcome both in terms of economic success and reader popularity. Read Full Review
Delivering another strong issue, Tynion IV and Scott Snyder have shown that they have a pretty great understanding of the dynamics of the Bat Family, something that I don't feel is as prevalent in Snyder's flagship BATMAN book. BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #23 gives you a good idea of what DC should be looking for in their stories. There's drama, but it's not overwhelming. There's humor, but it's not without due context. Most importantly, though, there's a strong element of fun to this book. BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #23, like every other BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL that Tynion IV has written, never stops being a fun action-adventure. That's something to keep in mindas DC brings about its new Rebirth changes in the coming months. Read Full Review
In Conclusion: Balancing the increasing cast of Dicks allies well, this issue provides a solid building block for the finale by putting most of the pieces into play. Read Full Review
An action-packed issue that is taking us to a massivefinale we have come to expect has a few hiccups in how it gets us there, but the art and characters pull us through. Read Full Review
This issue was necessary in order to put the pieces in place for the final showdown, but it lacked a true sense of enjoyment in and of itself. It also boasted a fair share of questionable editing, inaccurate art, and unnecessary scenes. Would I call it filler? No. But it could have definitely been pared back a bit here and there. Read Full Review
I have gotten used to the disappointment that this book brings almost every single week, but this issue is just too much. It's as if all the writers have been leading us on so they can laugh at us when it's all over. I don't know about you, but I don't like getting laughed at. Read Full Review
I'm so often the one wondering how certain series have such high scores. I guess it's only fair that I be the one overrating something for once. I loved this. I loved the feel of it. The building of the army...the planning of the counter-attack. It would have been nice to see the bat-family making contact with Black Canary, Catwoman etc., but we got plenty of great interactions anyway. Midnighter and his interactions with Cullen are probably the highlight of the issue, but Grayson has a good showing here, as well as an interesting exchange between Scarecrow, Spoiler and Red Hood. At face value Spoiler's handling her own while conversing with Scarecrow, but then Red Hood steps in and the way he treats Scarecrow by contrast...It puts into per more
Mostly just setup for the final fight against Mother, good scene with Spoiler, liked the bits with Midnighter, can't wait to read the final few issues.
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