Batman: Dark Patterns #12

Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Hayden Sherman Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 12, 2025 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 3 User Reviews: 6
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Batman: Dark Patterns reaches its fiery conclusion! Can the Dark Knight Detective quell the hungry flames threatening to erase Gotham before the city is no more, or will the Child of Fire’s inferno devour it all?

  • 9.8
    Comic Watch - Cody Wareham Nov 13, 2025

    A new classic in the Batman cannon in the vein of "The Cult" and "The Black Mirror," "Batman: Dark Patterns" comes to a satisfyingly ambiguous close in its twelfth-and-final issue, cementing its status among the very best modern Batman stories. Read Full Review

  • 9.5
    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield Nov 12, 2025

    The villain's ultimate fate is sudden and surprisingly karmic, and while this story is just one small chapter in Batman's complex career in Gotham, this feels like a story that's going to be something DC needs more of an evergreen title that will be a mainstay on bookstore shelves for years. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    AIPT - David Brooke Nov 12, 2025

    Batman: Dark Patterns #12 closes the series on a fiery, heartfelt note, balancing noir mystery with mythic heroism. Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman, and Triona Farrell deliver a finale that's both reflective and intense, reinforcing Batman's place as Gotham's guiding light amid the flames. Even when weakened, this Batman proves that resolveand artistryburn brightest in the dark. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    George Nov 14, 2025

    Not my favorite issue of the run, but still very enjoyable.
    The whole thing requires a reread.

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  • 8.5
    myconius Nov 11, 2025

    This was an excellent conclusion to the series. The art was some of the best in all of the issues. There was one beautiful homage to a classic Neal Adams Batman that brought a smile to my face. It was the famous splash page from Batman #251. Sherman homages it in the sequence where it’s being said- “Fire does set the lizard brain alight”. Look at that Batman figure in comparison to the figure Neal used on the cover of Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams vol 1 and you’ll see what I mean.

    Anyway….. beautiful issue!! Cannot wait to double dip into the collected edition! Hoping for a nice hardcover! Deluxe edition would be lovely!

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    It makes me a little sad that this series has been pretty low on the rad more

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