Scarecrow is loose in the streets of Gotham City, and Batman must drag him back to Arkham Asylum! To make matters worse, he's doused Batman with the strongest batch of fear gas in his arsenal, turning the city the Dark Knight Detective protects into his worst nightmare and enemy!
Later the caped crusader under the shelter of Gotham's night is gathering the evidence and clues to take him to the whereabouts of Kenneth Rhee and is facing some tough guys and getting some gunshots, but nothing will stop the dark knight in his search. Finally he manages to get a warm clue from the old apartment where Rhee lived, but Batman knows that something is not right, his old detective instinct tells him that there is something very strange in the environment and in the blink of an eye Bats is again In a state where he do not know what is reality and what is fiction, how can the best detective in the world regain sanity? Read Full Review
A frightful feast for the eyes! A terrifying dive into the heart of madness! Read Full Review
Why I am such a fan of Batman tales is because hes human and suffers emotionally and mentally like everyone else does at some point in their life. Did we all get our spine broken in two by a steroid filled rogue? Probably not. However, anytime a creative team tries to peel back the many, many layers of Batmans mind, Im all in. Cant wait for issue 3. Read Full Review
The visuals make this a must-own for Batman fans. Watching the caped crusader in action is impressive as he truly emerges from the darkness to stop thugs on the street. When his costumed antagonists appear each is a horror in his or her own right. This book is a winner and will please any fan of comics or superheroes. Read Full Review
The art remains the best part of this comic, but I do still like the story. Read Full Review
Readers continue to slip deeper into the nightmare that Scarecrow has crafted for Batman, but they're not fully immersed...yet. The best is yet to come, sure, but it's time for the book's creators to deliver the goods. Read Full Review
The story is very basic but enjoyable and it works well with the art. This isn't going to blow people's mins but it will give them a lot of entertainment. It'll be interesting to see if this can continue the good time in future issues, but for now? I'll just enjoy it. Read Full Review
In my opinion, this was a much better outing than the last issue. Here, we delve into the meat of the story and Kelly Jones flexes his Batman sized storytelling muscles. Read Full Review
Using fear gas as the basis for a showcase of Kelley Jones' Batman artwork proves to be a great idea as the second issue of "Kings of Fear" tosses reality to the side in about half of its pages. Read Full Review
Overall, Batman: Kings of Fear #2, has some solid art pieces and action sequences. It paints Batman in a vulnerable light, which is something that is few and far between for the character. Though, it's also equally filled with plot devices that just don't make sense. It suffers from the same curse as the first issue " bit too much filler. Though what we do have does keep you wanting more. Here's hoping it pays off. Read Full Review
Scott Peterson and Kelley Jones' new Batman miniseries feels more like an art book spotlighting Jones' unique versions of the Gotham villains than anything else, as two issues in the art is incredible but the plot is VERY thin. Read Full Review
Even with Jim Gordon and Alfred helping Batman, readers are left in no doubt that our hero is in trouble. Writing and art tell the tale brilliantly, but I'm still waiting for the pay-off. Will this story add a new dynamic to the Batman/Scarecrow relationship, or will this be just another re-telling of the same old story? I guess only time will tell. Read Full Review
This mini-series is starting slow for sure but has great promise for the future. So far for what seems to be a gallery for Batman rogues and iconography, it's pretty good. Until things pick up I won't say go grab this just yet, maybe wait for an issue or two. Read Full Review
And that's where I was most confused. Based on what happened, I thought Batman might have been dreaming after being knocked out by Scarecrow and was his captive at Arkham the entire time. Because how the hell DID Batman get on the roof? Then I realized: the roof is in the city. The background clearly shows they're not at Arkham. Read Full Review
It's refreshing to see a version of Batman who knows what he's doing and who goes about his business with full confidence in his abilities. However, I think there is still a lot of room for improvement when it comes to exploring Batman's greatest fears, because right now the creative team isn't bringing anything new to the table in that regard. But despite this, definitely pick up this comic if you have missed the street-level, more classic take on Batman. Read Full Review
With Batman: Kings of Fear #2, Scott Peterson and Kelley Jones have crafted a solid, straightforward story that ultimately plays it too safe. Read Full Review
The 90's never go out of style! No one can take away how influential that era was for comics and Batman: Kings of Fear would fit right in. The era is also marked by lackluster comics that did not make a mark, and this miniseries is still deciding if it will leave a mark in a new era or fade into the background as just another one off story. Read Full Review
There are points near the end of the issue that I would call unexpected, mostly from an artistic standpoint. I didn't think Jones would be able to properly convey Scarecrow's trippy fear hallucinations properly based on the opening few pages, but the last few really changed my mind. This is a gorgeous book, check it out! Read Full Review
There is not much to this months issue except some very good and moody art and a cool cliffhanger. After a good start, we kind of stall here and I am left on the fence on whether I can recommend this book any more. Right now, my gut feeling is no. Read Full Review
The cover says it all....pure comics goodness, and Kelley Jones is a master.
Wow, some of these panels by Kelley Jones are masterpieces, like the one where you can see the batmobile taking off in the reflection of Commisioner Gordon's glasses. He also captures just what is great about the dark half of the dark Knight in his work.
Scott Peterson is also worth bringing up for his clearly passionate writing of this character and his rogue gallery.
i really enjoyed this comic a lot.
Writer Scott Peterson has Batman trapped in a surreal nightmarish world.
Kelley Jones crafts hauntingly beautiful art.
the environments were both horrifying yet had a dreamlike enchantment.
it looks like stage lighting from some ghostly opera.
i really liked the presentation of the shifts in reality.
it's clear that Batman is undergoing the effects of Scarecrow's fear-toxin,
and is doing his best to fight through it.
i also really appreciated the acknowledgement from the previous issue,
that Batman actually saved the man's life that had his throat slashed by the Joker.
Did Batman stop a car jacking on the way to his destination? Lol. I've never heard such sass from Alfred before.
Overall not bad. Great art from Jones. The story is nothing to exciting so far. Still an enjoyable read though.
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