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Can I ask a genuine question out of curiosity? When was the last time you enjoyed a comic, and what was it?
All Basil Karlo ever wanted to be was an actor…no…one of the greatest actors there’s ever been. However, his life went off course when he became the shape-shifting monster known as Clayface. After years of doing battle with Batman in Gotham City and distancing himself from his dream, Clayface goes out west to Los Angeles. Creating a new identity, he pursues his dream of acting only to find that Gotham City isn’t the only place with an overwhelming sense of dread to it, and that he might not have what it takes to make it in the City of Angels. So he’ll reshape the city to fit his needs in a deadly pursuit of stardom. From the rising- more
One Bad Day remains one of DC's most artistic and terrifying line of Batman stories, and Clayface's entry showcases the best that DC horror can be. Read Full Review
Almost all of us have met a person like Claysomeone who turns out to be fake and self-centered. Granted, most Clays arent shapeshifting murderers. Lanzing and Kellys choice to make Batman: One Bad Day - Clayface #1 not about the brilliance or power of a villain but the small inadequacies of a man make it the most human of the One Bad Day series. And its that easy ability to connect to Clayface and his story, made even more possible thanks to very good art, that makes it an overwhelming success. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day: Clayface is a triumph, it even deserves a standing ovation at the Cannes Film festival. I for one can't praise Basil's performance enough. Read Full Review
Another great issue from the One Bad Day series. Lanzing and Kelly's story surprised me at how much enjoyed the unique way it built up the character up. You might certainly find it harder to dislike the character after this tragic story. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day - Clayface #1 is one of the most intense additions to the series. Other books in the series have attempted to give redeeming qualities to the characters, showing them as more than villains. But with the Clayface chapter, it is the opposite. Read Full Review
This is a hard character to make work, because of how many times he's gone back and forth across the line, but the disturbing ending here is definitely going to make this go down as one of the defining Clayface stories. Read Full Review
Xermanico delivers beautifully detailed art on every page of the issue. The character designs are great and I love the horror elements of the visuals. Read Full Review
Kelly and Lanzing deliver a story of clay turning to quicksand as Karlo's actions spiral out of control. They present a person who could have found a happy life, at least one that was acceptable, but due to an inability of getting out of one's own way, it's another tale of tragedy.! Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day: Clayface #1 is artistically a mesmerizing and tragic issue with a few plotting problems. Overall, it's definitely one of the better 'One Bad Day' entries. Read Full Review
Batman: One Bad Day Clayface is a testament to the power found even in the second tier of Batman's rogues, and calls for greater consideration of this daunting villain. Read Full Review
Instead of exploring the character on a deeper level like the series' namesake, Batman: One Bad Day: Clayface #1 falls back on tired clichs, and in the process actually flattens what depth Clayface already had. The fact that Basil Karlo was an actor becomes his sole character trait to the point where nothing else about him matters. Some truly impressive art is not enough to elevate this middling story to anything that will define the character. Read Full Review
This was absolutely stunning. Haunting, tragic, flat out brilliant. This story pulled me in little by little until I couldn't break free and it completely captivated me. This is without a doubt the best Clayface story I have ever read. Kelly and Lanzing did an amazing job of crafting an engrossing new tale that perfectly pays homage to the story that inspired this series of one-shots. I absolutely loved the way they utilized the auditon scene from the Killing Joke and how even some of the panels and art towards the end were reminiscent of that book's final scene. This is easily my second favourite of these One Bad Day stories, ranking VERY close behind King's Riddler. Oh, and Xermanico's art was absolutely PERFECT for this story. Bravo.
It was perfect on so many levels.
Xermanico's art was top notch, every transformation by Clayface was slick and detailed, the emotions conveyed in 9-panel grids were very moving creating a stage-play feeling. This felt like a movie storyboard with so many cinematographic shots.
But the story here was hands down the best in all OBDs. It makes you sympathize with Clayface but also recognize what a selfish monster he is. Something that modern media doesn't do while romanticizing its anti-heroes which is called out by the writers in the book. Every thematic aspect of the issue is so well put and thought-out be it the corporate side of filmmaking, art over people or the fanservice over substance in the mainstream media. The use of fan more
This is my favorite of the One Bad Day one-shot. I'm not going to describe it in three to four loose adjectives that could really mean anything, but I will say that you should read it and enjoy it. Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing are creators you should definitely be watching. They hardly ever miss.
probably my favorite issue of this series. This is a haunting horror issue that talks about Hollywood in general. Great issue with great art and haunting imagery.
This issue really makes you feel for clayface and hate him for being a genuine POS at the same time. Very dark and horror oriented. This is no redemption story, just a peek into Basil's demented head. This is the first of the one bad day books I've really enjoyed.
This was a bit overwritten but Xermanico really blew me away with this. I thought this was gorgeous.
The art was beautiful, and the story was cool on paper. It didn't really resonate with me on execution - I think that if the writer had more pages to establish the characters, it would have worked better. I really like the concept of One Bad Day stories, but this is an example of why they're hard to execute well in a way that immediately creates the world and tells a story.
This one was pretty average. It was better than the Two-Face, Mr. Freeze and especially the Riddler one (But then ANYTHING is better than that), but not the Bane, Catwoman or Penguin ones.
As my departure from Batman approaches I'm glad these overpriced under-quality (Well, mostly) specials are almost over.
The story was an average Clayface tale. He never has been one of my favorite villains and most of his stories are usually average at best (with the exception of the classic Mudpack story. That was great). This story does deserve a well enough review to be recommended though. If you're into the "One Bad Day" series then this is one of the decent ones. Though I'd recommend waiting till you can find it for lower than the ludicro more
Meh...Could have been a good book but there are a parts in the dialogue that take away from the actual story. You know it when you read it...Save your money kids bring the change you want to see through low sales.
the same tired cliches and tropes that reviewers somehow say are unique and new,
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