Batman / Spawn #1
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| Writer | Todd McFarlane |
| Artist | Greg Capullo |
| Cover Price | $6.99 |
The event of the decade is here: Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo have reunited for Batman/Spawn!
Two dark heroes, cursed by tragedy, find their paths again crossing...but not by choice! What sinister foe is at work, pitting the Dark Knight against the Hellspawn? From the shadows of Gotham City to New York City, this epic event is the blockbuster you've been waiting almost two decades for!
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Get Your Comic On - Dave Jones
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9.5
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Dec 13, 2022Overall, Batman/ Spawn #1 is a MUST-BUY to any Capullo fan, Snyder Batman fan, Spawn fan, and anyone looking for a dark, violent tale. Don't wait to pick this up. Read Full Review
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9.2
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Dec 13, 2022Greg Capullo delivers beautifully detailed art on every page of the comic. The art brilliantly showcases the characters as well as shows blistering and visually engaging fights and action. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - Collier "CJ" Jennings
Jan 01, 1970Batman/Spawn #1 is a one-of-a-kind crossover event, with gritty artwork and a connection between the characters overcoming a byzantine story. Whether you're a fan of the Dark Knight or the hellish antihero, this is worth a read. And the last page teases that the two may reunite in the future - so one can only wonder how McFarlane and Capullo will top themselves. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Watch - Mike Eakins
Dec 13, 2022Im sure there are plenty of folks that will roll their eyes at this book and thats fine; to each their own. But as Ive said before in my reviews, comics are supposed to be fun; and thats what Batman/Spawn is. Its nostalgia, its filled with familiar faces and tropes, and its exactly what it needed to befun. Read Full Review
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8.0
Dark Knight News - Eric Lee
Dec 15, 2022Batman/Spawn is an excellent package of dynamic storytelling and intricate, detailed art starring two of comics' biggest characters. It's a real shame that the creators can only do one issue, as opposed to a full mini-series, because the story could have benefited from letting the ending breath. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comics: The Gathering - Wes Greer
Dec 12, 2022Overall, Batman Spawn falls short of the grandeur that has been built up around it, but it still delivers a unique story blending these comic giants worlds together with the art being the real hero of this comic, making it worth picking up for the visuals alone! While not hitting where I would have liked it to, as a lifelong Batman and Spawn fan, I felt satisfied with what this team has delivered and I would recommend it to other fans of these characters, either together or separate. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Dec 13, 2022Batman / Spawn #1 is a surprisingly creative story about a plan by the Court of Owls to trick Batman and Spawn into killing one another. While creative, the plan takes a couple of read-thrus to figure out, so some readers may need help with it. That said, the art is simply stunning, so if you don't enjoy the story, you'll probably love the art. Read Full Review
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7.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Dec 13, 2022The art is great, but this issue suffers from feeling much more like a Spawn issue guest-starring Batman than a DC comicthe writing style is very distinctly McFarlane and can be a little ponderous, and Batman's dialogue sometimes feels distinctly offbeing willing to sacrifice Spawn to the Court at one point, for instance. This works best as a fusion of Greg Capullo's two most famous properties, and a brilliant showcase for his art. Read Full Review
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7.0
Graphic Policy - Brett
Dec 14, 2022Batman/Spawn #1 is very much a remnant of the 90s. It has some great ideas that are never fleshed out and what's presented is a choppy narrative that never flows. The art is the driver and even that isn't quite as good as we'd expect from this team. Overall, this is one for those who are hooked on nostalgia and not much more than that. Read Full Review
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7.0
COMICON - Tony Thornley
Dec 15, 2022This is like a fun 80's action movie. Ths story has its flaws, but the art is just a blast. Read Full Review
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6.5
AIPT - Andrew Isidoro
Dec 13, 2022If you're looking for a visually stunning book, with variant covers up the wazoo, then Batman/Spawn is the perfect book for you. Just try not to expect too much of the plot or think too hard about it. Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Spencer Perry
Dec 14, 2022As was the case with their previous collaborations, the only reason to read a Todd McFarlane-written and Greg Capullo-drawn comic book is for the artwork provided by the latter. Read Full Review
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5.0
The Batman Universe - Scott Waldyn
Dec 13, 2022Batman/Spawn #1 is an utterly beautiful, gorgeous, stunning book with no soul to it. The story's dumb, but that's probably not why readers came here, is it? Read Full Review
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3.0
Batman-News - William Martin
Dec 13, 2022I didn't enjoy this but I am still planning to buy a copy, if only for the art and because I want to see more projects like this. I can't say I'm surprised at the outcome. McFarlane has never been a good writer. His strength lies in not only art but ideas. Spawn is conceptually brilliant. His development of the world in the early days was great as well. McFarlane just doesn't have the writing chops to execute it. To a certain extent, I feel the same way about this story. Lurking somewhere below the surface there is a good idea here. Read Full Review
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I loved it! From the art to the plot and even the color is fantastic. There's a nice cliffhanger at the end and I hope that leads to more. Crossovers never have the best stories but this story serves its purpose and is better than people are giving it credit for. A book by Greg Capullo is a must buy. Throw in Spawn and Batman and it's an instant classic
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8.0
Batman / Spawn was a lot of fun. Seriously it's nice to just read a nice an fun comic with great art. I like the ending and how it leaves this open for a sequel that I really would like to read. Because the only thing holding this book back was time. If this was a 3/4 part series it would be amazing and give the story more time to build. If you like Greg Capullo's art even half as much as I do, this will be worth reading. It's just gory fun from the first page to the last.
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8.0
This is really one of the best crossovers in my opinion. DС and Image tried their best on the finale, but I'm afraid it's not over yet.
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7.5
Art is 12 out of 10. story better than expected to be honest, but felt a bit more convoluted as it progressed. Story is 3/10. I will be back for the next installment and I'm sure most people who read this one will be along for the ride, too.
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7.5
Wow. So Spawn is my guilty pleasure and Batman is the character that brought me into comics long ago. The art in this is phenomenal. I would argue the book starts out incredible and then slowly eroded to a mediocre unimportant tale. It sets up future shenanigans at the expense of this one telling a tight and complete story. All in all, I enjoyed it for what it was, and am on board for what's to come, but this could have been better executed. First half was a 8-9 out of 10 for me. Back half was a 5-6 for me. I'm gonna settle at a 7.5 cause the art is too good to drag the book down. That's the only reason we all read this anyways right? Spawn and Batman look super cool!?
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7.5
So the plot was just bonkers tripe to get the two together but you know what I actually don't expect anything less as really how can you not have insane ridiculous in this. The problem lies not in plot but the prose just isn't tight and some of the story beats are disjointed. Otherwise is was fun. The art is fantastic and the basis of all the panels tells the story well enough. Overall a nice mashup romp that I would like to see more of.
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7.0
Not bad overall. The narration felt a little awkward at times. It felt a bit better after a second read-through. I liked the voices of the characters save for a few lines from Batman. In particular, I didn't like his Asylum "bluff" strategy towards the end. I would've liked to see 5-10 more pages to help develop the story. All in all an OK read with solid art, great action panels and spreads.
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7.0
Oh boy, this is so hard to write. I was so looking forward to this book and what I got was a hodge-podge of story points just thrown together like a kid trying to clean up his room quickly by throwing everything into the closet. It's actually pretty sad. I'm not sure if Capullo had already changed the origin where the Court of Owls gunned down the Waynes, but I don't like when writers try to change origin stories. Then he went back to the Joker face-off from over three years ago. Why? McFarlane has to tell us over and over again how they are evenly matched and what's up with the dead zone where Spawn doesn't have his powers? I haven't read Spawn in years, but when did that become a thing? Overall, pretty disappointing.
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5.0
this was dissapointing to be honest. Todd McFarlane's writing isnt up to par and is lackluster.
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5.0
Todd completely lost it. Court of Owls killed Batman's parents in order to get the pearls which contained a MacGuffin. What a great retcon. Spawn and Batman exist in different dimensions, but Spawnverse has Superman who died. Why? Also how Spawn traveled to DC? How Court of Owls is related to Court of Priests? Why Batman is okay with Spawn killing? What was the purpose of Joker/Violator apperance? Wanda in DC, huh? Honestly, I don't really care, Todd clearly didn't. This book was made exclusively to make money and showcase Capullo's terrific art. Todd's writing on the other took me on a journey of emotions (from confussion to anger to just giving up by the end). Save ur sanity, look at pretty pictures and avoid words. Words are more
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5.0
Todd can't write for beans
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3.0
This feels like it's written by a child who just discovered AO3. The art can't save it. I was genuinely shocked by how terrible this was.
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1.5
This garbage story evaporated the few remaining brain cells I had left. This actually makes Scott Snyder's writing look brilliant by comparison. Compared to Capullo's earlier work on Spawn and on Batman, this looks like something is amiss. Not sure what it is, but this art isn't as inspired as Capullo's usual fare. This comic was a huge miss!
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1.0
This book will sale big, but comics need writers
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I don't know what people expected. This was incredibly nonsensical but at least you get to see fantastic Capullo art of these two characters together. I'm glad I picked this up for it's a great art book, can't expect anything more or less.
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