Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9

8.0

Critic Rating

7 Reviews
8.0

User Rating

4 Reviews
Writer Tom King, Kyle Starks, Bruno Redondo, Gabriel Hardman
Artist Bruno Redondo, Gabriel Hardman, Mitch Gerads, Fernando Pasarin
Cover Price $7.99

Batman finally confronts The Joker in the brutal conclusion to "The Winning Card" by Tom King and Mitch Gerads! Aquaman faces down the Dominator threat at the bottom of the ocean in Gabriel Hardman's epic final chapter! Hell comes to the Quad Cities in the conclusion of Kyle Starks and Fernando Pasarin's "Wild Dog: Here Comes Trouble!" Eisner Award winner Bruno Redondo writes and illustrates a poignant tale of the Dark Knight!

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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top

  • 9.5

    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield

    Jan 23, 2024

    Overall, this is one of the best issues of the series, especially due to the first and last stories. Read Full Review

  • 9.0

    Dark Knight News - James Attias

    Jan 26, 2024

    Batman: The Brave & The Bold #9 Brings all the running stories to a close, and doesn't disappoint. The whole point of this title has been to take readers on an adventure, and I've enjoyed every minute! Read Full Review

  • 8.5

    AIPT - David Brooke

    Jan 23, 2024

    There's a lot to love in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9, which features three endings to ongoing chapters and one complete story. It's no surprise when every creator attached to this book is a veteran who has proven themselves time and time again. If you've been following along with these tales you'll be greatly satisfied with their finales. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett

    Jan 24, 2024

    The Brave and The Bold #9 is an outstanding artistic showcase and all of its best features are penned by cartoonists, as well. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez

    Jan 24, 2024

    Batman: The Brave And The Bold #9 wraps up Tom King's take on the first Batman/Joker meeting, Wild Dog's journey to upping his hero status, and Aquaman's team-up with the apes from Gorilla City. For their part, each story ends at least as well as each started, if not stronger, and the art is excellent on average. Read Full Review

  • 7.0

    Batman-News - Jackson Luken

    Jan 23, 2024

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 wraps up multiple stories, including Tom King's Joker story which debuted in the very first issue. The quality of the stories themselves ends up being inconsistent. The best is Wild Dog's, which manages to get you to genuinely care about a character initially presented as a riff on superhero tropes. However, both of the actual Batman stories are dragged down by focusing on meta-analyses of the character that don't quite work. Read Full Review

  • 6.0

    The Batman Universe - Gareth Turner

    Jan 25, 2024

    Anthology books are difficult because even one middling story can drag down the whole product. The stories in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 are mostly strong but a deeply frustrating opener makes the book hard to recommend wholeheartedly. Read Full Review

USER REVIEWS Back to Top

  • 7.0

    Psycamorean

    Mar 14, 2024

    I was really enjoying The Winning Card up to this point, but I feel like this final chapter really sunk the story. It tries to say a lot about Batman, but it falls flat. It's a shame. The art is good though, despite how often I could tell corners were cut to get this story out. The Wild Dog finale was good. I would read more. Aquaman's finale really cements the idea that this story is forgettable. I won't remember it in a week. The black and white story also tries to say a lot about Batman, and kinda ruins the character a bit. The idea that Gordon in particular is letting this hulking man-child play pretend is not endearing, it's just very off putting.

  • 9.0

    Jason The Dude

    Feb 04, 2025

  • 8.0

    SM80

    Feb 13, 2024

  • 8.0

    retcon_D

    Feb 25, 2024

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