Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #1 succeeds on every level. It is a worthy tribute to the legacy of Tim Sale. It is also a good start to what promises to be an excellent continuation of one of the greatest tales ever to feature the Dark Knight. Read Full Review

To be honest, I was cautiously optimistic about The Last Halloween because The Long Halloween is considered one of the best Batman stories of all time, and it influenced a lot of modern Batman stories including films. Even with the absence of Tim Sale, Jeph Loeb and the creative team stepped up to the challenge and produced an awesome first issue. And I can't wait to see what happens next and how the story unfolds. Read Full Review

The Long Halloween's final trilogy starts off on a very high level. Loeb's writing easily constructs a city still gripped in fear. Risso and Stewart bring out the many elements and feelings of Gotham's citizens as the scariest day of the year gets even more dangerous. Get ready for one hell of a saga. Read Full Review

The art in Batman: The Long Halloween The Last Halloween is stunning. The visuals match what has come before while a mystery slowly starts to build. Loeb has said he and Sale were planning on crafting this story together, and it shows, as it hasn't skipped a beat from their past Batman adventures. Read Full Review

This story is very busy, and maybe lacks some of the timeless feel of Loeb's collaboration with Sale, but it does have a very compelling, familiar grip on Gotham and Risso's art looks different than it usually does like it's paying tribute to one of the all-time greats. Read Full Review

Batman: The Last Halloween #1 is a chilling return to one of the Dark Knight's most beloved storylines. With its atmospheric art and an intriguing new mystery, this first issue in the new series sets the stage for the final chapter in The Long Halloween saga. Read Full Review

Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #1 is an atmospheric and enthralling return to Loeb and Sale's Gotham. The reader is instantly transported back in to the world first glimpsed back in the mid-90s as if no time has passed. It's clear Loeb still has a story to tell and this issue sets up everything perfectly to thrust the story forwards. Read Full Review