David refuses one bribe too many, and now the police have issued a hit on him!
This is a great jumping-on point for new readers. Not only does it start a new arc that takes Batwing back to the elements of his character that I personally find the most interesting, but it does a fine job of reintroducing the supporting cast, the setting, an Read Full Review
The Bad:While I just sung praises for the change of pace, it was good, and not great, which definitely works against the title. This book is at a point that it really needs to WOW me to get me to care about it the way I did in the first arc, but it's just not happening.The It's fine... I mean, that's all I can really say. Is it bad? No, not at all. All that exciting? Not really. I think mentally, this book has just dug itself into such a hole for me. Is it fair that I judge it on that? Probably not, but I'm being honest, and I'm not finding a great amount of joy reading it. Is it anyone's fault on the team right now? No. I can't really blame Nicieza for me not being that into the title anymore, that's like blaming the relief pitcher who comes in when your starter has given up 7 runs in 3 innings. BASEBALL. Read Full Review
Despite all of my criticisms, Batwing by Fabian Nicieza isn't necessarily poor or wrong. Its major flaw is mainly that it fails to impress. Batwing has been an impressive book since the New 52 began. I've honestly argued it was one of the most impressive of that starting lineup. But now, some of those qualities that made it so impressive are absent and aren't replaced by anything that makes up for their loss. Read Full Review