Blackest Night Batman #1 was a great read. Tomasi did a great job bringing in Batman and his universe into Blackest Night. So far this is the best Blackest Night related issue I have read so far. If you are reading Blackest Night than I recommend picking this mini-series up as this series will provide some answers and questions to the event. Plus seeing Batman and his allies having to fight their family and the dead Rogue Gallery along with the Deadman plotline should make this mini-series a blast to read in the next two issue. Read Full Review

If you are a Batman fan, this issue is definitely worth picking up just for the Batman story. If you are following Blackest Night, I think it would be worth your time and money to pick this issue up as well. Not only are you going to get a well-crafted story, but it also fills in some of what was going one in the background of Blackest Night #2. Unfortunately, if you're not following either Batman or Blackest Night, then this book probably won't do much for you--but it is still a well-crafted book. Read Full Review

If you think the tie-ins to Blackest Night are just excuses to get you to blow more money, then you're right. This is a tie-in but the overall quality is there if you want something tangent to Blackest Night that flashes a light on a corner of the DC Universe. I'm waiting for the excitement to kick in before committing higher scores to the book but for what is offered I would say it's worth checking out. Read Full Review

Ardian Syaf's storytelling here is capable and clear, though it's clear he's still developing as an artist. His style is a fluid thing, demonstrating slight inconsistencies from page to page. Of course, he's working with two different inkers here as well, so that's no doubt a factor. The style of the breakdowns is consistent with the style we've seen in Blackest Night, which is a smart move. Nei Ruffino's colors go a long way to maintain the same foreboding, eerie atmosphere that's essentially to the event brand. Read Full Review

Overall, this book is not as strong as Tomasi's other entries into the Blackest Night story; Green Lantern Corps outshines it. Hopefully the following issues will result in a satisfying series. Read Full Review

Anyway, to get the set up and a truly terrifying look at the parents of the Bat family, check this issue out. It's definitely worth a look. Read Full Review

"Blackest Night: Batman" isn't as strong as Peter Tomasi's other "Blackest Night" crossover this week ("Green Lantern Corps" #39), but it's a fine supplement to the big Geoff Johns event. It's Black. It's Night. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it takes the storyline seriously. It works. But it's nothing special. Read Full Review

At this point, I'd settle for mediocre tie-ins. Read Full Review

Since there's no indication of Bruce Wayne's resurrection being deeply explored in this issue, this book is nothing more than an entertaining read that doesn't really offer anything important. Is it a must pickup? Sure? I guess it doesn't hurt to read another story about the Dick Grayson Batman. Read Full Review

Great character development and interactions between Damian and Dick but the Deadman stuff was kinda boring