Otto Schmidt's art continues to be some of the best the DCU has to offer, and this series has improved from issue to issue as it slowly unfolds its mystery. Read Full Review

DC vs. Vampires #4 is another stellar entry in a series that serves as a reminder that zany combinations and bold genre experiments are not just well suited to superhero comics -- they are perhaps what they do best. Read Full Review

DC vs. Vampires #4 is an issue that highlights the best and worst of the series, showcasing Schmidt's art and the odd pacing of the book. The book is worth reading for the art alone, and theres still a chance the books mid-stretch could shift and come together, but its still too early to tell. In any case, the book is a fun, pulpy book that works in its best moments as a showcase of Schmidts art and Tynion and Rosenbergs writing of specific character interactions. Read Full Review

Schmidt delivers some great visuals throughout the story. The art is filled with great action and energy and the character designs are amazing. Read Full Review

The worst thing about this series is there's so much more to go. I want to find out what happens now! If this was collected, I'd be glued to my couch reading it in one sitting to enjoy and find out what's next. But, each issue is played perfectly leaving readers hanging and guessing as to what's going to happen next. Read Full Review

I appreciate the series on a lot of different levels. With no true killings and no true reveals, at least in my reviews, however, there is one item of note. The main cover, which features Superman and Wonder Woman attempting to subdue Batman, indicates a Clark transformation. Unless I miss something, he has combated magic/occult pretty successfully in the past, despite being more vulnerable to it than human beings. He's the saving grace in all of this so far, so how's he being duped into thinking Batman and Green Arrow are the vampires? Unless he's pulling an Andrew Garfield on us… whoops! I digress… Read Full Review

DC Vs. Vampires #4 is more of a setup issue than the previous one, but it still was a good read.  It seems that the head vampire has a connection to Gotham, and Rosenberg and Tynion are having fun setting up clues and swerves for the readers to rack their brains over. Read Full Review

DC Vs Vampires #4finally unifies Batman and Green Arrow in their battle against the undead but also takes things from bad to worse with the vampire invasion. With the series' "first act" essentially completed, it remains to be seen how the Dark Knight and the Emerald Archer escape this predicament - and who else will oppose or join them. Read Full Review

DC Vs. Vampires paints an apocalypse of a different color and does well at having everyone guessing, including readers. Read Full Review

Terrifically written and drawn. i fully believe is going to an evergreen story. In spite of its silly title (and premise) it’s just such a great DCU-wide Elseworlds. I hear Rosenberg’s voice in the dialogue well more than Tynion’s and I’m glad he’s getting so much work at DC lately. Nobody’s out there exactly raving about him (yet) but he gets those characters, he provides them the freshest takes in ages, and he seems to get better all the time. I’m sure Tynion had a lot to do with the plotting and I think he’s a fine writer but the dialogue in this issue is beyond him. Schmidt’s fantastic here and was an inspired choice. This was a really good issue of a surprisingly compelling series.

Loved the humour and the characters.

This book is a blast.

One more cool issue! A lot of fun.

A really solid mini series. Might be nearly aw good as dceased

This was a beautiful issue due to Schmidt's art and inks. The story was pretty good and allowed a lot of players in this story to come together.

Pretty good issue, I liked this, it's getting back on track.

Not as strong as the previous issues, but still pretty good.

A nice issue, though it is currently falling under the very expected route of breaking the JL and keeping Batman alive. I have said before and will again after DCeased this holds less weight, because that book really focused on the character interaction while this focus just on the pick up line (main points like Batman vs Green Arrow, and JL after Batman).

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Bats20832 - Jan 25, 2022

DCeased is a lot more tolerable to read on DC Universe Infinite, rather than $4/issue here. I am a JSA fan, but still.. I really think the second-stringer JLA characters on backup "Earth One" are smarter than this. A reminder that The Batman was the FIRST American vampire-hunter/slayer in fiction, stopping the Mad Monk, back in 1939's DC original universe.

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Art is terrible and the writing is still not interesting, thats the last issue for me

Eh. Another "Earth-D" story, where most heroes are just DUMB. Gullible is written on the ceiling for JLA. Great plot for fans of Batman and his omniscient detective skills superiority (me). Otherwise?? Writer Matthew Rosenberg (obviously NOT James Tynion IV) makes weak plot work by making most of JLA into incompetent fools. While second-stringers JLA are obviously NOT the Justice Society of America, still the JLA members gained some mental skills in 60 years. Tempting but improbable to view JLA characters as that incompetent. As our fearless leader might say, "Come on, man." And Batman would not be ready with yellow weapons, kryptonite, etc., from a rogue JLA? (Eyeroll.) Now EVERYONE who has read Batman in the past 80 years KNOWS that he would be (well maybe Mariko wouldn't know, but she is a 2021 Tec writer). Matt seems to think The Batman would be caught unprepared. Please. Are you writing Blue Beetle, Matt? Because you need to know who The Batman is.

Regarding "JLA-D" for Dumb: Just take that stalwart of decades in Detective Comics, J'onn J'onzz, aka the Manhunter from Mars. J'onzz is not simply green muscle like Big Blue (and even the Kryptonian has super-speed of thought power-like Flash also "had"?) Stop making J'onzz into a green JLA figurine tchotchke, when he is a trained detective. Did Matt forget that J'onzz can read minds? And would have a LONG time ago? Etc. But this is "Earth-D" JLA-D.

Nice to see JSA's Dr. Fate, with common sense (I mean, he's with JSA) to realize, the only meal a vampire needs is a stake sandwich. JSA guys that fought Hitler aren't planning to sit around for humanity's annihilation by fang-boys. Dr. Fate is the (very brief) bright spot in this story, which brings my review from 2.5 to a 3. It really is only this high because of Batman's leadership of the D-Patrol and JSA's Dr. Fate.

Back to Matt again. You know, Dick Grayson also has a brain too. I know the social media guys focused on his physique may forget this, but Dick Grayson was the detective protege to The Batman. And Barbara's google eyes are getting to be pathetic. I don't know about Ollie. Is he also that dumb? I guess I am willing to be more patient with Ollie for now, as he is at least smarter than the rest of the JLA-D. As to the facial expressions, Otto Schmidt, I just don't know. I am thinking "cartoon" as I read throughout this series. Otto, the cartoon look may be OK for Saturday morning kids' TV, but do you really want us to keep paying $4 for that? How many kids fork over $4 to watch Saturday morning cartoons, Otto and DC Comics "editors"?

Still, in this issue, there was Dr. Fate. Still in thie series, The Batman is a detective, not some bumbler in Mariko Tamaki's sewers, and a Batman who actually has a Batcave. So for all of that (remember when we used to think that was worth 12 cents?) - I would give it a 3. Matt needs to take a few minutes and outline the next several stories, and remember they are really NOT on "Earth-D." At least, I hope not.

P.S.: I do hope that Hawkgirl simply needs to see a dentist or Otto's pencils are slipping. I really like Hawkgirl, whose original DC Earth character was one of the FIRST women costumed heroes of DC Comics, way before that upstart Amazonian who gets all the attention.

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