What stands out about DC vs. Vampires: Hunters #1 is its surprises. Much like the main series, the comic never quite goes in the direction you expect. It has shocking moments for sure, and there's a body count, but it surprises the reader. More importantly, it points to a very intriguing second half of this series. Read Full Review

Googe delivers some great visual moments and the action with Damian is visually thrilling. Read Full Review

When it comes to the art in DC vs Vampires Hunters #1, there's quite a bit of action mixed in throughout the issue. Neil Googe's best moments come during when Damian is handling multiple targets. In those moments, Googe elected to go without panels. That played well with Damian and his opponents while also heightening the tempo in DC vs Vampires Hunters #1 at the right time. Read Full Review

DC vs. Vampires: Hunters is the very definition of what makes a tie-in good. It's not some cash-grab, but serves to flesh out characters and their storylines while adding new insights into the main villain. It's also not 100% necessary to the main series, at least it doesn't seem to be, so fans can choose to skip it too. Humanizing villains is always important and this issue does that, while also keeping Damian Wayne fanboys fed. Read Full Review

This issue is a pretty major jump from the last installment, which makes me wonder if the main series will pick up from here as well. I don't think it has quite as much depth as DCeased yet, but it's overall strong so far. Read Full Review

DC VS Vampires: Hunters #1 is a solid expansion upon the limited series, and places the spotlight on Nightwing and Damian Wayne's fractured relationship. With another spinoff series titled DC VS. Vampires: All-Out War in the works, I hope that Rosenberg continues to keep up the character work as well as the vampire-slaying action. Read Full Review

A dark story but an interesting twist on a popular and iconic character, the book feels authentic to DC throughout but giving it a unique twist. Read Full Review

The DC Vs. Vampires Hunted one-shot is an imperfect yet fun read that primarily focuses on a conflict within the Batfamily. It's an interesting continuation of the twist at the end of the DC Vs. Vampires miniseries, but does a decent job of standing on its own. It's got some great action and is a good little read if you are also into vampires. However, it might not be the best read for Dick Grayson fans. Read Full Review

This is a quick, interesting story with a much narrower focus than these mega multiverse crossovers tend to have. The art by Neil Googe is brilliant with a playful tone and bright colors matching Damian's more glib nature. There needs to be more meat on the bones to make this one shot a true must have, but it's a fun side adventure. It is strange seeing Damian be the responsible Vampire and Dick be a controlling sadistic monster but it makes for a good matchup. This book feels like it's trying to be a variation on Injustice but it's definitely interesting in its own simple way. Read Full Review

DC VS. VAMPIRES: HUNTERS #1 storms shelves with high expectations considering the lull in DC VS. VAMPIRES issues as of late. Yet, it doesn't quite have all the same pieces and excitement as the main title nor does it provide readers with too much extra background for the featured comic. Couple the above with the necessity of the book and comic fans will find DC VS. VAMPIRES: HUNTERS #1 is suited solely for the diehard fans of the main series or simply those fans excited for some more Damian Wayne. Read Full Review

Lacking scares but intriguing in its own way, this one-shot is a good way to bring in new readers to an ongoing Elseworld saga. Read Full Review

Rosenberg gives us a great diversion story that delves a bit deeper into the Bat family angst in this vampire world. Is this a cliff hanger or a one shot or a cash grab? I mean…I'll pay for Alfred to be placed into a Lazarus Pit anytime? Read Full Review

With DC Vs. Vampires: Hunters #1, Rosenberg gives us a great diversion story that delves a bit deeper into the Bat family angst in this vampire world. Is this a cliffhanger, a one-shot, or a cash grab? I mean I'd gladly pay for Alfred to be placed into a Lazarus Pit anytime? Read Full Review

Whether it's a timing issue or not, DC vs. Vampires feels unnecessary. I will continue waiting for the next regular series issue and pretend that this one never happened. Unfortunately, That won't be too hard. Read Full Review

Rosenberg and Googe are able to tell a solid enough story with this spin-off that falls under the weight of some of its continuity issues. Read Full Review

It was great as Damian as a vampire hunter was a great concept and how the issue ended was also interesting as Dick wants both humans and vampires to coexist. the problems occur between Dick & Damian. This two are the closest robins but their bond is never used. Damian stating he would never look up to Dick feels like written by a writer who has not read a single Dick & and Damian comic, also Dick stating Bruce would kill him feels wrong, Damian is right Bruce wouldn't kill dick after finding out he is a vampire. this dude doesn't kill joker man... Batman is too weak (it's a joke) to kill his first robin.

The story fell short of expectations, and it was mostly because it completely downplayed Dick's and Damian's bond.
These two characters have a lot of history and are probably the closest amongst the Robins. Damian just plain hating Dick or saying he never looked up to him pretty much destroys what could be an emotional or compelling story of Damian having to kill a brother or even a semi-father figure that he genuinely loves. Instead, there is literally no conflict or emotional struggle here because Damian isn't even a bit conflicted about killing Dick.
Overall, Damian as a vampire hunter could have been a great story, but the execution didn't deliver.

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Bats20832 - May 24, 2022

James Tynion got his last story in with Matt Rosenberg having to deal with the fallout. But the only legitimate part of the story, I believe, is that Damian Wayne would have no hesitation about killing Grayson after Grayson murdered Damian's father.

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Oh dear, so it's kinda clear just how much of Tynion's magic is keeping the bar for the series high. Why does this one-shot feel like an elsewhere from an elsewhere.
Seemingly connected to the main story yet feeling entirely DISCONNECTED.
It is jarring that this is the follow up to the mid-series surprises from the main series.
And there's even less rhyme or reason to what's going on in this world and the characterizations feel off yet-obvious in the least interesting ways.
Kinda hope the main series ignores this when it returns.

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ZONS9 - Jun 8, 2022 (edited)

I agree. It tries to cram too much into a very few pages and it feels extremly rushed as a result. The fact they decided to make this action-focused for whatever reason doesn't help either because we spend entire pages doing but fighting. I also hope this is just a bump on the road that can be easily ignored.

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Wow, Rosenberg doesn't get Damian's, Dick's or Bruce's character at all. It's a shame this is so generic, I was looking forward to an in-depth exploration of what Dick's betrayal would cause. What a way to squander their dynamic. Makes me miss the Reborn era even more.

This was a disappointing twist, totally plagiarism.

this is the comic blade

Baloney. By the way, Grammarly has thing called a "plagirism checker." We heard about this character Blade, you know. And spare us with the nonsense about Dick Grayson characterization.

You have ruthless psychotic Dick Grayson mass-murdering his family.
And now he is kind-hearted psychotic vampire ruler Dick Grayson.

What happened Matt?

People liked issue #6 about as much as they did Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
"Warner Bros DISCOVERY" (we know who is in charge and sure isn't WB) marketing a major multi-million dollar Batman movie global product gets on the phone and calls up DC Comics Batman editors asking them who had the bright idea to murder their number #1 selling character?

Discovery call up and ask in words that we can't print, what the ********** is DC Comics thinking and do they really want to all go to work for Image Comics - like tomorrow morning? And someone in the Bat editors convinces Discovery "oh this is Elseworlds, think nothing of it.... blah blah blah... and we will tone down Dick Grayson?"

And we will make Damian into a light-skinned (hmmm... notice how DC ignores this when convenient)... Blade? I mean, hey desperate times call for desperate plagiarism?

Because other than that... I don't get this story at all.
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