“The Joker War” explodes with an assault on Wayne Enterprises! The Joker has taken control of Waynetech R&D-and with it, all the weapons hidden in its sublevels-plus Lucius Fox as a hostage! The Joker and his clown-masked henchmen are now using Wayne Enterprises as an armory, using sophisticated 3-D printers to produce weapons to rule Gotham City...but Batman and Batwoman might have something to say about that. It’s all-out action in this nonstop issue!
Crossovers may not be your thing, but there's still some interesting character moments for Batman and Batwoman in Detective Comics #1025. Tomasi reminds the reader of the complexity of these characters, especially Batman as he has to work with someone just as headstrong as he is. This is a good issue with a few lighter moments to alleviate some of the mayhem of “The Joker War.” Read Full Review
With Batman featuring the major storyline itll be interesting to see how The Joker War plays out in the other tie-ins. If this issue was any indication, this event is in good hands throughout. Read Full Review
Tomasi keeps the story fast and accessible like he always does and the art is pretty damn good. The resolution to the conflict presented here is pretty great. It also leans into the next chapter of this story pretty seamlessly as well. Read Full Review
I'm not sure if this story needs this many tie-ins"so far Tynion has been delivering a tense and effective story in the main book without too many unanswered questions"but most of them have been quality and the chaos of Gotham is guaranteed to deliver some good thrills. Read Full Review
I really love the way that this story ties in with the events happening concurrently in the pages of Batman, but can totally stand on its own too. Of course, having the whole crossover will give readers a much larger story, but this is so well handled, that it stand up perfectly well on its own. If you don't have the time, or the budget, to pick up all of “Joker War”, then Detective Comics #1025 is a perfectly satisfying, and action-packed read, all on its own. Read Full Review
So as a standalone story, "Attack on Wayne Enterprises" is a block of excitement from first page to last, with some stunningly good artwork from Kenneth Rocafort. It's not a necessary chapter of Joker War, but it's a satisfying one. Read Full Review
Kenneth Rocafort's beautiful artwork is a saving grace for this issue. The action is fantastic and Batwoman's presence in it is a welcome one. The panels are brilliantly composed and the progression of the action is awesome. Rocafort does some interesting and engaging things with the art. I just wish the story was as engaging. Read Full Review
This was a well-written story from Tomasi and Rocafort. We also get an issue of Detective Comics that ties in with the main Batman book, something I and others have asked to see for quite a while. I hope that this continues through the remainder of the Joker War and beyond. Read Full Review
This is a fun issue if you like all-out battles and cool looking vehicles. Batwoman is badass too, but it doesn't read like "Joker War" must-read comics either. I had fun reading it though, and likely most will too. Read Full Review
Bullock was really the only good part about this issue, other than Batwoman actually getting Batman to say "please". It was just a meh tie-in issue that you may personally like if you're into giant hi-tech tanks. I did enjoy the sketchy style of art, mostly. Some of it is GREAT but also some of it is not all that good at all, so it's rather inconsistent. Read Full Review
I enjoy this comic, but that doesn't mean that I think it's actually good. It feels very rushed, as if the creative team didn't have enough time to polish their work. I just can't recommend this comic in good conscience. This series was amazing when DC was letting Tomasi and his artists do their own thing, but the past few issues have been rough. Hopefully this will change in the near future" Read Full Review
This issue does not inspire any confidence in the wider Joker arc. Read Full Review
Great issue with great action. This issue tells us what Batwoman, Bullock and the GCPD was doing during the Joker War and it's actually the first issue that feels like a war. Bruce and Kate are back fighting alongside, at least for a bit. It's cool how Fox resisted the Joker toxin to help out.
Pretty good for a tie-in issue. It was good to see Batwoman and Batman in action together again. Bullock sure takes being Commissioner seriously. He's come a long way since the crooked Detective he first appeared as. I doubt then any reader would believe in 37 years he'd be the No-nonsense Commissioner.
Lucius Fox has really had some interesting parts since Tomasi started writing this book. He's become an invaluable ally and was able to fight the toxin's influence better than most. And he's a helpful behind-the-scenes guy like Alfred. With him free, it will make controlling all those wonderful toys a little harder for Joker, So this issue really is the first victory for the good guys in this war so far.
Great issue. Glad to see Batwoman back in the fold. I love the dynamic of respect between her and Bruce, as both are competent military strategists, with the book showing them working in a beautiful harmonic synchrony of vigilante brutality. Bullock as Commissioner is fantastic as well, and I do hope to see more of the gravity of the main storyline's impact in this companion title.
Overall pretty good. Loved batwoman and Batman together. Want to see them together again.
" Blast anyone without a cape !"
- COMMISSAIRE BULLOCK
This was all perfectly competent. There was a lot happening, but I didn’t hate it. I just also don’t care all that much about it.
This was fine, I just wish I cared about Joker War. What it comes down to is a lack of interest, on my part. I just find myself bored while reading this. The action is fine. The writing was fine. That's all.
Seems like a missed opportunity to get batwoman a worthwhile arc w/o batman
The return of a character no one asked to return. This issue falls flat.