Gotham Academy: Endgame #1 is a nice little "Endgame" palate cleanser, a break from the unrelenting grisliness of this Bat-crossover. It's a a quality book in it's own right: a good example of a tie-in done right. It's incredibly rare to see an anthology title from one of the big two in 2015, and it's a fitting testament to DC's refreshing new initiative that it found a home at Gotham Academy. Read Full Review

Seeing tie-in issues like this is a real treat and you'd be remiss to not check out Gotham Academy's this week. Read Full Review

This was a very smart executed Endgame tie in as it was not like a filler tale with Batman coming to save the day or something. They got creative with this book and let it become something great and it's own stand alone tale without needing to read the other Endgames. This does contribute to the suspicious origin to the Joker if you know how to connect the dots. Gotham Academy proves again that it is an adorable tale of awesomeness even if they stray away from the main story. This is definitely one of the best books in DC's line up even if it may not seem like your cup of tea, you should try the tea. Read Full Review

There is perhaps a bit of a disconnect between this standalone issue and the rest of the series, but it doesn't really matter. While this does not advance the main plot of Gotham Academy in any way, it is also nice as it helps to develop the characters in a more complex way, even if they did not need much more development as opposed to a lot of other comic characters. This issue also ties the characters together with Gotham once again, though also really doesn't at the same time. It is this balance where the series finds its success and it finds it here too, even if it is relatively unimportant to the overall narrative of the series. Read Full Review

Overall, Gotham Academy: Endgame #1 is a good read for both fans of the series who want a side dish or those looking for a story that's more tightly tied into the main Batman universe. Even if you haven't been reading the regular run of Gotham Academy, I recommend picking this one up for its fun take on Joker myths and the fantastic art of Stokely, Chiang, Ang and Brosgol. Read Full Review

This is a good issue of Gotham Academy even outside it's connection to "Endgame". Those who are reading Batman hoping for an important connection with this issue will be disappointed. Readers hoping to see a continuation of the main narrative will also be disappointed. Fortunately, neither of these reasons are what makes this issue so good, so they aren't really problems.Score: 8/10 Read Full Review

For an Endgame issue this one is nice. I like one and done stories and would love to see them more from DC. Read Full Review

As much of a fan of Gotham Academy as I am, this is largely a filler issue of sorts. Which is fine, because it does do some fun stuff here with the characters in telling tall tales about the Joker. With it taking place amid a larger storyline, it allows it to be connected to those events without it impacting the main, ongoing storyline. And that's a big plus for me, because as interesting as Endgame may be, I don't want it throwing off the dynamic of this fledgling book. The trio of Pomeline, Maps and Olive tell some cute tales here and their reactions are solid, and the book is great for introducing readers to some very appealing styles and writer/artists that I hope we see more of in other books. Their styles don't fit Gotham Academy proper, but in telling spooky tales, they're spot on. It's a solid diversion and something that I hope we see in a glossier way come Halloween either in the main book or in a special of its own. Read Full Review

Without giving too much away, it's sufficient to say that these Joker stories are intended to give you the jitters, not to make you laugh. Ha. Read Full Review

Headmaster Hammer is a stone cold boss.Maps reaction to all of these stories is just perfect.Love the use of multiple artists in this issue. We never get to see this kind of art in a Batman story, so its fun to see it here.  Read Full Review

If there had to be a "Batman" tie-in within "Gotham Academy," this was definitely the way to handle it. These are characters who had no logical reason to tangle with the Jokerized citizens of Gotham, and having them on lockdown provided an interesting opportunity for Clooney and Fletcher. What could have been another ho-hum ghost story comic turned into something much more interesting. Add in some good art, and the end result is a comic I'd definitely recommend. This is the proverbial making lemonade out of lemons, and Cloonan, Fletcher, Jeff Stokely, Chang, Ang and Brosgol should be proud of the end result. Read Full Review

Gotham Academy Endgame #1 is not as good as the rest of the books in the main series. Read Full Review

Overall: While this issue is enjoyable and a nice aside to Gotham Academy, it does take away from the intensity of Endgame while also serving as the worst delivery from this title. It's not bad, but the fact that it arguably fell short in two major areas left me feeling a little hollow. Read Full Review

A fun little story, completely irrelevant to pretty much everything except for the development of one character in particular. Worth picking up if you're reading Gotham Academy, but skip it if you're only following Endgame.

Alright, I'm definitely not the target audience for this, but that being said the little ghost stories are well told and dip into the Joker mythos rather than add another unnecessary battle against joker zombies. So even though this isn't essential reading for Gotham Academy or Endgame, this is a little more creative than the other Endgame tie-ins