Exploding with wonderful artwork, Man-Bat #3 is an excellent examination of Kirk Langstrom and his alter-ego. Read Full Review

Man-Bat #3 goes right into the heart of the series protagonists' conflict and how it affects him psychologically. Read Full Review

I miss the addiction angle that was dropped in this storyline, but finally meeting Lisa makes up for that loss for me. The art continues to be good in Man-Bat #3, excelling in depicting the horror elements of this story Read Full Review

Dave Wielgosz and Sumit Kumar work really well together to deliver a solid revisit to the origin of Man-Bat. However, how this inserts into the current Future State or as a stand alone tale is a bit confusing. However, taken on its own, its a great reminder of Man-Bat and a hopeful piece of story telling that allows him to remain relevant on the DC landscape. He's a team player and not really worthy of a monthly series. The old misguided principled anti-hero is a bit played out. Read Full Review

We're halfway through this story now, and I'm as intrigued and invested in it as when I first started. We know that Man-Bat will move on to becoming part of Justice League Dark, but his journey to that point has never previously been disclosed. Add to all that the return of Francine Langstrom, and the potential effects that being Man-Bat has had on Kirk – both physically, and mentally – and the end result has been a really great read. Read Full Review

Man-Bat #3 is a great issue that really brings together the focus of the comic on Man-Bat's tragedy and the conflict. It all works really well as well. It doesn't feel force and it comes together in a generally natural way. It should be interesting where it all goes as we're lead to believe that time is ticking for Man-Bat. With just a few issues left in the series, there could be a lot more tragedy to come. Read Full Review

Having some time to see how the characters of this series interact with each other and even seeing how they think of other characters when confronted actually made this issue stand out more than the rest of the mini-series so far and I can only hope that the rest of this story continues to feel like this issue. It also didn't hurt that the art remained strong throughout. Read Full Review

Sure, things are moving forward but between the aforementioned pivot and a pace that inches forward ever so slowly, Man-Bat #3 is a little tedious to get through. Read Full Review

This is a good entry in the 5-issue arc for Man-Bat. Not great, but good. The story is kind of all over the place. The art, while still amazing, doesn't have the chance to shine here as much as it did previously. So much happens in this book that none of it really gets the chance to actually happen. It just gets shown to us and ends up kind of feeling like one big smorgasbord of "and then". It's a fine book, but I feel it pales in comparison to the previous issues. Read Full Review

This could be much better. I do so wish it was better! There is so many ways this book could have gone yet the creative team has taken the most basic one. Oh, well. Maybe it will pick up although at this point, but I highly doubt it. Read Full Review

Clawing at the surface, the monster within Kirk Langstrom is more harmful than the monster on the outside.

Taking a serious look at a character that could easily be written off as a joke, Wielgosz and Kumar have created three terrific issues that balance action, humor, and an examination of what might drive a man to destroy every relationship in his life by turning into a giant bat.

Taking a page from the House of Ideas, DC has made a habit lately of making their villains more sympathetic, if not quite heroic. Not on the level of Harley Quinn’s transformation from psychotic super-villain sidekick to fan-favorite guest-star with against hammer - this mini-series has given us a look at how the monster inside Dr. Langstrom is just as dangerous, if not more so, than the one he turns himself in to.

A full-blown intervention and psychological breakdown by the aforementioned Harley Quinn examines the narcissism and delusions of grandeur that drove Langstrom to use his scientific knowledge towards disastrous ends. Specifically for his ex-wife, and sister, two women that both love him, or loved him, and continue to pay for it with physical and emotional damage. We see that Kirk has used both women as a way to excuse his monstrous behavior, as a scientist, husband, brother, and creature of the night. It’s a big step up for a character that to be honest, was not the most inspired creation of Dick Giordano and Neal Adams.

I would be remiss to not mention the gorgeous and dynamic art of Sumit Kumar. His bright, energetic lines and striking character designs keep the tone balanced. What could turn into a dreary horror movie pastiche is instead full of life and emotion. He can portray gloom as well as humor.

Three issues into this series, I have been pleasantly surprised and entertained. While at times, a touch heavy-handed in it’s morality, I have enjoyed each issue and look forward to the rest of a story that might be more worthy a tale than a guy who turns himself into a giant bat deserves.
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Fine!

This was kinda just boring. Not exactly what I'd call well written. For instance, there was so much unnecessary exposition through the dialogue. It was to the point that they were repeating the exposition through multiple characters.