Edward reaches out to the daughter of a mob victim who might have insight into their operation. Meanwhile, his boss at the accounting firm believes there’s a reason to be suspicious about Wayne Industries’ payments to Bruce Wayne. And in his most daring move yet, Edward goes undercover at a company responsible for locking away highly sensitive documents. What he finds may lead to his most shocking revelation yet! Actor Paul Dano (The Batman) and artist Stevan Subic continue the origin of the Riddler, leading up to his appearance in Matt Reeves’s epic film.
An amazing character study that will hopefully go down as one of the best Riddler stories ever put to paper. I cannot recommend this one enough. Read Full Review
Subic's art continues to convey the psychological breakdown so well that if the demons Edward is seeing were real, this comic would be classed a horror. Read Full Review
The Riddler: Year One continues to be a beautiful rendering of an unsettling mind. Madness and mania are ever present but not yet fully formed as Subic and Dano continues to show a man falling further into an abyss of disturbed thoughts and tainted interpretations of the real world. Read Full Review
There is a lot to like about The Riddler: Year One #3. The pacing and character development dont feel rushed even though a lot has happened in the first three issues. Stevan Subics art is worth the price of admission alone. This is such a stellar looking book and a fantastic companion to the movie. Read Full Review
The best thing this comic has going for it is the intensely moody art and the writer being very acquainted with the character as he makes his final descent into madness. Read Full Review
On this final issue of– wait, there's six issues? Why the hell did I think there was only three? Guess you guys will be seeing me for a little while longer! Read Full Review
Another excellent chapter in this RIDDLER series. Paul Dano is doing a fantastic job writing this book. It reminds me of the good old days of Vertigo. I have to mention the art by Stevan Subic as well. I love the way he draws the streets of Gotham all dark and moody with limited coloring, the people appear as shadowy shapes, vague and unsettling. Parts of this comic could've been pulled straight out of the Matt Reeves film.
The Riddler: Year One continues to be one of the big surprises in comics as it's actually raising the bar for what can be expected from a movie tie-in title. Dano and Subic have been perfectly paired to bring the backstory of Edward Nashton to life. Every page is dripping in paranoia, fear, and uncertainty that makes for an engrossing read as we get inside the mind of this character, even if the plot itself is a bit light.
I actually wasn't a big fan of The Batman, and one of my biggest issues with it was Riddler's sudden turn from a villain with a point to a mustache twirler. So, I expected this to be disjointed, and kind of lame. It's not. It's good. I'm not amazed with it like a lot of people are, but it's a solid piece of work. I do find Edward to be kind of too pathetic, just because it's kind of tropey in how they show that off. But that's no big deal.
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