Screaming Enigma's Profile

Yeah, this was great. My favorite issue of the run thus far, honestly. Of course, I need to mention how cool that foldout sequence was, but the story itself here was just super engaging. Joker isn't one of my absolute favorite Batman villains, but I do like him a good amount and I thought Fraction wrote their conversation pretty well. The hook at the end of this was pretty strong, also, and probab ly the strongest ending of any issue in Fraction's issues so far. Really looking forward to what comes next.more

Good stuff to close out this first arc. I do think the book, as a whole, has been a little weirdly structured, but I'm still rating this just as an issue, rather than as a complete story. Anyways, yeah, this was good stuff. Jiménez continues to be an absolute stud and I think the story continues to be intriguing. Tim taking a break from being Robin wasn't where I saw this going, but I do hope it g ives way to a good story in future issues.more

Another fun read for this run. I think Zeller could have been a bit more interesting as a character, but what we got here was solid. This was constantly moving throughout, which I did like. Story was pretty enjoyable, though this is almost a showcase for how good Jiménez is. Damian messing up at the end there wasn't something I was, particularly, expecting, though I'm intrigued to see what comes o f it.more

Really like Minotaur and his whole deal already. Wondering how long he'll actually stick around. Anyways, yeah, good stuff again. Fraction writes an interesting and enjoyable story that's drawn greatly by Jimenéz. Four-for-four with this duo, unsurprisingly. Hoping Vandal isn't going to continue to be ignored, though.

Not quite up to the level of the previous two issues, but still pretty enjoyable. A lot of interesting developments here that I'm looking forward to seeing the follow-ups on. Jiménez is still awesome at his job, by the way. I feel like I have to point it out in every issue he draws, because he deserves every bit of praise he gets. I'd love him to draw something other than Batman, considering he's been on the title pretty consistently for, at least, 5-6 years now? If not more? However, he's just too good that I can't really complain about him staying on the title.more

Really appreciated that Robin was added to the corner box on the main cover of this. Anyways, another really good read. This continues to be lighter than the majority of the past few years of the main Batman title, in terms of tone, but I like it. As I said in my review of #1, not every Batman story needs to be dark, gritty, and brooding. Fraction shows a very solid grasp on the characters here, a nd Jiménez continues to absolutely nail it on the art. What a guy he is.more

I wanted to like this more than I did, but it wasn't bad whatsoever. While Campbell's previous miniseries felt like it had a relatively clear direction, the story here felt a little scattered. The art is still fantastic, as it was in the aforementioned miniseries, but the execution of story continues to be a struggle for Campbell, in my opinion. Hopefully that can change and/or get better moving f orward, particularly considering that we're now in an ongoing book.more

A solid finale here. My feelings towards this issue really aren't that different from what I've said about everything that's come before this. Campbell's art was great and the story was fine for what it was. Nothing groundbreaking at all in the latter's department, but far from bad. In any case, this was an enjoyable miniseries and I wouldn't mind reading more, but I do hope Campbell can step up t he story quality in the future.more

Really appreciated both the bit of Zatanna breaking the fourth wall, and the thing with her stealing the letters from Laevateinn's dialogue, resulting in the spell later on. I felt that there was likely a reason for it as I was reading, but I didn't feel like keeping track at the time. Going back and looking following the reveal was cool, though.

My least favorite issue so far, unfortunately. It's not far and away from what I thought of the first half of the miniseries, but it's just a little below that, for me. Campbell's art didn't quite deliver on the quality I was expecting, and I did think the writing slipped a little bit further, as well. Far from a bad issue, and I still really liked Campbell's art, but I'm hoping the last two issue s don't continue this trajectory.more

If you've read my reviews of the first and second issue of this run, then you already know how I feel about this one. Art is great, which is why I'm always happy to see Campbell drawing a book, but the story isn't anything special. I'm invested enough to keep going, though, and the art definitely helps on that front.

Another issue that's solid, but very much carried by the art. The story isn't bad here by any means, but it doesn't feel all that spectacular. There are some nice moments here, particularly with Blue Devil's eagerness to help Zatanna, but nothing really blew me away. Though, again, Campbell's art is incredibly great to look at, which helps to get the score I'm giving it.

Interesting story, though the real highlight here is Campbell's art. I think he's a great choice to draw a character like Zatanna, so I'm especially looking forward to more of that in the rest of the book. The story was interesting for what it was, though it wasn't anything absolutely spectacular. However, I am intrigued enough to learn more about what's going on, particularly with Adam.

Apprehensively picked this one up since the only Spawn comic I had ever read before this was the first three issues of Gunslinger Spawn, which I didn't remember being too fond of. However, what convinced me to get it was seeing Gail Simone attached to it, as well as IG Guara. Luckily, this ended up being pretty solid. Nothing insanely good, but a good book throughout. The ending here is what reall y hooked me, so I'm especially looking forward to the follow-up on that.more

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still enjoyable, for sure. Werneck’s interiors remain a strong point for the book, though I have to say that I did slightly prefer what we got from him in the previous issue. As for the story, Jenkins is still doing a solid job with it, but I just felt a little less engaged. Hopefully the next issue picks things back up, though I think it’s important to no te that I thought this was far from bad.more

Still pretty interested in this. Phillips continues to display a fairly good grasp on Matt/Daredevil here, in my opinion, and I liked the way this played out. It's far from being revolutionary, but it's still a pretty enjoyable read. Garbett is doing some really nice work, as well. Yeah, the cover's awesome, but the interiors are strong, as well. Martin's colors, especially, are great here.