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myconius reviewed Batman: Fortress Collected Jul 30, 2023
1.0

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Batman: Fortress Collected

By: Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson

When an unknown alien ship enters Earth's atmosphere, disrupting global power and communications and plunging the planet into chaos, the world is left wondering...where is Superman when he is needed most? In the mysterious absence of the Last Son of Krypton, Batman must form a team to infiltrate the Fortress of Solitude to find the key to unlocking...

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1.0

DC must love failure that they keep having tom king write "Batman" stories.

horrifically bad storytelling and art.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #2

By: Tom King, Joelle Jones
Released: Jun 28, 2023

Written by Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, and Joelle Jones Art by Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, and Joelle Jones Tick, tick, tick goes the clock as Gotham City prepares for another shocking murder at the hands of The Joker! The brutal and terrifying tale of The Joker and Batman's first meeting continues as Tom King and M...

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7.0

Sorry but there's no way joker should be beating up batman like that unless Bruce is really hurt.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #2

By: Tom King, Joelle Jones
Released: Jun 28, 2023

Written by Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, and Joelle Jones Art by Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, and Joelle Jones Tick, tick, tick goes the clock as Gotham City prepares for another shocking murder at the hands of The Joker! The brutal and terrifying tale of The Joker and Batman's first meeting continues as Tom King and M...

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Batmanaholic - Jun 28, 2023

He was injured badly in the chase? He grappling hooks the car joker steals. And while the line is tight joker smashed the gas, then turns the car quick. So Batman flys right into the car while doing 40-50 mph it looks like. He should have been dead while the joker was giving him the boots.

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Halodystroyer44 reviewed Detective Comics #1073 Jun 28, 2023
3.5

Enough Ram V on Detective Comics please.

Detective Comics #1073

By: Ram V, Ivan Reis
Released: Jun 28, 2023

Where there's a will, there's a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman...because myths don't bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen's three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush th...

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Bats20832 reviewed Detective Comics #1073 Jun 27, 2023
1.5

In "Condemned" by horror writer Ram V, DC Detective Comics leads with MORE anti-Batman sentiment... as it drags out more of the horror/supernatural/demon nonsense plot... once again "some deranged plan"... with weirdo villainess Serpent and the mask of multiple eyes to brainwash Gotham's public... for the Orgham's plans... and the Azmer demon inside Batman's brain OK? So what else is new? I gu more

Detective Comics #1073

By: Ram V, Ivan Reis
Released: Jun 28, 2023

Where there's a will, there's a way. And for Bruce, that will is Batman...because myths don't bleed, right? Well, Batman, with the last ounce of strength he has, will have to test that theory out with the Orghams as he fights through Prince Arzen's three powerful protectors to find out. Hope is not all lost, though, as Jim Gordon and Sorrow rush th...

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2.0

Batman-
More decompressed garbage from Tom King. Terrible visual storytelling. Dull repeating art. Edgy trash Tom King ending. Keep these idiots away from Batman.
Stormwatch-
More shoving Ghost-maker down our throats. Hate the panel layouts. Art is too zoomed in.
Superman-
Does no one understand visual storytelling anymore? Why must the art be so zoomed in close?
Hero more

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1

By: Tom King, Dan Mora
Released: May 17, 2023

Written by Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, and Dan Mora Art by Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, and Dan Mora Coming off the spectacular success of Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler, the Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Jo...

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ItsJess reviewed Batman #135 May 2, 2023
4.0

Flat arc with a flat ending. The villain is not only uninteresting but downright stupid and ridiculous, IMO taking away from the mythos behind the Joker. There is the rehashed "Batman can't be happy" trope for the hundredth time and unnatural dialogue with Selina randomly speaking of "judgements" and "feeling safe," which serves no purpose other than to tease whatever absolutely nonsensical drama more

Batman #135

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez
Released: May 3, 2023

It's Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that's never known hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won't be able to do it alone. The conclusion to the bestselling The Bat-Man of Gotham is so big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue feat...

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Quinn reviewed Batman #135 May 2, 2023
4.0

This issue reiterated points already made. The Omni verse needs a Batman. After defeating the enemy du jour, this earth’s Selina kicks one-handed Bruce through the portal and he meets all the other Bats in all the other earths. Even get shark repellant from Adam West Bats and later uses it against a laughing fish shark. Silly, but I give points for style.

In one of the trips, Bruce ge more

Batman #135

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez
Released: May 3, 2023

It's Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that's never known hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won't be able to do it alone. The conclusion to the bestselling The Bat-Man of Gotham is so big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue feat...

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thejaguarmx reviewed Batman #135 May 3, 2023
4.0

Failsafe Arc got me interested. The part of a world without Batman, was kind of predictable but still OK. The multiverse thing felt boring since currently you see multiverse everywhere. Good fan service but overall, felt disappointing. The Zur En Arrh Batmen was good, but based on this comic, I don't expect much from it.

Batman #135

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez
Released: May 3, 2023

It's Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that's never known hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won't be able to do it alone. The conclusion to the bestselling The Bat-Man of Gotham is so big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue feat...

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myconius reviewed Batman #135 May 2, 2023
2.0

Wow! This is some god awful fan-fiction crappery.

Zdarsky writes Bruce like a completely weak spined dullard. His last moments with this alternate universe Selina make him look like a complete putz, right up to when she literally kicks his ass right out of her dimension.

The dialogue when Bruce meets all his alternate counterparts was written as if by a 12-year old. "I'm Bat more

Batman #135

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez
Released: May 3, 2023

It's Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that's never known hope! Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying infection that Red Mask has unleashed? Only one thing is certain: he won't be able to do it alone. The conclusion to the bestselling The Bat-Man of Gotham is so big it could only be contained in an oversize #900 anniversary issue feat...

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myconius reviewed Batman #134 Apr 7, 2023
2.0

So absolutely boring and uninteresting.

The art is extremely lackluster.

If this is the best that DC has to offer then they should start saying their prayers.

Batman #134

By: Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne
Released: Apr 5, 2023

It's all-out war as only Batman stands between Red Mask and a Gotham City full of bodies! How much is the Dark Knight willing to sacrifice to save this city?

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Bats20832 reviewed Batman #133 Mar 8, 2023

I just want to thank DC Comics and Chip Zdarsky for helping me save my money, by convincing me to stop buying Batman comic books. Everytime I think things are going to turn around with a new writer, a new story arch, it is so obviously disjointed and irrelevant to Batman that I slapped back to DC Comics's reality to waste this incredible valuable character. I am reminded of stories of Batman bec more

Batman #133

By: Chip Zdarsky, Adrian
Released: Mar 8, 2023

Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the dead, and is known only as...the Batman. And in our backup story, Tim Drake's search for Batman continues as he and Superman, Jon Kent, team up to stop the terror of the Toyman!

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myconius - Mar 8, 2023

Thank goodness for back-issues!! Because most of the new comics being made are just crap.

Comics Code Authorities - Apr 14, 2023

It's seemed for the last 20 years that's been DC's main objective. To modernize the Silver age. Because that's the era THEY grew up with and THEY miss so much.

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Quinn reviewed Batman #133 Mar 7, 2023
4.0

Whatever. Reads like an Elseworld’s story, and if they return Alfred to the book using this off-world Alfred, I will be disappointed.

Batman #133

By: Chip Zdarsky, Adrian
Released: Mar 8, 2023

Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the dead, and is known only as...the Batman. And in our backup story, Tim Drake's search for Batman continues as he and Superman, Jon Kent, team up to stop the terror of the Toyman!

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myconius reviewed Batman #133 Mar 7, 2023
2.5

Zdarsky continues to pass off fan-fiction level wring as professional work.

This art is absolultey unacceptable quality for the flagship "Batman" title.

Batman #133

By: Chip Zdarsky, Adrian
Released: Mar 8, 2023

Everyone goes insane eventually. And then they belong to the terrifying Red Mask! But Gotham City has a new savior. He strikes from the shadows, exhumes the dead, and is known only as...the Batman. And in our backup story, Tim Drake's search for Batman continues as he and Superman, Jon Kent, team up to stop the terror of the Toyman!

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myconius - Mar 8, 2023

Bats20832 - Thank you! You just summed it up perfectly!!!

Quinn - Mar 9, 2023

Well put. Bats20832. When you said "slap a bat label" it reminded me of the show where everything was "bat"computer or "bat" rope. This story has that credibility, but as you pointed out, without the tone or joy. Those stories were aimed at young kids. This story is supposed to be deep and profound. Spoiler - it isn't. Or I could be wrong.

myconius reviewed Superman #1 Feb 22, 2023
8.0

Superman seems to be a much better fit for Joshua Williamson than Batman was. If you enjoy some classic Supes mixed with some nice moments with Lois and Jimmy at the Daily Planet, give this one a try.

Superman #1

By: Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell
Released: Feb 22, 2023

IT’S THE DAWN OF DC! Superman has returned to Metropolis and his greatest enemy Lex Luthor is finally behind bars. The future of the Superman family has never been brighter! As Clark Kent settles back into his life, iconic and new enemies erupt from the shadows to strike down the Man of Steel! But waiting in the wings to back up Big Blue is…Sup...

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7.5

Nice pencils. It's a suitably gritty Batman that holds some promise.

Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #1

By: Marc Silvestri
Released: Nov 2, 2022

The Joker will go to any lengths to get Harley Quinn back after she is abducted by a strange culprit. But who? Mysterious, Joker-like monsters are stalking the streets of Gotham, collecting severed heads. But why? Jim Gordon is missing, and after receiving a package containing a bloody piece of Gotham's commissioner, Batman knows he must be willing...

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I've been buying these and holding them to the side so that i can binge read them in one sitting.

God, how i hope that the years long wait was worth it!!!

Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #1

By: Marc Silvestri
Released: Nov 2, 2022

The Joker will go to any lengths to get Harley Quinn back after she is abducted by a strange culprit. But who? Mysterious, Joker-like monsters are stalking the streets of Gotham, collecting severed heads. But why? Jim Gordon is missing, and after receiving a package containing a bloody piece of Gotham's commissioner, Batman knows he must be willing...

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thecimmerian reviewed Tim Drake: Robin #5 Jan 25, 2023
1.0

This series is as enjoyable as a swfit kick to the jewels.

Tim Drake: Robin #5

By: Meghan Fitzmartin, Riley Rossmo
Released: Jan 25, 2023

Tim's mysterious new admirer/nemesis is closing in and they could be anyone. With everyone he trusts potentially compromised or in danger, the World's Greatest Robin has no one and nowhere left to turn for help...except for himself. But can Tim Drake get out of his own way for long enough to catch up to a villain who seemingly knows everything abou...

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Spin-0-sa reviewed Batman #132 Feb 10, 2023
1.0

god we don't even have good art anymore...

Batman #132

By: Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne
Released: Feb 8, 2023

The mean streets of Gotham City have gotten meaner as the likes of Harvey Dent and Killer Croc roam free, brutalizing the population. Where is Batman and why hasn't he responded to the cries of a city in peril?! Can Bruce Wayne find the answers before the mysterious Red Mask captures him? And in the backup story, Tim Drake's hunt for Batman continu...

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Hex - Feb 21, 2023

@WakizashiGray None of them have a real tangible reason to hate on Zdarsky for his comics generally. Most of them don't care for his politics on Twitter so they all gang up and review bomb without most of them even reading the book. Not saying that's the case here but overall. It's directed a lot at Taylor, Cates, Zdarsky and King as none of them align with their core political values.

Wakizashi Gray - Feb 21, 2023

@Hex I appreciate your reply, thank you. I've noticed this trend of "review bombing" certain writers, and how it can go both ways with high-scores and/or low-scores. Very strange and pretty sad, really. I always ignore the creator's social media presence and just focus on the actual comic book. Does it tell a good story?

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Quinn reviewed Batman #132 Feb 7, 2023
5.0

This story line just isn’t for me. I don’t buy the premise, so no matter how well it’s done, I remain unmoved. We see Bruce learn a bit about this world, but we don’t see him be smart and do actual deep dive research. He acts on minimal information and tries to contact a guy who is known for resisting this world’s police state. He meets “Selina” and they tussle.

He fights more

Batman #132

By: Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne
Released: Feb 8, 2023

The mean streets of Gotham City have gotten meaner as the likes of Harvey Dent and Killer Croc roam free, brutalizing the population. Where is Batman and why hasn't he responded to the cries of a city in peril?! Can Bruce Wayne find the answers before the mysterious Red Mask captures him? And in the backup story, Tim Drake's hunt for Batman continu...

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thecimmerian - Feb 7, 2023

Dude says it's just his opinion and yeah, if you don't like it don't read it. You form your comment as just a question but your trolling plain and simple. Write your own reviews and quit f'ing with other people.

Bats20832 - Feb 8, 2023

The battle for Justice simply really does not resonate with a lot of modern writers. They prefer institutional corruption, science fiction, horror. The idea that people are genuinely suffering from criminals, rather than persecution is really difficult for those writers to understand. IMO. They are too wealthy, too privileged, too protected. They really don't face this in their lives, so unlike last century, it is more theoretical to them.

myconius reviewed Batman #132 Feb 9, 2023
4.0

The writing is clichéd.

The art is lackluster.

Batman #132

By: Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne
Released: Feb 8, 2023

The mean streets of Gotham City have gotten meaner as the likes of Harvey Dent and Killer Croc roam free, brutalizing the population. Where is Batman and why hasn't he responded to the cries of a city in peril?! Can Bruce Wayne find the answers before the mysterious Red Mask captures him? And in the backup story, Tim Drake's hunt for Batman continu...

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9.5

I'm not sure how I'd slept on this mini-series? The was AWESOME!!!

Need to catch up on this!!

DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead #1

By: Bruce Campbell, Eduardo Risso
Released: Sep 28, 2022

Berlin, 1944. The Nazis are besieged on all fronts by the Allied forces. Defeat is inevitable. But Hitler and his team of evil scientists attempt a last-ditch effort that may turn the tide of the war and rewrite history itself: a serum that resurrects their dead soldiers, stronger than they were in life, and sends them back into the battlefield. No...

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Quinn reviewed Batgirls #14 Jan 24, 2023
7.5

This was a pretty good issue. Cass has never been what you would call verbal, so showing her investigate without talking works. More importantly, we are shown the work, and we see that she is smart. Non-verbal doesn’t mean dumb. (See what I did there.)

I also liked that we read the notes. Normally dialogue-less issues are a quick read, but reading coroner reports and the like to give more

Batgirls #14

By: Becky Cloonan, Jonathan Case
Released: Jan 18, 2023

This is a special all-silent issue of Batgirls featuring Cassandra Cain as she mourns her bestie, Steph Brown Batgirl, who was kidnapped by her own dad! If Cass doesn't act fast, she might lose Steph forever...so it's a good thing she has a single clue about where Cluemaster might've taken Steph from when Cass was still body-swapped with her...

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myconius reviewed Batgirls #14 Jan 24, 2023
7.5

This has been on of the (VERY) few monthly titles by DC that's actually been enjoyable.

Batgirls #14

By: Becky Cloonan, Jonathan Case
Released: Jan 18, 2023

This is a special all-silent issue of Batgirls featuring Cassandra Cain as she mourns her bestie, Steph Brown Batgirl, who was kidnapped by her own dad! If Cass doesn't act fast, she might lose Steph forever...so it's a good thing she has a single clue about where Cluemaster might've taken Steph from when Cass was still body-swapped with her...

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IDW sure knows how to milk it, don't they?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin: The Lost Years #1

By: Kevin Eastman, Ben Bishop
Released: Jan 25, 2023

In the smash-hit miniseries TMNT: The Last Ronin, readers witnessed the final gut-wrenching days of the Heroes in a Half Shell. For Michelangelo in particular, the march to his heartbreaking last battle was long and dangerous, taking him from New York City, to Japan, across Asia and Europe, and then back home again to administer final justic...

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thecimmerian reviewed Batman: Fortress #8 Jan 17, 2023
2.0

DC paid someone for this? This entire series has been a waste of time and money. Don't bother reading this comic. Instead dig out some older elseworld books from your collection or, better yet, support the hobby and buy a nice new graphic novel of older elseworld content to enjoy.

Batman: Fortress #8

By: Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson
Released: Jan 18, 2023

The final battle for Earth is at hand and the World’s Finest are together again! But what dark connection does Superman hold to the visiting aliens, and how will his secrets forever change Batman and Earth?

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Amazing Psycamorean - Jan 25, 2023

No

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KFuqua reviewed Batman: Fortress #5 Sep 28, 2022
1.0

Garbage!

Batman: Fortress #5

By: Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson
Released: Sep 28, 2022

With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Batman and Lex Luthor must assemble a team with the skill set to break into the Fortress of Solitude...With a worldwide blackout and the Justice League neutralized, what motley crew will this dysfunctional dynamic duo assemble?

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myconius - Jan 23, 2023

You do realize that you just insulted garbage. At least garbage might have actually served a purpose at one time?

myconius reviewed Creepshow #1 Jan 23, 2023
8.0

Really nice art in the Burnham story, but the writing was pretty bad.
Did not enjoy the 2nd story at all.

I honestly don't see this series lasting very long.

Creepshow #1

By: Chris Burnham, John McCrea
Released: Sep 21, 2022

The worldwide phenomenon based on the hit Shudder TV series comes to comics in a star-studded five-issue anthology series that will SCARE YOU TO DEATH.
In the debut issue, CHRIS BURNHAM (DIE!DIE!DIE!, NAMELESS) terrifies with a tale of trick or treaters who are taught what happens when you mess with the wrong house.
Then, legendary Batman: ...

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myconius reviewed Batman: Fortress #6 Jan 23, 2023
1.0

🤡 💩

Batman: Fortress #6

By: Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson
Released: Oct 26, 2022

Having finally located the Fortress of Solitude, Batman and his hastily assembled allies quickly discover that it is as deadly as it is awe-inspiring. With an alien force holding the world hostage while the heroes hunt for Superman, can the Dark Knight find a weapon to repel the invaders? Or will his ragtag team succumb to dysfunction and betrayal ...

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myconius reviewed Batman: Fortress #5 Jan 23, 2023
1.0

"Gary Whitta is tha BESTEST EVARRRR! The people that hate this comic are just (insert pretentious self righteous bullshit here) Now let me tell you just how virtuous I am. I'm so virtuous, that I shit lollypops 24/7!"

Batman: Fortress #5

By: Gary Whitta, Darick Robertson
Released: Sep 28, 2022

With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Batman and Lex Luthor must assemble a team with the skill set to break into the Fortress of Solitude...With a worldwide blackout and the Justice League neutralized, what motley crew will this dysfunctional dynamic duo assemble?

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