And the winner for most pretentious review ever written goes to.... you!
I definitely enjoyed this issue a lot more than the previous. I don’t think I’m really enjoying this direction as much as the series debut. This Memento arc really is beginning to wear out its welcome.
I just really dislike how many times we’ve seen Bruce and Damian‘s relationship continually strained. It feels like we’ve taken a massive back pedal even from where we were with more
Robin has been kidnapped—stolen away by Memento in a killing blow to Batman’spsyche. Now, with his body broken and his mind fractured, the Dark Knight mustfight his way through a gang war, Memento’s cultists, and his own decaying mentalstate to save his son before it is too late!
While I will admit this even did have a few (very few) cool moments scattered throughout....
This event was SUCH a massive.... hulking..... MESS!!!
The tome was all over the place, the issues of the main series were nothing more than re-caps of re-caps, the tie-ins lacked focus, the overall story just DID NOT FLOW, there was no focus on the entirety of story (from Metal, to J more
Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Geoff Johns, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Yanick Paquette, Bryan Hitch, and others Join Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman and they make one last stand against Perpetua and her army of Dark Knights! This omnibus collects the complete Death Metal saga from Dark Nights: Death Metal #1-7 ...
Despite some very cool moments, this was a bloated mess. So many redundant stories that really made this a chore to get through.
The Batman Who Laughs is just a really bad idea that was poorly executed. "What if Batman was the Joker?" ....YIKES! And all the masses of Evil Batmen of the Dark Multiverse? ...DOUBLE YIKES!
Would have been a lot better had it actually had a prope more
Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and others Art by Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., and others An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it's not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Ba...
This comic epitomizes what is wrong with DC. You have two mercenaries in Snyder and Williamson leading the pack of mundane and uninspired writers. These are cannibals, picking at the feet of their betters, scraping the tombstone library of story-past for any epitaph to sustain an event or story arc or whatever you want to call the derivative droll they put out.
Long gone are the days of more
THE NEXT EPIC CHAPTER OF DC HISTORY BEGINS HERE...PRESENTED AS A STARLING, SYMMETRICAL FLIPBOOK! DON'T MISS IT! Following the events of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the heroes of the core DC Universe have fought against the deep divisions in the world around them to usher in a new era of unity. And it's just in time, too--because Dark...
The creative bankruptcy of modern superhero comics epitomized in just 25 pages, arbitrarily squishing together elements you remember from long ago, playing Weekend at Bernie's with the corpse of your lost childhood. No purpose to anything except to swaddle you in memories of when you used to buy comics because you loved them, desperately hoping that you'll pay to chase those fading traces the way more
THE NEXT EPIC CHAPTER OF DC HISTORY BEGINS HERE...PRESENTED AS A STARLING, SYMMETRICAL FLIPBOOK! DON'T MISS IT! Following the events of DC's blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the heroes of the core DC Universe have fought against the deep divisions in the world around them to usher in a new era of unity. And it's just in time, too--because Dark...
The whole Matches Malone thing would have been better had he not been some late entry insert. Don't refer back to events from issue #1 when the character had not been introduced into the story yet.
Making many of Batman's classic rogues gallery from the comics into his childhood buddies feels a bit to much like the Smallville TV series. It's just funny to see Bruce Wayne taking life les more
Batman is in the fight for his life against this icy new threat. But in the end, what terrifying truth will be unearthed about Ark M and…Joker?
This arc was ok, but not great. I did like how the problem Wesker faced from last issue was resolved, even if it seemed a bit forced. The revelations of this new character getting the upper hand on Wesker felt pretty forced as well.
Overall, the first arc of this series was way better! Both in story as well as art/page layout. Plus Batman spent this entire arc always one to two steps b more
CASE 02: “The Voice of the Tower”—Part IIIThe fires of unrest burn bright and terribly! With Scarface still evadingcapture and the violent riot in the tower getting even worse with noend in sight, Batman must turn toward a most unlikely ally in his timeof need. Will the Dark Knight heal this terrible wound, or will Gothamdescend further into ...
While this was still far from excellent, I have to say I actually enjoyed this issue, despite a few really terrible story choices. Batman having to use a gun against Jason Todd is the biggest offender. Batman's actions here completely diminish the climax of BATMAN UNDER THE RED HOOD. He didn't need to use a gun against Jason there, and shouldn't require one to overpower him here.
That b more
After the shocking events of the last issue, Batman must make thehardest decision of his life!Guest-starring Nightwing, Batgirl, and Red Hood!
I agree with a lot of what your saying, I kept going from a 6.5-7.5, but ended up going down to 6.5 on this one. I'll be putting your review on my podcast Lunchbreak reviews, check out. I'm always open for a good Batman discussion.
This is very much a clear cash grab. I have never been a fan of Jeph Loeb given his racist comments toward Asian (as I am Vietnamese). However I do respect and admire that Jeph Loeb is a good writer. He has written out Batman bangers like Batman The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and I even like his current series The Last Halloween. Like that final part of his Long Halloween trilogy is actually grmore
THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!
This issue was so disappointing. The original hush story doesn’t hold up as well as when it first came out. It was Jim Lee‘s mega debut drawing Batman. This just feels like it was done to promote the Batman. Hush, simile issues as well as the much awaited re-release of the absolute Batman hush hardcover. And that is coming out not a moment too soon. I had originally had two copies of the original absolute hush. But at the time due to being in a bad financial place sold them.
The only good that has come from this terrible cash grab is DC finally rereleasing Absolute Batman Hush once again. Other than that, I foresee this story falling by the wayside. Matt fraction is taking over Batman? Uh-oh!
there were some "ok" moments in this. Damian talking to an imaginary Alfred ghost was cool, but so much of this just felt off. Damian telling everyone that he was Batman's son, and Ra's Al Ghul's grandson was so unnatural. it sounded like dialogue written into a fictional character's mouth. just a very cartoony book. by the time i'd reached the cliffhanger ending, i just wasn't believing any of itmore
After learning of the deadly League of Lazarus tournament, Damian Wayne has a new mission: winning the tournament and prove he is the greatest fighter in the DC Universe! But first he must find the secret island where it’s all going down! This brand-new solo Robin series will force Damian Wayne to find his own path away from both sides of his fam...
I may have been a bit harsh in my initial take on this comic. But seeing how well Joshua Williamson writes Damien and the Batman and Robin series I had to go back and give this series another try.
While I wasn't fully sold on this new take on Batman, there was still something there that intrigued me. As edge-lord and off-character as this was to Batman and lore, the art style and action were definitely a draw. Nick Dragotta's art made it well worth the price of admission!
That being said, issue #4 being the first absence of Dragotta removed what little entertainment I had been ge more
THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUT--STARTING HERE! It's about to get icy cold in Gotham City...as we reveal the connections between a young, up-and-coming scientist named Victor Fries, his history with the Ark M experiment, and what it all has to do with the mysterious Joker. A bombastic two-parter with a guest artist, the ...
Despidadboy - i’m gonna be perfectly honest. As much as I was off putt by issue on at first, they were things about it that I did like. The next few issues had decent action. I think that’s the thing with Scott Snyder. He’s good at creating a hook, but sometimes his plot meander. At least that’s how it was for me with his new 52 Batman run. I’m intrigued to see what he’s going to do with the joker. But I feel like the series is starting to become a little padded.
I’d actually stop buying single dishes for a good long while. Occasionally, I would buy the digital trades when they go on sale for cheap. The recent Batman and Robin comic series pulled me back in. But I liked the run a lot better on the Joshua Williamson. That’s not to say that the new creative team is bad. But I’m not as preferable to them. I’m just hoping that absolute Batman starts picking up again with the kinetic action.
Very interesting first issue that will definitely pull you in and have you asking questions almost immediately. It’s really nice to see a young bats and who hasn’t missed Alfred?! It seems that Watters and Sherman have combined to bring a classic Gotham back and in a gorgeous way. I’m a little hesitant on the bad guy but it’s only issue 1 so we’ll have to wait and see more from him but tmore
Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself ?ghts back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some...
This is honestly one of the best Batman comic series to come out in a very very VERY long time.
Both story as well as art are great! Looking forward to reading the rest of this series. Hope we eventually get a deluxe hardcover out of this, and I hope the variant covers are re-printed in it at full-page size!
REUNITING THE ACCLAIMED TEAM OF MARK WAID AND CHRIS SAMNEE! While Bruce Wayne adjusts to the realities of adopting orphan Dick Grayson, a mysterious new crime boss called the General has come to Gotham to claim the city by disrupting and destroying its other mobs. But what is his connection to Two-Face? Batman and his new sidekick, Robin, are out f...
REUNITING THE ACCLAIMED TEAM OF MARK WAID AND CHRIS SAMNEE! While Bruce Wayne adjusts to the realities of adopting orphan Dick Grayson, a mysterious new crime boss called the General has come to Gotham to claim the city by disrupting and destroying its other mobs. But what is his connection to Two-Face? Batman and his new sidekick, Robin, are out f...
I was really excited for John's return and I'm happy to say I wasn't disappointed. I loved this issue! It felt like coming home. Si Spurrier nails John's voice and sarcastic sense of humour, although he does make him speak a bit fancy at times. Aaron Campbell's art is suitably dark and moody and fits the creeping horror tone of this book.
Now I really want to dust off the 12 issues of t more
At last, as you demanded: The celebrated creative team of Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell have returned to Hellblazer! John Constantine has cheated death once again-but his heart’s not beating, his body is decaying, and he, his friend Nat, and his son Noah are on the run in America, wanted for murder. Naturally, it’s all John’s fault-it always...
Why the hell is this site still including reviews by Gabe Hernandez?
The guy literally gives EVERY single comic a low score. He single handidly is bringing down the averages of several great series on this site. His reviews read like rage bait in order to drive up hits on his page.
The guy is a hack, and this site loses credibility by including his reviews.
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DENIZ CAMP AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ TRANSFORM THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Beyond Mars...beyond physical form...beyond Human Understanding...all that's left is the ultimate alien: the Absolute Martian Manhunter!
I'm new here and have no problem with a neg review as long as it's explained. The same should be true in reverse. I see a lot of 10 reviews without a single word to explain why. I'm not going to but I really would want to blindly rate 1's just to counter them.
@Weird Science Jim - This site has definitely taken a serious nosedive, as has the comic industry in general. Most books average about $5 per issue, and read in about 15 minutes. But I honestly doubt most of the users on this site are even bothering to buy their comics. Probably just reading them online. ...Anyway! Yeah, this site has become riddled with toxic folks who readily attack anyone that doesn't agree with them. Silly drama over cartoon books.
I have no idea why this series is still going on. Though this issue has plenty of action, the story doesn't move forward at all. The artwork continues to be uninspired. There are several panels that I can't even tell what's going on. They are going to drag this out for 5 more issues just to have 12 issues. I thought this was ending at issue 8. I'm not sure I'll keep going to 12.
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The child of Mister Miracle and Big Barda has been heralded as the only one capable of ending the war between vampires and humans...or so Granny Goodness says. Has her savior narrative just been a smoke screen for the arrival of Darkseid?
I can't rally say that I enjoyed my first read-through of this issue. But morbid curiosity got the better of me and I gave it another go. I have to say that while there was still a lot of bad to this issue (corny writing, rushed under-cooked art) it's still much better than a lot of the stuff being produced for the main "BATMAN" series since (DC REBIRTH).
This is not a story that I'm go more
THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!
There is so much to unpack with this series. I've been a huge fan of the Zombie-Horror genre my entire life, as well as an avid animal lover. Stories like Charlotte's Web, Watership Down, Animal Farm, and Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH have always held a special place in my heart. This story really feels a lot like the vibes I'd get from Watership Down, only much more nihilistic in scope. Thougmore
Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on thei...
Very solidly executed. Swapping cats for people and rabies for zombies is a perfectly good idea. I just wish it was hinting at something more interesting than generic zombie story plot beats (but with cats). I will say that even just the slight environmental storytelling that we see of the human side of the situation is very cool. Not enough to keep me buying personally, but I'm a dog person.
Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on thei...
Feral #1
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W: Tony Fleecs
Art: Trish Forstner & Tone Rodriguez
C: Brad Simpson
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Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they’re eaten by the forest full of ra more
Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on thei...
If you picked up Feral #1 expecting a heartwarming animal adventure, think again. Tony Fleecs (writer), Trish Forstner & Tone Rodriguez (art), & Brad Simpson (colors) have another thing in store for you. Think Homeward Bound meets 28 Days Later, but w/ cats!
This debut issue wastes no time establishing the high stakes. A group of domesticated kitties are thrust into a world overrun by a more
Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on thei...
Series Premiere. A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they're eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on thei...
Though I think this storyline is starting to drag and I don't understand the villain at all, there are some really good Damien moments in this run. I would really like Johnson to develop the villain a bit more so we can learn the stakes. I don't even know what he's after.
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JASON TODD TO THE RESCUE?! As Memento's reign of terror continues, the city's inhabitants find themselves locked in fear as Gotham awaits his next move. Meanwhile, Damian Wayne doubts if Batman and Robin are enough to save their city. Are the Dynamic Duo truly helping to keep Gotham safe, or does their presence simply enable violence and villainy t...
This issue starts out with an exciting car chase helmed by a new creative team. From there, it becomes increasingly forgettable. They go to a party after protests from Damien. She makes a little girl cry and there's an attack on the party. I'm not sure if Johnson is trying to play it safe, but there's nothing going on here that we haven't seen before. Let's see where he goes with it.
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Damian Wayne is the son of the Bat, grandson of the Demon, and Robin--but as he nears the age at which his father traveled the world, one question is on his mind: Who is Damian outside of the crusades his family has tasked him with fighting since birth? When he starts to look beyond his life of endless violence, a different way to help the world be...
They can't seem to agree on Damian's personality over at DC. Other than that, this was a fine issue. This is a classic Batman adventure without world shattering stakes and is just what Batfans and DC need right now.
Damian Wayne is the son of the Bat, grandson of the Demon, and Robin--but as he nears the age at which his father traveled the world, one question is on his mind: Who is Damian outside of the crusades his family has tasked him with fighting since birth? When he starts to look beyond his life of endless violence, a different way to help the world be...
Excellent issue with very good art, great writing and an interesting story. Robin's misery at the fundraiser was quite humorous. I'm quite interested to see where this goes.
Damian Wayne is the son of the Bat, grandson of the Demon, and Robin--but as he nears the age at which his father traveled the world, one question is on his mind: Who is Damian outside of the crusades his family has tasked him with fighting since birth? When he starts to look beyond his life of endless violence, a different way to help the world be...
Surprisingly intriguing. Better than the current Batman run.
NO COSTUMES, NO GADGETS. CAN BATMAN AND ROBIN STILL SAVE THE DAY? What should have been a run-of-the-mill charity banquet for Bruce and Damian has, quite literally, gone up in flames--and now, without access to their costumes and gadgets, father and son find themselves fighting for their lives at the hands of the mysterious specter known only as Me...
So far this Memento arc has been pretty good. While I'm not thrilled at the sudden crisis of character of Damian Wayne questioning his entire existence because of one event, this cold case mystery from Bruce's past definitely has me engaged.
Phillip Kennedy Johnson did something pretty dire in this issue, from what we'd seen in past issues by Joshua Williamson. Williamson had Damian wri more
BATMAN AND ROBIN?! Damian has been kidnapped, and his father will stop at nothing to get him back. But with Memento's hallucinatory concoctions still coursing through Batman's veins, and racked with terror and guilt for what has happened to his son, this father's greatest fears are now made manifest. Can the Dark Knight hold himself together long e...
The way I read it to make sense of it is that Wayne manor is a fortress and he intended for his father to find it because he can’t communicate with him verbally because they are both damaged.
I enjoy the new team and their new direction. But this definitely feels like some backpedaling with the progress made in the relationship of Bruce and Damian from where we left off at Joshua Williamson's final issue. This feels more like a reboot rather than a continuation of an ongoing series.
While I enjoy the new tone and story, I'm honestly not really thrilled with seeing Bruce and more
Damian Wayne is the son of the Bat, grandson of the Demon, and Robin--but as he nears the age at which his father traveled the world, one question is on his mind: Who is Damian outside of the crusades his family has tasked him with fighting since birth? When he starts to look beyond his life of endless violence, a different way to help the world be...
I do have to be honest. Until this series I wasn’t really thrilled with much of Williamson’s writing. Especially not the short arc that he did on Batman with The Club of Heroes. I was 50/50 with the first issue he’d written of Robin (The Lazarus Tournament). But when I took a chance on the first TPB of this Batman & Robin series I quickly became enamored with it. While it was not the same level of Peter Tomasi’s run, it felt like Williamson was doing his best to try to create that similar vibe.
I do have to say that I am really enjoying much of what Phillip Kennedy Johnson is doing. It’s just that the strikingly different characterization of Bruce and Damian’s relationship, I think I’d have liked it much more had it been in a different series. Like if it’d been DC BLACK LABEL or something? All that being said, I really love the flashbacks PKJ has been giving us of Bruce Wayne in his younger years. Seeing Bruce apprentice for one of his many mentors.