Not my favorite issue of the run, but still very enjoyable.
The whole thing requires a reread.

This was an excellent conclusion to the series. The art was some of the best in all of the issues. There was one beautiful homage to a classic Neal Adams Batman that brought a smile to my face. It was the famous splash page from Batman #251. Sherman homages it in the sequence where it’s being said- “Fire does set the lizard brain alight”. Look at that Batman figure in comparison to the figure Neal used on the cover of Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams vol 1 and you’ll see what I mean.

Anyway….. beautiful issue!! Cannot wait to double dip into the collected edition! Hoping for a nice hardcover! Deluxe edition would be lovely!

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It makes me a little sad that this series has been pretty low on the radar. It’s honestly the best Batman story we’ve gotten in recent years. I’m hoping it takes off once the collected edition gets released.

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Still the best Batman book out there. I wasn't happy with Fraction's last issue, and then I read this. We have a mystery, a viable threat, and a father-son budding relationship that is hampered by duty. I hope that he doesn't draw it out like the Momento story. Six issues is good. Love the Penguin in here as well.

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The mystery with the Quit Man deepens as we get a few more reveals into what and who he might be after. Throw in more great character work between Bruce and Dick, and an appearance by Two-Face, and the end result is a very solid chapter in an intriguing storyline.

This was such an excellent issue and shows what PJK is capable of. I like his writing but find he gets so bogged down in lore that it often kills any momentum to, or even interest in, his stories yet his character work and general concepts are fantastic. If he learns to consolidate the lore to his stories and tighten up the amount of issues for a story, he'll be a great writer.

I felt this issue was really firing on all cylinders. The character work between Bruce & Damien was fantastic, all the character voices were authentic, the pacing was perfect, the angle of Damien & the "strays" continues to be awesome, the concept of the quiet man is cool & the reveal wasn't brutally dragged out (like the last story), and the Penguin, Harvey, & Ventriloquist are 3 of my favorite Bat-villains so really enjoying how this is going. more

This is a good start. I am so glad the Momento story is over. By the end, he was dragging a corpse through a minefield filled with barbed wire, and the conclusion was poor. I really hope he can close this up in 6 issues. IF he goes a full 12+ again, I'll probably drop it. I love the way the Penguin is drawn in here and the action is good. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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The father son moments with Damien are fantastic and PKJ has a great understanding of Damien so I really appreciate him continuing Williamson's work at fleshing the character out. The new villain is interesting and I can never get enough of the Penguin so really looking forward to where the story goes.

Great art. But I just don’t like the story. The cop shootout last issue gets a flashback where we see a youth recording it on a smart phone. During the issue, we see him him go to a guy at a diner who is a newspaper reporter. It seems the kid also recorded Vandal planting a batarang to frame Batman.

We see Bruce try to visit Tim in the hospital, but he is intercepted by Bernard, who points out every time Tim gets together with Bruce he gets hurt. We also see Bruce turn down great profits by not building weapons. Bats also captures Riddler,who can only communicate with riddles. And we learn that Arkham is experimenting on patients - again.

I guess my problems are two-fold. One - it reads like a greatest hits story. We Have seen a lot of these elements before. The arms thing was done in Batman Begins. The Arkham thing has been done in Telltale games. You see where I am going.

Two - the “realistic” elements aren’t very real. In this day and age more than one person would have recorded the shootout. Everyone has smart phones. And a police shooting site would be surrounded by 25 tv news crews. There would have been a huge crowd in front of the police tape. Finally, the police photographers would have taken a lot of photos long before Savage ever showed up. Also, the reporter in the diner was reading a physical newspaper. No one does that these days. Also, the kid would have posted the video on YouTube or TikTok or wherever.

By trying to be “real” the story becomes more fake. I get the feeling that Fraction has one foot in 2025 and one foot in 1999. It’s really hard to stay up with the latest trends and old timers can easily be left behind.

Finally, Bernard. The kid actually has a point. The problem is “handsome young man who is gay ends up with a lot of bruises every time he goes away on a weekend with billionaire Bruce Wayne” really raises Jeffery Epstein vibes. It really brings up all those bad Batman/Robin are more than friends cartoons. By bringing this up, Fraction creates a situation that can’t be handwaved away. We know what is going on, but it makes Bruce look like a real creep, and that isn’t a good look. Again you can’t have it both ways - brining real world issues but have comic book results.

Also, since when did Batman need a high tech stealth suit to beat up the Riddler? I guess I am just not digging Fraction’s Batman. It doesn’t bother me the way previous writers’ work has. But it just doesn’t do anything for me. It just doesn’t strike me as good.

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If you’re having trouble sleeping, then give this comic a try.

Nice art. Story? ……….. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz 😴😴😴

So far I’m really enjoying this new direction of the series. The world and characters that PKJ has created is one that I really like spending time in. Especially when Damian introduces Jon to the Gotham Irregulars.

Both story and art this is the best ongoing Batman title at the moment. And I’m standing by my claim that this series has been far more entertaining than the new supposed Batman relaunch. more

A quick read that had some emotion to it. It just didn't feel as impactful to me as it was intended.

Im very very late. But this is great. I will be looking to get the entire series

The main story was excellent. Unfortunately, the two bonus stories that were tacked on really dragged the issue down.

That being said, the main story by DWJ was probably one of the best written issues of this entire series. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it as much as issue #1, or possibly even more! The story was graphic in all the best ways, gratuitous, and visually stylish. The ending was emotional and thought provoking. Extremely well done.

The second story felt like it might have had something of quality to say, but felt a bit under-cooked. And some of the art was difficult to tell what was coming across. This was just not successful visual story-telling.

The third story I couldn't even tell what it was attempting to portray. I'm sorry, but this was unreadable.

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A good ending for an overall great run. Parts of the plot felt rushed but other than that, excellent writing and amazing art. samnee is a beast!

Overall, this was a decent conclusion of the series. Some of the plot points throughout felt like a needless retread of Robin year one. But overall, I’m looking forward to getting this in collected hardcover.

The writing for this series has been decent. But it was the artwork that really made the series shine. This and Batman Dark Patterns have been the best series to come out from DC comics in a long time. But I strongly feel that dark patterns is definitely the better of the two. The series was good. But the art is really what carried it.



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Since jumping on the series, this is probably my most reread issue. I was honestly devastated when it was revealed that Patch had been scratched by one of the infected.

This issue reminded me a bit of issue #12 of The Invisibles “Best Man Fall” by Grant Morrison. Not at how layered it was or loaded with symbolism. But more of the overall structure of having an entire chapter dedicated to a single character that has suffered a grim fate, and we now see their life flash before their eyes in a surreal and psychological fashion.

Patch was a character that quickly made an impact on me, and I was sad to see him exit the story. This issue was a great tribute to honoring his life. As well as play out as a terrifying psychological horror story.

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It’s amazing when a comic book creative team works so well together, that they actually can get you to feel empathy towards, not only the main characters, but also the antagonists as well.

Kudos, Tony, Trish, Tone and colleagues!!! 🐱🐱🐱

I don’t like the constant renumbering of comics back to issue one … so I was already suspicious of Batman #1 even before I bought it, that being said I liked it. The main drawback is that it fails as a first issue - no explanation as to why Gordon is a 60 year old beat cop, or how Vandal Savage is the new police commissioner. Also it’s clear that Alfred is dead and only appearing in Bruce’s subconscious … so I think some explanation is needed there. They could have dropped the DC KO preview and used those pages to get a lapsed reader up to speed.

I will say Killer Croc was very VERY well done and made for a great one-and-done story. The writing was nice and tight and the art was absolutely beautiful. Outside of the few issues I have already mentioned, this was a solid book and a fun read. While not perfect I will still recommend this new Batman - I am adding it to my pull-list. more

This issue was a truly wonderful return to form, bringing the series back to the glory of its first story arc. The twist of who the culprit is, I honestly DID NOT SEE coming!!!! Absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

There were so many great moments throughout this issue. I’m not sure which I found more compelling, the interactions between Gordon and Lynns, Gordon and Batman, or (my favorite) Bruce and Alfred.

The scenes with Batman running over the details of the case within his mind were phenomenal. The state in which he cannot see between the present and past were so well done. And the art for all of it was absolutely spectacular!!!

I’m going to be so sad when this series comes to its conclusion. This has absolutely been a joy to read and collect.

And in my honest opinion, if DC Comics was actually serious about doing an actual BOLD reboot…… it SHOULD have been THIS series and creative team to rebuild the main ongoing Batman title. I want more of THIS!!!

Absolutely looking forward to the next and final issue. This series truly deserves a deluxe hardcover collected edition. more

This is the creative team that should be working on Detective Comics.

I really like this issue due to Bruce and Damian's relationship on how Damian feels guilty for them prioritizing being a family over being superheroes. Overall, every single Batman and Robin series have been great and consistent. From Grant Morrison to Peter J Tomasi to Joshua Williamson and now this. It's great to read Batman stories that are consistently high quality

After the first issue, I hoped for better... sadly this batman series is simply not meeting up the quality expectations of a main Batman series.

Sidenote: The art is flawless, as expected from JJ.

But the story, djeeez, it is so so unworthy starting from issue one, continuing in issue two.

The art was good. I get what Fraction is doing. Bad cops are bad. But that’s what Daredevil is doing on Disney-plus. I also don’t buy the premise that Vandal Savage is the police commissioner. That is just a bridge too far.

There is the b-plot where bat boys wash the Batmobile in broad daylight at the manor, I think. Damian is a brat and no one calls him on it. There are so many bat boys that the overall effect is to dilute any one character.

The A plot is an armed robbery where a guard is killed during a hijacking of baby formula. Apparently one robber never heard of WIC or getting a job or breast feeding or food banks, so he had to steal a whole truck, and would not ever sell most of the formula for cash. But that’s me being cynical. Cops show up and a fleeing robber is shot in the back. Cops give arrested rough rides. That’s when the paddy wagon is driven in such a manner that the people in the back are tossed around like rag dolls. Happened in Baltimore. An evil practice.

One cops protests, shot are exchanged and one cop dead and one wounded. Tim Robin sees what happens and tries to intervene. Batman is very passive. But Savage has the excuse he needs to declare war on Bats. (See Daredevil on Disney).

And to fair, vigilantes should be stopped. But this is a comic book. Too much realism kills the vibe. A thin line to walk

To be fair to Fraction, he inherited the stupid Savage plot and is stuck with it. He is just playing the cards he was dealt. But by keeping cops corrupt for years, really does show that Gordon and Bats are incompetent. All these years and no progress? Not a good look.

I just wish DC would move beyond Miller Batman. It’s 40 yeats old and just played out. Why not do something along the lines of crime is down, what does a sunny Gotham look like? But that’s me.

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There is nothing here that constitutes this series being justified in getting a re-numbered, newly minted, brand new issue number ONE. The art is the only thing keeping this series alive. Matt Fraction (or Chip Zdarsky 2.0) is delivering some very mid writing that definitely will not bring back many to want to reread this story. I’m having enough of a time wanting to read it now.

I��m also not sure why Batman has (or needs) TWO Robins? People jumping in for the first time are going to be HELLA confused!!!
Again, this is NOT a proper reboot. DC just felt like selling a lot of variant covers and luring in a few new suckers.

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Very good writing and art. The action sequences have been TOP NOTCH throughout. This is definitely a good series to keep up with.

I really like how Bruce and Damian and the relationship as Batman and Robin and father and son are written here. Bruce pointing out the details of their current case while Damian trains was a nice touch. The “she looked suspicious” part was really funny. But it seemed very out of character for Damian. I almost feel like DC is trying to soft reboot the character.


Side note…….
I previously had a lot more written. But writing reviews for this site on your phone is ill advised, as ONE little hiccup and everything you’d spent your time writing simply gets erased!!
When will I learn????!!

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I know we have seen this before, but its nice seeing Bruce and Damian Wayne actually bonding and not fighting each other or be at odds.

This truly is the best Batman comic in a long time. I had no idea Marc Silvestri could write like this. I'm in awe of his art. An Essential Read for Batman fans and comic book fans!

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Batman used to be an essential buy for me. Not anymore.

I was excited when Zdarsky was announced for this book and I thought his run started really well. More fool me. Jorge Jimenez is wasted on this comic.