more random, all-over-the-place, decompressed, pseudo intellectual gibberish.

nothing was properly set up. we are just thrust into Gotham being run by villains with Flashpoint Batman in charge of Wayne Manor and the Bat-cave.

meanwhile Bruce is marching out in a snow blizzard in some undefined mountains. where? why? who knows? Bruce is asking for someone called 'The Memory of the Mountain', but gets his throat slashed and his head bashed with a crowbar by two nobody punks. then all the sudden Catwoman is there, just because.

Bane gives a speech about how the Justice League won't come in and stop his havoc on Gotham because he'll threaten innocents. yeah. i totally buy that . . . . NOT! and the reason Bane even wants Gotham? who knows?

this is just beyond pretentious and dumb.

at least the Tony Daniel portion of art was nice, and we no longer have to worry about this going on till issue 100. hopefully DC will renumber this series after #85. just start fresh. more

Historians believe aliens created the pyramids because they are racist towards Egyptians, cops' biggest fear are black people, immensely ignorant white principals with zero manners. All preached to us by a hipster white dude who probably hasn't ever been discriminated against in his life. What a shitshow. It's a shame there are so many stupid lines like that, because I was into this book on the premise and art alone. You need to remember as a writer to remove your mindset from your "world changing" Twitter persona once in a while, especially if you choose to bring no new angles to the table and jump to conclusions. more

Despite staccato plot progression and underwhelming art (just not a fan of Scott Kolins, sorry), this is a pretty solid issue.

Would’ve given this a 6 if not for the awesome cover art by Dan Panosian.

Quite a welcome jump in tone, from overly optimistic and hopeful to dark and moody. I read an interview from Mairghread saying she wanted to capture the darker likes of Gail Simons's Batgirl and I believe she has succeeded tremendously with both this and to a only barely lesser extent #26.

Coming into this unfamiliar with the creative team, I was very pleasantly surprised.

Really digging the reversion to a darker tone, and looking forward to seeing where Mairghread Scott is going with Babs.

Pure comic book brilliance.

This sort of work is the reason people fall in love with the medium.

If I start gushing about Gary Frank’s art, I’ll probably never stop. Suffice it to say that the artwork is as phenomenal as it’s been throughout the whole series so far.

The wait for the next issue is going to be excruciating.

There we go, now this one will definitely won't leave anyone saying how this series isn't what they expected it to be. This is definitely the best issue so far. Will the next ones be as good? I'd easily bet on that. That bi-monthly schedule is killing me, I'd happily pay a significant amount of money to know what happens next.

We're in it now, boys.

Bizarre, thought-provoking, and downright creepy at times!

I’m very keen to learn more about the titular character, with these first four issues only supplying a very gentle drip feed.

I think the art complements/augments the perverse scope of the stories being told, even though I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of it.

Overall, I recommend this to anyone with a taste for the offbeat, or just looking for something to get them in the spirit of Hallowe’en! more

Having an absolute blast reading this series.

Tynion’s intriguing plot is enhanced by the excellent art - combining to create a creepy, atmospheric thrill ride.

Anyone remotely intrigued should do themselves a favour and give this a try!

I don’t give many books a 10, but this issue just hit all the right notes for me. I can understand why Kudranski’s art is divisive, but I absolutely love it, and it’s ably supported by the inks and colours.

I didn’t want this issue to end and I’m now counting down the days until I can get my hands on issue #3. Really hope Rosenberg/Kudranski get a lengthy run.

Some issues with flow and pacing, possibly due to the need to set up the arc. However, this is an excellent book that’s more than convinced me to add the series to my pull.