Pretty interesting start that goes to path we haven't seen before with a sort-of-new team.

I like it.

Another smaller-scale issue that focuses on JJJ.

And it is great.Coello's art is amazing too.

A hard issue to review. It wasn't for me, but it is hard to explain why I didn't like it.

For a standalone issue, it's not bad, but not that amazing either.

How much are Daario’s employers paid, if they are ready to work for him knowing he could crush their heads any time?

Finally, a Batman comic with Daniel's great art that has good writing???

I've been waiting for this. It is a good start, and I've always liked how Tynion handled Bruce.

But I'm a bit skeptical. I liked King's first 30 issues too, and hated the last 30 issues.

Another amazing one. Only problem is that it doesn't have enough pages for me.

Buit if you've read Cates' Venom, you already knew that.

I don't know if it is Ottley being back as the artist, but I really liked this one. A nice, slower issue that teases things to come and gives us nice MJ/Pete -moment.

Spencer is better at these smaller stories IMO, the 2099 wasn't good for me.

It is, simply put, amazing.

No problems here, like he did with Venom, Cates made me excited for Thor too.

It's really really really good. And a great new start for new arc.

Well, it wasn't that bad actually. Pretty okay too, like ASM #36. I didn't like this storyline very much, but I would be interested to see more.

This wasn't that bad. Art wasn't Bazaldua's greatest. But it was an okay ending to a storyline I didn't like that much.

Well. That was bad.

Like actually bad.

Terrible even.

Alfred is dead for no reason. And it just didn't feel like it. No one seems to mourn him. What exactly happened to the batfamily? Are they okay?

So, Selina and Bruce got married. Yay.

But my grodd was this a slow and terrible run. And I'm glad it is over. If 35 issues of this were this slow and bad, I cannot imagine what 20 more issues whit this garbage would've been.

So is Bane an idiot again? Thomas is broken but still alive in the main universe? Or dead. Who knows. Who cares.

And this showcases events in a different order. Again. I don't get it why Tom loves to have flashbacks to the events while having a boring story happening in the present day.

Bruce just lost his father figure and a father from alternate dimension. And seems to be fine. Like nothing happened. Which is why it doesn't feel like Alfred died. BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.

City of Bane was the worst Batman arc I've read after Knightmares. Absolutely terrible. And boy am I glad it is finally over. more

thank god this pathetic P.O.S. Batman run is finally over!!

leave it to Tom King to riddle his "grand" finale with a juxtaposition of something totally non-consequential to the climax. this comic is ALL over the place! does he think he's being clever?
i can't believe he re-used the Catwoman gag from ‘I am Suicide’. it was dumb the first time, and even more cringe-worthy now that he's forced it in here.

Tom King, take your S***ty Cucumber sandwich eating Batman and Gotham Girl and GTFO you awful HACK!!! more

I didn't know what to expect, and what we got is totally Tom King. Repetition, failure to follow through, obvious metaphor, quoting literature, etc etc etc. I don't care, though. I genuinely couldn't care less about any of this. And knowing that it's over in not a bang, but an astounding whimper, leaves me with an empty feeling I can't help but enjoy... It's like a starvation, but a good one. It's odd. And you know what? That tease with Joker was actually pretty good. I'm on board for Tynion's Batman. That did what it was supposed to, I guess. Maybe that helps soften this blessed emptiness I feel, but I can't act like I'm upset or that I... feel anything at all about this ending. The only reason this is getting a three is because I know a past version of myself would believe in that rating. I recognize the problems. There are many. But again, there's nothing here but blissful apathy. more

No, Tom King, throwing incoherent shit, glueing it up with no context and pretending it has a message is not writing. 85 issues, and everything you've set up at the beginning, every promising thing, went to complete disrepair, and in some cases was just abandoned. Example? Gotham Girl killing Batman - remember when she, herself, teased that in the first arc of the series? If you do, well, you're one step ahead of King, since he, clearly, forgot about it long time ago. No wonder CIA can't overthrow democratically elected governments anymore, if they hire such incompetent hacks.

Writing in this issue is awful, but it's nothing new in the series. Dialogues were atrocious for over two years now, mentioning them feels like beating a dead horse. Script... is there even any to begin with? Scenes are disjointed and don't create a unified conclusion to anything. As I said, it's just ducttaped shit. And you know what's the worst thing about it? It won't go away next month. No, it's going to leave a mark, because James Tynion will have to acknowledge its existence. That's what I loathe about long running comic continuities - atrocities made by one writer can't be instantly retconned when needed. Nobody remembers Batman Damned, and rightfully so, because it was an abomination. It was also an elseworld comic, so its awfullness did not impact anything outside. King's Batman, and Heroes in Crisis before it, though...

It's a pathetic, absolutely miserable joke of an ending to one of the most insulting series I've ever had displeasure to read, despite its solid start. It's a laughable display of lack of talent and any story to tell. I'm glad it's finally over, and more readers won't have to suffer from exposure to this toxic trash.
What a waste of everyone's time, and slap in the face of Batman's brand. more

This is not that good. As a first issue to a new series it would be, but as a standalone issue? It is pretty meh. At best

I know a lot about Miguel O'Hara but this seemed just so off and hard to follow. And the worst of all, pointless. Like why should I care?

Art was nice, even though Miguel and Gabe look exactly the same and I don't remember them looking in the original series?

But, read Volumes 1-3 if you are a fan. This one doesn't seem to be important, as it is more backstory for Nueva York than Miguel. And doesn't seem to have a tie-in to ASM -run, even though we have the same writer. more

It's not great, but it is okay.

This was pretty good. Much better than other 2099 issues. But I don't like that this is a standalone that doesn't affect anything. Or so it would seem right now. I could be wrong.

It is bad. Like very bad. Sigh...

This feels like the only good one for me. That showcases how power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Art was great and writing solid.

Issues like these are hard to review. The storyline goes to a direction I didn't see. But I like it. Art is okay and serves its purpose.

It's a different-kind of big storyline for Hulk now. And I like it.

I haven't been liking this arc lately. Aside from Teresa and Peter scenes, and Miguel being back, this feels too big and too sudden.

Eh. Just eh.

Reverse flashbacks might sound very artistic and deep. It actually makes it a bit more jarring, especially since I don't remember Flashpoint so well. So if someone wants to enjoy this issue more, you need to read Thomas bits backwards.

So, we finally got a Thomas backstory. In a penultimate issue of King's run. There wasn't any better place to put this? Like, after "Fall and the Fallen"? (I am ashamed I remember the names of King's arcs) Put this really needed to happen before City of Bane.

"Present Day" arc doesn't go anywhere. Summary is again so misleading. In other news, water; wet.

What is in this, isn't actually that bad IMO. I don't hate it. I hate the idea of this, I dislike City of Bane, but this, as an issue, is fine. Okay. If you don't mind the reverse flashbacks. Does this explain Thomas' actions? Well... Eh. Sort of. I guess. He is broken. I like that Selina existed in Flashpoint but Martha killed her. I like a lot of things. King clearly had a vision for Flashpoint Batman, and focused more on him, than Bruce. I guess it takes talent to have 33 issues (from 50-83) to swift focus from Bruce to Thomas and still have Thomas a big question mark.

Why didn't King write Flashpoint Batman? And left his Batman run to someone else?

Also, a big error happens in this. Art is good, yes, but Flash is colored as Reverse-Flash in the only panel he appears. Sigh.

Overall, if you have any interest in King's run, this issue is okay. If you don't dislike City of Bane, this issue is okay. If you dislike both, this issue is pointless. A single "okay-at-best" -issue won't fix any problems Kings run has.

So, a 3/10, better luck next time? more