This is not very good issue.

Why? Because it tries to fit and event to a single issue. Sure, it is a what-if issue, but at times feels like filler or that everything happens so fast.

Lobo was great, but I hate what they did with Scot. Art is passable?

You know the archetype of an empty blockbuster action movie? It's shallow, so shallow in fact, you have to completely turn your brain off while watching it, to enjoy anything. People like Michael Bay and to a degree Zack Snyder built their careers on this. Oh, here's an explosion, and there's fire, and a car crashing, oh, oh, and some CGI monstrosity, you have fun already, have you forgot there should be some, any, story, dialogues, character development? Apparently many people have forgotten, because trash like Transformers, Justice League or Black Panther have been making decent profits for last 20 years, becoming more and more common each season.

King's Batman has become pretty similar to them in it literary shape and form. It's empty, lacking any real plot, so much so, there probably are some porn movies with more... depth... and... character exploration.
Damage was heavily criticized for putting mindless action over anything else, but Batman puts him to shame these days. So Batman and Bane finally fight, and not counting the small twist at the very end, nothing more happens in this issue.

Once more King wasted good art on non-existent story and pathetically weak dialogues, without adding anything to the character's mythos. What did we, Batman fans, do to deserve this atrocity of a run? more

I am a big Bane fan. For me, Bane has always been the best Batman villain, along with Joker. So of course I was excited for King's Knightfall.

And what a disappointment it has been. Not because of art. I love Janin's style and he really sold this fight for me. Which is why this comic isn't a 0/10 or 1/10.

But the writing. Why.

-First of all, this reminds me a lot of WB Montreal's Arkham Origins. TN-1 = Super Venom.

-And Bane talks like he would be injected to TN-1. He talks like a dumbass. He talks in two-word sentences at the beginning. WHY. His dialogue feels way off. The only dialogue I liked is when Bane yells "NO YOU RICH JACKASS. WE ARE NOT DONE." That felt like Bane to me,

-Bruce lies about this being a fair-fight. It is okay for me. He is done playing fair.

-Bruce says Bane isn't smart. GTFO. WHAT. SHUT UP.

-The city is Selina's? Umm. Okay? When has she cared about Gotham? I don't hate it, but feels a bit off.

-Bruce trying to break Bane's back. That doesn't feel Bruce to me. It would make sense if Bane successfully broke Bruce, but that was all part of the plan so why is Bruce acting like his Damian or something?

-ALSO DID THOMAS JUST KILL BANE. WHAT.

Overall, I have no idea what King's plan is. We still have three more issues. But. This book still surprises me. Every time think I couldn't be more disappointed in this arc and every time King proves me wrong.

I don't hate guy, I liked his run before that alternate-timeline-crap-with-Booster-Gold. Which is why I was still excited for Knightfall 2.0.

I'm not mad Tom, just very, very, VERY disappointed. more

A fine read. I do like Ahmed's take on Aaron and Miles' relationship. Much better than Bendis' take.

A great read with a gripping story. Can't wait what Bruce will do next.

I really don't know what to think of this.

On the other hand, I liked it a lot. A great final issue that is bit sad and a nice send-off.

On the other hand, I hated it. It destroys the development Otto had in 6 years. I loved Superior Spider-Man and what it did to Otto. It also evolved Otto's and Peter's relationship in a way I couldn't imagine. And I hate that Otto forgets Peter's identity.

It is a hard comic to review. The big question is what happens next. more

I do like this a lot. Jason Aaron made me originally interested in Thor and I'm glad he is going out with a bang. Gorr is a greater final "boss", than Loki, as Gorr's actions made Thor "unworthy".

So more of this please-

I didn't like Knightfall much. Too rushed, and so is this. Lois' reactions also feel way over-the-top. I would've like how corrupts her slowly, how she sees her actions slowly not mattering, if she does things like Clark.

The Dark Knights worked, because they gave us a setting where Bruce's actions made sense. Or they created a new reality where he chose to do things differently (Batisher, Green Bat). Slowly becoming the Joker? I could see that. Losing Clark and fighting against him to the death? Makes sense he loses hope.

Here? Lois is angry and sad and decides to become everything Clark was against and feels so out of character so quickly.

So no, I don't recommend another rushed issue if "Tales from the Dark Multiverse". I like the concept in this, but not the execution. more

It is not a masterpiece yet, but it is intriguing and interesting. Art is amazing, writing is pretty good. But these first 6 issues are just setting the pieces, so I am waiting for the next volume.

A slow start sure, so hard to say if this will be a good one. Art is great and writing isn't bad. So, a pretty okay issue, but the following issues will tell if this slow start is worth it.

It is just so odd and so good at the same time.

Ewing is killing it in his run.

This is the THIRD issue of this type in this run. It was lazy every single time. The way you properly set up a twist like that is that you foreshadow it. You leave connections and clues. You don't just think it up, not bake it into the background of the story, and then at the end go "Aha! I'm so smart!" I don't understand how anyone could read this and think it's good. And, by the way, I called it. This is just I Am Suicide on a larger scale. The plans upon plans are so convoluted and ridiculous and circuitous. They don't make sense without a lot of luck and a lot of people doing things Batman THINKS they will do. Which is something you can't plan around. And even then, the explanation doesn't explain the plot holes that have formed.

Docking some points for that added on bit by Mitch Gerards to tie this into Year of the Villain. That's so obvious and stupid. more

Eh. Too rushed.

Worst tie-in yet. Art is bad, writing worse and doesn't feel connected to the event at all. Like the writer had his own head-canon and went with that.

Avoid this one if possible, it contradicts with main issues much.

Not bad, just unnecessary.

I can't wait for the finale but goddangit I love this.

I've always loved JR Jr and his art. Especially when he was on ASM. But now it just doesn't seem right. It seems like he is not focusing as much in this, as he did in ASM. A New Ways to Die, ASM #600 all had better art than this. Maybe his style just doesn't fit Batman as well as it does on Spidey.

As for the rest of the issue. It was bad. Just no. All this being Bruce's big plan that has too much luck in it? Just no. I liked the idea of Bruce being broken better than Bruce planning this all. And Thomas taking all Batfamily? Just doesn't seem right. I can't see how 30 years older man could take them like Bruce would.

I just cannot understand anything anymore. Bane isn't nearly as much in this as I hoped. Thomas doesn't make sense. Bruce is being a god of deception again. Or god of foresee and I hate it.

Overall, a bad issue in almost every way. I hated Knightmares, but for different reasons. I'm not mad, just so disappointed, it is hard to feel any excitment anymore, what little I had for Knightfall 2.0. more

oh for pete's sake!!!
the painfully obvious back-peddaling that this issue starts with
just proves that Tom King had NO plan of what the heck he's doing.

King never bothered to read Flashpoint to learn that Thomas Wayne uses his guns
to make up for the fact that he lacks the years of training that Bruce had.
Tim Drake's lack of reflex skills was just LAUGHABLE!!!
King made Batman & the Bat-family into just as big a dope that he himself is!

this is seriously EMBARRASSING!!!! Tom King, have you NO shame?? beyond pathetic.

along with awful writing, even the art was phoned in. more

Holy moly hulk immortamoly. WHAT.

That was amazing. I love how AC has it's characters coming from their own story naturally, instead of being so forced. This issue is a great continuation to Ewing's Immortal Hulk and a nice tie-in, that answers some of the questions.

It also answers many questions, aka why Bruce is with the Avengers and why is he interested in this so much.

That felt very short. I love Romita Jr. art, and there wasn't any issues with King's writing, but this just felt very short. Batman comes to Gotham. Meets his villains. Thomas goes to see Damian. End.

I'm glad King didn't do a 100-issue-long saga. If that would've happened, this would've been only 1/3 of this, aka Batman comes to Gotham. End.

I don't hate it. But I can't recommend it or say it's good. It is just spinning it's wheels right now.

I loved the idea of Knightfall 2.0. But at least, in Knightfall, stuff happened. more

Umm, what just happened.

A great tie-in too that advanced the plot of both ASM and AC.