Enjoyed this one-off quite a lot. Harley Quinn is a difficult character to write but I think they nailed the balance of showing her as a person who isn't heroic by any means but who isn't completely devoid of conscience either. I like evil-vs-evil stories so I liked the setting and I liked that the story was pretty low stakes (no pun intended) with most conforntations being emotional ones specially at the end.

And I liked the twists. There was this one character whose voice I felt was a bit off at first, but it was actually foreshadowing a twist so nice.

SO YEAH, loved the writing here. I take points away because of the artwork though. It wasn't very good to be honest and given how dark and low-key most of the story is I thought it was simply too bright and cartoonish (and frankly, not that good at that either, there are some pages in the middle that look much crispier). more

So uh, I loved this one. It may not be as high-octane as the main series but I really, really like when stories just go a bit quieter and we see characters in low-stakes conflicts in interesting Elseworlds, provided the writing is interesting (and I thought it was here tbh).

Harley Quinn can often be an annoying character, but I though she was pretty well written here, and I like she's still morally grey. Really like that the vampires aren't treated as "super-zombies" and are still characters with their own interests instead of drones. Mr. Terrific had a better use here than in the other one-shot and when he said Gordon was staying it felt pretty scary. The twist of [redacted] being a vampire already was well done and made sense given the character and still wanting to protect Harley (provided you accept vampires in this series tend to lose their morality except when it comes to those close to them) and I really like they're still keeping a mystery who is turned and who is not which is pretty fun to be honest. The issue doesn't try to do too much, which may be a minus to some, but what it does it does well and doesn't feel too slow or too rushed. more

Pretty intriguing start. While I do think the pacing looks a tiny bit slow, Ram V surely knows how to put you in a mood for horror.

Oh dear, so it's kinda clear just how much of Tynion's magic is keeping the bar for the series high. Why does this one-shot feel like an elsewhere from an elsewhere.
Seemingly connected to the main story yet feeling entirely DISCONNECTED.
It is jarring that this is the follow up to the mid-series surprises from the main series.
And there's even less rhyme or reason to what's going on in this world and the characterizations feel off yet-obvious in the least interesting ways.
Kinda hope the main series ignores this when it returns.
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Taylor keeps throwing in characters and plot points when we barely know anything about the existing ones, which makes for a dull read.

Also, not a fan of Chosen One Batman having Superman's powers and absorbing his role in the backstory with the Kents, to be honest, talk about a fantasy series cliché.

After a couple of what were to me weak issues this one hooked me completely. Loved the misdirection and paranoia and how all the plots are starting to converge. Batman and Green Arrow think they'e got things figured out but can't be sure, Oliver missing Hal's heart is a highlight and while I didn't really like how WW was turned into a vampire she's a delightful villain in this issue and loved who she takes Bruce down a peg. Both artists do a good job, Di Meo takes clues from over-the-top blockbuster stuff which works well for the SS parts and Schmidt nails the claustrophobic-yet-colorful parts of the Batcave.

Snappy-dialogue, entertaining characters, misdirection, creative action and a horror-movie vibe is exactly what this series needs to be. Also. Kryptonite Breath Attack.

But please no Joker King, that's be just terrible (in the bad way). Hopefully that's just misdirection.

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Pretty good start. The twist at the end was wild and makes the issue work better on re-read. I like how it combines bloody brutality with a healthy dose of humour.