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albertico66's review against another edition
1.0
All fillers, no meat! Some decent issues by Chuck Dixon and a SotB issue featuring Big Blue, but this collection mostly contains filler stories that are not necessary to know what's going on in the No Man's Land. These fillers are also sluggish, and does not have a memorable artwork.
laura_reads_and_crochets's review
5.0
I loved it! This storyline is amazing. It has been great moment to moment. No Man's Land has not disappointed in the writing or the art. Whether it is focusing on individual character's stories or the overall tale of Gotham, it has been highly entertaining. Volume 3 has been the quickest read of the volumes. I liked the art in this volume the most because it was clean and bright. I suppose it suits the story. Other volumes had been darker and grittier. Read No Man's Land; it's so good!
oddmara's review
3.0
A lot less cohesive than the last volume. Starts off weak then really picks up at the end.
We're back with a mixed trend of cohesive storytelling VS having random one-off issues about the life of some random gothamite shoved in our face (like, what the hell was the random guy that started hearing voices in his head telling him to go to the cemetery and also knowing babs somehow).
Some of them were good, especially the one about that one police officer that controls those 10 blocks. That one really was a good read since we /kind of/ already know his character and all of the supporting characters we are already aware of, so the recipe of "oh look what's going on in Gotham rn through the eyes of a random citizen" actually works.
There was the story that introduced Harley for the first time (to me) which wasn't /that/ exciting, but she as a character is super exciting to read about, and she actually has like. Not the stereotypical woman personality that a lot of characters tend to fall into. She jumps into Huntress's arms and also out the window, and that truly is a vibe.
The Robin issues were not great until the end where they became amazing. His father sending in the entire nation to look for Tim? Spectacular. I am READY for this arc. He does seem to get sick a lot lately though, he's just not doing great. Got bit by rats and is now feverish. It did lead to one lovely panel where Bruce worried about him so you know, you win some you lose some.
And speaking of Bruce's kids, Batgirl is amazing and I would kill for her. The first issue of the story is her getting the lesson that Helena never seemed to understand as Batgirl, which is a cool parallel between the two (the fact that they shouldn't take out their frustration on the evil guys). But besides that she doesn't really appear, and neither does Babs, or Nightwing for that matter, so we're mostly just hanging out with Bruce. Which is exactly what I wanted, but again, no overarching story-line, therefore no character arc, therefore not very compelling.
Speaking of hanging out with Bruce though, the little Superman issue? Adorable. He just came in to check up on Bruce and make sure that he's alright. "are your boys here" Mr Clark Kent Do You Want To Make Me Cry? It was great. Bruce standing alone in the sunny rain at the end? Correct imagery.
Sadly, Bane was here. I don't really wanna complain about the things I didn't enjoy because it's not that they in themselves were terrible but more so that they just pulled the overall reading experience down for me, but there's nothing inherently /bad/ with these arcs. Just, not compelling for me as a reader. My one complaint however IS uh. What the hell happened to Selina????? Like??? Hello???? There was this entire story-line in volume two that was literally like. 1/3 of the volume that just isn't brought up (I assume it's just not collected) which is kind of weird considering Bruce presented it as "Oh Boy Gotham will have A Very Bad Time if Catwoman doesn't manage to collect these things for me" and that happens and there's no reaction whatsoever. It just feels a bit weird. All I can say is that I would have collected these volumes differently.
We're back with a mixed trend of cohesive storytelling VS having random one-off issues about the life of some random gothamite shoved in our face (like, what the hell was the random guy that started hearing voices in his head telling him to go to the cemetery and also knowing babs somehow).
Some of them were good, especially the one about that one police officer that controls those 10 blocks. That one really was a good read since we /kind of/ already know his character and all of the supporting characters we are already aware of, so the recipe of "oh look what's going on in Gotham rn through the eyes of a random citizen" actually works.
There was the story that introduced Harley for the first time (to me) which wasn't /that/ exciting, but she as a character is super exciting to read about, and she actually has like. Not the stereotypical woman personality that a lot of characters tend to fall into. She jumps into Huntress's arms and also out the window, and that truly is a vibe.
The Robin issues were not great until the end where they became amazing. His father sending in the entire nation to look for Tim? Spectacular. I am READY for this arc. He does seem to get sick a lot lately though, he's just not doing great. Got bit by rats and is now feverish. It did lead to one lovely panel where Bruce worried about him so you know, you win some you lose some.
And speaking of Bruce's kids, Batgirl is amazing and I would kill for her. The first issue of the story is her getting the lesson that Helena never seemed to understand as Batgirl, which is a cool parallel between the two (the fact that they shouldn't take out their frustration on the evil guys). But besides that she doesn't really appear, and neither does Babs, or Nightwing for that matter, so we're mostly just hanging out with Bruce. Which is exactly what I wanted, but again, no overarching story-line, therefore no character arc, therefore not very compelling.
Speaking of hanging out with Bruce though, the little Superman issue? Adorable. He just came in to check up on Bruce and make sure that he's alright. "are your boys here" Mr Clark Kent Do You Want To Make Me Cry? It was great. Bruce standing alone in the sunny rain at the end? Correct imagery.
Sadly, Bane was here. I don't really wanna complain about the things I didn't enjoy because it's not that they in themselves were terrible but more so that they just pulled the overall reading experience down for me, but there's nothing inherently /bad/ with these arcs. Just, not compelling for me as a reader. My one complaint however IS uh. What the hell happened to Selina????? Like??? Hello???? There was this entire story-line in volume two that was literally like. 1/3 of the volume that just isn't brought up (I assume it's just not collected) which is kind of weird considering Bruce presented it as "Oh Boy Gotham will have A Very Bad Time if Catwoman doesn't manage to collect these things for me" and that happens and there's no reaction whatsoever. It just feels a bit weird. All I can say is that I would have collected these volumes differently.
tmwebb3's review against another edition
3.0
A little better than volume 2, but still some misses, like Joker.
rashthedoctor's review
4.0
Cassandra Cain centric book as Barbara passes on the legacy of Batgirl to Cass and Cass also meets and helps Batman stop her dad , we learn more of her past and it's a fascinating read .
The art was actually acceptable in this one .
Btw I did read all this in single issues so I think the Nightwing books also come under vol. 3 for me , and those books were fun as Batman tasks him to retake Black gate prison and Nightwing has to fight and Ally himself with people he has helped put in there .
The art was actually acceptable in this one .
Btw I did read all this in single issues so I think the Nightwing books also come under vol. 3 for me , and those books were fun as Batman tasks him to retake Black gate prison and Nightwing has to fight and Ally himself with people he has helped put in there .
manuphoto's review
3.0
I really liked superman’s appearance. It’s brief and sums up very well the limits of his power. What Batman can do and what he can’t. Other than that, it’s meh.
rouver's review against another edition
3.0
I think this series perhaps is best enjoyed by people who are already fans of the Batman stories & know all the characters & backgrounds. People are still fighting for food & water, Bane shows up, some other guys, blah blah blah. I think my favorite stories are the one-off ones...like the one where Harley Quinn finds a dating advice book & follows the suggestions in the hope that the Joker will finally propose to her. (Others where Joker physically abuses her are less well received.) I'll finish this series off, but I've been disappointed with it.