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walter_the_wombat's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
projectmarbles's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
dumblydore's review
3.0
Well, after finishing Knightfall volume one, I had to keep going, didn’t I? Jean Paul Valley (aka Azrael or Azbats) takes over the mantle of the Bat, and pretty much goes even more batshit nutters, becoming more aggressive and brutal than Bruce, crossing the line where Bruce would not, driving Robin away, and even coming up with a new and improved Bat costume. All heavy metal and artillery, yo! The final showdown with Bane is intense, but loses energy by the end when I just wanted it to end, damn it!
Rating: 2.5/5
Rating: 2.5/5
tbr_the_unconquered's review
5.0
With Azrael entering the fray, the twists and turns in the plot gets more intricate.
jakekilroy's review
3.0
After Bane broke Batman's back, Bruce Wayne had Jean Paul Valley (formerly Azrael) step in as The Dark Knight. Nightwing gets involved, as Robin (Tim Drake) grows increasingly concerned about Valley's more brutal version of the hero. In fact, Valley's turn as Batman almost works as a sensual dream for Batman fans, since you get to see the costume work as reckless and careless as possible. Valley wants to pummel everything, if not kill all villains. So, to see the Batman cowl ready to destroy everyone, it's pretty cool.
However, it's still tainted with the knowledge that it's not Bruce Wayne or even Dick Grayson. It's some blonde asshole with a brainwashed assassin complex. Still, as Part 1 focused more on Bane as a villain, Part 2 hones in on Batman as a code. What makes Batman the actual Batman? Robin muses throughout the arc, all while Alfred tends to a paralyzed Bruce Wayne.
If Part 1 was a peculiar mix of Batman as a do-good hero series and a violent moral vs. immoral saga, then Part 2 is closer to the latter. There isn't much Batman as the cheerful rogue, nor as the brooding self-loathing weirdo. He's the 1990s Batman, stern yet dedicated, but he's so worn out and broken. Enter Jean Paul Valley reinterpreting the cowl and Robin doing everything he can to figure out what Batman is to the city, and you have yourself a pretty intriguing (though somewhat dragged out) opera in Gotham.
However, it's still tainted with the knowledge that it's not Bruce Wayne or even Dick Grayson. It's some blonde asshole with a brainwashed assassin complex. Still, as Part 1 focused more on Bane as a villain, Part 2 hones in on Batman as a code. What makes Batman the actual Batman? Robin muses throughout the arc, all while Alfred tends to a paralyzed Bruce Wayne.
If Part 1 was a peculiar mix of Batman as a do-good hero series and a violent moral vs. immoral saga, then Part 2 is closer to the latter. There isn't much Batman as the cheerful rogue, nor as the brooding self-loathing weirdo. He's the 1990s Batman, stern yet dedicated, but he's so worn out and broken. Enter Jean Paul Valley reinterpreting the cowl and Robin doing everything he can to figure out what Batman is to the city, and you have yourself a pretty intriguing (though somewhat dragged out) opera in Gotham.
dabnor's review
2.0
'Oh wow! The new batsuit is so kewl!' Blah. Jean Paul Valley as Batman was a pretty bad story and some of the art in here is appalling.
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