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4.0
'Black Bat Omnibus' collects all twelve issues of the maxi-series. I was heading toward a five star review, but felt a little let down by how some of the story got wrapped up.
Tony Quinn is a mob defense lawyer, but along the way he displeases the bosses and they blind him. He is approached by a shadowy organization that offers to help him. They give him so cool eye implants and some combat training and the Black Bat is born. He is a vigilante in a city where he finds himself working between the criminals and the cops. Now he's out to get revenge on the people who blinded him, but he also wants to find out who's been kidnapping the city's cops.
I liked Tony's imperfect approach to crimefighting. It's new to him, and he doesn't always succeed. Except for the Black Bat's tech and his crimefighting, I liked that this is a city that doesn't know what to do with a guy in a mask. I liked his partner, Silk. A guy on the edge of things needs a partner that knows the streets, and Silk seems a lot more realistic than some.
The story was good, but some of the plot reveals seemed either too obvious or anticlimactic. I'm not sure I liked the ending. I'm still thinking about it. The book ends with a huge cover gallery of alternate covers by all kinds of artists like Jae Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Benitez and a whole lot more. It works really great as a reboot because it doesn't feel like one. It feels like a fresh original story. I enjoyed reading it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this terrific graphic novel.
Tony Quinn is a mob defense lawyer, but along the way he displeases the bosses and they blind him. He is approached by a shadowy organization that offers to help him. They give him so cool eye implants and some combat training and the Black Bat is born. He is a vigilante in a city where he finds himself working between the criminals and the cops. Now he's out to get revenge on the people who blinded him, but he also wants to find out who's been kidnapping the city's cops.
I liked Tony's imperfect approach to crimefighting. It's new to him, and he doesn't always succeed. Except for the Black Bat's tech and his crimefighting, I liked that this is a city that doesn't know what to do with a guy in a mask. I liked his partner, Silk. A guy on the edge of things needs a partner that knows the streets, and Silk seems a lot more realistic than some.
The story was good, but some of the plot reveals seemed either too obvious or anticlimactic. I'm not sure I liked the ending. I'm still thinking about it. The book ends with a huge cover gallery of alternate covers by all kinds of artists like Jae Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Benitez and a whole lot more. It works really great as a reboot because it doesn't feel like one. It feels like a fresh original story. I enjoyed reading it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this terrific graphic novel.
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