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robinks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I usually enjoy Lu’s work, and the complexity of this story and the relationships between the characters were intriguing. However, ACAB always!! Support Madeleine and the Nightwalkers!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, Blood, Murder, Classism, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Confinement
Moderate: Car accident
nerdysread's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Un bon comics avec l’adolescence de Bruce et ce qui le mène a devenir Batman
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief
infectiousreading's review against another edition
5.0
(Official review will be posted October 1st, 2019 on our website.)
The new DC Ink and DC Icons series graphic novel, Batman: Nightwalker, is based on the Marie Lu best-selling novel. It transports readers into the gates of the Arkham Asylum, where the darkest mysteries take place. Bruce Wayne has just turned 18 and the billionaire with a trust fund is going to make some grave mistakes. One of those mistakes was chasing after the "Nightwalkers" on his birthday. That lands him in doing community service at the Asylum. Since this is a graphic novel written by Marie Lu and adapted by Stuart Moore, we will mention them both. The narrative throughout this graphic novel is marvelous -- between Bruce Wayne, Madeleine, and the various other characters -- we get such a voice and tone from each character. I will focus on Bruce and Madeleine since they are predominantly the characters who get the most screen time during the novel. The other characters do as well, but this is a Bruce Wayne story.
Bruce can be tedious to read most of the time, no matter what age he is. (I am just being honest.) Batman: Nightwalker was a refreshing take on the voice of Bruce and who he is when it comes to his ethics. While we have a slightly different version, similar to the previous installments, of a watered-down version of his story, it still works. I am certain the average comic reader identifies that Gotham is cryptic. It is a town with more villains and vigilantes than heroes at times. However, some of the best of the best come from Gotham City. With the illustrations, it is necessary to depict the cryptic that is Gotham City. In Batman: Nightwalker that is done exceptionally well by Chris Wildgoose. I would be lying if I said this wasn't a necessary read if you love Batman and Bruce Wayne. Honestly, we have had a few favorites in the past few months from DC.
They are creating these narratives for teenagers that are being done incredibly well. The stories are modern, but they aren't changing the character we know and love. They are not modifying the personality of Bruce, but instead, making the narrative more kid-friendly if necessary. That is important to understand.
The new DC Ink and DC Icons series graphic novel, Batman: Nightwalker, is based on the Marie Lu best-selling novel. It transports readers into the gates of the Arkham Asylum, where the darkest mysteries take place. Bruce Wayne has just turned 18 and the billionaire with a trust fund is going to make some grave mistakes. One of those mistakes was chasing after the "Nightwalkers" on his birthday. That lands him in doing community service at the Asylum. Since this is a graphic novel written by Marie Lu and adapted by Stuart Moore, we will mention them both. The narrative throughout this graphic novel is marvelous -- between Bruce Wayne, Madeleine, and the various other characters -- we get such a voice and tone from each character. I will focus on Bruce and Madeleine since they are predominantly the characters who get the most screen time during the novel. The other characters do as well, but this is a Bruce Wayne story.
Bruce can be tedious to read most of the time, no matter what age he is. (I am just being honest.) Batman: Nightwalker was a refreshing take on the voice of Bruce and who he is when it comes to his ethics. While we have a slightly different version, similar to the previous installments, of a watered-down version of his story, it still works. I am certain the average comic reader identifies that Gotham is cryptic. It is a town with more villains and vigilantes than heroes at times. However, some of the best of the best come from Gotham City. With the illustrations, it is necessary to depict the cryptic that is Gotham City. In Batman: Nightwalker that is done exceptionally well by Chris Wildgoose. I would be lying if I said this wasn't a necessary read if you love Batman and Bruce Wayne. Honestly, we have had a few favorites in the past few months from DC.
They are creating these narratives for teenagers that are being done incredibly well. The stories are modern, but they aren't changing the character we know and love. They are not modifying the personality of Bruce, but instead, making the narrative more kid-friendly if necessary. That is important to understand.
eddieboy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
twiinklex's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty cool retelling of Batman's origin story but while enjoyable, I'm also kinda disappointed.
The cameos from Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon are my favourite parts of this book. Alfred is awesome as always. I also particularly loved the Gotham setting as it was so vivid and felt so real, especially with the bleak and sombre colour palette.
I was expecting so much more about the whole Nightwalker thing but it was just a lot of back-and-forth banter in a jail cell. Despite a promising start, the plot was ultimately underwhelming. I didn't care for the romance at all as it didn't feel that natural or developed despite the pair's interesting dynamics. Not every comic book character needs a love story.
Most of the characters were one-dimensional, including the antagonist (I don't even remember his name now). The supporting cast had a lot of potential to make this a better read but were delegated to the backseat instead. I would have loved to see more of Harvey and Diane.
Overall, this was an interesting and action-packed read but not one of my favourites from DC's line of graphic novels for young adults.
The cameos from Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon are my favourite parts of this book. Alfred is awesome as always. I also particularly loved the Gotham setting as it was so vivid and felt so real, especially with the bleak and sombre colour palette.
I was expecting so much more about the whole Nightwalker thing but it was just a lot of back-and-forth banter in a jail cell. Despite a promising start, the plot was ultimately underwhelming. I didn't care for the romance at all as it didn't feel that natural or developed despite the pair's interesting dynamics. Not every comic book character needs a love story.
Most of the characters were one-dimensional, including the antagonist (I don't even remember his name now). The supporting cast had a lot of potential to make this a better read but were delegated to the backseat instead. I would have loved to see more of Harvey and Diane.
Overall, this was an interesting and action-packed read but not one of my favourites from DC's line of graphic novels for young adults.
julaliciousbookparadise's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really enjoying the fact that these DC Icons books have graphic novels because since I can't always seem to concentrate on a book, I still get to read these stories even if they are probably a lot more in the books.
But it does give me an extra push to go and read these books.
I really enjoyed this version of Batman. I have never really been a major fan of Batman. I did watch some movies, but I never considered myself a fan. I know that this probably doesn't follow the original Batman story (or maybe it does, I couldn't tell you lol), but I found it quite entertaining.
I really hope that maybe in the future, they could be more, but I'm not sure it's something that was ever planned.
But it does give me an extra push to go and read these books.
I really enjoyed this version of Batman. I have never really been a major fan of Batman. I did watch some movies, but I never considered myself a fan. I know that this probably doesn't follow the original Batman story (or maybe it does, I couldn't tell you lol), but I found it quite entertaining.
I really hope that maybe in the future, they could be more, but I'm not sure it's something that was ever planned.
booksonstereo_o's review against another edition
3.0
Title ⤵️
Batman: Nightwalker
Author ⤵️
Stuart Moore
Rating ⤵️
Batman: Nightwalker
Author ⤵️
Stuart Moore
Rating ⤵️
lilmatt050's review against another edition
3.0
True Rating: 3.5 Stars
I remember when DC started publishing these YA DC Superhero novels years ago, I was not in the slightest interesting in reading them but then I discovered that they have adapted some of them into graphic novels and my library had copies so I took advantage of the opportunity and I have to make a disclaimer that the graphic novel illustration and artwork is beautiful and worth 5 stars for keeping me engaged. But the story and marketing in this book is meh.
This graphic novel should actually be titled as Bruce Wayne: Nightwalker due to the fact that you don’t get Batman plain and simple. You start to see some of the mythology of Batman being developed but everything is pretty much about Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne is 18 years old, meaning he is legally an adult therefore has inherited his parents legacy of Wayne Corporation. He is a bit lost in the sense how does he honor his parents legacy and yet carve out a path for himself now that he is entering adulthood.
I love the whole aspect of the Nightwalkers and tackling themes of economic social class structures for an Young Adult novel. The 1% of Gotham City vs the poor which is not a new concept by any means but especially in the times we are living in, seeing that conversation being reflected in a graphic novel is an interesting concept and reanalyzing Batman and how Bruce Wayne is part of the 1% percent let them eat cake rich.
But overall the story towards the end did not fully captured my imagination and probably it has to be due to the fact of my age when this is geared more towards pre-teens/teens and that there are so many Batman comics that I have read that does a better job at conceptualizing the dark themes of Gotham and the mythos of Batman. Like I said earlier the illustrations is absolutely beautiful and a gem to read but everything else falls flat in the end. I hope I get to see Madeline again in the DC universe.
I remember when DC started publishing these YA DC Superhero novels years ago, I was not in the slightest interesting in reading them but then I discovered that they have adapted some of them into graphic novels and my library had copies so I took advantage of the opportunity and I have to make a disclaimer that the graphic novel illustration and artwork is beautiful and worth 5 stars for keeping me engaged. But the story and marketing in this book is meh.
This graphic novel should actually be titled as Bruce Wayne: Nightwalker due to the fact that you don’t get Batman plain and simple. You start to see some of the mythology of Batman being developed but everything is pretty much about Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne is 18 years old, meaning he is legally an adult therefore has inherited his parents legacy of Wayne Corporation. He is a bit lost in the sense how does he honor his parents legacy and yet carve out a path for himself now that he is entering adulthood.
I love the whole aspect of the Nightwalkers and tackling themes of economic social class structures for an Young Adult novel. The 1% of Gotham City vs the poor which is not a new concept by any means but especially in the times we are living in, seeing that conversation being reflected in a graphic novel is an interesting concept and reanalyzing Batman and how Bruce Wayne is part of the 1% percent let them eat cake rich.
But overall the story towards the end did not fully captured my imagination and probably it has to be due to the fact of my age when this is geared more towards pre-teens/teens and that there are so many Batman comics that I have read that does a better job at conceptualizing the dark themes of Gotham and the mythos of Batman. Like I said earlier the illustrations is absolutely beautiful and a gem to read but everything else falls flat in the end. I hope I get to see Madeline again in the DC universe.
curlyheadedone's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you NetGalley and the published for an eARC of this book!
I'm not a huge DC fan but I have enjoyed reading the DC Icon series. I really liked the novel by Marie Lu...so I was excited to see that they were making it into a graphic novel! I think that the story was summarized well and I loved the artwork! I think that this book is great for readers who enjoy the DC Icon series or for those who can't fully dedicate the time to reading the book. Overall a great read!
*I received am eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I'm not a huge DC fan but I have enjoyed reading the DC Icon series. I really liked the novel by Marie Lu...so I was excited to see that they were making it into a graphic novel! I think that the story was summarized well and I loved the artwork! I think that this book is great for readers who enjoy the DC Icon series or for those who can't fully dedicate the time to reading the book. Overall a great read!
*I received am eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
lhcarter24's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this adaptation of a novel I already love. The only thing I did not click with was the art style.