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modkuraika's review against another edition
4.0
An endless pool of despair and depravity that almost makes Miller look tame.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
4.0
Robin's legs have never looked better. Seriously, bro has NOT skipped even one leg day. It's funny he's named after a bird, because he does NOT have bird legs. What he's really Robbin' is the weight tree when he's loading up the bar for squats.
Bernie Wrightson did Robin's legs right, son.
Alright, that's JUUUUUST this side of acceptable. Moving on.
Bernie Wrightson did Robin's legs right, son.
Alright, that's JUUUUUST this side of acceptable. Moving on.
bana28's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
walter_the_wombat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
rashthedoctor's review against another edition
4.0
So I want to do something different here with this review, I will straight away talk about the things I didn't like first , two things really pissed me off about this book and those things are responsible for me taking a star away from the rating from what was a fascinating book .
The first is the art style, the art filled with a lot of yellow green and red felt an eye sore , it put me off at times and made certain panels difficult to distinguish , next up the actions of the goons were questionable at times making their eventual downfall seem forcefully orchestrated by the author.
Apart from these things I liked every bit of this book , it's a dark gloomy look on how cults are formed and this storyline goes further by breaking the Bat's mind and making him fall in line with the cult . The eventual follow up was very dark and demoralizing even as a reader as the Batman himself gives up on his city. The eventual fightback and the win was glorious and satisfying , albeit a bit over-the-top , but hey it's the 80s comics
Seen a few reviews mention how out of character batman was the book , but i think that is the point the author want to make , Bat is broken , and when you are broken like that you tend to doubt yourself and to overcome said doubt you do things you normally wouldn't .
A brilliant character study with a dark storyline , a redeemable arc, with all the usual bravado of Superhero comics and a narration of dangers of Vigilantes and Cults . Absolutely one of the best Batman books out there.
The first is the art style, the art filled with a lot of yellow green and red felt an eye sore , it put me off at times and made certain panels difficult to distinguish , next up the actions of the goons were questionable at times making their eventual downfall seem forcefully orchestrated by the author.
Apart from these things I liked every bit of this book , it's a dark gloomy look on how cults are formed and this storyline goes further by breaking the Bat's mind and making him fall in line with the cult . The eventual follow up was very dark and demoralizing even as a reader as the Batman himself gives up on his city. The eventual fightback and the win was glorious and satisfying , albeit a bit over-the-top , but hey it's the 80s comics
Seen a few reviews mention how out of character batman was the book , but i think that is the point the author want to make , Bat is broken , and when you are broken like that you tend to doubt yourself and to overcome said doubt you do things you normally wouldn't .
A brilliant character study with a dark storyline , a redeemable arc, with all the usual bravado of Superhero comics and a narration of dangers of Vigilantes and Cults . Absolutely one of the best Batman books out there.
spookyoh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It started out interesting, then it got uncomfortable, then it just didn’t really make any sense
rhyno0401's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dozmuttz's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a shock. First off I gotta say, Jim Starlin's story telling in this book was out of this world. I didn't know this man could do something so dark and twisted as this. Combine that with Bernie Wrightson's artwork and you got yourself a real Batman horror story. The plot seems simple; Batman vs a cult. However we start with Batman being captured and tortured by the cult.Being broken down by the leader, Deacon Blackfire. The Dark Knight is broken and has to gather himself together as we see terrifying scenes from Gothams eruption. This to me has to be the most underrated Batman story and personally one of favs. It felt like Starlin was writing ahead of his time and Wrightson's artwork was such a beautiful horror to gaze at.
jithinjohn's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0