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captwinghead's review
3.0
Pretty cool!
A little story with Batman & Robin working together again! Gotta say, after reading the mess Adam Glass & Tom King wrote with Bruce treating Damian horribly after Alfred’s death, it felt so weird reading a story where Bruce actually cared about Damian’s well being. It’s definitely a welcome difference. Bruce is not only concerned when Damian’s comms go off, but he also compliments him for things he did well.
The story itself is pretty great. I thought Astrid Arkham’s backstory was a very interesting one! I liked the concept behind it and it made for a new villain with an understandably misleading view of Batman.
It’s a recommend if you want a book with a better father/son dynamic than what we’ve gotten in other recent Batman books.
A little story with Batman & Robin working together again! Gotta say, after reading the mess Adam Glass & Tom King wrote with Bruce treating Damian horribly after Alfred’s death, it felt so weird reading a story where Bruce actually cared about Damian’s well being. It’s definitely a welcome difference. Bruce is not only concerned when Damian’s comms go off, but he also compliments him for things he did well.
The story itself is pretty great. I thought Astrid Arkham’s backstory was a very interesting one! I liked the concept behind it and it made for a new villain with an understandably misleading view of Batman.
It’s a recommend if you want a book with a better father/son dynamic than what we’ve gotten in other recent Batman books.
aabaileyauthor's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Motivation for Arkham Knight is very odd, makes the story feel quite contrived
sodope's review
1.0
Awful. The Arkham Knight was a great character back in the day, it was a brand new character with some true reasons to hate Batman. It should’ve stay that way but DC decided to make him a canon character and they really screwed up. First of all, the backstory is boring as hell, it doesn’t feel reasonable at all, next, Astrid´s next plans are really predictable.
angelwolf45's review
4.0
I enjoyed this graphic novel. It was interesting.
This follows Batman as he deals with the Arkham Knight coming against him in a personal way. The Arkham Knight hates Batman for reasons that make sense to the Knight.
The Arkham Knight has gathered people to work with the plans that the Knight has for Batman.
It was a great story and the characters were great.
I liked how this went. It was interesting and fun.
Overall I really enjoyed this graphic novel.
This follows Batman as he deals with the Arkham Knight coming against him in a personal way. The Arkham Knight hates Batman for reasons that make sense to the Knight.
The Arkham Knight has gathered people to work with the plans that the Knight has for Batman.
It was a great story and the characters were great.
I liked how this went. It was interesting and fun.
Overall I really enjoyed this graphic novel.
excritos's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
depreydeprey's review
3.0
Coming out of Detective Comics issue 1,000 I had high hopes for this story line but while it started strong it never finds it's legs and really peters out quickly. Only the decent annual collected here as a separate story from the Arkham Knight arch saved this from a two star review.
lillian_francis's review
4.0
Enjoyed this. Damien is hanging with Batman, and is his normal snarky self.
hypops's review
1.0
A few too many groan-worthy twists send this arc spiraling into pointlessness.
And when a villain’s only motivation is to eliminate the Batman, I’m not convinced that “justice” is at stake, nor am I necessarily on Batman’s side. It’s a narrative paradox that would only be interesting if Batman had some self awareness about what he’s doing and why. Tomasi avoids the problem entirely by focusing only on moving the plot forward rather than digging into character psychology or moral conflicts.
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And when a villain’s only motivation is to eliminate the Batman, I’m not convinced that “justice” is at stake, nor am I necessarily on Batman’s side. It’s a narrative paradox that would only be interesting if Batman had some self awareness about what he’s doing and why. Tomasi avoids the problem entirely by focusing only on moving the plot forward rather than digging into character psychology or moral conflicts.
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