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tawfek's review
5.0
i remember when i read the dark knight returns by frank miller i wasn't overly impressed, specially in the first half or so, but its either i changed or batman : year one is really really good.
its one more issue now, and i really hope it ends with a bang because this story deserves that much
with the way James Gordon's affair is going, and the fact that batman is trying to befriend him, we have the ingredients ready.
its really nice to see batman this vulnerable and making this many mistakes, because it brings a sense of reality to the legend of batman, that he is not invincible, that he got hurt to learn and become better, that he got himself in tough spots and struggled out of them.
also the scene with the bats was sick, because it just makes the legend of batman more real, you want him to become a phenom, to make people fear him, what better way than to use science instead of making him invincible and spoiling him for the readers.
Batman broke 5 ribs of a special forces guy just to save a cat, he beat john wick to the punch in my book lol.
i am also thinking of reading catwoman : year one really soon since its events happen at the same time as this of batman.
its one more issue now, and i really hope it ends with a bang because this story deserves that much
with the way James Gordon's affair is going, and the fact that batman is trying to befriend him, we have the ingredients ready.
its really nice to see batman this vulnerable and making this many mistakes, because it brings a sense of reality to the legend of batman, that he is not invincible, that he got hurt to learn and become better, that he got himself in tough spots and struggled out of them.
also the scene with the bats was sick, because it just makes the legend of batman more real, you want him to become a phenom, to make people fear him, what better way than to use science instead of making him invincible and spoiling him for the readers.
Batman broke 5 ribs of a special forces guy just to save a cat, he beat john wick to the punch in my book lol.
i am also thinking of reading catwoman : year one really soon since its events happen at the same time as this of batman.
octavia_cade's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
2.0
I've got to admit, the swarm of bats was stylish and appealing, but for me this comic was let down by the inclusion of Jim Gordon's affair with Essen. For one, this is a pretty hackneyed storyline at the best of times, although in this instance I suppose it does symbolise the creeping corruption that Gotham inflicts on everyone who lives there. Mostly, though, it just makes me dislike Gordon, and that's a shame, because in general I'm more interested in him than I am in Batman. I usually feel more sympathetic to Gordon, but he's a whiny cheat here, and it's not even in service of an interesting plot. I don't know, perhaps Essen returns in the future as some important part of the whole Batman universe, but comics are short, and right now it seems a shame to waste pages on something so utterly unoriginal.
Bats over banality, please.
Bats over banality, please.
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