howattp's review

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Again, this is a solid volume with a compelling central story, but there is too much digression for my taste.

bloodravenlib's review

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5.0

The plot continues to thicken. This picks up right after Bruce Wayne: Murderer?. Nightwing, Oracle, and the others go about recreating the crime and figuring out how Bruce Wayne could have been framed. Meanwhile, Batman has given up on his Bruce Wayne identity and gone off on his own, alienating even his allies. His allies now know how the frame was done, but not who or why. And an old retired police detective motivates Batman to reconsider his actions as he makes Batman carry on a promise. The pace remains quick in this series, but the plot also gets more complicated. I am definitely moving along to the second volume of the Fugitive series. Very hard to put down. I read this volume pretty much in one sitting before bedtime.

dumblydore's review

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4.0

Takes place after "Bruce Wayne - Murderer?" So, Bruce has escaped from prison, and as if nothing out of the ordinary has occurred, slips into his Bat costume and resumes his nightly patrolling.

Priceless WTF reaction from the Bat family right there. I love how Nightwing tries to provoke some reaction from Batman; honestly, one wonders how he put up with the psycho-Bat antics for so damn long. This Batman is nothing short of a screwed-up bastard—he's dangerous, stubborn, arrogant, uncooperative, dismissive and delusional. That's what happens when you take Bruce out of the Bat.

There're a lot of subplots going on simultaneously which I found irritating; it stilts the flow of the main narrative. But overall there is some fantastic dialogue and some great art sequences.

zoidberg684's review

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ladydewinter's review

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4.0

Oh man. This is really cool - I have no idea what's going on, and it's been a while since I wasn't at least spoiled a little.
This is made for me. Reading this had me wondering again why I didn't start reading Batman earlier. I love it love it love it, the angst and the fucked-upness of it, and Dick believing in Bruce and not letting himself doubt him and doing it despite himself and - it's really painful, but in the best of ways.
And this is an intriguing plot, and has some great character moments, and there's Superman (<3) and - yeah, I love this. A lot.
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