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nathanaeljs's review against another edition
3.0
I was conflicted on what rating to give this one. I loved the concept of it and the art is really exceptional, but I was largely unsatisfied with the plot, which felt derivative and untrue to the previously established character of the person revealed to be the antagonist. It also continues DC's obsession with revealing yet more secret societies and black ops groups, which has become honestly pretty absurd at this point. Still, it's definitely worth picking up for the art and the chance to see the Batkids teaming up with Kate Kane.
has3000's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty good read! I’m not sure when I’m the Batman mythos it’s supposed to be, it seemed like it was the first time Batman was putting a team together but he was already past Tim Drake’s Robin and several other members of the bat-family were in business.
The story had several characters trying to figure out who they were relative to those around them, and I appreciated that. There were quite a few occasions where it went to a full 2-page spread and it took me a while to figure out, so I would read the whole left page and be confused until I realized. But otherwise the art was solid and it was an entertaining read.
The story had several characters trying to figure out who they were relative to those around them, and I appreciated that. There were quite a few occasions where it went to a full 2-page spread and it took me a while to figure out, so I would read the whole left page and be confused until I realized. But otherwise the art was solid and it was an entertaining read.
blackestclovers's review against another edition
5.0
This was actually really great. Surprised, pleasantly
ajnewsom's review against another edition
4.0
With the 2 reboots on the DCU in the past 7 years, I was starting to loose interest in what DC was doing. There was some semblance of the classic universe I grew up reading, but there were changes that made it hard for me to stay interested.
The relaunch of Detective Comics (going back to the original issue numbers) was a great way to start my journey into “Rebirth”.
Batman is putting together a new team to help fight a covert team of what seem to be professional soldiers. The Colony is going after the heroes of Gotham, and Batman plans to stop them. Batwoman (Kate Kane), Red Robin (Tim Drake), Spoiler (Stephanie Brown), Orphan (Cassandra Cain), and Clayface (Basil Karlo) are recuited by Batman to help bring down The Colony. Batwoman and Red Robin are tasked with training the team and make sure they are ready.
The storyline was well throughout and the pace per issue kept me entertained. James Tynion has a good feel for the characters and writes good dialogue. Funny, face paced, one wants to turn the page to see what is going to happen. Eddy Barrow’s art has always been a personal favorite, and he does not let you down in the first volume.
A couple of issues for me. First and foremost, I don’t get how Clayface fits in with the rest of the team. I am coming from the classic universe where he is one of Batman’s archenemies. Having him as part of this vigilante team seems out of place. This is not A knock on the writing, but I still can’t get passed Tim Drake not being Robin. He was, and will always be, Robin. I remember reading Year 3 for the first time and knowing that Batman was soon going to get his Robin back. Aside from Dick Grayson, Tim is one of my favorite characters in the DCU.
I don’t want to give away the big spoiler of the issue, but t I can say that I am definitely looking forward to picking up volume 2 to see where the story goes...
The relaunch of Detective Comics (going back to the original issue numbers) was a great way to start my journey into “Rebirth”.
Batman is putting together a new team to help fight a covert team of what seem to be professional soldiers. The Colony is going after the heroes of Gotham, and Batman plans to stop them. Batwoman (Kate Kane), Red Robin (Tim Drake), Spoiler (Stephanie Brown), Orphan (Cassandra Cain), and Clayface (Basil Karlo) are recuited by Batman to help bring down The Colony. Batwoman and Red Robin are tasked with training the team and make sure they are ready.
The storyline was well throughout and the pace per issue kept me entertained. James Tynion has a good feel for the characters and writes good dialogue. Funny, face paced, one wants to turn the page to see what is going to happen. Eddy Barrow’s art has always been a personal favorite, and he does not let you down in the first volume.
A couple of issues for me. First and foremost, I don’t get how Clayface fits in with the rest of the team. I am coming from the classic universe where he is one of Batman’s archenemies. Having him as part of this vigilante team seems out of place. This is not A knock on the writing, but I still can’t get passed Tim Drake not being Robin. He was, and will always be, Robin. I remember reading Year 3 for the first time and knowing that Batman was soon going to get his Robin back. Aside from Dick Grayson, Tim is one of my favorite characters in the DCU.
I don’t want to give away the big spoiler of the issue, but t I can say that I am definitely looking forward to picking up volume 2 to see where the story goes...
amck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
meetyouineveryplace's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mapatchli's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
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? It's complicated
4.75
pussreboots's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sherpawhale's review against another edition
2.0
Hugely Not A Fan of Tynion's writing style. I liked him back when he was writing the Batman backups. And even then I didn't like 100% of them.
here, everything is on display about what I don't like about his writing. Actually in a way I guess I ought to like him, just because this makes me hungry to start writing a comic myself and figure out what I would do instead. Is that a failure of a comic? Maybe not. But I certainly don't think that that's a success.
Tynion in writes in such an aggravating manner to me. He has Tim, and this is, aside from a story about Kate, a story about Tim, and it seems that we never get to see him actually make his wonderful tech that can do super duper amazing things like a bat train system that can go so much faster than their normal vehicles, or super bat computer, or a mudroom that doubles as like the Sentinel program from X-Men. there's a technical term for it on TV Tropes, but essentially it's that all of the problems the little ones have already been solved because someone came up with some genius way of proving their intellect, but we never actually give see that intellect on display. All the problems are already solved for us. There's no real sense of drama, or meaning. there's no real deep impact no sense of dread. it's all just pre solved, and I hate it.
now, I would really like Kate's story, if it was just about her trying to be a leader here. except there was some gross mischaracterization of her father, who is suddenly in an about-face made into a villain in yet another weak attempt at impact. None of this is earned in the slightest! We should actually care that Kate's father has suddenly decided to become a fascist in the visage of Batman. to get from where he had been before, a loving father who was certainly nowhere near capable of becoming they had of some government program designed to emulate Batman's prowess, to this, I feel like it would take 60 to 100 single issues. Not two or three issues before it's revealed who he is. it's just awful garbage and while I was glad to see more backstory of Kate and Bruce as cousins, because I'm 100% down to see more Gotham backstory in history laid, especially between the two, this sucked.
points for bringing Renee Montoya in for a couple pages though, I miss her.
here, everything is on display about what I don't like about his writing. Actually in a way I guess I ought to like him, just because this makes me hungry to start writing a comic myself and figure out what I would do instead. Is that a failure of a comic? Maybe not. But I certainly don't think that that's a success.
Tynion in writes in such an aggravating manner to me. He has Tim, and this is, aside from a story about Kate, a story about Tim, and it seems that we never get to see him actually make his wonderful tech that can do super duper amazing things like a bat train system that can go so much faster than their normal vehicles, or super bat computer, or a mudroom that doubles as like the Sentinel program from X-Men. there's a technical term for it on TV Tropes, but essentially it's that all of the problems the little ones have already been solved because someone came up with some genius way of proving their intellect, but we never actually give see that intellect on display. All the problems are already solved for us. There's no real sense of drama, or meaning. there's no real deep impact no sense of dread. it's all just pre solved, and I hate it.
now, I would really like Kate's story, if it was just about her trying to be a leader here. except there was some gross mischaracterization of her father, who is suddenly in an about-face made into a villain in yet another weak attempt at impact. None of this is earned in the slightest! We should actually care that Kate's father has suddenly decided to become a fascist in the visage of Batman. to get from where he had been before, a loving father who was certainly nowhere near capable of becoming they had of some government program designed to emulate Batman's prowess, to this, I feel like it would take 60 to 100 single issues. Not two or three issues before it's revealed who he is. it's just awful garbage and while I was glad to see more backstory of Kate and Bruce as cousins, because I'm 100% down to see more Gotham backstory in history laid, especially between the two, this sucked.
points for bringing Renee Montoya in for a couple pages though, I miss her.