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Batman, Volume 10: Epilogue
Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Greg Capullo, James Tynion IV
3.43 AVERAGE
71 reviews for:
Batman, Volume 10: Epilogue
Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Greg Capullo, James Tynion IV
3.43 AVERAGE
A collection of stories.
The first story made me want to quit but I’m glad I stuck it out as the remaining stories were a lot more fun. Batman visits Lex Luthor to destroy his lab of Superman clones. Batman wants to clone himself so there will always be a Batman, blah blah blah it was boring and weird and the artwork was very unclear.
Next, we go back to a Bruce Wayne that has forgotten he is Batman. Bruce is reclaiming his mansion after it was used as Arkham Asylum, but it looks like a few of the crazies were left behind. This story felt a lot more fun than the serious tone of the series.
Next is a story about a blackout, Batman is patrolling only to find that Gotham’s citizens are not looting or rioting, but being like…normal people.
My favorite story, even though it beating the deadparents horse to pulp, was the List. It combines newly orphaned Bruce with training Bruce and illustrates how they influence Batman Bruce.
Lastly, there is a preview to Batman: Rebirth staring Duke Thomas, the new NOT ROBIN sidekick, and the villain is a very interesting take on Calendar Man. It definitely made me want to keep reading the series…damn you!
Overall, the best this series has been in a long time! Thanks for ending on a high note!
The first story made me want to quit but I’m glad I stuck it out as the remaining stories were a lot more fun. Batman visits Lex Luthor to destroy his lab of Superman clones. Batman wants to clone himself so there will always be a Batman, blah blah blah it was boring and weird and the artwork was very unclear.
Next, we go back to a Bruce Wayne that has forgotten he is Batman. Bruce is reclaiming his mansion after it was used as Arkham Asylum, but it looks like a few of the crazies were left behind. This story felt a lot more fun than the serious tone of the series.
Next is a story about a blackout, Batman is patrolling only to find that Gotham’s citizens are not looting or rioting, but being like…normal people.
My favorite story, even though it beating the dead
Lastly, there is a preview to Batman: Rebirth staring Duke Thomas, the new NOT ROBIN sidekick, and the villain is a very interesting take on Calendar Man. It definitely made me want to keep reading the series…damn you!
Overall, the best this series has been in a long time! Thanks for ending on a high note!
As other reviewers have pointed out, the volume consists of the ending to Snyder's and Capullo's fantastic run, but also consists of some leftovers from the post-Flashpoint and pre-Rebirth era. The actual conclusion for the Snyder/Capullo run is a fantastic, quiet issue that is appropriately optimistic, and serves as a very loving letter to the power of character; it's very sentimental, and emotionally resonant, with Snyder and Capullo delivering some of their best work. Unfortunately, their contribution is only one issue long and would have been more appropriately placed at the end of volume 9. Worse, the removal of their epilogue weakens both volume 9 and 10 as it robs Vol 9 of its real ending, and volume 10 otherwise feels like it's nothing but padding for the real ending of the run. It's almost deceitful to have only Snyder and Capilli credited on the cover when there's a host of other writers and artists contributing to the contents of the book.
Fortunately, the other stories are generally good, with the story from Future's End being the stand out. The other artists also contribute some fantastic work but anyone hoping for a Capullo-dominant book will be disappointed.
Fortunately, the other stories are generally good, with the story from Future's End being the stand out. The other artists also contribute some fantastic work but anyone hoping for a Capullo-dominant book will be disappointed.
An okay conclusion to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's epic run on Batman. The title is pretty fitting with "Epilogue" as there's only some cleanup being done before the new creative team takes over the title.
First things first....this is a cash grab. It's shameless that they left 2 issues of the run (plus an Annual) out of the previous trades so they could sell a tenth "epilogue" trade. Tacking on a mediocre Future's End issue and Batman Rebirth 1 is such a dumb way to try to fill this trade to seem less like a cash grab.
Still, it's kind of worth it for issue 51; I consider that issue the actual end to Snyder and Capullo's run and it's one of the best issues of this era of Batman. Though my reread of this run has left me with more negative feelings than the first time, issue 51 still works; Snyder and Capullo did so much for Batman in such an odd era for DC and to see them say goodbye to the character, and to Gotham itself, in a seriously heartfelt issue is great. Though I don't agree with most of their choices, it's clear that Snyder and Capullo wanted Gotham to be a big part of their run and giving Batman a chance to see Gotham in a positive way, yet still wanting to be its protector is a moving tale that just works.
I kind of see issue 52 as a "passing of the torch", Snyder finally says goodbye to this series, working together with his protege, James Tynion IV. Though Tynion's work on Detective Comics on Rebirth would be great, here, this story is fine; it works in the end, but overall it kind of ruins the mood set by issue 51, and probably would have worked better if the issues had changed numbering, since 51 is such a perfect end to this run.
The rest of the issues are just fine, nothing special; overall, I think I've been hard on Snyder/Capullo because I seriously expected better. I recently reread most of Morrison's run and it's still awesome. It's a shame that this run didn't hold up as much, but there's much to love despite its flaws.
Still, it's kind of worth it for issue 51; I consider that issue the actual end to Snyder and Capullo's run and it's one of the best issues of this era of Batman. Though my reread of this run has left me with more negative feelings than the first time, issue 51 still works; Snyder and Capullo did so much for Batman in such an odd era for DC and to see them say goodbye to the character, and to Gotham itself, in a seriously heartfelt issue is great. Though I don't agree with most of their choices, it's clear that Snyder and Capullo wanted Gotham to be a big part of their run and giving Batman a chance to see Gotham in a positive way, yet still wanting to be its protector is a moving tale that just works.
I kind of see issue 52 as a "passing of the torch", Snyder finally says goodbye to this series, working together with his protege, James Tynion IV. Though Tynion's work on Detective Comics on Rebirth would be great, here, this story is fine; it works in the end, but overall it kind of ruins the mood set by issue 51, and probably would have worked better if the issues had changed numbering, since 51 is such a perfect end to this run.
The rest of the issues are just fine, nothing special; overall, I think I've been hard on Snyder/Capullo because I seriously expected better. I recently reread most of Morrison's run and it's still awesome. It's a shame that this run didn't hold up as much, but there's much to love despite its flaws.
This final volume fairly neatly sums up what I felt about the arc as a whole - hits and misses. Some of the little vignettes here were great, some I was bored with. The first story - Batman cloning himself over and over again - almost had me throwing the book across the room in disgust. The "Gotham Is" story had me remembering over again why it is I love Batman so much.
There are moments in this arc I would strongly recommend to any Batfan. There are others I wish I could unread.
There are moments in this arc I would strongly recommend to any Batfan. There are others I wish I could unread.
So Snyder and Capullo only have one issue in this volume, which is kind of crap because I loved this run so much because of them. Tynion I could take or leave.
I liked the I am Gotham issue and sort of the one about Bruce's book. Most the other stories were just filler. Like chili day at school when they just throw whatever meat they didn't use during the week in the pot and call it good (I'm joking; I actually loved the school's chili/cinnamon roll days).
Disappointing that the culmination of this run is in such a mediocre volume. I was hoping for epic. Oh well.
I liked the I am Gotham issue and sort of the one about Bruce's book. Most the other stories were just filler. Like chili day at school when they just throw whatever meat they didn't use during the week in the pot and call it good (I'm joking; I actually loved the school's chili/cinnamon roll days).
Disappointing that the culmination of this run is in such a mediocre volume. I was hoping for epic. Oh well.
So ends this line of Batman. I think it was time but I am going to miss it. As much as some of the later volumes may not have awed me the same way the Court of Owls storyline did in the beginning this book really tied it all together. Even tugged on my heartstrings a bit.
