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walter_the_wombat's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
oddmara's review against another edition
4.0
(more leaning towards 3.5 stars)
The first half of this was amazing. I love seeing Tim Bruce and Dick interact so this was basically a field day for me. Tim getting captured by that Prison Guard wannabe dude and getting held in a cell with Harvey, and then Nightwing coming by which makes Harvey realised that Tim is Robin??? None of them caring about this fact???? Golden. I hope it comes to bite them in the ass.
Catwoman's solo adventures??? Also amazing. I love her to bits. She so cool and great and fun and camp. I would die for her. I love how she gets involved in all of these "bigger than her" heists and then she gets shocked when she's captured or attacked or inconvenienced in any way. It's hilarious and she never learns her lesson. Getting captured at the very end and trying to get Ra's attention and Ra's completely ignoring her.
Tim's entire story arc is great. I love my little guy. He is definitely my favourite Robin. Him trying to figure things out with Ariana while being a vigilante is my favourite thing. The fact that he gets along with literally all of the people Bruce dislikes? Golden. He's just a bright kid that tells jokes and everyone loves him including myself. Which leads me to my next point. Can we stop trying to kill him? Please. I mean, I absolutely LOVE the way his realisation to the fact that he might die soon is portrayed, it is absolutely amazing to see him going through it especially when he's usually such a happy go lucky character but like. Can we stop hurting my boy? Just for like one issue. He's been through enough. But also the scene where they almost drown might be one of my top scenes ever in all Batman comics right now. Scene that also begs the question, does Bruce have the plague???? I think he does. RIP to him he's been gone so long and now he's gonna die again.
I honestly am kind of disappointed in myself that it didn't INSTANTLY click in my brain that a character dubbed as "The Immortal" was our favourite Bath Man Ra's al Ghul but then again, I guess I just erased from my brain this irrelevant and boring character, as I expect most people do. Thank God Talia was there too. And you know what, I could have forgiven it. I really could have. It makes sense, and it was a very nice build up, genuinely I could have made my peace with this being a Ra's story. But why is Bane here.
Like.
Why.
And I get it! Bruce's opposite, blah blah (and I guess he does fit in that category of villains that knows about Bruce's identity but won't use it against him in the sense that they won't reveal it to the world) but I just. It feels like two very different worlds and I don't know how I feel about them colliding. Also the objectification of Talia (not that she was too far away from being one, but still) doesn't sit right with me.
Jean Paul is a bit much. Like his new costume though.
The first half of this was amazing. I love seeing Tim Bruce and Dick interact so this was basically a field day for me. Tim getting captured by that Prison Guard wannabe dude and getting held in a cell with Harvey, and then Nightwing coming by which makes Harvey realised that Tim is Robin??? None of them caring about this fact???? Golden. I hope it comes to bite them in the ass.
Catwoman's solo adventures??? Also amazing. I love her to bits. She so cool and great and fun and camp. I would die for her. I love how she gets involved in all of these "bigger than her" heists and then she gets shocked when she's captured or attacked or inconvenienced in any way. It's hilarious and she never learns her lesson. Getting captured at the very end and trying to get Ra's attention and Ra's completely ignoring her.
Tim's entire story arc is great. I love my little guy. He is definitely my favourite Robin. Him trying to figure things out with Ariana while being a vigilante is my favourite thing. The fact that he gets along with literally all of the people Bruce dislikes? Golden. He's just a bright kid that tells jokes and everyone loves him including myself. Which leads me to my next point. Can we stop trying to kill him? Please. I mean, I absolutely LOVE the way his realisation to the fact that he might die soon is portrayed, it is absolutely amazing to see him going through it especially when he's usually such a happy go lucky character but like. Can we stop hurting my boy? Just for like one issue. He's been through enough. But also the scene where they almost drown might be one of my top scenes ever in all Batman comics right now. Scene that also begs the question, does Bruce have the plague???? I think he does. RIP to him he's been gone so long and now he's gonna die again.
I honestly am kind of disappointed in myself that it didn't INSTANTLY click in my brain that a character dubbed as "The Immortal" was our favourite Bath Man Ra's al Ghul but then again, I guess I just erased from my brain this irrelevant and boring character, as I expect most people do. Thank God Talia was there too. And you know what, I could have forgiven it. I really could have. It makes sense, and it was a very nice build up, genuinely I could have made my peace with this being a Ra's story. But why is Bane here.
Like.
Why.
And I get it! Bruce's opposite, blah blah (and I guess he does fit in that category of villains that knows about Bruce's identity but won't use it against him in the sense that they won't reveal it to the world) but I just. It feels like two very different worlds and I don't know how I feel about them colliding. Also the objectification of Talia (not that she was too far away from being one, but still) doesn't sit right with me.
Jean Paul is a bit much. Like his new costume though.
joshua28's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cjordahl's review against another edition
2.0
It's hard to give a single rating to these crossover compilations because the individual issues usually have different creative teams. In this collection one issue was completely awful - writing and art. A few were dumb/bad/boring. The rest were...ok.
(Sort of a side note... I had to shake my head and chuckle at how obviously the artists on Catwoman pander to hormone-soaked 14 year olds.)
(Sort of a side note... I had to shake my head and chuckle at how obviously the artists on Catwoman pander to hormone-soaked 14 year olds.)
rachelverna's review
4.0
It's okay Batman comic, usual issues. To be honest I just want to talk about the terrible hair choices of the 90s.
I can't decide if that thin, long Pony is worst than the mullet or not. Who I'm kidding the mullet always wins. Always.
I can't decide if that thin, long Pony is worst than the mullet or not. Who I'm kidding the mullet always wins. Always.
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