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mboyette252's review against another edition
5.0
I love the use of Dick Grayson as Batman. Snyder seems to really understand what makes Grayson tick and it illustrates the issues that he has while being Batman. It is a large task to take on, but he is doing it his way.
batlim's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
tomhill's review against another edition
3.0
A really fun story that bounces between Gotham City's past and present and creates an origin story for the city that feels authentic to the world of the Batman comics.
elishasbookreview's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
peter_xxx's review against another edition
3.0
A nicely drawn, pretty well written batman story. I'm not totally clear on the story but I had fun with it.
theohume's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
rashthedoctor's review against another edition
4.0
Saw Goodreads recommend this to me and remembered i have read this as well , it was one of the first works of Scott Snyder that i had come across. The Comics was based on the pre-Flashpoint era ..( you know , when even the non batman DC comics were good ) . It was the time of Dick Grayson as batman working with Tim Drake as Red Robin and others such as Damian Fucking Wayne (ugh!) to figure out the identity of a new terrorist who is bombing the iconic structures of Gotham while still comparing himself to Bruce Wayne's legacy as batman and trying to live up to it .
It was a fun comics (and sometimes that's all the criteria that i need for a comics) and as per me 9 out of 10 Batman fans will like it . The problem as per me was that although it had all the elements of Batman comics neither the Detective parts were properly or thoroughly explained and nor was the Action part , in fact there's barely any action in it except for a few pages in the last part .
Anyways definite recommendation to all DC and Batman fans who don't cringe at when apart from Bruce Wayne wears the cape and cowl
It was a fun comics (and sometimes that's all the criteria that i need for a comics) and as per me 9 out of 10 Batman fans will like it . The problem as per me was that although it had all the elements of Batman comics neither the Detective parts were properly or thoroughly explained and nor was the Action part , in fact there's barely any action in it except for a few pages in the last part .
Anyways definite recommendation to all DC and Batman fans who don't cringe at when apart from Bruce Wayne wears the cape and cowl
livani's review against another edition
4.0
I actually very much enjoyed this story. Short, concise and very interesting. Plus, Dick as Batman is often a fun time.
nkives's review against another edition
3.0
Good book. Plotted by Snyder and more written by Higgins (I think Higgins' first book that was more than just a one-shot, and now current writer of the Nightwing series).
Decent, but could have been better. A lot of history, and very much a hint at what Snyder will do a few months(at the time of the initial writing of the book) later with his Court of Owls in Batman.
Decent, but could have been better. A lot of history, and very much a hint at what Snyder will do a few months(at the time of the initial writing of the book) later with his Court of Owls in Batman.
indeedithappens's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Death, and Murder