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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
AHHHHHHH I love Tynion so much. This probably makes me extremely biased, but at this point I don't care.
I finally decided to pick up this trade even though I've read most of the single issues. I still need to read the issues that lead up to and are about the Joker War because it's referenced so much in these issues, but I'm absolutely loving where this story is going and let's be honest it doesn't hurt that Jimenez is doing such a damn good job on the artwork. How could you not appreciate the work that he does on the Scarecrow in this run? One of the biggest hiccups that I have with this specific run is that it really waters down Harley Quinn. I'm not really buying her as a character that is a side kick to Batman. I think there could have been a different way to make her more morally grey. Overall, the story itself is interesting. Gotham is at the height of tension as Arkham faces an attack that is extremely similar to those during the Joker War. There are politicians now in office that are convinced that Batman and other masked vigilantes are incapable of doing what's best for the community as a whole. It's interesting how much I loved these issues because readers technically know how the story is going to end (we get glimpses of the magistrate in Future State). I think watching exactly, step by step how Gotham gets to this point is so intriguing and I can't wait to move on to Fear State. This is an extremely big deal for me as an individual who reads DC, but has never been extremely invested in the Bat Family. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to future issues.
I finally decided to pick up this trade even though I've read most of the single issues. I still need to read the issues that lead up to and are about the Joker War because it's referenced so much in these issues, but I'm absolutely loving where this story is going and let's be honest it doesn't hurt that Jimenez is doing such a damn good job on the artwork. How could you not appreciate the work that he does on the Scarecrow in this run? One of the biggest hiccups that I have with this specific run is that it really waters down Harley Quinn. I'm not really buying her as a character that is a side kick to Batman. I think there could have been a different way to make her more morally grey. Overall, the story itself is interesting. Gotham is at the height of tension as Arkham faces an attack that is extremely similar to those during the Joker War. There are politicians now in office that are convinced that Batman and other masked vigilantes are incapable of doing what's best for the community as a whole. It's interesting how much I loved these issues because readers technically know how the story is going to end (we get glimpses of the magistrate in Future State). I think watching exactly, step by step how Gotham gets to this point is so intriguing and I can't wait to move on to Fear State. This is an extremely big deal for me as an individual who reads DC, but has never been extremely invested in the Bat Family. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to future issues.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
3.5 ⭐
Сюжет кращий ніж у попередній арці. Джейм тут готує нас до чогось більшого (в наступній арці) і грандіознішого. Подобається як Scarecrow не просто поганець з категорії Б.
Малюнок хороший, а в певні моменти навіть дуууууууууже хороший)
Сюжет кращий ніж у попередній арці. Джейм тут готує нас до чогось більшого (в наступній арці) і грандіознішого. Подобається як Scarecrow не просто поганець з категорії Б.
Малюнок хороший, а в певні моменти навіть дуууууууууже хороший)
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Lots of setup in these issues as the story has to get from the "Unsanity Collected" to some evil CEO with a robocop army to, finally, the villain of the next phase of the story, Scarecrow. But in there is a decent amount of space to explore where Batman is at with Ghost-Maker and Harley Quinn as new, albeit odd additions to the Bat-Family. Maybe they're not taking enough advantage of Batman's new status as a street level vigilante with less access to funds, but that's because of all the setup these issues have to do.
We'll see where it goes, especially since James Tynion is off the book after this arc, but honestly I'm getting pretty tired of it. Lots of talking, lots of setup, little to look forward to. They're even padding these issues with side-short stories that I couldn't care less about. If Fear State doesn't deliver i'm probably dropping this.
We'll see where it goes, especially since James Tynion is off the book after this arc, but honestly I'm getting pretty tired of it. Lots of talking, lots of setup, little to look forward to. They're even padding these issues with side-short stories that I couldn't care less about. If Fear State doesn't deliver i'm probably dropping this.
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:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rounded up from 3.75, the average of my ratings of the issues included.
The Batman mainline issues here are really, really solid; I particularly enjoyed having villains I can actually dislike (I.E. that dude who uses cop-hater as an insult, politicians in general, etc) on principle, and I loved the dynamic between Batman & Ghost-Maker continuing to get improved upon. Harley’s inclusion was great, too.
I was kind of thrown off by the Infinite Frontier #1 inclusion because I’m not caught up on the multiverse stuff, but I suppose that’s on me.
The Batman mainline issues here are really, really solid; I particularly enjoyed having villains I can actually dislike (I.E. that dude who uses cop-hater as an insult, politicians in general, etc) on principle, and I loved the dynamic between Batman & Ghost-Maker continuing to get improved upon. Harley’s inclusion was great, too.
I was kind of thrown off by the Infinite Frontier #1 inclusion because I’m not caught up on the multiverse stuff, but I suppose that’s on me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Police brutality
Bombs/Explosions