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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
The New 52 has four different Batman titles. This isn't the best, but it also isn't the worst. When considering picking this one up, I'd think about how many Batman books you want to read. It is better than Batman: The Dark Knight. Batman is better. If you like Damien, I'd buy Batman and Robin first.
The two best things are the art and the twists. Tony Salvador Daniel's art is great, and the book is filled with little stylistic touches. Daniel's version of Gotham is the best part of the book. Several issues end with something shocking to keep people reading. The first issue is the most successful at this, and I would recommend this issue the most.
I was most disappointed in the villain. If Professor Pyg hadn't appeared in a different issue in the New 52, I would have guessed that Dollmaker was meant to be him. I would say that Professor Pyg is much creepier than Dollmaker. If you read any of Professor Pyg's appearances, Dollmaker will definitely seem familiar. The shorter story about The Penguin's casino was fine. I did not feel particularly attached to Bruce's girlfriend, which made it a bit underwhelming.
The two best things are the art and the twists. Tony Salvador Daniel's art is great, and the book is filled with little stylistic touches. Daniel's version of Gotham is the best part of the book. Several issues end with something shocking to keep people reading. The first issue is the most successful at this, and I would recommend this issue the most.
I was most disappointed in the villain. If Professor Pyg hadn't appeared in a different issue in the New 52, I would have guessed that Dollmaker was meant to be him. I would say that Professor Pyg is much creepier than Dollmaker. If you read any of Professor Pyg's appearances, Dollmaker will definitely seem familiar. The shorter story about The Penguin's casino was fine. I did not feel particularly attached to Bruce's girlfriend, which made it a bit underwhelming.
Meh. It wasn't great but it also wasn't terrible. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman was more my style. This felt a little lack luster at times. The main reason I bought it was so that I got the story where the Joker gets his face skinned off before I read Death of the Family. But that was such a small part of it. I really did like the Dollmaker as a villain. Found him to be pretty creepy. But I loathe and despise the Penguin, so I wasn't really into the second half.
#1 - 4 Creepy shit with Joker and Dollmaker.
#5 Start of a Penguin story. Also an extra story that had shit art and didn't draw me in at all. I skipped most of it. Boring.
# 6 - 7 Rest of the Penguin story. Sisters were instantly forgettable, as were the D list villians that Batman saved. I thought Bruce's reaction when his current GF got stabbed was a tad excessive considering the amount of times he's stood her up.
Overall the art was good but the story was infuriating. Story threads got started and then dropped in favour of the next. None of the storylines were finished.
#5 Start of a Penguin story. Also an extra story that had shit art and didn't draw me in at all. I skipped most of it. Boring.
# 6 - 7 Rest of the Penguin story. Sisters were instantly forgettable, as were the D list villians that Batman saved. I thought Bruce's reaction when his current GF got stabbed was a tad excessive considering the amount of times he's stood her up.
Overall the art was good but the story was infuriating. Story threads got started and then dropped in favour of the next. None of the storylines were finished.
As a newcomer to DC comics, this was a confusing combination of stories. First a short (but great) Joker story. Unless I missed something, there was no end to this storyline though, so I suppose that's still coming later. Then the story shifts to the Dollmaker, which had some connection to the Joker story, but didn't continue it or offer answers. The Dollmaker story was interesting and rather exciting, but had a great anti-climax.
Then suddenly the story focuses on the Penguin, with some aspects of the Joker storyline in the background. I could't make any sense out of that story; Batman has a reporter girlfriend who is undercover to expose the Penguin, but she also has an evil twin sister who is plotting against Batman as well as the Penguin, who in his turn is cheating some villains together with the face-changing boyfriend of the evil twin sister, but he turns out to be a double-double agent working for the evil twin sister and the Penguin etc. Long story short; it turned into a soap opera, which was not pretty..
Recommendation: read the Joker and the Dollmaker storyline, skip the Penguin part, and hope the Joker storyline picks up in the next issues.
Then suddenly the story focuses on the Penguin, with some aspects of the Joker storyline in the background. I could't make any sense out of that story; Batman has a reporter girlfriend who is undercover to expose the Penguin, but she also has an evil twin sister who is plotting against Batman as well as the Penguin, who in his turn is cheating some villains together with the face-changing boyfriend of the evil twin sister, but he turns out to be a double-double agent working for the evil twin sister and the Penguin etc. Long story short; it turned into a soap opera, which was not pretty..
Recommendation: read the Joker and the Dollmaker storyline, skip the Penguin part, and hope the Joker storyline picks up in the next issues.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What's the deal with Bruce Wayne and girlfriends? I mean, I get it. Who isn't into hot babes? But my question is, Why do people who write Batman comics include a girlfriend angle? I have to say, Bruce Wayne's girlfriends must be the least interesting aspect of most Batman stories. Think about it. This is a guy who flies around in jets and speedboats, is a martial arts expert, has all kinds of crazy gadgets, and I'm being told about a date he went on to some stupid ball? Hell, I get bored when my friends tell me about the people they're dating sometimes, and the closest thing my friends do to Batman shit is rolling out of bed at 1 on Sunday, holding a comforter around themselves in somewhat cape-like fashion.
And why do we always have this conversation:
Alfred: Master Wayne, your date with Carmen DeSexia is this evening.
Batman: Cancel it. The Joker's on the loose.
Alfred: I shall send my regards. If I may, perhaps it's best to let her go.
Batman: Not this one Alfred. This one is special.
Really? This one? THIS ace reporter, one of the hundreds of attractive ace reporters you've dated, is the special one? Would you say it's because she's attractive, or is it more because she gets super upset when you cancel dates, or is it because you, for absolutely no reason, think this is the one girlfriend who isn't being used by one of your enemies in order to find out your secrets?
If there's some story to it or some appeal, by all means, bring on the lovey dovey stuff. But if it's just some other lady who doesn't understand an appropriate cleavage amountage for being on the news, or if it's some shape-changing monster on the attack, or if it's both and I'm left feeling very confused about my sexuality, I'm giving everyone permission to go ahead and skip it.
And why do we always have this conversation:
Alfred: Master Wayne, your date with Carmen DeSexia is this evening.
Batman: Cancel it. The Joker's on the loose.
Alfred: I shall send my regards. If I may, perhaps it's best to let her go.
Batman: Not this one Alfred. This one is special.
Really? This one? THIS ace reporter, one of the hundreds of attractive ace reporters you've dated, is the special one? Would you say it's because she's attractive, or is it more because she gets super upset when you cancel dates, or is it because you, for absolutely no reason, think this is the one girlfriend who isn't being used by one of your enemies in order to find out your secrets?
If there's some story to it or some appeal, by all means, bring on the lovey dovey stuff. But if it's just some other lady who doesn't understand an appropriate cleavage amountage for being on the news, or if it's some shape-changing monster on the attack, or if it's both and I'm left feeling very confused about my sexuality, I'm giving everyone permission to go ahead and skip it.
Beautifully-illustrated and the engrossing, but one volume is nowhere near enough to begin to resolve any of the stories begun.
Dark and gory, which is awesome, but just not substantial.
Excellent artwork. Just what I like: not too spooky and dark, with a focus on details. I tend not to like the romantic interests of Batman so I wasn't impressed with the Charlotte aspect of the story but I liked the interaction with Gordon, and the Dollmaker's goriness was shocking and therefore nicely emotive. The plot went a little faster than I like so there were parts that seemed lacking, like Alfred's participation with the boat near the end, but then again, it's always nice to see Alfred anyway so that's forgiven. A fun read altogether.