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malteliest's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
raaachoo's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
the art and colors in this are so good to look at like wow so pretty!!! i love art! bruce belongs to the streets and i love that for him. love!! 🖤
labunnywtf's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent. Love more of Batman's origin story, along with Gordon's original meet with Bruce Wayne. LOVE The Riddler, love the last chapter flash to Harper, my new favorite everything.
What I especially like is, because this is the beginning of Batman, we're getting him not at his best. He's getting his ass handed to him. He's coming out of it a little too handily, but it still works. He needs more help than he does in the first few volumes of his series, and it's kind of wonderful to see it happen.
Especially since he's so, "Grrr I don't need anyone get out" in those first few volumes towards the Bat People.
Very awesome.
What I especially like is, because this is the beginning of Batman, we're getting him not at his best. He's getting his ass handed to him. He's coming out of it a little too handily, but it still works. He needs more help than he does in the first few volumes of his series, and it's kind of wonderful to see it happen.
Especially since he's so, "Grrr I don't need anyone get out" in those first few volumes towards the Bat People.
Very awesome.
sandeeisreading's review against another edition
4.0
final rating: 4 stars
â–ª i didn't connect with this as much as the first one for some reason.
â–ª my main issue is that i didn't think the Riddler was a compelling villain. sure, he did a lot of shit. he was always one step ahead of Batman. however, i just didn't buy all the things he's done as well as his reasons for doing them. he is insane, clearly, but you get what i mean right? there wasn't enough substance to what he was trying to do.
â–ª there were just a lot of what the fuck moments. how the hell did Batman survive that shit??? there were a lot of instances in this that he should have been dead. yet here he is alive, not well, but alive.
â–ª one thing i really liked about this volume was the flashbacks he's had with his parents. those were all good
â–ª another plus is his relationship with Alfred and how it evolved overtime.
â–ª Comissioner Gordon is always a favorite. but like Batman, there were a lot of times you wonder how he got away with things.
overall thoughts
i liked it, but not as much as secret city. the parts where we ses bruce's past was always good to read about, the other parts were okay i guess. they just didn't wow me.
â–ª i didn't connect with this as much as the first one for some reason.
â–ª my main issue is that i didn't think the Riddler was a compelling villain. sure, he did a lot of shit. he was always one step ahead of Batman. however, i just didn't buy all the things he's done as well as his reasons for doing them. he is insane, clearly, but you get what i mean right? there wasn't enough substance to what he was trying to do.
â–ª there were just a lot of what the fuck moments. how the hell did Batman survive that shit??? there were a lot of instances in this that he should have been dead. yet here he is alive, not well, but alive.
â–ª one thing i really liked about this volume was the flashbacks he's had with his parents. those were all good
â–ª another plus is his relationship with Alfred and how it evolved overtime.
â–ª Comissioner Gordon is always a favorite. but like Batman, there were a lot of times you wonder how he got away with things.
overall thoughts
i liked it, but not as much as secret city. the parts where we ses bruce's past was always good to read about, the other parts were okay i guess. they just didn't wow me.
daileyxplanet's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the story and artwork, appreciated the references to Batman tales in the past. Gotham seems to attract the worst things ever, so the post-apocalyptic setting in the second half of the trade doesn't seem too far fetched.
ghiblify's review
1.5
aside from some scenes with alfred, i didn't enjoy this comic at all. i thought its pacing was off, the dialogue decent at best and the story just pretty boring.
the color palette & illustration was pretty cool, i liked that style
the color palette & illustration was pretty cool, i liked that style