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sodope's review against another edition
4.0
This book will be rated per arc.
I am Gotham,| 5/5 |: This is a great arc, it introduces some new heroes at Gotham, Gotham and Gotham girl, they were "cretated" after Hank and his parents were assaulted, and Batman saved them, he grew up with the idea of being a super hero and so his sister, the arc has a tragic end for Gotham Girl.
Night of the Monsters men| 3.5/5 ¦: *This arc is not complete, if you wanna go the whole run, get the comic "Night of the monsters men", after this being said, it won't be rated until I fully read it.
I am suicide, | 4/5 |: In this arc, Batman wants to save Gotham Girl from the "charm" that the Psycho Pirate put on her, the thing is that he is with Bane at Santa Prisca's, Batman needs some help so he goes to Arkham and free Selina Kyle, and some others.
Rooftops, | 3/5 |: This is the epilogue to the previous arc, in here we can see the love between Batman and Catwoman, it is a brief arc.
I am Gotham,| 5/5 |: This is a great arc, it introduces some new heroes at Gotham, Gotham and Gotham girl, they were "cretated" after Hank and his parents were assaulted, and Batman saved them, he grew up with the idea of being a super hero and so his sister, the arc has a tragic end for Gotham Girl.
Night of the Monsters men| 3.5/5 ¦: *This arc is not complete, if you wanna go the whole run, get the comic "Night of the monsters men", after this being said, it won't be rated until I fully read it.
I am suicide, | 4/5 |: In this arc, Batman wants to save Gotham Girl from the "charm" that the Psycho Pirate put on her, the thing is that he is with Bane at Santa Prisca's, Batman needs some help so he goes to Arkham and free Selina Kyle, and some others.
Rooftops, | 3/5 |: This is the epilogue to the previous arc, in here we can see the love between Batman and Catwoman, it is a brief arc.
cleheny's review against another edition
3.0
I don't read many Batman comics, in part because I think writers fetishize him; he becomes super-human in his intelligence, physical abilities, and strategic and tactical abilities. But I'd read a lot of good things about Tom King's work on the title, so I decided to check it out.
I don't think King is free from fetishizing Batman; that's most apparent in I Am Suicide arc, in which Batman creates an overly-complicated plan that, of course, goes off without a hitch (even if it seems to have a lot of hitches along the way, and even if Batman is repeatedly beaten to within an inch of his life). Still, it's a clever use of many characters.
Where I think King excels in his exploration of the costs of heroism. The I Am Gotham story is tragic, if somewhat unsatisfying in how and why the tragedy occurs (that basically happens off-page). It's hard to fully sympathize with Gotham and Gotham Girl's plight when we only see the results of what happened to them. I Am Suicide gives a bleaker explanation for Batman's existence, which is an interesting take on the character. I can see how it works to explain Batman, but I'm not sure I'm convinced. I learned of the twist before reading the arc, so I don't know if I would have found it more or less convincing had it been a surprise.
I've never been a big fan of Catwoman, but I liked her here. She's got the appropriate horrific back story, but she comes off as a very good partner for Batman.
I don't think King is free from fetishizing Batman; that's most apparent in I Am Suicide arc, in which Batman creates an overly-complicated plan that, of course, goes off without a hitch (even if it seems to have a lot of hitches along the way, and even if Batman is repeatedly beaten to within an inch of his life). Still, it's a clever use of many characters.
Where I think King excels in his exploration of the costs of heroism. The I Am Gotham story is tragic, if somewhat unsatisfying in how and why the tragedy occurs (that basically happens off-page). It's hard to fully sympathize with Gotham and Gotham Girl's plight when we only see the results of what happened to them. I Am Suicide gives a bleaker explanation for Batman's existence, which is an interesting take on the character. I can see how it works to explain Batman, but I'm not sure I'm convinced. I learned of the twist before reading the arc, so I don't know if I would have found it more or less convincing had it been a surprise.
I've never been a big fan of Catwoman, but I liked her here. She's got the appropriate horrific back story, but she comes off as a very good partner for Batman.
jackphoenix's review against another edition
3.0
It suffers some growing pains here and there, but as Tom King’s vision for the Dark Knight begins to take hold, you’ll feel like you’re reading something completely new.
mrsmonth's review against another edition
4.0
Introduced Gotham and Gotham girl at the end. Batman thought they were Superman coming to save him as he whined about mommy/daddy/death.
Amazing Art!
Amazing Art!
shlowee's review against another edition
4.0
Bruce: She stole it!!!
Alfred: ....... what did she steal?
Bruce: the nIGHT.
we stan a dramatic dad!!! /＼ ^._.^ ／\
Alfred: ....... what did she steal?
Bruce: the nIGHT.
we stan a dramatic dad!!! /＼ ^._.^ ／\
hlalhamad's review against another edition
4.0
My first real introduction into the DC rebirth saga and I did really like it. My favorite story was the I AM SUICIDE story arc. Excellent execution. I also did like the Rooftops arc, exploring a bit of Batman and Catwoman's relationship. The art was the main attraction in my opinion, David Finch and Mikel Janin did some outstanding work.
I was not a fan of Gotham and Gotham Girl. I thought that they were very flat characters that weren't very exciting. Furthermore, like other readers posted, I disliked that they cut out parts 2 and 3 of Monster Men from the edition. Why bother including the arc if you're going to cut out the entire core of the story.
Overall, I really loved this edition depite my issues with it as noted above. I look forward to completing the Batman series, as well as the rest of the DC rebirth series.
Spoiler
I love the plot in which Batman tricks Bane into inadvertantly giving up Psycho Pirate.I was not a fan of Gotham and Gotham Girl. I thought that they were very flat characters that weren't very exciting.
Spoiler
I thought that they should've shown exactly what what Psycho Pirate did to them.Overall, I really loved this edition depite my issues with it as noted above. I look forward to completing the Batman series, as well as the rest of the DC rebirth series.
cemeterygates's review against another edition
3.0
This is an odd and uneven collection. The art is great and King is one hell of a comic writer, but there are aspects of the book -- like all the "Bat" and "Cat" talk -- that seems out of the character I've read. Still, the emotional punch of the two-part Rooftops packs a punch, even for someone that doesn't buy into the Bat and Cat romance arc.