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fancourt's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The beginning of the DC Rebirth era also brings a truly can't-miss arc of Batman. From the opening scene Tom King does a fantastic job exploring the limitations of a superhero without super powers, and what effect he can really have on Gotham when the stakes are beyond his control.
lillanaa's review against another edition
2.0
This is... Fine. I think I know why I'm not super into it, I think I just like the fun offshoots better, but this wasn't my style. Everything happens either too quickly, not quickly enough, or off-panel for no reason, and there's something about the story direction that's just. Meh. Two stars for having great art, though, I'm a fan of the style here and the colours are decent.
colindalaska's review against another edition
3.0
It's a good story but I prefer Batman to face non-superpowered threats.
It ends somewhat abruptly too.
It ends somewhat abruptly too.
unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
The best parts of these quasi-reboot issues are when we get to see Batman's precision tactical decision-making - particularly the issue focused on how he attempts to manually steer a crashing commercial 747 plane away from major Gotham sites. Batman's willingness to die for his city is clear in this volume. What is unclear, and less enjoyable this early in the narrative, is why he's trusting and utilizing Thomas "Duke" and the two new super-powered heroes, Gotham and Gotham Girl in the ways he does. Between this title and whatever other Vol. 1 Batman title I've read from the Rebirth line, I've seen him utter the words, "I'm trying something new," over and over, in reference to Duke's role, but I have yet to make sense of it, other than guessing that he's training some kind of replacement, a la Jean-Paul Valley/Azreal.
daileyxplanet's review against another edition
4.0
It's been a while since I've read a Batman book and have decided to continue my slow crawl into the current Era. I loved Snyder's run and King has a lot to live up to. I like the concept of a Superman for Gotham, but I feel like Batman trusts Gotham and Gotham Girl too soon. Interested in reading more.
chrisb913's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
3.0
After the hit and the misses with the re-birth so far I was actually pretty please with this one. I like Batman so far and his dynamic with Alfred is very strong. If you want a strong Batman I think you need a strong Alfred...People often forget how cool and essential Alfred is to Batman and the Bat-Fam so I'm glad he is in this one with some good scenes.
Anyway, I liked this volume in particular with the dynamics of Gotham they city itself and what it represents. Gotham is the city that made Batman hard but also is what gave Gotham the hero it deserves. Someone who uses fear and darkness to make the city a better place. Interestingly enough this inspires some other heroes who become obsessed with Batman and they care enough about Gotham to [ buy some super powers (hide spoiler)] protect it. They start of nice enough but ultimately fail in the worst kinda way. This is what the city takes from you if your not strong enough to handle some failure. Ultimately Gotham and Gotham girl (finally I know where they came from! I read Batman: Night of the Monster Men before this volume) wills are broken. The only way to fix Gotham is to destroy it then realizing that Batman IS Gotham. Pretty awesome to think of Gotham, a place and also a Hero, has it's own dynamics with characters. It's also amazing to think about Batman really having such a big impact on the citizens of Gotham that they want to protect the city also.
I'm very interested to see where this is going...Will there be more Heroes/ Villains that are untrained and have their own version of justice? What will happen when normal citizens can obtain powers? ~Ashley
The only thing that kinda confuses me is this seems to be leading into Batman: Night of the Monster Men which kinda read like a climax ...are they related?
Anyway, I liked this volume in particular with the dynamics of Gotham they city itself and what it represents. Gotham is the city that made Batman hard but also is what gave Gotham the hero it deserves. Someone who uses fear and darkness to make the city a better place. Interestingly enough this inspires some other heroes who become obsessed with Batman and they care enough about Gotham to [ buy some super powers (hide spoiler)] protect it. They start of nice enough but ultimately fail in the worst kinda way. This is what the city takes from you if your not strong enough to handle some failure. Ultimately Gotham and Gotham girl (finally I know where they came from! I read Batman: Night of the Monster Men before this volume) wills are broken. The only way to fix Gotham is to destroy it then realizing that Batman IS Gotham. Pretty awesome to think of Gotham, a place and also a Hero, has it's own dynamics with characters. It's also amazing to think about Batman really having such a big impact on the citizens of Gotham that they want to protect the city also.
I'm very interested to see where this is going...Will there be more Heroes/ Villains that are untrained and have their own version of justice? What will happen when normal citizens can obtain powers? ~Ashley
The only thing that kinda confuses me is this seems to be leading into Batman: Night of the Monster Men which kinda read like a climax ...are they related?
webjoram's review against another edition
5.0
En cierta forma este cómic es un forma de reinicio del personaje sin olvidar todo lo realizado en años anteriores. Tom King coge a Batman y todo lo vivido en años anteriores y plantea un giro de en los acontecimientos que va a enfrentar en el futuro. Me gusta mucho el título de este volumen porque con 3 simples palabras se abre un abanico enorme de interpretaciones, ¿Quien es Gotham? Batman?, ese nuevo héroe llamado así mismo con el nombre de su ciudad, o Gotham es simplemente Gotham la ciudad que aplasta, machaca, y tortura a sus habitantes esperando ver si estos se hunden o resurgen mejores. Un buen volumen que tiene un final que te obliga a leer su continuación donde seguramente veremos a Batman enfrentar algunos de sus peores miedos...
stormblessed4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0