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diabeticfox's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jennthelibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
Very weird book. Read because I am using it for a board game pairing, otherwise would not have read.
reickel's review against another edition
3.0
The Batman Who Laughs is an incredibly cool character. The Batman Who Laughs is only a pretty-good book. Not at all atypical for a big super-hero event that extends into a greater universe unfortunately. The main plot here: the combination of TBWL's plot, Batman's counter-plot, and the Joker's sub-plot(s)... it never landed with me. Having a combination of two geniuses battle those two geniuses leads us smack into convolution central. Some exchanges between characters here are cool, and some moment's of Jock's art are very cool, but overall this book isn't a particularly satisfying standalone narrative. That's okay! But it's not great.
modkuraika's review against another edition
3.0
A haunting, fun, if somewhat convoluted multiverse adventure, which has some of the same issues that Dark Nights: Metal did in terms of accessibility. It's not only rooted in recent DCU events, but encompasses Snyder's entire run, including his pre-52 Detective Comics work. It also takes about 3 issues to really get going, but the payoff is worth it.
zuuru's review against another edition
4.0
Rather liked it. I always appreciate a Batman story that has Alfred beating the ass of anyone that tries to hurt his boy (even if in this case, it's said boy himself lel. Still counts!). Batkek is edgy, but kind of amusing edgy.
wildlycan's review against another edition
4.0
Nice read, lots of little twists, although I believe there's story before this one based on some of the storyline. Damn fine artwork.
grace_loves_lizards's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s a more angsty take on the Batman universe, and Batman is already pretty angsty. I did really like the focus on Bruce’s love of Gotham as well as his love for his kids and family
lipsandpalms's review against another edition
4.0
Great art. Very cool and deep characters. The main theme is personal identity and choice. It's about defying your darkest choices to stay who you are or giving into the corruption.