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A review by twiinklex
Batman: Nightwalker (the Graphic Novel) by Marie Lu
3.0
Pretty cool retelling of Batman's origin story but while enjoyable, I'm also kinda disappointed.
The cameos from Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon are my favourite parts of this book. Alfred is awesome as always. I also particularly loved the Gotham setting as it was so vivid and felt so real, especially with the bleak and sombre colour palette.
I was expecting so much more about the whole Nightwalker thing but it was just a lot of back-and-forth banter in a jail cell. Despite a promising start, the plot was ultimately underwhelming. I didn't care for the romance at all as it didn't feel that natural or developed despite the pair's interesting dynamics. Not every comic book character needs a love story.
Most of the characters were one-dimensional, including the antagonist (I don't even remember his name now). The supporting cast had a lot of potential to make this a better read but were delegated to the backseat instead. I would have loved to see more of Harvey and Diane.
Overall, this was an interesting and action-packed read but not one of my favourites from DC's line of graphic novels for young adults.
The cameos from Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon are my favourite parts of this book. Alfred is awesome as always. I also particularly loved the Gotham setting as it was so vivid and felt so real, especially with the bleak and sombre colour palette.
I was expecting so much more about the whole Nightwalker thing but it was just a lot of back-and-forth banter in a jail cell. Despite a promising start, the plot was ultimately underwhelming. I didn't care for the romance at all as it didn't feel that natural or developed despite the pair's interesting dynamics. Not every comic book character needs a love story.
Most of the characters were one-dimensional, including the antagonist (I don't even remember his name now). The supporting cast had a lot of potential to make this a better read but were delegated to the backseat instead. I would have loved to see more of Harvey and Diane.
Overall, this was an interesting and action-packed read but not one of my favourites from DC's line of graphic novels for young adults.