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Batman: The Imposter

Batman: The Imposter

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  • Author：Mattson Tomlin
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Ushnav Shroff ，

A very interesting arc that I hope to see more of。

David’s Book Corner ，

Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino offer up a new take on a younger and inexperienced Dark Knight。 Tomlin co-wrote the script for Matt Reeves THE BATMAN and a lot of that same DNA from the film is present here。 Despite it being an entirely separate story。 Both follow a younger Bruce Wayne that’s been Batman for a couple of years and both portray Batman as a nearly mythic figure。 That’s about where the similarities end because THE IMPOSTER is entirely its own story that is self contained。 Batma Mattson Tomlin and Andrea Sorrentino offer up a new take on a younger and inexperienced Dark Knight。 Tomlin co-wrote the script for Matt Reeves THE BATMAN and a lot of that same DNA from the film is present here。 Despite it being an entirely separate story。 Both follow a younger Bruce Wayne that’s been Batman for a couple of years and both portray Batman as a nearly mythic figure。 That’s about where the similarities end because THE IMPOSTER is entirely its own story that is self contained。 Batman in this book is alone。 This is a version that didn’t have Alfred， Commissioner Gordon （who was run out of GCPD）， doesn’t have limitless money from Wayne Enterprises， and doesn’t moonlight as a billionaire playboy during the day （much like the film）。 Bruce Wayne is obsessed with being Batman and when another person dons the cowl and begins to execute criminals in the name of the Bat， he’ll stop at nothing to stop them。 Easily the best part of this book is Andrea Sorrentino’s gorgeous artwork。 He has a lot of great art in other books like GREEN ARROW & GIDEON FALLS （both with frequent collaborator Jeff Lemire） and his artwork here in this three issue miniseries stands up with the best of it。 Aside from his brilliant and rightfully gothic style， Sorrentino got very creative with how he shaped his panels。 Often making them reflect things in the book。 Like a two page spread that’s shaped like the Bat symbol， or a page that’s shaped like an upside down police badge。 Subtle choices like that elevate this book beyond being a timed release with the film。 Bruce Wayne in this book is complicated。 He has to participate in mandatory therapy sessions and that serves as a way to flesh out this version of the character。 And see just how different he his in comparison with other interpretations of the character。 Additionally his relationship with Detective Wong was compelling with how they both bonded and connected over the loss of their parents。 Especially how that influenced them to be on opposite sides of the law。 Where the story fell flat was the mystery regarding “The Imposter。” The fake Batman was barely in the book and when the truth is revealed， their motivations are a bit convoluted and it’s hard to understand the purpose of their plan。 That aspect of the book seemed to be held back by the series only being three issues instead of a traditional four or six issue length。 For a book that’s titled BATMAN: THE IMPOSTER it would’ve been nice to have them in the book more and fleshed out as a three dimensional villain。 In short， BATMAN: THE IMPOSTER serves as a great chaser to anyone that has seen the excellent 2022 Batman film and wants a little more of that gritty， young Batman flavor。 The art is incredible and a lot of the beats with Batman out of the costume， as Bruce Wayne land well。 3。5 stars， rounded up to 4 。。。more

Khurram ，

Awesome book。 A good story， a bit obvious in places， great artwork， and a decent amount of action as well。 A good idea to coincide with yge movie release to draw Bruce Wayne to look more like Robert Patterson。Imagine Batman growing up without his other father figure an angry， brilliant and still very young in his crime fighting career。 He gas made his mark， but things have changed。 Does the city still need or want a Batman let alone two。I really enjoyed this book and did merchant to put it down。 Awesome book。 A good story， a bit obvious in places， great artwork， and a decent amount of action as well。 A good idea to coincide with yge movie release to draw Bruce Wayne to look more like Robert Patterson。Imagine Batman growing up without his other father figure an angry， brilliant and still very young in his crime fighting career。 He gas made his mark， but things have changed。 Does the city still need or want a Batman let alone two。I really enjoyed this book and did merchant to put it down。 The visuals are great and creative。 I enjoyed Bruce's story。 I found this of Bruce/Batman a lot darker。 The fact that he gets injured and scared so much actually works for this book even more。 The book finishes with a varient cover gallery。 。。。more

Nick ，

Very stylistic， very intriguing read。 Exciting， and different。 He manipulates the Batman mythos and it works well。 It certainly isn't my favorite take on a Batman universe， but it is solid for a stand alone varying view on the Batman。Some stylistic choices made for a 。 。 。 different kind of read。 One of the duel-spread pages is written in a circular fashion， with no clear understanding of how to read it。 One of pages would have you turn the page around to see the other character， a neat idea， bu Very stylistic， very intriguing read。 Exciting， and different。 He manipulates the Batman mythos and it works well。 It certainly isn't my favorite take on a Batman universe， but it is solid for a stand alone varying view on the Batman。Some stylistic choices made for a 。 。 。 different kind of read。 One of the duel-spread pages is written in a circular fashion， with no clear understanding of how to read it。 One of pages would have you turn the page around to see the other character， a neat idea， but since her and Batman arrive at the same point 。 。 。 shouldn't they end in the same place， as opposed to the opposite sides of the spread。 The play of shadow and darkness makes for a beautiful and very stylistic story; but it also makes it very hard to see， and drains a lot of fun out of what is ultimately a comic book。The Batman mythos was not my favorite take。 Batman is a complete loner who no longer even has his trusty Alfred to rely on （that is probably the worst change here， Alfred is reduced to a sniveling， horrible care taker who immediately ships Bruce to a Russian military school， I understand the change， but it was hard to see that done to Alfred）。 Batman doesn't have a Robin， batcave， a batmobile， a catwoman， great control with his batarangs or a neat cape， this is more like an early Batman still trying to get started， but the universe has him being in operation for several years （with a backstory that needed way more and had Jim Gordon out of Gotham before our story even began）。 This reminded me more of that Batman Earth One story， in that Batman basically just gets his butt kicked the entire time。 （As opposed to Batman Year One in which he is a total BA and is clearly going to be very good at being the Batman）I prefer my Batman to be larger than life。 Someone who could stand toe-to-toe with a Superman， or outsmart the entire Justice League， or fight hordes of bad guys like it is no big deal。 I prefer my Batman to be bigger and better than everyone else because of his hard work and intellect。 This Batman captures a solid view of the emotional vulnerability of Batman， and of his humanity， but misses the mark when it comes to Batman being a believer defender of Gotham （let alone the world） or a legitimate member of any kind of team of superheroes。Solid read， worth the time。 I enjoyed this a great deal。 。。。more

jj ，

3。8

Doctorjimmy ，

3。5

Harrison Schweiloch ，

Batman: The Imposterby Mattson TomlinThis was a weird out-of-continuity elseworlds-style Batman story。 Batman is more clearly neurodivergent in this comic， Dr。 Leslie Thompkins is much younger and a tries to provide Batman with therapy， and there is a noticeable lack of costume villains。 The story and the art are clearly aiming for a more high brow experience， but it just felt rather tired and dull， like the author didn’t really want to write a Batman story unless he could put his stamp on it。 A Batman: The Imposterby Mattson TomlinThis was a weird out-of-continuity elseworlds-style Batman story。 Batman is more clearly neurodivergent in this comic， Dr。 Leslie Thompkins is much younger and a tries to provide Batman with therapy， and there is a noticeable lack of costume villains。 The story and the art are clearly aiming for a more high brow experience， but it just felt rather tired and dull， like the author didn’t really want to write a Batman story unless he could put his stamp on it。 And the “innovative “ art style was much better executed in the original run of Batwoman for example。 This is skippable。 。。。more

Iona Green ，

stander movie plot but good

Clint ，

4。5 starsReally liked this， a little too my surprise。 A gritty， relentlessly realistic take on Batman isn’t a particularly novel concept at this point， and the same goes for a bad guy who’s “Batman， but if he was willing to kill，” but the combo of Tomlin’s story and Sorrentino’s art sold me on the tone and premise of this Batman。 Sorrentino’s art likely does the heaviest lifting here， using the same shadowy， practically stencil-graffitied approach to realism as Gideon Falls。 It also ends up borr 4。5 starsReally liked this， a little too my surprise。 A gritty， relentlessly realistic take on Batman isn’t a particularly novel concept at this point， and the same goes for a bad guy who’s “Batman， but if he was willing to kill，” but the combo of Tomlin’s story and Sorrentino’s art sold me on the tone and premise of this Batman。 Sorrentino’s art likely does the heaviest lifting here， using the same shadowy， practically stencil-graffitied approach to realism as Gideon Falls。 It also ends up borrowing a lot of that series’s stark， neurotic tone， with visuals evoking its characters’ anxious minds overwhelmed by detail too obscured to make out answers。 I also loved the clinical frankness of the x-ray type snapshots within fight panels that Sorrentino uses to depict the brutality that would be inherent to a real Batman; just because you’re not killing someone doesn’t mean you’re not leaving them grievously or permanently injured。 This ultimately isn’t a comic full of many new ideas， but it’s a really slick execution of some familiar ones。 。。。more

Robert Barrett ，

Perfect standalone read。 Story has a clear beginning， middle， and end--and at less than 150 pages， doesn't overstay its welcome （nor does it ever feel rushed）。 It's a noirish， personal story that is clearly crafted to be at least a spiritual tie-in to Matt Reeves' The Batman film， and does a commendable job capturing that tone and personality。 The art is gorgeous and effective。。。 capturing emotions， mindsets， emoting violence and danger。 More of an experimental take on comic art than what you fi Perfect standalone read。 Story has a clear beginning， middle， and end--and at less than 150 pages， doesn't overstay its welcome （nor does it ever feel rushed）。 It's a noirish， personal story that is clearly crafted to be at least a spiritual tie-in to Matt Reeves' The Batman film， and does a commendable job capturing that tone and personality。 The art is gorgeous and effective。。。 capturing emotions， mindsets， emoting violence and danger。 More of an experimental take on comic art than what you find in standard superhero books， but it fits right in with the script， giving an impactful "mature" graphic reading experience。 。。。more

Austin Shirey ，

First off， Andrea Sorrentino is one of THE best artists working in the comics biz today; I love his work。 And having him on a Batman book？ *Chef's kiss* Batman: The Imposter is a great read， and one of my favorite Batman stories where we actually get to see Batman be a detective。 I believe this book is tied to the world of the new Batman movie， The Imposter is more grounded than other Batman stories， but that really fits with the detective/noir vibe of this miniseries。 I would definitely read mo First off， Andrea Sorrentino is one of THE best artists working in the comics biz today; I love his work。 And having him on a Batman book？ *Chef's kiss* Batman: The Imposter is a great read， and one of my favorite Batman stories where we actually get to see Batman be a detective。 I believe this book is tied to the world of the new Batman movie， The Imposter is more grounded than other Batman stories， but that really fits with the detective/noir vibe of this miniseries。 I would definitely read more Batman by Mattson Tomlin， especially it was illustrated by Sorrentino。 。。。more

Rory Wilding ，

When director Matt Reeves was first developing his upcoming reboot The Batman， he co-wrote the script with Mattson Tomlin， who is a filmmaker in his own right， having written and directed his debut feature Mother/Android。 Although Tomlin remains uncredited on The Batman， his involvement led to him writing his own Batman comic for DC Comics， working alongside with one of the best artists working today， Andrea Sorrentino。Although I initially thought this comic would tie in with Reeves’ film， Batma When director Matt Reeves was first developing his upcoming reboot The Batman， he co-wrote the script with Mattson Tomlin， who is a filmmaker in his own right， having written and directed his debut feature Mother/Android。 Although Tomlin remains uncredited on The Batman， his involvement led to him writing his own Batman comic for DC Comics， working alongside with one of the best artists working today， Andrea Sorrentino。Although I initially thought this comic would tie in with Reeves’ film， Batman: The Imposter is ultimately doing its own thing， albeit yet another grounded， gritty take on the Batman mythos。 The story centres on Bruce Wayne， who has only Batman for a couple of years， and during one night after being a bloody pulp， he finds himself reunited his old childhood psychologist， Dr。 Leslie Thompkins。 As much as Thompkins is determined to help Bruce with his mental state， a Batman imposter is causing chaos in the city through murder， making the real Batman a target of the GCPD， including Detective Blair Wong。With a narrative that focuses on both an antagonist inspired by Batman’s vigilantism and the psychology of the flawed hero， all of which told in a grounded manner that evokes Year One， Tomlin isn’t breaking any new ground。 The first issue is fairly standard in how it sets up in its players and central conflict， but the more you continue reading the book， does it fleshes out an emotional core。In terms of how it takes liberties with the mythos is interesting， as seen in flashbacks where we see Alfred struggling to parent Bruce as a young， difficult child and seems to be no longer in Bruce’s current life。 Also， James Gordon is no longer a policeman due to his alliance with the Batman， tying to an old case that plays a huge part in the story。 Some members of the rogues gallery appear， including one who is featured prominently， but only pays off towards the very end， the story is more fixated with its new characters。There are characters who mirror one another， whether it is Batman facing a version of himself that doesn’t mind the bloodshed， or Bruce forming a dynamic with Blair， who went a similar trauma as a child like Bruce’s。 Considering how emo Bruce gets in the story， Blaire serves as a nice counter as she serves as a co-protagonist and their relationship brings out the emotional core， as well as showing a life that Bruce could have outside of the Batman。Having previously drawn Batman comics that were written by his Gideon Falls collaborator Jeff Lemire， Andrea Sorrentino has proven himself to be one of the best to draw the Dark Knight。 Presenting a realistic Gotham， where anyone can be vulnerable – including Batman， who gets beaten a lot – Sorrentino does not hold back on pages where panels are constantly changing， mixing characters and environments， which can be hard to follow at times， just beautiful to look at either way。 The action is also spectacular as Jordie Bellaire’s colours are used to punctuate the impact of characters getting hurt。Like I said， Batman: The Imposter re-treads ideas that we have seen before in Batman stories， but the execution of what it sets it out to do makes it an exciting read， from the compelling characterisation to the stunning artistry。 。。。more

Casper ，

Good art， and an interesting story arc。 Batman pays the price for being a hero， physical， emotional and mental。

Renan Fontes ，

An outstanding read with excellent paneling， some deep introspection， a solid mystery， and top notch atmosphere。 Pretty much everything I want out of a more grounded Batman comic。

Chalupa Batman ，

Really enjoyed reading this， it has the look & feel of the upcoming Batman movie。

Sam Quixote ，

In just three years， the Batman has made a huge impact on Gotham crime - but that good work is threatening to be undone as footage of “Batman” executing unarmed prisoners emerges。 There’s an imposter out there - but who？ Batman and Detective Blair Wong set out to uncover the mystery。 Mattson Tomlin is one of the screenwriters on the Rob Pattinson Batman movie out this week which I’m sure is how he got to write a Batman comic despite having no previous comics credits。 And The Imposter reads like In just three years， the Batman has made a huge impact on Gotham crime - but that good work is threatening to be undone as footage of “Batman” executing unarmed prisoners emerges。 There’s an imposter out there - but who？ Batman and Detective Blair Wong set out to uncover the mystery。 Mattson Tomlin is one of the screenwriters on the Rob Pattinson Batman movie out this week which I’m sure is how he got to write a Batman comic despite having no previous comics credits。 And The Imposter reads like a proper comic but it’s also not a very good one either。 Tomlin’s Batman is younger than usual - early to mid-20s - with a more grounded take on the character and his world， focusing on how someone could realistically be Batman: setting up zip lines around the city， rather than relying on the dubious grappling hook， and stashing motorbikes to get around quickly。 It makes me wonder if this is what we can expect from the Pattinson movie too。 Not that that’s a bad thing in itself （there’s a detail over why he’s not got access to his family’s billions that’s a clever touch） but I think Tomlin’s fallen into a typical pitfall when writing Batman which is that he's gone much too dark and overly serious。 Sure it’s more grounded but it’s also not fun。 Sometimes a deathly serious tone works but it’s better if a writer has earned that right by building up to it in a series - which Tomlin hasn’t。 Andrea Sorrentino’s realistic art works well with the story approach， and he does his best to make the pages lively despite Tomlin’s verbose script， but the effect sometimes is that the pages look too busy for what is often a fairly straightforward scene - there’s too many boxes and word balloons cluttering things up， so many of the pages don’t breathe。 The lack of colour too adds to the oppressively gloomy atmosphere of the book。 Elements like one character having the same tragic backstory as Bruce， implied domestic abuse between Wesker and his son， and another character blowing their brains out don’t help either。 At the end of the day， it’s a story about two guys dressing up as bats and fighting each other - I’m not saying it should swing to the Batman ‘66 end of the spectrum but a little levity would’ve gone a long way。 Still， I appreciated that Tomlin didn’t pick any of Batman’s usual rogues for the story - Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist and Otis Flannegan/Ratcatcher are the two here， both depicted less as villains and more as broken， sad people （realism！）。 The overall coldness of the book is I think partly due to Alfred， who often serves as the warm heart of Batman， and Gordon， a stalwart confidante， both being excluded from the story - in this timeline Alfred abandons Bruce while he’s still in school and Gordon’s off the GCPD for reasons - so Leslie Thompkins， presented here as Bruce’s therapist， has to step in to nurse Batman’s wounds。 Mirroring seems to be a theme in this story: the Imposter is Batman without his moral code， and Wong is Bruce without his money/desire to mete out vigilante justice， although neither seem to be presented as options we should be favouring。 Because what Bruce and Batman are in this book instead is kind of a boring alternative to both: humourless， dull， and quite one-dimensional overall - effective though， apparently。 The romance subplot didn’t really add anything and felt contrived while the reveal of the Imposter’s identity was underwhelming。 There are also a couple of sloppy narrative beats， like when some robbers say “He’s real？！” when they see Batman， as if we’re meant to believe no-one in Gotham has seen this figure over the past three years despite having such a supposedly seismic effect on crime。 And then later on Batman breaks into Wesker’s facility effortlessly but he needs Wong’s help to break into the GCPD？ Come on， it’s the same thing。 There’s not a whole lot to recommend The Imposter。 The main draw is Andrea Sorrentino’s art but details here and there show that Mattson Tomlin has put some thought into his realistic take on the character， and it’s a fairly coherent narrative。 However it’s also uninteresting， too grim， and ultimately very forgettable。 Here’s hoping the new Batman movie is more compelling。 。。。more

Kurt Rocourt ，

This was another Anti-Batman story that was just okay。 The first half of the book was interesting。 It reads like it could be turned into a movie but the second half is rushed。 You can figure out who the fake Batman halfway through the book。 There are many threads in the book that are unnecessary and are left to dangle by the end of the story。 The art is fine but if the story was better that might have made the whole thing better。 There are better versions of this story available so this one just This was another Anti-Batman story that was just okay。 The first half of the book was interesting。 It reads like it could be turned into a movie but the second half is rushed。 You can figure out who the fake Batman halfway through the book。 There are many threads in the book that are unnecessary and are left to dangle by the end of the story。 The art is fine but if the story was better that might have made the whole thing better。 There are better versions of this story available so this one just gets added the list of Anti-Batman stories。I read this book via NetGalley。 I thank them for this book。 。。。more

Hunter ，

A solid standalone story。 Some known characters， some new， and it managed to feel like a crime-thriller while also feeling like a Batman story。Worked great as a one-off， but also left me feeling like I’d be happy to learn more about this universe， which I’d say is a good way to end。

Rob Schamberger ，

One of the most emotionally mature takes on the Batman myth yet。 Gorgeously drawn by Andrea Sorrentino， a master of sequential art。

Shaun Stanley ，

Batman: The Imposter collects issues 1-3 of the DC Comics series written by Mattson Tomlin and art by Andrea Sorrentino。 Early in his vigilante career， Batman stumbles into Leslie Thompson's office on the edge of dying。 Leslie helps stabilize Bruce and gives him an ultimatum: Come talk with her for an hour after every night or she will turn him into the police。 Meanwhile， there is a Batman impersonator in Gotham but is taking the extra step in killing his victims。 I really enjoyed this book。 I w Batman: The Imposter collects issues 1-3 of the DC Comics series written by Mattson Tomlin and art by Andrea Sorrentino。 Early in his vigilante career， Batman stumbles into Leslie Thompson's office on the edge of dying。 Leslie helps stabilize Bruce and gives him an ultimatum: Come talk with her for an hour after every night or she will turn him into the police。 Meanwhile， there is a Batman impersonator in Gotham but is taking the extra step in killing his victims。 I really enjoyed this book。 I wish there was more scenes with Bruce and Leslie and investigating Bruce's psychee。 I also really liked the addition of Detective Wong who is presented as someone Bruce could have been。 The book is an extremely gritty， realistic approach to character， and takes risks by having man Batman mainstay characters fall by the wayside due to their actions。 I really like Sorrentino's art， but it can be hard to decipher what is going on in some action scenes。 。。。more

Sheikh Zabed Moyeen ，

3。5 *This story had so much potential， could be a masterpiece。 But too much rush destroy everything。

Gerardo Talamo ，

Questa nuovissima avventura del cavaliere oscuro ha come protagonista non uno， bensì due pipistrelli。 In questa storia il giovane Bruce Wayne è Batman da soli 2 anni e， mentre affronta una costante crisi di identità， si ritrova alle prese con un nemico invisibile: Batman。

MJ Barrette ，

It was definitely heavy on the grit。I'll be honest， I have watched a lot of Batman and have read very little， so I think my opinion shoudl be taken with a grain of salt。 One of my main critiism with Batman in general is that the man needs therapy。 And look， here comes Mattson Tomlin answering my prayers。 It was really giving Mr。Robot like vibes in a way that mirrors his relationship with his Psychiatrist。 I would have like to have Blair be a little more rounded out， but I will say that about wom It was definitely heavy on the grit。I'll be honest， I have watched a lot of Batman and have read very little， so I think my opinion shoudl be taken with a grain of salt。 One of my main critiism with Batman in general is that the man needs therapy。 And look， here comes Mattson Tomlin answering my prayers。 It was really giving Mr。Robot like vibes in a way that mirrors his relationship with his Psychiatrist。 I would have like to have Blair be a little more rounded out， but I will say that about women characters in Batman comics until the end of time。 Some of the main illustrations were amazing and would be lovely to see if full gloss print。 So cheers Andrea Sorrentino， some of those full spreads were gorg。 Solid Batman offering， even if I think Alfred would never。Thank you to DC Entertainment and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Jim-Rune Kristiansen ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked it but。。。 I felt like they did so little with a imposter Batman， and Batman just seems so weak， I feel like all he does is getting shot。 We get an interesting look into batmans psyche， but even that feels kinda like a waste of time。 Bruce falls in love， but that doesn't really go anywhere。 After the unmasking of the Imposter， I didn't really understood the Imposters motivation to put on a mask and do so。 Not really explain where he got an exact suit， and the unmasking was really。。。 meh。 I liked it but。。。 I felt like they did so little with a imposter Batman， and Batman just seems so weak， I feel like all he does is getting shot。 We get an interesting look into batmans psyche， but even that feels kinda like a waste of time。 Bruce falls in love， but that doesn't really go anywhere。 After the unmasking of the Imposter， I didn't really understood the Imposters motivation to put on a mask and do so。 Not really explain where he got an exact suit， and the unmasking was really。。。 meh。 Still a fun comic， and it might just be me who didn't get it。。 。。。more

Shane ，

A really outstanding use of the Black Label imprint， and bringing the kind of meta critique and craftsmanship that early Vertigo titles were known for。

Josh Newhouse ，

This was okay but inconsistent art and a weak story twist took it down for me。 I thought it was heading in an interesting direction but then eh…

Ana ，

Loved the drawings and how the colors would change depending on mood and present time or flashbacks。 Very enjoyable and fast read。 Great story wasn't boring or stuck on one part for a long time。 Loved the drawings and how the colors would change depending on mood and present time or flashbacks。 Very enjoyable and fast read。 Great story wasn't boring or stuck on one part for a long time。 。。。more

Krzysztof Grabowski ，

Przy kolejnym zakupie w ciemno jakiejkolwiek pozycji z serii DC Black Label， następnym razem poczekam na rzetelne recenzje i dopiero wtedy dokonam ewentualnego zakupu， bo Batman: Naśladowca czy tam Oszust， to mocno średnia historia， która chce być bardzo głęboka psychologicznie， a jednocześnie daje nam mocno przewidywalne "zwroty" akcji i nie oferuje nic fajnego， poza pracami Andrea Sorrentino， który jak zwykle jest boski， choć tu też mam jedno zastrzeżenia。Odniosłem wrażenie， że rysownik miał m Przy kolejnym zakupie w ciemno jakiejkolwiek pozycji z serii DC Black Label， następnym razem poczekam na rzetelne recenzje i dopiero wtedy dokonam ewentualnego zakupu， bo Batman: Naśladowca czy tam Oszust， to mocno średnia historia， która chce być bardzo głęboka psychologicznie， a jednocześnie daje nam mocno przewidywalne "zwroty" akcji i nie oferuje nic fajnego， poza pracami Andrea Sorrentino， który jak zwykle jest boski， choć tu też mam jedno zastrzeżenia。Odniosłem wrażenie， że rysownik miał mocno ograniczoną ilość miejsca do pracy， dlatego są tu strony wypełnione maleńkimi obrazkami。 Nijak mi to pasuje do prowadzonej narracji。 Niemniej pracę Sorrentino ratują ten tytuł przed gorszymi batami。Mamy Panią psycholog， Dr。 Leslie Thompson， która wie， że Batman to Bruce Wayne， gdyż po pewnej jego eskapadzie， odnalazła go rannego i opatrzyła。 Nie zdradziła jego sekretu w zamian za sesje terapeutyczne， bo widzi że Bruce ma POWAŻNE problemy。 Kostium， nocne wojaże i bicie po gębach。 Prawie jak kryzys wieku średniego。 Dla kobiety cała sprawa to wyzwanie。 Uleczenie samego Batka byłoby nie lada przełomem w karierze。。。Z drugiej strony mamy świat， w którym Batman funkcjonuje od jakiegoś czasu。 Gordon jest na emeryturze， a w mieście pojawia się naśladowca ubrany w kostium nietoperza。 Ten typ naśladowcy rodem z Mrocznego Rycerza Nolana， który na widok przestępcy odbezpiecza broń palną i robi to czego bohater Gotham nie chce。。。 A do tego mamy jeszcze zmysłową Pani policjant， Blair Wong， która nie jest obojętna serduszku Bruce'a i ma teraz chłopina spory orzech do zgryzienia。 Trudno być z kimś， kto jednocześnie Cię ściga。。。 Nawet jeżeli oboje postaci łączy jednakowe， traumatyczne przeżycia z dzieciństwa。 Wątków jest tu jeszcze kilka， ale są one przewidywalne。 Wnerwiało mnie kilka rozwiązań fabularnych， które rozwiązano po macoszemu， jak motyw Arnolda Weskera aka Ventriloquista。 Jest tu po to by być。 Black Label to w końcu pole do popisu swojej kreatywności。 I takowe występuje jedynie w wątku z Alfredem。 Reszta praktycznie do kosza。 No i Batman， który obrywa tyle razu， że powinien występować w stroju sera。。。Batman: The Imposter to wizualny fajerwerk， przy jednoczesnej mieliźnie fabularnej。 Kilka dobrych pomysłów nie wystarczy， aby poprowadzić fabułę na tyle składnie， aby nie odkryć najmocniejszych kart za wcześnie， jak chociażby przy przesłuchaniu "pomocnika" Naśladowcy。 Prawdziwym wielbicielom alternatywnych historii wypada czekać do marca， kiedy na ekrany kin wjedzie filmowy The Batman。 Ta pozycja Wam smaku na to nie narobi。。。 。。。more

Adriana ，

How many alternate versions of Batman does the world really need？ At least this one more because Tomlin proves that you can take the same old elements and create whole new mythology that feels as fresh and captivating as if this were the original。 It's a dark tale that digs down into the nitty-gritty details of what it would actually take for Bruce Wayne to do what he does night after night as Batman， showing that his actions have consequences and those consequences can come back to cause havoc How many alternate versions of Batman does the world really need？ At least this one more because Tomlin proves that you can take the same old elements and create whole new mythology that feels as fresh and captivating as if this were the original。 It's a dark tale that digs down into the nitty-gritty details of what it would actually take for Bruce Wayne to do what he does night after night as Batman， showing that his actions have consequences and those consequences can come back to cause havoc in Gotham。 I love the idea of forcing Wayne to have therapy with someone that knows him both as the child of trauma and the Dark Knight。 This simple element adds a great way to analyze and dissect what's going on in his head （and his heart） while the plot gets darker and darker with the introduction of the title's imposter and little nuggets of possible future stories I'd love to read。The art is in the dark， artistic style that's becoming signature with DC's Black Label。 It fits the story to a T and displays Andrea Sorrentino's impressive mastery of panel arrangement。 There are some truly creative spreads in this one。 But the prize goes to Jordie Belaire's colors because it's the almost minimalist， yet saturated color palette that makes the emotions and adrenaline jump from page to page in excitement。 Overall， I urge naysayers doubting if there really needs to be a new Batman origin/early years story to give this one a chance because they will unquestionably walk away singing its praises。 Very happy thanks to NetGalley and DC Comics for the early peek at the collected volume！ 。。。more

Robert ，

Batman The Imposter ReviewI received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Batman: The Imposter starts off about a year into Batman’s crusade against crime in Gotham City。 This is supposed to be a grittier， more realistic approach to the character。 It did look and feel a little more raw。 The artwork was definitely stark in places。 I enjoyed the approach this book took and would definitely read another Batman story by this author and artist team。