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Batman, Volume 8: Superheavy

Batman, Volume 8: Superheavy

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Summary

The #1 New York Times all-star creative team of Scott Snyder， Greg Capullo and Danny Miki introduce an all-new Dark Knight， with guest appearances by Brian Azzarello （WONDER WOMAN） and Jock （BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR）。

Following the disappearance and presumed death of Batman， former police commissioner Jim Gordon has been called to carry on the Dark Knight’s legacy and become his successor。

But while the name and what it stands for remain the same， this new Batman is far from just a copy of the original。 Patrolling the city in a gargantuan high-tech Batsuit， Gordon is no shadowy vigilante。 He has the full cooperation of the GCPD and the mayor， plus a multimillion-dollar budget from Powers International。

But will an expensive suit be enough to stop the mysterious， weed-like Mr。 Bloom before his deadly plans for the city take root？

Collects BATMAN #41-45 and DC SNEAK PEEK: BATMAN #1。

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Reviews

Richard Dominguez ，

This is the most mixed bag of reading I have ever done。 While I didn't like a "punk rock" Jim Gordon donned as the Batman， I can see why DC choose him to fill the Batman's shoes （apart from how unexpected it would be）。 But the idea of a learn as you go Batman really undermines the legitimacy of the real Batman's abilities。A collection of Batman 41-46 and material from DC Comics: Divergence this hardcover is a story I enjoyed reading。 The idea that Gotham City needs to replace Batman， the side pl This is the most mixed bag of reading I have ever done。 While I didn't like a "punk rock" Jim Gordon donned as the Batman， I can see why DC choose him to fill the Batman's shoes （apart from how unexpected it would be）。 But the idea of a learn as you go Batman really undermines the legitimacy of the real Batman's abilities。A collection of Batman 41-46 and material from DC Comics: Divergence this hardcover is a story I enjoyed reading。 The idea that Gotham City needs to replace Batman， the side plot that Bruce Wayne is suffering from amnesia are very good ideas and offer a plethora of possibilities as to where the story can go。While the vast majority of the art work is （in my opinion） well done， it had the nostalgic feel of the John Byrne era of Marvel comics （no disrespect intended to DC fans）。 The chiseled features and bright colors added much to my enjoyment to the reading。 But a Batman who looks like he has issues with anorexia was a bit too much for me。 I kept finding myself noticing that many of the female characters in the story appeared to be much more physically fit than Jim/Batman。My 3 stars go completely to the story and it's possibilities。 If the artwork had been more constant to my liking I would have rated it much higher。。 。。。more

Jonathan ，

Possibly the worst Batman book I've ever read and not a surprise given how poor Scott Snyder's work has been in this final stretch。 he should have been retired from the series and moved on to other things at this point before it started going downhill。 the story is just absurd and annoying and idiotic and I did not enjoy it at all。 I don't see how anyone could and I don't know how it got published。 Possibly the worst Batman book I've ever read and not a surprise given how poor Scott Snyder's work has been in this final stretch。 he should have been retired from the series and moved on to other things at this point before it started going downhill。 the story is just absurd and annoying and idiotic and I did not enjoy it at all。 I don't see how anyone could and I don't know how it got published。 。。。more

Usamah Moolla ，

Best Gordon story

Tom Houlton ，

'Whoever I was。。。 I'm not that person anymore。 I can't be。' Just 4 stars for me。 Slightly strange choice to have Bruce Wayne remember nothing and Gordon take on the bat suit。 Mr。 Bloom is ace but not enough of him and too much of other， slightly， miscellaneous plot lines。 'Whoever I was。。。 I'm not that person anymore。 I can't be。' Just 4 stars for me。 Slightly strange choice to have Bruce Wayne remember nothing and Gordon take on the bat suit。 Mr。 Bloom is ace but not enough of him and too much of other， slightly， miscellaneous plot lines。 。。。more

Jeff Lorentz ，

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue their stellar run， and mix it up with a fresh， unique take on batman。 Many people have worn the cowl over the years， but this is new even with that concept。 Highly recommend the whole run。

Enrique del Castillo ，

I remember the buzz around this arc back then。 "Bruce Wayne has amnesia and Jim Gordon is the new Batman"; I remember some comments about how it was surprisingly effective， but in hindsight， replacing the billionaire playboy with a police officer that wants to act without oversight as Batman was not the best idea。Still， Superheavy feels more like a middle chapter， just a bridge between something and Bloom， and I guess that's my main issue， Superheavy doesn't stand on its own， and though Bloom fi I remember the buzz around this arc back then。 "Bruce Wayne has amnesia and Jim Gordon is the new Batman"; I remember some comments about how it was surprisingly effective， but in hindsight， replacing the billionaire playboy with a police officer that wants to act without oversight as Batman was not the best idea。Still， Superheavy feels more like a middle chapter， just a bridge between something and Bloom， and I guess that's my main issue， Superheavy doesn't stand on its own， and though Bloom finishes the work， I feel like there's a whole first chapter missing。 We go from the chaos of Endgame， to a couple of issues of calm here， and then chaos again in Bloom; the quiet and personal moments that Graveyard Shift gave us between Zero Year and Endgame work because they are a breather， but Superheavy is not a breather， is just setup for the next Gotham destruction event， which at this point seems to be the basic approach by Snyder and Capullo。 。。。more

Krzysztof Grabowski ，

Wydarzenia z ósmego tomu przygód Gacka w ramach New 52 dzieją się jakiś czas po wybuchowym finale poprzedniego tomu pt。 "Endgame"， gdzie Bruce poświęcił życie przytrzymując Jokera， tak aby ten nie opuścił walącej się jaskini z tajemniczą substancją， która m。in。 uleczyła twarz złoczyńcy po zabiegu oskórowania。。。 To była szansa Snydera na coś wielkiego。 Śmierć głównej postaci， o której i tak wiemy że kiedyś wróci， podobnie jak z 'Death of Superman'， ale będzie to miało jakieś konsekwencje。 Szansa Wydarzenia z ósmego tomu przygód Gacka w ramach New 52 dzieją się jakiś czas po wybuchowym finale poprzedniego tomu pt。 "Endgame"， gdzie Bruce poświęcił życie przytrzymując Jokera， tak aby ten nie opuścił walącej się jaskini z tajemniczą substancją， która m。in。 uleczyła twarz złoczyńcy po zabiegu oskórowania。。。 To była szansa Snydera na coś wielkiego。 Śmierć głównej postaci， o której i tak wiemy że kiedyś wróci， podobnie jak z 'Death of Superman'， ale będzie to miało jakieś konsekwencje。 Szansa była。 I jak kocham Trybunał Sów， od którego zaczęła się moja przygoda z komiksami， jak uwielbiam Śmierć rodziny， tak już samo Endgame było dla mnie wyraźnym sygnałem zniżki formy amerykańskiego autora komiksów。 Superciężki niestety potwierdza moje obawy。To nadal dobrze poprowadzona opowieść z odpowiednią dynamiką， ale tym razem pełna elementów， które momentami odbierały mi przyjemność z lektury。 Batman nie żyje。 Schedę po firmie Wayne Enterprises przejął nowy podmiot zwany Powers Company， którego szefowa realizuje pewien szaleńczy pomysł （co to za firma？ skąd się wzięła？ - tu nie uzyskacie na to odpowiedzi）。 Umarł król， niech żyje król。 Gotham potrzebuje Batmana， to zróbmy sobie nowego。 I robią。 Oficjalnie pracującego z policją， posiadającego mecha （！！！） i zaplecze wspomnianej firmy， która dostarcza takie nowinki technologiczne， jak Bat-Kamper。 Serio。 Chyba sam Snyder doznał olśnienia i zobaczył jaki to kretyński pomysł， bo。。。 Cóż， Kamper się nie narobił zbytnio dużo przebiegu。 Bruce powinien zostać martwy。 Może nie na zawsze， ale przynajmniej do końca serii。 Autor niestety rujnuje końcówkę Endgame mdłym suspensem， który łopatologicznie sygnalizuje nam， że w razie większego zagrożenia jedyny i prawdziwy Batek wróci， aczkolwiek na razie dajcie się pobawić tu komuś innemu。 Informacja o żyjącym Wayne'ie wypływa。。。 w drugim co do kolejności zeszycie omawianej pozycji。 Serio？ Po co było budować tak poprzedni tom？ W dodatku Wayne， który ma/nie ma pamięci， bo autor rzuca nam w twarz amnezją bohatera bez zbędnych ceregieli， ma odmieniony charakter postaci， a co miał wywołać kontakt z tajemniczą substancją nazywaną dionizytem。 Jego zastosowanie wymazało tą część pamięci， która odpowiadała za zapamiętanie traumatycznych przeżyć z dzieciństwa， a nawet wieloletniego przeszkolenia bojowego， przez co Bruce nie posiada odpowiednich umiejętności do działania i woli bawić się w wychowawcę w pomniejszej jednostce zapewniającej byt biednym dzieciom。 Naprawdę？ Ale i tak to szczegół w pryzmacie do ostatniego wynalazku Batmana。 Machiny， która ma wszczepić tragiczną pamięć do klona Batmana， który będzie stworzony by chronić Gotham po śmierci oryginalnego dawcy。 Bo Gotham potrzebuje Batmana！ Zgadnijcie czego pewnie użyją w następnym tomie do przywrócenia pamięci Wayne'a。。。Takich głupotek jest tu więcej。 Nowy Batman to nikt inny jak sam Gordon。 Ostrzyżony， wyćwiczony 'ex-palacz' z ciągotami do nikotyny został wytypowany na następce Batmana， bo "zna miasto jak nikt inny"。 Szczegół， że gostek jest już 45+ i w starciu z młodzieniaszkami dostaje ochoczo po twarzy。 Bliżej mu na oddział geriatryczny niż do kostiumu bohatera， w którym trzeba się napocić solennie， aby cokolwiek zdziałać。 I ten mech， w którym się porusza。。。 Skrzyżowanie nietoperza z zającem。 Oby nie wielkanocnym。 Sam pomysł może z założenia zły nie był， ale。。。 Gordon jest jedną z ostatnich postaci， jaką bym wytypował do tej roli。 I może to właśnie pasowało Snyderowi， bo każdy obstawiał bardziej Graysona， Todda lub Damiana。。。Przeciwnik Gordona to dosyć nietypowa figura。 Tajemniczy Bloom， który debiutuje na łamach tej opowieści pozostaje jak na razie postacią bardzo tajemniczą。 Nie znamy jego prawdziwej tożsamości， którą kryje za maską przyzdobioną kwiatkiem， ale pozostały mi po nim zaskakująco dobre odczucia。 Może dlatego， że jest niepokojący， a to co potrafi robić z palcami。。。 Brrr， zwłaszcza w konfrontacji z Pingwinem。 To było naprawdę dobre。 Pomysł na jego nasionka， które dają ulicznym przestępcom super moce też jest w porządku。 A i sposób w jaki Bloom rozwiązuje umowę w razie przegranej daje wiele satysfakcji。 Za takiego przeciwnika duży plus， ale boję się że jego geneza w kolejnym tomie mi to spaprze。Na plus dodałbym jeszcze retrospekcję z czasów po Roku Zerowym， kiedy to Batman prowadzi śledztwo w sprawie zwłok nastolatka， jakie zostały znalezione na bagnach obok miasta。 Przy tym zeszycie nad warstwą wizualną pracował niejaki Jock i przyznam， że miało to swój brudny i mroczny klimat。 Resztą tomu tradycyjnie dla tej serii 'zaopiekował się' Capullo i nadal jest to świetnie wyglądający kawał dobrej i szczegółowej roboty。 Czego nie mogę powiedzieć miejscami o fabule。Ósmy tom to potężny regres， im dalej w fabułę， tym bardziej odczuwalny。 Być może dlatego， że Snyder za mocno rozpieścił mnie poprzednimi historiami， co w pryzmacie do słabszego omawianego tytułu jest aż nadto zauważalne。 Były tu fajne momenty （zapomniałem o zmienianiu kolorów mecha）， ale cała reszta mnie potężnie rozczarowało。 To bardziej 2。5/5， ale tym razem nie naciągnę。 Gordon nie zasłużył， bo był czerstwy。 。。。more

Iain ，

An odd one。 Takes an interesting idea and then doesn't really do much with it。 A dull and too long flashback interrupts the flow in the middle， Gordon as this Batman just isn't credible， turning into a well-built action ex-marine from the old chain smoker he was before。 The Powers corporation appear from nowhere， Bruce is very dull and the Clark Kent cameo makes no sense - if he's there， why isn't Superman around to fight the bad guy？ An odd one。 Takes an interesting idea and then doesn't really do much with it。 A dull and too long flashback interrupts the flow in the middle， Gordon as this Batman just isn't credible， turning into a well-built action ex-marine from the old chain smoker he was before。 The Powers corporation appear from nowhere， Bruce is very dull and the Clark Kent cameo makes no sense - if he's there， why isn't Superman around to fight the bad guy？ 。。。more

Tom ，

Scott Snyder， as a writer on the Batman books， spent a good deal of time showing how valuable an ally Commissioner Gordon really was。 Now， after Bruce Wayne has forgotten his time as Batman and seems to be happy for the first time in his life， there's no Batman to protect Gotham and the decision is made: give Gordon a high-tech battle suit and let him be a new GCPD-affiliated Batman。 Gordon spends a lot of time trying to figure out how to be Batman while still navigating both the police and the Scott Snyder， as a writer on the Batman books， spent a good deal of time showing how valuable an ally Commissioner Gordon really was。 Now， after Bruce Wayne has forgotten his time as Batman and seems to be happy for the first time in his life， there's no Batman to protect Gotham and the decision is made: give Gordon a high-tech battle suit and let him be a new GCPD-affiliated Batman。 Gordon spends a lot of time trying to figure out how to be Batman while still navigating both the police and the corporate red tape that restricts his actions， keeping him from doing what he sees as the right thing。 It's an interesting concept， one that is maybe only halfway told as the mysterious new villain Mr。 Bloom is running around town， wrecking everything he can for， as yet， reasons unknown。Gordon as Batman is an interesting idea， one showing how Gordon is basically a good man who may or may not be cut out to be a vigilante but will do anything he can to protect his city。 。。。more

Sevenlock ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 #41-42布鲁斯失踪，戈登成了蝙蝠侠＃43失忆布鲁斯太好嗑了！！！阿超过来找阿福要带回布鲁斯和蝙蝠侠好嗑哭了！！！阿福那对克拉克解释痛苦让布鲁斯成为蝙蝠侠嗑死我了以及这里就出现布鲁斯克隆自己的梗了，还被克拉克知道了嘿嘿嘿😈"＃44满分五分可以给10⭐画风好看且适合剧情，剧情更棒，拎出来可以都单独做一集动画。蝙蝠发现小男孩被谋杀，从高空坠落，试图找到凶手，不是企鹅人不是帮派甚至不是警察，一层层线索跟踪下去，循序渐进发现没有直接的凶手，但所有人包括布鲁斯韦恩都是帮凶。社会逼着男孩去喝下变成人蝠的禁言，在他从高空摔落时没有一个人愿意来拉他一把。在那之后蝙蝠侠开始愿意听一听贫民窟孩子们的话，和他们聊天。整个剧情的概念都太棒了，蝙蝠侠之所以被人们信任，是因为他守护他们，从身体到灵魂。＃45最后将endgame里小丑从蝙蝠洞拖上来的垃圾变成游乐场的布鲁斯，心底里还是那个爱着哥谭的布鲁斯啊——想要孩子们不再害怕的布鲁斯太好了呜呜呜（对不起戈登虽然你是主角但是布鲁斯就是布鲁斯） #41-42布鲁斯失踪，戈登成了蝙蝠侠＃43失忆布鲁斯太好嗑了！！！阿超过来找阿福要带回布鲁斯和蝙蝠侠好嗑哭了！！！阿福那对克拉克解释痛苦让布鲁斯成为蝙蝠侠嗑死我了以及这里就出现布鲁斯克隆自己的梗了，还被克拉克知道了嘿嘿嘿😈"＃44满分五分可以给10⭐画风好看且适合剧情，剧情更棒，拎出来可以都单独做一集动画。蝙蝠发现小男孩被谋杀，从高空坠落，试图找到凶手，不是企鹅人不是帮派甚至不是警察，一层层线索跟踪下去，循序渐进发现没有直接的凶手，但所有人包括布鲁斯韦恩都是帮凶。社会逼着男孩去喝下变成人蝠的禁言，在他从高空摔落时没有一个人愿意来拉他一把。在那之后蝙蝠侠开始愿意听一听贫民窟孩子们的话，和他们聊天。整个剧情的概念都太棒了，蝙蝠侠之所以被人们信任，是因为他守护他们，从身体到灵魂。＃45最后将endgame里小丑从蝙蝠洞拖上来的垃圾变成游乐场的布鲁斯，心底里还是那个爱着哥谭的布鲁斯啊——想要孩子们不再害怕的布鲁斯太好了呜呜呜（对不起戈登虽然你是主角但是布鲁斯就是布鲁斯） 。。。more

Gergő Esze ，

Azért itt már nagyon kezd kifulladni ezt a Snyder-run， pedig elsőre még a "Jim Gordon， mint Batman" ötletet is eléggé bírtam。 Azért itt már nagyon kezd kifulladni ezt a Snyder-run， pedig elsőre még a "Jim Gordon， mint Batman" ötletet is eléggé bírtam。 。。。more

Thirty37Seven ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Tell me， "Batman，" have you ever seen RoboCop？"No joke， I actually watched RoboCop right before I started reading this。 Kind of surprised me when I got to this part。 Great movie， by the way。 Watch it if you haven't already。 Did you know （I didn't until recently） that the guy who was RoboCop also was the voice of Batman in the Dark Knight Returns？ That is one of the coolest things in existence。 Nobody is more awesome than Peter Weller because of that connection。 RoboCop and the Dark Knight Retur "Tell me， "Batman，" have you ever seen RoboCop？"No joke， I actually watched RoboCop right before I started reading this。 Kind of surprised me when I got to this part。 Great movie， by the way。 Watch it if you haven't already。 Did you know （I didn't until recently） that the guy who was RoboCop also was the voice of Batman in the Dark Knight Returns？ That is one of the coolest things in existence。 Nobody is more awesome than Peter Weller because of that connection。 RoboCop and the Dark Knight Returns were both written by Frank Miller。 （I did know this。） When I first watched RoboCop I kept thinking "Are we in Gotham？ This feels very Gothamy。" Both stories do have similar themes and visual elements。 This stuff probably isn't news to everyone else but I just wanted to mark the fuck out about RoboCop being Batman。"In the beginning， there was nothing。 And then。。。 there was Batman。 And this was good。"I actually had very low expectations for this but I really liked it for what it was。 Gordon as Batman is a hard sell and I think the writers definitely knew that and kind of leaned into it with lines like this:"I'd like to go on record as saying this is the dumbest idea in the history of Gotham City。""None of this is Batman， Geri。""No， Jim， it's not。 But if you want to be a part of it。。。 you're going to have to try to accept that。"Jim is a bit of a dorky Batman and I just love that。 I like that he's so drastically different from Bruce。"Bat-stache away。"Brucie looking really good with the beard and his hair grown out。 Bearded Batsy is very rare and very nice。 。。。more

Rosalie Michaud ，

[3，5]

Kathleen Kuhn ，

3。5 stars

Carla Rodrigues ，

Não é ruim e eu gostei muito do vilão Jardineiro， mas não curti o Jim como Batman。Eu queria saber o que aconteceu com o resto da Bat-Família， que ataque do Coringa foi esse e o que vai acontecer com o Bruce。 Talvez eu acompanhe este arco。

Patrick Taylor ，

Loved the image of 100s of Bat signals in the sky and the bat-mech is very cool。 However I can't shake the feeling that this run has said everything it wants to say when the Joker arc wrapped up in the previous volume？ Loved the image of 100s of Bat signals in the sky and the bat-mech is very cool。 However I can't shake the feeling that this run has said everything it wants to say when the Joker arc wrapped up in the previous volume？ 。。。more

Graham Blair ，

MehAfter already reading a detective comic volume with Jim Gordon as Batman I really didn't expect much from this comic。。。。。 I didn't get it either。 They've turned loveable cop Jim in to a total douche looking solider boy and given him an Ironbatman to go police the city。 The slenderman villain feels like some child drew in nursery and says "thats who visits me in my sleep" and they acted upon it and put it in a Batman comic。 Glad I've finished it， hopefully the next volume will be better。 MehAfter already reading a detective comic volume with Jim Gordon as Batman I really didn't expect much from this comic。。。。。 I didn't get it either。 They've turned loveable cop Jim in to a total douche looking solider boy and given him an Ironbatman to go police the city。 The slenderman villain feels like some child drew in nursery and says "thats who visits me in my sleep" and they acted upon it and put it in a Batman comic。 Glad I've finished it， hopefully the next volume will be better。 。。。more

Ryan Kaye ，

The best part of this book is the idea of Bruce Wayne as The Batmans afterlife。Theres not much going on with Jim Gordon as Batman， I preferred the inner character conflict seen in Knightquest with Azrael。The art in this series is always nice， Plascencia's colouring always stand out for me。Dr Blooms character design is also pretty cool。 The best part of this book is the idea of Bruce Wayne as The Batmans afterlife。Theres not much going on with Jim Gordon as Batman， I preferred the inner character conflict seen in Knightquest with Azrael。The art in this series is always nice， Plascencia's colouring always stand out for me。Dr Blooms character design is also pretty cool。 。。。more

Riccardo Caputi ，

Meh。 It's not really that bad， but it's definitely less interesting than the story arcs that came out in the run before。 The only thing that really stuck with me reading this book is that Snyder really likes Batman to be helped by other people。 Gordon's Batman， in particular， is really human。I particularly dislike how in the New 52 run Batman is always seen by the public as a good guy， and this view is particularly evident in this arc。 Meh。 It's not really that bad， but it's definitely less interesting than the story arcs that came out in the run before。 The only thing that really stuck with me reading this book is that Snyder really likes Batman to be helped by other people。 Gordon's Batman， in particular， is really human。I particularly dislike how in the New 52 run Batman is always seen by the public as a good guy， and this view is particularly evident in this arc。 。。。more

Taddow ，

I was a little skeptical when I started this book， but it actually wasn't too bad。 Definitely a different type of Batman （but that was kinda the point right？） and I'm not sure that Gordan was the best pick for a replacement Batman。 An older chain-smoking guy with several close family ties， but he's an established character， a veteran police officer and he's assisted by technology。 I didn't mind the power armor Bat-suit （it wasn't as cool as the one that Bruce Wayne had when fighting the Court of I was a little skeptical when I started this book， but it actually wasn't too bad。 Definitely a different type of Batman （but that was kinda the point right？） and I'm not sure that Gordan was the best pick for a replacement Batman。 An older chain-smoking guy with several close family ties， but he's an established character， a veteran police officer and he's assisted by technology。 I didn't mind the power armor Bat-suit （it wasn't as cool as the one that Bruce Wayne had when fighting the Court of Owls） but I did get an anime-like bunny feel about it。Overall， I enjoyed this storyline。 I think it helps to go in a little open-minded and you'll do fine。 Its not the Batman that we all love and have come to expect but it works for what they needed to do to continue the story from Endgame。 。。。more

Ushnav Shroff ，

I hope the next volume pays off。

Matteo ，

Le premesse sono un po' ridicole， ma Bloom è un buon villain e sono sicuro che Snyder s'è divertito un sacco a scrivere questo arco narrativo Le premesse sono un po' ridicole， ma Bloom è un buon villain e sono sicuro che Snyder s'è divertito un sacco a scrivere questo arco narrativo 。。。more

Anthony Fitzsimons ，

I don’t get the low ratings， this book was rad

Patrick ，

One issue was really great and relevant as original Batman tries to discover how a dead boy came to be in the middle of a marsh。 After eliminating the usual suspects， he has to face a hard truth。 The others are just meh as Gordon takes over the Robo-Batman program。 If you read Zero Year （which I recently did） then Bloom's identity seems pretty obvious and he looks pretty ridiculous。 One issue was really great and relevant as original Batman tries to discover how a dead boy came to be in the middle of a marsh。 After eliminating the usual suspects， he has to face a hard truth。 The others are just meh as Gordon takes over the Robo-Batman program。 If you read Zero Year （which I recently did） then Bloom's identity seems pretty obvious and he looks pretty ridiculous。 。。。more

Spencer ，

I didn’t have high hopes for Superheavy after seeing some of the other reviews but I was actually pleasantly surprised。 I liked the plot and it’s progression from the last arc， it felt fresh and contemporary。 I also found the villain intriguing and I’m excited to learn more about him。 Overall l was impressed and found this to be of the same standard as the previous volumes。

FrontalNerdaty ，

With Batman ‘dead’ Gotham needs a new dark knight。 So step up。。。 Jim Gordon in a mech Batsuit？ Snyder pushes the idea that Batman is a symbol rather than a person quite hard in this story。 Jim takes over under the orders of the police and is given a lot more gadgets etc。 Whilst I appreciate he’s written/ drawn to be in much better shape （plus given the backstory of an ex Marine） it’s an angle that’s a little too far fetched to really work。 Throw in lots of more monster-Esque elements and it’s an With Batman ‘dead’ Gotham needs a new dark knight。 So step up。。。 Jim Gordon in a mech Batsuit？ Snyder pushes the idea that Batman is a symbol rather than a person quite hard in this story。 Jim takes over under the orders of the police and is given a lot more gadgets etc。 Whilst I appreciate he’s written/ drawn to be in much better shape （plus given the backstory of an ex Marine） it’s an angle that’s a little too far fetched to really work。 Throw in lots of more monster-Esque elements and it’s an uneven story。 That said， the story with Bruce Wayne is considerably more interesting。 。。。more

Hugo Emanuel ，

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this。 When I heard the plot it all seemed so ludicrous。 Jim Gordon as Batman？ GTFO！ A villain that hands out seeds that grants people powers？ Yeha， thats just dumb。 And somehow， I ended up really liking the story。 The villain personality is poorly drawn out， sure， and his motivations are sketchy as hell （he does look creepy-cool， though， but thas about it）。 However the Jim Gordon as Batman portion of the book was fun。 It also evidences once again that no one I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this。 When I heard the plot it all seemed so ludicrous。 Jim Gordon as Batman？ GTFO！ A villain that hands out seeds that grants people powers？ Yeha， thats just dumb。 And somehow， I ended up really liking the story。 The villain personality is poorly drawn out， sure， and his motivations are sketchy as hell （he does look creepy-cool， though， but thas about it）。 However the Jim Gordon as Batman portion of the book was fun。 It also evidences once again that no one can really do what Batman does， not even with a shitload of technology and tech-support。 It was a fun read， and left very curious as to what would happen in the next book， that continues this story。 3。5/5。 。。。more

Daniel ，

La historia avanza a cuenta gotas y no genera plots interesantes。 Si no fuera porque el diseño del villano me atrae， me fuera saltado este tomo。Todavía no tengo nada que comentar de Mr。 Bloom。

Ikram ，

It was overall a fun read。 It's definitely odd not having Bruce as Batman， instead it was Gordon。 But it brought a different version for someone else， donning the Dark Knight cowl。 I liked that Gordon was trying his best to be Batman， but he evolves throughout the story， which was good。 I gotta say Gordon is not a bad Batman actually， it's even strange saying that lol。 It was overall a fun read。 It's definitely odd not having Bruce as Batman， instead it was Gordon。 But it brought a different version for someone else， donning the Dark Knight cowl。 I liked that Gordon was trying his best to be Batman， but he evolves throughout the story， which was good。 I gotta say Gordon is not a bad Batman actually， it's even strange saying that lol。 。。。more

David ，

Okay， one substory was nicely done and atmospheric， the rest was a complete cringefest。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Batman, Volume 8: Superheavy

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Batman, Volume 8: Superheavy&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Batman, Volume 8: Superheavy&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0