Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City
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Summary
Before the Batcave and Robin， the Joker and the Batmobile 。。。 there was ZERO YEAR。
The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness。 How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light？ From the critically acclaimed， New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo， BATMAN VOL。 5: ZERO YEAR--DARK CITY is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story， as you've never seen it before。
Collecting: Batman #25-27， 29-33。
The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness。 How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light？ From the critically acclaimed， New York Times #1 best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo， BATMAN VOL。 5: ZERO YEAR--DARK CITY is the concluding volume to Batman's origin story， as you've never seen it before。
Collecting: Batman #25-27， 29-33。
Reviews
myo （myonna reads）
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sexy haircut batman
Daniel Sevitt
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Well into this Batman series now and Snyder is in full control of these characters。 So much so that he puts his own spin on Batman: the Early Years with this flashback storyline， pre-Robin， with a crew-cut Bruce Wayne mostly at odds with James Gordon and the rest of the GCPD who he holds responsible for the murder of his parents。It's a terrific bit of storytelling with a nasty bit of villain-ing from The Riddler and actual consequences and personal growth from our leads。I don't know whether this Well into this Batman series now and Snyder is in full control of these characters。 So much so that he puts his own spin on Batman: the Early Years with this flashback storyline， pre-Robin， with a crew-cut Bruce Wayne mostly at odds with James Gordon and the rest of the GCPD who he holds responsible for the murder of his parents。It's a terrific bit of storytelling with a nasty bit of villain-ing from The Riddler and actual consequences and personal growth from our leads。I don't know whether this version of The Riddler has become canon or even whether the nascent relationships being established here between Batman and Alfred， Gordon and Lucius Fox are part of ongoing continuity， but I liked this very much。 。。。more
Kurt Vosper
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Quite honestly as a lifelong Batman fan， one of the best graphic novels in recent memory。 Excellent， top drawer story with good art。 Lots of new insight into young Bruce/Bat and why he does what he does and his relationship with some important people developing， Gordon and Alfred particularly。 Spectacular。
Subham
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Probably one of the greatest Batman stories and reinventions in superhero comics ever， Batman has to face the Riddler who has taken over Gotham city and has to fight Dr Death and discover how deep the plans of Riddler are， he has trapped everyone and has control of electrical grid and has put Gotham in surveillance， every day someone challenges him with a riddle but he solves them easily and takes them down until Batman teams up with Jim and Lucius to stop this mad man and rescue his city！ Its a Probably one of the greatest Batman stories and reinventions in superhero comics ever， Batman has to face the Riddler who has taken over Gotham city and has to fight Dr Death and discover how deep the plans of Riddler are， he has trapped everyone and has control of electrical grid and has put Gotham in surveillance， every day someone challenges him with a riddle but he solves them easily and takes them down until Batman teams up with Jim and Lucius to stop this mad man and rescue his city！ Its an epic tale that just digs into the core of who Batman is， who Bruce is and what Gotham means to him and why he will never stop saving the city even at the cost of his own life and great cameos！ And the ending was sweet and factors in Duke， Harper too！ Fantastic story and the art is just mesmerizing and that cover just makes me love Batman forever！！ 。。。more
Heith
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Hope， resilience， and fortitude for our timeThis was truly an enjoyable read with some interesting turns。 A good take on Batman’s formative early years。And surprisingly， a powerful message of hope， resilience， and fortitude for our time。
Ian Loree
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The best volume of Snyder’s run。 Thought Vol 4 was ok but I was really impressed with this one。 Four stars only because the last third is too complex for its own good and probably should have been a separate volume。
Juan
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Wow。 Creo que el volumen anterior era simple preparación para éste。 Todo se construye hacia una historia original y que hizo que no logrará soltar el libro de principio a fin
David Dalton
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I have the Batman （2011） volumes， 1， 2， 3， 4， and 7。 Finally got around to a hard back glossy cover edition of Volume 5。 Wow！ What an epic adventure。 Teamed up with Volume 4 and you have a super epic。 Definitely worth keeping。 Super good job in both story and art。 Towards the end it seemed as if I was reading faster and faster， I had to see how it ended！
Robert Tyler Davis
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GENTLEMEN， MEET MY FRIEND。。。 。。。THE "$%$^！ PSYCHO IN A BATSUIT。"- LT。 Jim Gordon That juicy line almost makes up for the Bat Blimp。Just a 9。2 on the ridiculous scale。 At least Bat-Shark Repellent is small enough to make without anyone noticing。 More exploits from Batman's early career （in the New 52 universe） and finally some examples of how this Riddler is not like Jim Carrey's Riddler。First， Batman must find a killer who injected his victims with something that cases rapid， uncontrollable bone GENTLEMEN， MEET MY FRIEND。。。 。。。THE "$%$^！ PSYCHO IN A BATSUIT。"- LT。 Jim Gordon That juicy line almost makes up for the Bat Blimp。Just a 9。2 on the ridiculous scale。 At least Bat-Shark Repellent is small enough to make without anyone noticing。 More exploits from Batman's early career （in the New 52 universe） and finally some examples of how this Riddler is not like Jim Carrey's Riddler。First， Batman must find a killer who injected his victims with something that cases rapid， uncontrollable bone growth。 Cute。And more flashbacks。 If Bruce wasn't constantly rendered unconscious， we'd never get to see experience his past。 Fortunately， Batman don't do helmets， so every whack on the noodle gives us a new glimpse into how he became spandex spartan！The art， even when disgusting， is stunning。 I absolutely adore the coloring。 。。。more
Kade
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The second part of Scott Snyder’s Zero Year is where things get bombastic， the idea of reintroducing Batman’s first supervillain in Detective Comics #29， Doctor Death， as a creepy bone contortionist is a great idea。 The mandatory inclusion of the Wayne’s deaths is handled well， the lowest moment for Bruce is paralleled by Bruce’s lowest moment in the present day story。 The Riddler then takes over Gotham in Bruce’s absence。 Scott Snyder incorporates all of the fun riddles that you would expect fr The second part of Scott Snyder’s Zero Year is where things get bombastic， the idea of reintroducing Batman’s first supervillain in Detective Comics #29， Doctor Death， as a creepy bone contortionist is a great idea。 The mandatory inclusion of the Wayne’s deaths is handled well， the lowest moment for Bruce is paralleled by Bruce’s lowest moment in the present day story。 The Riddler then takes over Gotham in Bruce’s absence。 Scott Snyder incorporates all of the fun riddles that you would expect from Eddie， which makes him one of the hardest characters to write for。 And Batman’s retort to the last riddle about the gordian knot is a great scene where Batman shows his intelligence， and his ability to punch things in the face， in one scene。 Gordon， Alfred， and Luscious are also written excellently。 The final scene of Alfred’s dream for Bruce settling down not only foreshadows later events in Snyder’s run， but is a heartbreaking scene in its own right。 But the story still ends on a hopeful note for Batman， while still having the tragedy， something that a lot of Batman stories fail to do。 However， DC missed a giant opportunity for the tagline of the book， it should be “From Zero to Hero，” duh。 Honestly DC should just hire me at this point。 。。。more
Kai Wood
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Gordon with a beard O_OA really good “origin story” for the bat。 Probably the 3rd best so far？ I’ll do a definitive ranking after 7。 This had a really cool aesthetic throughout if that makes sense。 It’s up to me now turn on the bright lightsThat lyric hits different after reading this。
Sam
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Wow！ That was the biggest， best， most epic Batman origin tale ever。 Finally displaces Miller's too-long reign in that spot by integrating "The Killing Joke" and Brubaker's The Man Who Laughs into the story， all while focusing on Bruce Wayne as a person and also delivering a cracking Riddler story to boot。Easily sits alongside Birthright and Legend of Wonder Woman as the crown jewels of origin stories for DC's Trinity。 Wow！ That was the biggest， best， most epic Batman origin tale ever。 Finally displaces Miller's too-long reign in that spot by integrating "The Killing Joke" and Brubaker's The Man Who Laughs into the story， all while focusing on Bruce Wayne as a person and also delivering a cracking Riddler story to boot。Easily sits alongside Birthright and Legend of Wonder Woman as the crown jewels of origin stories for DC's Trinity。 。。。more
Sophie
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The colour and graphics were amazing！！
Dante
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That was grate 👏🏻
Asparkofh
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I literally forgot this was a origin story and was genuinely worried for a bit there。 I love Alfred so much。 He’s so precious。 Also don’t worry， he’ll get his family eventually。
Mizuki
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The Riddler is one crazy son of a bitch and he is doing so damn cool， yo！ So I'm glad Batman gives the Riddler the boot this time。On the other hand， it's nice to see the young Bruce Wayne dealing with his issues and struggling to find his way to beat the Riddler when Gotham is in a black out， etc still Batman and Gordon's heart to heart really isn't my thing。 It's uncool。 LolI like that young Thomas makes an appearance， yo！Plus I'll admit it， it's refreshing to not having to see The Joker and hi The Riddler is one crazy son of a bitch and he is doing so damn cool， yo！ So I'm glad Batman gives the Riddler the boot this time。On the other hand， it's nice to see the young Bruce Wayne dealing with his issues and struggling to find his way to beat the Riddler when Gotham is in a black out， etc still Batman and Gordon's heart to heart really isn't my thing。 It's uncool。 LolI like that young Thomas makes an appearance， yo！Plus I'll admit it， it's refreshing to not having to see The Joker and his face。Last but certainly not least， the artwork and the coloring is so freaking awesome。 Good job！ 。。。more
Sevenlock
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 GR不能给半星就很烦，有3。5星吧。本来准备给三星的，想了想这可是25岁的布鲁斯，不忍心啊！总体上一般，感觉我爱看的不是蝙蝠打败坏蛋，而是对人物内心的探寻和对过去的反思，因此整个对抗谜语人的故事我基本就处于嗯嗯知道了小蝙蝠真厉害的状态中，但是最后＃33里布鲁斯透露自己曾有过电击治疗疑似抑郁症症状的自己却让我感触很深。我也曾想过一键重启啊。以下为11。29想法＃25里最后25岁的布鲁斯呛戈登我笑死了，35岁的布鲁斯看着呛他的小鸟1234号，不知道有没有一种天道好轮回之感＃26里戈登把布鲁斯锁死在床上防止他逃走我笑得更大声了＃27里戈登大衣的故事，怎么说呢，有时候觉得这种漫画，和漫画里永远有勇气和毅力对抗现实的人（或者所有文学作品里），对我而言已经不仅仅是一个故事，或者我从前看做的一种榜样。他们成了我活下去的勇气。如果布鲁斯韦恩可以，那么或许我也可以吧。" GR不能给半星就很烦，有3。5星吧。本来准备给三星的，想了想这可是25岁的布鲁斯，不忍心啊！总体上一般，感觉我爱看的不是蝙蝠打败坏蛋，而是对人物内心的探寻和对过去的反思，因此整个对抗谜语人的故事我基本就处于嗯嗯知道了小蝙蝠真厉害的状态中，但是最后＃33里布鲁斯透露自己曾有过电击治疗疑似抑郁症症状的自己却让我感触很深。我也曾想过一键重启啊。以下为11。29想法＃25里最后25岁的布鲁斯呛戈登我笑死了，35岁的布鲁斯看着呛他的小鸟1234号，不知道有没有一种天道好轮回之感＃26里戈登把布鲁斯锁死在床上防止他逃走我笑得更大声了＃27里戈登大衣的故事，怎么说呢，有时候觉得这种漫画，和漫画里永远有勇气和毅力对抗现实的人（或者所有文学作品里），对我而言已经不仅仅是一个故事，或者我从前看做的一种榜样。他们成了我活下去的勇气。如果布鲁斯韦恩可以，那么或许我也可以吧。" 。。。more
Judah Radd
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It was bound to happen eventually。I’ve been loving this run so far， but this trade had some relatively dull arcs。 The Riddler stuff was overly confusing and underwhelming。 I sort of liked the Doctor Death story at the beginning， and Greg Capullo’s bone art was gruesome and cool。。。 but Snyder’s plotting just didn’t work as well for me here。 I’m still invested in the run， but I guess I wasn’t really feeling all of the prequelly buzzcut Bruce stuff。 Looking forward to what comes next。
Matěj Komiksumec
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Nakonec to bylo hrozné jen trochu！ To co tahá takhle book nahoru je bezpochyby Riddler který tu je napsaný vážně dobře ve stylu Arkham her což je krok správným směrem。 Samozřejmě je to Snyder takže vše je over the top as fuck ale je tu překvapivě pár hezkých nápadů který na to jak strašně tento příběh je dlouhý nejsou rozvedené víc。 Celý Zero Year je vlastně homáž， Secret City je Snyderovský Year One od Millera a Killing Joke， Dark City je takový mix Year One a Dark Knight Returns a Savage City Nakonec to bylo hrozné jen trochu！ To co tahá takhle book nahoru je bezpochyby Riddler který tu je napsaný vážně dobře ve stylu Arkham her což je krok správným směrem。 Samozřejmě je to Snyder takže vše je over the top as fuck ale je tu překvapivě pár hezkých nápadů který na to jak strašně tento příběh je dlouhý nejsou rozvedené víc。 Celý Zero Year je vlastně homáž， Secret City je Snyderovský Year One od Millera a Killing Joke， Dark City je takový mix Year One a Dark Knight Returns a Savage City je do očí bijící pokus o film Dark Knight Rises mixnutý s Arkham Hrama。 Což je vlastně něco co mě hrozně iritovalo， nechci číst Snyderovu verzi něčeho co jsme už měli。 Pořád je utrpení to číst a strašně jsem u toho i u Capulla trpěl。 Pokud jste to dočetl někdo až sem， otázka na závěr。 Co se Vám všem na tomhle a na celým Batmanovi od Scotta líbí？ Všichni to hodnotíte strašně kladně ale já to tam prostě vůbec nevidím。 。。。more
Lucas Lima
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Alright， this was a good volume。 Although i don't see The Riddler like this megalomaniac character that Snyder painted here。 Everything in his writings are always too much， but i still liked。 But， i need to say， that last pages of the story， when Julie Madison appeared， really， it got me chills。 Snyder wrote one of the best Alfreds of all time。And the art is still great。 Capullo is going down as one of the dark knights bests artists。 Alright， this was a good volume。 Although i don't see The Riddler like this megalomaniac character that Snyder painted here。 Everything in his writings are always too much， but i still liked。 But， i need to say， that last pages of the story， when Julie Madison appeared， really， it got me chills。 Snyder wrote one of the best Alfreds of all time。And the art is still great。 Capullo is going down as one of the dark knights bests artists。 。。。more
Berger M。P。
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++just embrace it-getting wacky like the old school Batman flicks-Bruce Wayne being more of a dick than usual++did not see THAT coming+creepy bad dude doing creepy things-not sure I like some of these new changes between the relationship between Gordon and Bruce。。。 mainly how they are changing Gordon’s morals+++that negative turned into an amazing positive with a new slice of story++by making us bear witness-new bat transportation。。。 not very conspicuous haha++excellent use of different shades/c ++just embrace it-getting wacky like the old school Batman flicks-Bruce Wayne being more of a dick than usual++did not see THAT coming+creepy bad dude doing creepy things-not sure I like some of these new changes between the relationship between Gordon and Bruce。。。 mainly how they are changing Gordon’s morals+++that negative turned into an amazing positive with a new slice of story++by making us bear witness-new bat transportation。。。 not very conspicuous haha++excellent use of different shades/color configuration for different timelines++new Riddler world is wild， a departure from the more grounded approach+Bruce’s trauma playing out+I love you。。。++Alfred/Batman moment+that ending bit was powerful 。。。more
Thirty37Seven
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am in love with you， Jim Gordon。 Will you marry me？This was a dream team story and I loved it。 I refer to Batman， Alfred， Gordon and Lucius as the dream team because these motherfuckers get shit done together。 What would become of Gotham without them？The Riddler kicked ass in this story。 I love how he was written and I could hear his dialogue in Wally Wingert's voice。 Nothing compares to the smarmy， arrogant， dickhead voice that Wally brings to the character。 That dude is the best Riddler in e I am in love with you， Jim Gordon。 Will you marry me？This was a dream team story and I loved it。 I refer to Batman， Alfred， Gordon and Lucius as the dream team because these motherfuckers get shit done together。 What would become of Gotham without them？The Riddler kicked ass in this story。 I love how he was written and I could hear his dialogue in Wally Wingert's voice。 Nothing compares to the smarmy， arrogant， dickhead voice that Wally brings to the character。 That dude is the best Riddler in existence and I will FIGHT you if you even think about mentioning Jim Carrey in the same breath。 I'm sorry， I'm just looking for an excuse to praise Wally because he fucking deserves it。"My scar from the A。C。E。 Chemical fall healed better than I expected。 First real kiss of Gotham。 Heh。""。。。Yes， first kiss。""Alfred？ What's wrong？""What？ Nothing。 I'm sorry， sir。"Alfred would prefer you get kissed by real girls instead of metaphorical ones， Bruce。The message from Bruce to Alfred was sweet。 Bruce doesn't get sentimental much but when he does it's lovely。"Alfred。。。 Alfred， I know you can't hear this， and I doubt you'll ever hear it， but even so。。。 Even so， I just wanted to say。。。 say that you were right about Batman。 You've always been right。 You were right when you said he had to mean something。 And then you were right when you said he had to mean something good。 And you were right to say that this time， he'd likely go down in failure。 I have failed against the Riddler， Alfred。 Twice already。 And I'll probably fail again now。 But what I want you to see。。。 what I understand now， at the end， is that maybe there's something in that。 And I know what you'd say to this。 Fighting a battle you know you can't win， a battle you know you'll lose。 It's madness。 But all I can hope。。。 is that， like you said yourself。 Maybe。。。 maybe it's the kind of madness this city rewards。 I don't know。 I hope we get to argue about it soon。 I love you， Alfred。 Signing off。"Nothing will ever be sadder to me in Batman stories than Alfred wanting Bruce to have some semblance of a normal life and Bruce almost always rejecting it。"In the city today， Alfred， now more than ever， evil men， sick men， they step from the shadows to kill and terrify， and Batman will draw their fire。 He will be the lightning rod。 He will show the people of Gotham not to be afraid。 It's the thing， Alfred。 It's what makes me happy。 It's all that makes me happy。""You say that because you don't know， master Bruce。 You don't。 There are joys you haven't experienced。 Deeper types of happiness。""Not for me。"Alfred fantasizing about Bruce falling in love and having a family broke my fucking heart， man。"I'm so sorry， miss， but I'm afraid。。。 he's spoken for。" as Bruce flies over Gotham with a smile on his face。 Gotham is his mistress and she always will be。Such a colorful volume。 Just because Batman likes black doesn't mean his comics have to be。 I didn't expect a Batman book to be this colorful and I really like that。 。。。more
Madeline Laake
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The choice to use all these pinks/oranges/purples is really interesting。 Bright， beautiful pages in contrast to the gritty linework and narrative。 （Also yay， a Riddler story ！）
Ushnav Shroff
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The best damn Batman graphic novel I have read in a long time。
Adam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 You did it again Snyder， you beautiful bastard。 Damn he's an amazing writer for Batman。 And Capullo knows what to do。 This was by far the great Riddler story ever。 It had all the great elements。 Action， mystery， thriller， everything needed for a Batman story。 A real page Turner。 Can't wait to see how other volumes are。 You did it again Snyder， you beautiful bastard。 Damn he's an amazing writer for Batman。 And Capullo knows what to do。 This was by far the great Riddler story ever。 It had all the great elements。 Action， mystery， thriller， everything needed for a Batman story。 A real page Turner。 Can't wait to see how other volumes are。 。。。more
Luana
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Zero Year concludes with Dark City and Savage City， and a re-imagining of wild ass Golden Age villain Dr。 Death。 Death isn't the main focus of the book， but he is a memorable and fun bad guy; the main plotline is concerned with the Riddler stepping out of the shadows to become a true mastermind of the Bond type variety， somehow managing to knock Gotham back to the stone age in a kind-of mini-remake of No Man's Land。 I like that the thesis statement at the end is that being a symbol of hope makes Zero Year concludes with Dark City and Savage City， and a re-imagining of wild ass Golden Age villain Dr。 Death。 Death isn't the main focus of the book， but he is a memorable and fun bad guy; the main plotline is concerned with the Riddler stepping out of the shadows to become a true mastermind of the Bond type variety， somehow managing to knock Gotham back to the stone age in a kind-of mini-remake of No Man's Land。 I like that the thesis statement at the end is that being a symbol of hope makes Batman happy， like those are his actual words。 He does it because he can't imagine anything else bringing him happiness。That's emotionally intense， yet really sweet。 I like that！ 。。。more
John Mendiola
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That was unexpectedThe second volume of the Zero Year arc really focuses on The Riddler。 I feel like I’ve read more Batman comics than the average person but I don’t actually recall how much of The Riddler I’ve encountered。 He seems to appear more on screen due to either his zany inspiration in the movies or interactive puzzles in the Arkham games。 It was pretty cool seeing him be the focus of the story even though I was a bit disappointed in somehow still not getting to know him more in depth。T That was unexpectedThe second volume of the Zero Year arc really focuses on The Riddler。 I feel like I’ve read more Batman comics than the average person but I don’t actually recall how much of The Riddler I’ve encountered。 He seems to appear more on screen due to either his zany inspiration in the movies or interactive puzzles in the Arkham games。 It was pretty cool seeing him be the focus of the story even though I was a bit disappointed in somehow still not getting to know him more in depth。This take on Batman’s start definitely focuses more on the exotic and dare I say even a tad bit sci fi。 It’s odd seeing how the events unfold though not necessarily in a negative way。 It was unexpected but a cool take。 I’m still mulling it over so maybe I will actually love it in the long run but it wasn’t what I was expecting so I’m not IN love with it at the moment。 Definitely excited to jump into Court of Owls now！ 。。。more
Riccardo Caputi
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The first issues are really great， but as the story goes on it becomes a classic Batman vs Riddler story， only with higher stakes， and yet still kind of boring。 Dr Death appears to help the Riddler and to thematically represent Batman's anger towards everyone around him （probably this book's main theme）， which is good， but then is quickly taken away from the story once his purpose is fulfilled， in a way that seems pretty abrupt and not well thought out。 The first issues are really great， but as the story goes on it becomes a classic Batman vs Riddler story， only with higher stakes， and yet still kind of boring。 Dr Death appears to help the Riddler and to thematically represent Batman's anger towards everyone around him （probably this book's main theme）， which is good， but then is quickly taken away from the story once his purpose is fulfilled， in a way that seems pretty abrupt and not well thought out。 。。。more
Patrick
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Snyder's origin story is basically a mashup of a bunch of Batman stories: Year One， Killing Joke， No Man's Land， Batman Forever， Batman Begins。。。there's barely an original thought except in how to mash all that stuff up。 Whatever they're up to with Battinson has to be better than this。 Snyder's origin story is basically a mashup of a bunch of Batman stories: Year One， Killing Joke， No Man's Land， Batman Forever， Batman Begins。。。there's barely an original thought except in how to mash all that stuff up。 Whatever they're up to with Battinson has to be better than this。 。。。more
Spencer
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