Batman, Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs
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- Author：James Tynion IV
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Summary
Beginning a whole new chapter in the life of the Dark Knight， the epic art team of Tony S。 Daniel and Danny Miki are joined by new series writer James Tynion IV！
It's a new day in Gotham City， but not the same old Batman。 With Bane vanquished and one of his longtime allies gone， Batman has to start picking up the pieces and stepping up his game。 Batman has a new plan for Gotham City， but he's not the only one。 Deathstroke has returned as well， under a mysterious new contract that could change everything。
Collects Batman #85–94， Batman Secret Files #3 （9 Issues）
It's a new day in Gotham City， but not the same old Batman。 With Bane vanquished and one of his longtime allies gone， Batman has to start picking up the pieces and stepping up his game。 Batman has a new plan for Gotham City， but he's not the only one。 Deathstroke has returned as well， under a mysterious new contract that could change everything。
Collects Batman #85–94， Batman Secret Files #3 （9 Issues）
Reviews
Mike
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Tynion writes an interesting Batman， and expertly guides the supporting characters through the story。 Every villain and sidekick plays a role and it all fits together succinctly and at a good pace。The art is also absolutely top tier in this book。 Classic characters are exquisitely done and kept fresh throughout。
Richard
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★★★ 1/2Fresh off of his acclaimed run on Detective Comics and his team-up with Scott Snyder on the latest run on Justice League， James Tynion IV now takes the reigns of DC’s most popular book from Tom King。 It’s a lot to live up to and Tynion does a great job。 He picks up the pieces after tragic events of City of Bane and sees Batman contending with a group of the world’s deadliest assassins making their way to Gotham， and as he investigates， uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not only Batman， ★★★ 1/2Fresh off of his acclaimed run on Detective Comics and his team-up with Scott Snyder on the latest run on Justice League， James Tynion IV now takes the reigns of DC’s most popular book from Tom King。 It’s a lot to live up to and Tynion does a great job。 He picks up the pieces after tragic events of City of Bane and sees Batman contending with a group of the world’s deadliest assassins making their way to Gotham， and as he investigates， uncovers a conspiracy that threatens not only Batman， but the future of Gotham。Yea I know that synopsis sounds like every big Batman story， and it’s true。 It all feels a bit unoriginal， but the story is still very well-written and Tynion has a real grasp of the characters， so I genuinely enjoyed this one。 。。。more
Michelle Cristiani
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A little inconsistent but overall a pretty solid work。 I expected good standards from James tynion， but the rest of the creative family inspired and supported。
Dusty
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After skipping Tom King's Batman run， I figured I should at least read something modern in terms of Batman。 So I landed on this because of Punchline。 I realize alot of DC fans didnt respond to her well but I did and do。 Its a decent story with a new bad guy that leads into Joker War。 Glad I gave it a try。 After skipping Tom King's Batman run， I figured I should at least read something modern in terms of Batman。 So I landed on this because of Punchline。 I realize alot of DC fans didnt respond to her well but I did and do。 Its a decent story with a new bad guy that leads into Joker War。 Glad I gave it a try。 。。。more
Daniel Butcher
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Predictable at times。 But I like Bat/Cat and some of the complexity…even the stuff I can predict。
John
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Tom King may have overstayed his welcome， but I didn't find this to be an improvement。 This is a toy movie， and nowhere near as clever as Tom King and Scott Snyder's runs。And now its being cut short。 Tom King may have overstayed his welcome， but I didn't find this to be an improvement。 This is a toy movie， and nowhere near as clever as Tom King and Scott Snyder's runs。And now its being cut short。 。。。more
Martin
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What a great firt arc for Tynion's run and interesting build-up to the highly anticipated Joker War。 Classic assassins and classic villains， respectful of their history （some dialogues between Catwoman and the Riddler reminded me， without reference to it， that those 2 went to Rome together）。 On top of that a few new characters that are well thought。 Give me more。 Some people don't like Tynion's Detective Comics， other loves it。 I think this Batman run will not change either group's mind， so you What a great firt arc for Tynion's run and interesting build-up to the highly anticipated Joker War。 Classic assassins and classic villains， respectful of their history （some dialogues between Catwoman and the Riddler reminded me， without reference to it， that those 2 went to Rome together）。 On top of that a few new characters that are well thought。 Give me more。 Some people don't like Tynion's Detective Comics， other loves it。 I think this Batman run will not change either group's mind， so you know what to expect。 。。。more
Adam Spanos
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Decent batman story， though pretty forgettable。 Too many unnecessary characters forced in， and the new characters were bland。 Reused motifs from the Nolan movies felt cheap。 The reveal was fairly predictable。 Art ranges from great to just OK。
Shaya
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4。5 Stars
Rumi Bossche
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I never finished Tom Kings Batman run， i cant seem to find his Fifth and final hardcover of his run， so here i am with a new Batman run from James Tynion IV。 Tynion is on a massive role， he won the Eisner Award for best writer， and all his current titles seem to struck gold。 So my expectations were very high， and if i have to be honest， maby too high。 Dont get me wrong， its a fun run， he jumps straight into a story with alot of action， loads of villains and just like no start up or set up of any I never finished Tom Kings Batman run， i cant seem to find his Fifth and final hardcover of his run， so here i am with a new Batman run from James Tynion IV。 Tynion is on a massive role， he won the Eisner Award for best writer， and all his current titles seem to struck gold。 So my expectations were very high， and if i have to be honest， maby too high。 Dont get me wrong， its a fun run， he jumps straight into a story with alot of action， loads of villains and just like no start up or set up of anything， just action action action。 One of my biggest complains of this run so far is the inconcistency of the artists， they seem to change almost every issue and range from very good to just poorly， i love to have atleast artists who's art is kinda simulair， but its all over the place。 And the new big villains like Punchline are very poor in my taste。 I just expected better to be honest。 This is not the start King Had with his very different run， or Snyders which started with the classic Court of Owls， this is just kind of basic。 Nothing wrong with that once in a while but nothing special ether。 ⭐⭐⭐ stars。 。。。more
Michael
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Too long for what is basically all set-up for "Joker War。" Very good art， though there is one bit of inconsistency I noticed， which is probably more of a writing error -- Batman and Deathstroke are fighting what are essentially zombies， cuts away for a few pages， and when it comes back， Deathstroke has been handcuffed， with no dialogue or narration explaining when or how this happened。 Just a bit weird it's never mentioned。 Too long for what is basically all set-up for "Joker War。" Very good art， though there is one bit of inconsistency I noticed， which is probably more of a writing error -- Batman and Deathstroke are fighting what are essentially zombies， cuts away for a few pages， and when it comes back， Deathstroke has been handcuffed， with no dialogue or narration explaining when or how this happened。 Just a bit weird it's never mentioned。 。。。more
Ma'Belle
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3。5 starsThe character designs and art are top notch， and Tynion clearly has come up with some interesting plans for the Dark Knight。 I predict that this run will get better in future volumes。
Alex Malai
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Subham
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Its a pretty cool story and start to this new run！Batman is attacked by Assassins namely Deathstroke， Cheshire， Merlyn， Mr Teeth and Gunsmith and we see they are part of a larger plan and here to distract batman and then Penguin and Harley get involved and well its fighting on all sides but then the main villain: THE DESIGNER is revealed and we come to find his secret history and what he had planned in the past with the 4 and how Catwoman is involved here and plus the big face off with the Riddl Its a pretty cool story and start to this new run！Batman is attacked by Assassins namely Deathstroke， Cheshire， Merlyn， Mr Teeth and Gunsmith and we see they are part of a larger plan and here to distract batman and then Penguin and Harley get involved and well its fighting on all sides but then the main villain: THE DESIGNER is revealed and we come to find his secret history and what he had planned in the past with the 4 and how Catwoman is involved here and plus the big face off with the Riddler and how Joker and his new gf Punchline factors into it and how it leads to one of the most epic wars in Gotham and status quo changes for Bruce？！I loved this story and it has so many reveals， twists and turns and character fates and cool histories and great plans。 The Designer is like Moriarty to Batman and I like the dynamic and how the main villain reveals himself is awesome and the art is gorgeous all around and especially towards the end and some new characters and new gadgets which was awesome。 It reads fast but some panels do take some time to get through but its all in service of the story。 I liked it overall and it makes for great re-reads again and again。 Next up: Joker war！ 。。。more
Rolando Marono
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Aunque no todos los volúmenes fueron impresionantes， hubo grandes momentos en el run de Tom King y me dio un Batman vulnerable que siempre es un deleite ver。 Después de ese run， no tenía muchas ganas de continuar con el personaje pero tiene varios años que he leído los runs de Batman y el run de Tynion IV en Detective Comics de rebirth me había gustado mucho， y quise darle una oportunidad。Este es un arco largo de diez números， que da muchas vueltas y trata de estirar la historia hasta más no pod Aunque no todos los volúmenes fueron impresionantes， hubo grandes momentos en el run de Tom King y me dio un Batman vulnerable que siempre es un deleite ver。 Después de ese run， no tenía muchas ganas de continuar con el personaje pero tiene varios años que he leído los runs de Batman y el run de Tynion IV en Detective Comics de rebirth me había gustado mucho， y quise darle una oportunidad。Este es un arco largo de diez números， que da muchas vueltas y trata de estirar la historia hasta más no poder para completar esa longitud。 Introduce a un villano， El Diseñador， que es bastante genérico en realidad， sólo se encarga de generar planes maestros; se alía con algunos villanos de Gotham para crear el plan maestro que Batman no va a ver venir。 Y ahí es donde me perdió completamente。 En algunas escenas nos describe otra vez a un Batman， invencible y poderoso。 Está sufriendo la muerte de Alfred y lo reemplaza de cierta manera con Lucius Fox。 En este tomo saca muchos bati gadgets que funcionan casi como un deus ex machina。 Y aquí viene， sumando todo eso， el plan maestro del gran diseñador y de los villanos unidos debería de ser una fregonería， algo realmente impresionante， algo que no veas venir。 Pero no lo es。 Tynion utiliza muchos recursos， y muchos villanos que ya hemos visto en otros tomos y otras historias。 Nada nuevo。 Utilizar mercenarios para distraer a Batman。 Tomar la política de Gotham。 Tomar el dinero de Wayne y quitarle todo a Batman。 Hasta lo vimos en la tercera película de Nolan y con resultados más sorpresivos que aquí。Al final del tomo te das cuenta que todo fue un montaje para el siguiente arco que es joker war。 No me gustó nada， se me hizo muy largo y hubo varios momentos en los que pensé si continuar o saltarme algunas páginas。 。。。more
Craig
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Coming on the heels of Scott Snyder and Tom King， this was decidedly。。。underwhelming。 The art is pretty （and very colorful， too！）， but there's something missing。 Can't quite pin it down exactly。 Batman is one of my favorite characters and I'm in it for the long run， but I sure hope this gets better。。。 Coming on the heels of Scott Snyder and Tom King， this was decidedly。。。underwhelming。 The art is pretty （and very colorful， too！）， but there's something missing。 Can't quite pin it down exactly。 Batman is one of my favorite characters and I'm in it for the long run， but I sure hope this gets better。。。 。。。more
Robert
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Ambitious storytelling and clean， dynamic superhero art to be sure but it may just be that I am。。。getting Bored with the Bat？Sorry Bruce， it's not you， it's me。。。I get it that DC needs to treat everything to do with their most popular flagship character as Important， but sometimes I feel it slips over into the realm of self-importance。 At least this book explicitly acknowledges the reality that someone with a billionaires' resources could make far， far better use of their time and said resources Ambitious storytelling and clean， dynamic superhero art to be sure but it may just be that I am。。。getting Bored with the Bat？Sorry Bruce， it's not you， it's me。。。I get it that DC needs to treat everything to do with their most popular flagship character as Important， but sometimes I feel it slips over into the realm of self-importance。 At least this book explicitly acknowledges the reality that someone with a billionaires' resources could make far， far better use of their time and said resources helping individuals and communities directly than by inventing gadgets and souping up cars in their mancave in order to ultimately punch mentally ill criminals in the jaw。All that said， it ends with a pretty seismic shift for Bruce Wayne and Co。 so I will certainly take a look at the next volume and see what， exactly， goes down in The Joker War。*I you like the set up， you'll enjoy the Punchline as well。*Didn't we just have a War of Jokes and Riddles a few years back？ I guess the clown was sick of sharing top billing！ 。。。more
Ivan Lex
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Tom King's run is over and now James Tynion have the cowl， I can't say that I loved this first volume but I have to admit that after the first part it becomes entertaining， the art is spectacular and you can see that it is the prelude to something great。。。 I love that the romance between Bruce and Selina is still alive in this new stage， but on the other hand the absence of Alfred is evident and it feels like something is missing， I suppose that at some point they will do something to got Tom King's run is over and now James Tynion have the cowl， I can't say that I loved this first volume but I have to admit that after the first part it becomes entertaining， the art is spectacular and you can see that it is the prelude to something great。。。 I love that the romance between Bruce and Selina is still alive in this new stage， but on the other hand the absence of Alfred is evident and it feels like something is missing， I suppose that at some point they will do something to got him back or something because a Batman without Alfred is honestly not so cool 。。。 Gotham's most iconic villains are scared， something they planned in the past resonates in the present， and for the thousandth time there is a master plan that will reduce the city to ashes if the Bat is not fast and skilled enough 。。。 One of the highlights of this volume is the appearance of Punchline， the character itself doesn't seem like a big deal to me， but the context in which they put her and her confrontation with Harley is something to see 。。。 A fight between the ex and the current girlfriend of a psychopath is always something interesting 。。。 The above is the most remarkable， the problem with this book is that I feel it extremely repetitive， I feel that unlike what King did with Batman， what we see in this book is something that has already been seen several times 。。。 。。。more
Sarah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *Lots of reading + no time review = Knee-jerk reactions！*Another page-turner。 This "perfect" plan to beat Batman， with the underlying previous betrayal of Catwoman and how she was desperately trying to undo it， now that she and Batman are in a relationship。。。 All of that plus some just really awesome Batman moments--my favorite was when Batman was effortlessly solving Riddler's puzzle all while fighting the bigger problem--made this an un-put-down-able book！ *Lots of reading + no time review = Knee-jerk reactions！*Another page-turner。 This "perfect" plan to beat Batman， with the underlying previous betrayal of Catwoman and how she was desperately trying to undo it， now that she and Batman are in a relationship。。。 All of that plus some just really awesome Batman moments--my favorite was when Batman was effortlessly solving Riddler's puzzle all while fighting the bigger problem--made this an un-put-down-able book！ 。。。more
Yoshiro
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Z chwilą pokonania Bane’a zarówno Batman， jak i mieszkańcy Gotham， byli przekonani， że teraz będą mogli należycie odetchnąć。 Odpoczynek od nadmiaru wrażeń i niebezpieczeństw nie trwał jednak nazbyt długo。 Do miasta wrócił bowiem Deathstroke i zdecydowanie nie była to wizyta w celach rozrywkowych。 Miał on nowe zlecenie， którego realizacja wymagała wyeliminowania jednego z mieszkańców。 Zaraz zanim zaczęli się pojawiać inni płatni mordercy。 Jakby to zwiastowało mało problemów to ponownie dali o sob Z chwilą pokonania Bane’a zarówno Batman， jak i mieszkańcy Gotham， byli przekonani， że teraz będą mogli należycie odetchnąć。 Odpoczynek od nadmiaru wrażeń i niebezpieczeństw nie trwał jednak nazbyt długo。 Do miasta wrócił bowiem Deathstroke i zdecydowanie nie była to wizyta w celach rozrywkowych。 Miał on nowe zlecenie， którego realizacja wymagała wyeliminowania jednego z mieszkańców。 Zaraz zanim zaczęli się pojawiać inni płatni mordercy。 Jakby to zwiastowało mało problemów to ponownie dali o sobie znać niektórzy bohaterowie （Harley Quinn， Pingwin， Riddler）， których Batman jako ostatnich chciał widzieć w swoim mieście。 Wszystko wskazuje na to， że za całą sytuacją stoi tajemniczy przeciwnik， który z cienia pociąga za wszelkie sznurki。 Mroczny Rycerz nie będzie miał kolejny raz wyboru i będzie musiał stanąć do nierównej walki （na wielu płaszczyznach）。James Tynion IV umiejętnie łączy tutaj masę widowiskowej akcji， nieźle skrojoną tajemnicę， elementy detektywistyczne i szczyptę humoru。 Dzięki temu tworzy on naprawdę dobrą historię， która w kilku momentach mile zaskoczy czytelnika i zapewni mu sporą dawkę przyjemnej komiksowej rozrywki。 Ponad 260 stron albumu wypełnione zostaje tutaj treścią， przy której nikt nie powinien się nudzić。 Batman ze swoimi gadżetami （momentami dość absurdalnymi）， będzie miał tutaj ręce pełne roboty。 Przez kolejne plansze komiksu， przewija się również cała masa bohaterów i to niejednokrotnie ukazanych na kilku frontach。 Nadaje to tytułowi jeszcze większej dynamiki， ale niesie ze sobą również pewne problemy。Każda z postaci chce tutaj również coś ugrać dla siebie， stać się kimś ważnym lub odegrać się na znienawidzonym wrogu。 Każdej z nich autor stara się więc poświęcić odpowiednią ilość miejsca， co nawet przy dość dużej ilości stron， niestety wiąże się z pewnymi cięciami innych elementów。 Nie ma więc tutaj możliwości， aby wszystko było perfekcyjne， a każdy poruszony wątek dostał satysfakcjonujące rozwinięcie。 Trzeba jednak przyznać， że żadna z nich nie wydaje się tutaj dodana na siłę i każda odpowiednio została dopasowana do całej historii。Trio artystów odpowiedzialnych za oprawę graficzną albumu Batman Ich mroczne plany #1 （Guillem March， Tony S。 Daniel i Jorge Jimenez）， spisało się tutaj na medal， tworząc prace， które stały się perfekcyjnym uzupełnieniem treści。 Kolejne plansze epatują klimatem， który momentalnie udziela się odbiorcy i zapewnia mu dodatkowe wrażenia podczas lektury albumu。 Naprawdę trudno jest tutaj nie zachwycać się dynamiką scen walki czy mrocznym sugestywnym klimatem niektórych pokazanych momentów。 Entuzjaści dobrze narysowanych komiksów z całą pewnością nie powinni mieć tutaj zbyt wielu powodów do narzekania。W recenzowanym wydaniu do głównej historii dołożono również one-shoty， skupiające się na płatnych mordercach przewijających się w początku fabuły。 Każda z części została stworzona przez innego scenarzystę。 Stanowi to miły dodatek， chociaż jakość tych historii jest raczej mocno dyskusyjna。https://popkulturowykociolek。pl/recen。。。 。。。more
Roberto Garza
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No sé si resucitar al Joker sea buena idea。 Pero estoy seguro que no es mala idea。
Chris W
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Too many villains， too convoluted。 This entire volume would have been way better if it just focused on 1 or 2 villains and didn't try to cram so many characters in it。 Too many villains， too convoluted。 This entire volume would have been way better if it just focused on 1 or 2 villains and didn't try to cram so many characters in it。 。。。more
Josh
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After King's quieter thematic and character work， Tynion kicks things off with a bang。 Holding to direct continuity， Bruce Wayne is reckoning with his approach to helping Gotham， wondering if there might be a better way to build a future。 But when a figure of rumors and myth emerges from the shadows with a plan to target the city， old players will be brought back onto the board。It's the scheme they had believed dead， now playing out with a trail of blood and bodies in its wake。 Lovers， allies， a After King's quieter thematic and character work， Tynion kicks things off with a bang。 Holding to direct continuity， Bruce Wayne is reckoning with his approach to helping Gotham， wondering if there might be a better way to build a future。 But when a figure of rumors and myth emerges from the shadows with a plan to target the city， old players will be brought back onto the board。It's the scheme they had believed dead， now playing out with a trail of blood and bodies in its wake。 Lovers， allies， and enemies must pick sides as Dark Designs years in the making push everyone to the limits of their abilities and beyond。 Batman has scarcely had time to recover from the cost of his last fight as this new enemy works to dismantle Batman and Gotham piece by piece。 The wounded Dark Knight may not be up to the task， and that's before even darker secrets come to light。With action-packed writing and bold art， Tynion， March， and the rest of the team kick off a bold new chapter of the Batman saga。 。。。more
Jesse A
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A good Batman book。 Maybe we can retire the Joker for a few years though？
Keith Davis
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Years ago Joker， Penguin， Riddler， and Catwoman worked with a supervillain consultant to devise a plan to take over Gotham， steal the Wayne fortune， and take down Batman。 The plan was never executed， but now someone has set it in motion。 It is a clever premise with some good art。 A solid Batman story。
Robert
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It's not special， but it's also not needlessly， confrontationally， offensive， so in today's environment that's something of a plus。 It's not special， but it's also not needlessly， confrontationally， offensive， so in today's environment that's something of a plus。 。。。more
Jamieson
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This was really good。 （view spoiler）[ Essentially the plot features Bruce Wayne attempting to rebuild a new Gotham after the death of Bane。 However， something is working to upend his designs。 This something is the Designer， an old-school supervillain who specializes in thinking several steps ahead of his opponent。 In the early days， the Designer had summoned Catwoman， the Penguin， the Riddler and the Joker to a secret meeting where he offered each of them the chance to plan their ultimate caper。 This was really good。 （view spoiler）[ Essentially the plot features Bruce Wayne attempting to rebuild a new Gotham after the death of Bane。 However， something is working to upend his designs。 This something is the Designer， an old-school supervillain who specializes in thinking several steps ahead of his opponent。 In the early days， the Designer had summoned Catwoman， the Penguin， the Riddler and the Joker to a secret meeting where he offered each of them the chance to plan their ultimate caper。 And now， those plans are being acted on。 However， there's something more sinister in the background as the Joker prepares for war。 （hide spoiler）]As I said， I really enjoyed this。 The story is engaging and easy to follow。 The art is good， often excellent。 The only downside is that while labeled as "Volume 1"， it is a continuation of the Rebirth Batman line （which I think ran for about 12 volumes）。 As such， it references events of those stories such as Bane's takeover of Gotham and Catwoman and Batman's marraige。 That said， this is still one of the most accessible superhero Volume 1's I've read in a while。 I usually find， with Marvel especially， picking up a "Volume 1" just leaves you horribly confused。 So， if you like Batman and want a good jumping-on point for newer comics， this definitely fits the bill。 。。。more
MetaComix
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I kept thinking while I was reading this， how high Tynion-s IQ must be to write a story like this。 This is a wonderfully complex Batman tale， yet easy to follow despite that you won't understand what's going on for quite a while。 But that's exactly the point， this is a great mystery that truly requires Batman's detective skills and his technological adventage。 What I like the most is that the writer focused on the core of the characters: The Penguin is a mobster hungry for power， the Riddler is I kept thinking while I was reading this， how high Tynion-s IQ must be to write a story like this。 This is a wonderfully complex Batman tale， yet easy to follow despite that you won't understand what's going on for quite a while。 But that's exactly the point， this is a great mystery that truly requires Batman's detective skills and his technological adventage。 What I like the most is that the writer focused on the core of the characters: The Penguin is a mobster hungry for power， the Riddler is obsessed with puzzles and games， Catwoman still thinks as a thief despite she's Batman's wife now， and the Joker is still a crazy motherfucker who does everything just for the fun of it。 Tynion took everything back to the roots and I think the series really needed that after King's controversial run。 Brilliant story， it deserves all the 5 stars， and I can't wait to see what's coming next！ 。。。more
Cidnya
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3Punchline isnt very interesting and i had a really hard time finishing this
Clint
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