Abyss
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- Author：Joshua Williamson
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Summary
The Dark Knight will leave Gotham and enter the Abyss！ While unraveling a mystery that involves his closest allies， Batman will come to face-to-face with a new villain who turns the darkness into his greatest threat。
As Gotham celebrates surviving Fear State， Batman retreats alone into the darkness。 But when he learns of a mystery involving Batman Inc。， it forces the Caped Crusader to leave Gotham for a brand-new adventure！ He’ll discover Batman Inc。’s mysterious new benefactor and clash with a brand-new foe who turns Batman’s greatest weapon against him。 Will Batman be able to save his closest allies or find himself lost in the dark against the Abyss？
Collects Batman #118-121， #124。
As Gotham celebrates surviving Fear State， Batman retreats alone into the darkness。 But when he learns of a mystery involving Batman Inc。， it forces the Caped Crusader to leave Gotham for a brand-new adventure！ He’ll discover Batman Inc。’s mysterious new benefactor and clash with a brand-new foe who turns Batman’s greatest weapon against him。 Will Batman be able to save his closest allies or find himself lost in the dark against the Abyss？
Collects Batman #118-121， #124。
Reviews
Khurram
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A good story and excellent artwork。 I really enjoyed this book。 If I had one complaint I think they should have included the Batman 2022 annual in thus volume as the story look like it should fit in there。After the Fear State Gotham City is healing， Batman is brooding。 Not knowing what to do he turns his attention to another part of the world facing darkness。 The return of Batman INC how gave they been carrying on since the Wayne fortune dried up？The final story was a little weird， but I can see A good story and excellent artwork。 I really enjoyed this book。 If I had one complaint I think they should have included the Batman 2022 annual in thus volume as the story look like it should fit in there。After the Fear State Gotham City is healing， Batman is brooding。 Not knowing what to do he turns his attention to another part of the world facing darkness。 The return of Batman INC how gave they been carrying on since the Wayne fortune dried up？The final story was a little weird， but I can see it has repercussions for a new Bat-family member。 The volume finishes with an excellent varient cover gallery。 。。。more
Jim Ef
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6。4/10A good small run featuring Batman Inc。 and Lex Luthor？ Decent story with some nice twist here and there。 The art by Jorge Molina is very good， so no complains there。 The extra story with a character from Gotham Academy is cute and fun。
FrontalNerdaty
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Another writer steps in for a brief run on Batman before another writer takes over and this story feels like filler。 Being the juggernaut title that Batman is， I am always surprised that the title gets away with such blatant padding between writers。 The issues contained here do little to further the character in any way and just go over the same tropes。 The art is solid for the most part but overall it’s quite bland story wise。 2/5。
Geoff Mclennan
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Joshua Williamson’s first Batman volume pales in comparison to his Robin book。 Its pretty disappointing， his high concept Robin is the best that book has been in years so I was pretty excited to see what he did with Batman。 Turns out; not much。 It’s not bad， just uninspired and the storytelling feels a little muddled。 There were some issues with weak art as well which usually doesn’t happen in Batman。 The Gotham Academy backup was pretty fun though。 Have you guys read that book？ I’m wondering if Joshua Williamson’s first Batman volume pales in comparison to his Robin book。 Its pretty disappointing， his high concept Robin is the best that book has been in years so I was pretty excited to see what he did with Batman。 Turns out; not much。 It’s not bad， just uninspired and the storytelling feels a little muddled。 There were some issues with weak art as well which usually doesn’t happen in Batman。 The Gotham Academy backup was pretty fun though。 Have you guys read that book？ I’m wondering if I should check it out。 。。。more
Blindzider
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This probably deserves three stars but for some reason I just found it to be very generic。 A few notes:It appears this occurs after Fear State。The story lets you know of a rift between Batman and Batman Inc。 happened previously but that's about all they really tell you。The art is pretty decent but once again it is a different artist each issue。Abyss' motivation wasn't that clear to me， even after the finale。There was a surprising revelation between Batman and one of the villains。 I guess this oc This probably deserves three stars but for some reason I just found it to be very generic。 A few notes:It appears this occurs after Fear State。The story lets you know of a rift between Batman and Batman Inc。 happened previously but that's about all they really tell you。The art is pretty decent but once again it is a different artist each issue。Abyss' motivation wasn't that clear to me， even after the finale。There was a surprising revelation between Batman and one of the villains。 I guess this occurred previously in another story？ But I'm just finding out about it now。This also contains a multi-part story with a Gotham Academy character。 It's geared toward kids so I didn't have any interest in it。 。。。more
Hugo Emanuel
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A decent time passer。The story started out very intriguing， but towards the end it felt extrememly rushed and condensed。 The inclusion of Batman Inc and the batman Inc unifrom was a fun touch， but ultimetly， the story was too slight for the huge amount cast of characters involved。 The artwork， however， is absloutely stunning。 For that alone， the book is worth buying。 Even if the story is enjoyable as well， the art is， by far， its biggest strong point。The backup stories did nothing for me。 Do't m A decent time passer。The story started out very intriguing， but towards the end it felt extrememly rushed and condensed。 The inclusion of Batman Inc and the batman Inc unifrom was a fun touch， but ultimetly， the story was too slight for the huge amount cast of characters involved。 The artwork， however， is absloutely stunning。 For that alone， the book is worth buying。 Even if the story is enjoyable as well， the art is， by far， its biggest strong point。The backup stories did nothing for me。 Do't mind that they are there， but ultimetly I found them uninteresting and/or pointless， especially one that only serves as a prelude to Task Force X， as it offers no closure to speak of。 。。。more
Eric
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A pretty successful one-and-done Batman story。 The art is great and really elevates this stuff。 I don't necessarily have a soft spot for Club of Heroes/Batman Inc。 but it's always nice to see them done well。 A pretty successful one-and-done Batman story。 The art is great and really elevates this stuff。 I don't necessarily have a soft spot for Club of Heroes/Batman Inc。 but it's always nice to see them done well。 。。。more
Clint
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The backup story collected in the last 30-40 pages of this are great。 I wasn’t familiar with Maps Mizoguchi specifically or Gotham Academy in general， but this brief visit with them makes me want to check that series out soon。 The tone is the charming sort of YA and the art looks nice and distinct from most superhero comics。The rest of this book is the namesake Abyss arc and， despite mostly looking really nice and having some great character designs， the story feels exactly like the rushed and p The backup story collected in the last 30-40 pages of this are great。 I wasn’t familiar with Maps Mizoguchi specifically or Gotham Academy in general， but this brief visit with them makes me want to check that series out soon。 The tone is the charming sort of YA and the art looks nice and distinct from most superhero comics。The rest of this book is the namesake Abyss arc and， despite mostly looking really nice and having some great character designs， the story feels exactly like the rushed and pointless between-series-writers throwaway that it is。 Curiously， Batman’s design is not one of the great ones; he’s awkwardly wide to the point of being distracting， like an over plump sausage about to burst。 。。。more
Chris Richards
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Batman: Abyss is a complete arc by DC’s current biggest writer Joshua Williamson to fill time after the close of James Tynion IV’s Batman run and the start of Chip Zdarsky’s。 I’m a fan of Williamson’s writing that I’ve read so far （most notably his Flash run） and he’s taking a relatively recent part of the Batman mythos that got quietly pushed aside - Batman Incorporated - and preparing for new life to be breathed into it。 The Grant Morrison era of Batman comics was one of the most exciting and Batman: Abyss is a complete arc by DC’s current biggest writer Joshua Williamson to fill time after the close of James Tynion IV’s Batman run and the start of Chip Zdarsky’s。 I’m a fan of Williamson’s writing that I’ve read so far （most notably his Flash run） and he’s taking a relatively recent part of the Batman mythos that got quietly pushed aside - Batman Incorporated - and preparing for new life to be breathed into it。 The Grant Morrison era of Batman comics was one of the most exciting and innovative eras of recent Bat-history and created many brilliant new characters which have proved to have impressive staying power。 It culminated in the creation of Batman Inc as Morrison created and explored other ‘Batmen’ from around the world。 These included some fantastic new characters， a good number of which return after a long absence here。 They don’t actually play a huge role but it’s still a treat to see El Gaucho， Man of Bats， Dark Ranger， The Hood， and Batman of China once again， and the book promises a Batman Inc relaunch and so we should see much more of these characters again， alongside a few new ones。 Batman even wears his old Batman Inc costume for most of it， presumably just out of nostalgia。This isn’t a backdoor pilot for that series though。 The focus remains very much on Batman throughout。 It serves as a nice reset for Bruce as he leaves a safe and celebrating Gotham for a relatively quick adventure in Badhnisia。 The plot of Batman working with the instantly likeable Detective Cayha and possibly with， possibly against Lex Luthor to investigate the arrest of the aforementioned Batman Inc members for murder is immediately grabbing。 The first issue is one of the best opening issues I’ve read in a while， giving plenty of enjoyable and effective Gotham action before Bruce gets pulled into the mystery of the book。 Being invited for breakfast with Dick and Barbara only to immediately announce he’s going dark for 48 hours was a particular highlight。The relationship between Bruce and Lex is a particularly interesting part of the book。 For reasons presumably covered in another book （possibly Snyder’s Justice League and Death Metal event？ I can’t remember）， Lex now believes there must be a Batman。 He also is well aware of Bruce’s secret identity though doesn’t use this against him。 With Bruce’s fortune destroyed during Tynion’s run， Lex is now the only one of the two with unlimited financial reach， and the one funding the heroes of Batman Incorporated now。Abyss is a cool villain with a great design， and the art compliments his powers of darkness well。 He is sadly underdeveloped though and the story ends without feeling like we really got to know him at all sadly。 Batman does spend most of the story effectively blind/only able to see in darkness because of him though which was a cool aspect of the story。I would have liked to have seen more of the Batman Inc characters in the story， and to have got to know Abyss better before the end， but it remains a very enjoyable story in my eyes that pulls on nostalgia for one of my favourite eras of comics but also tells a great story in its own right。There is then an epilogue where Cayha takes on the mantle of Abyss and becomes the newest member of Batman Inc which I was pleased to see。 I hope to see much more of her。 By the end its clear this Abyss arc has themes of being lost in darkness but never lets this overshadow the need for a good story in its own right and the book never feels overly dark。Also included is the back up stories of Batman teaming up with ‘Maps’ from Gotham Academy。 I haven’t read Gotham Academy yet but I found the story enjoyable and loved the art - particularly the blue cowl。 。。。more
Shaun Stanley
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Batman: Abyss collects issues 118-121 and 124 of the DC Comic series written by Joshua Williamson and Karl Kerschl with art by Jorge Molina， Mikel Janín， Howard Porter， Jorge Fornés， and Karl Kerschl。 In the aftermath of the Magistrate， Gotham is looking to celebrate and turn over a new leaf。 On a nightly patrol， Batman is made aware that 5 members of Batman， Inc。 have been arrested for the murder of a supervillain in a foreign country。 Batman travels to the crime heavy South Pacific island nati Batman: Abyss collects issues 118-121 and 124 of the DC Comic series written by Joshua Williamson and Karl Kerschl with art by Jorge Molina， Mikel Janín， Howard Porter， Jorge Fornés， and Karl Kerschl。 In the aftermath of the Magistrate， Gotham is looking to celebrate and turn over a new leaf。 On a nightly patrol， Batman is made aware that 5 members of Batman， Inc。 have been arrested for the murder of a supervillain in a foreign country。 Batman travels to the crime heavy South Pacific island nation of Badhnisia to discover that Lex Luther has taken over the funding of Batman， Inc。 and Batman will have to place nice to get to the bottom of the mystery。 I love the smaller scale story and the revisiting of Batman， Inc characters。 Abyss was a pretty good “throwaway” villain to transition between Tynion’s run in Batman and before Zdarsky takes over。 I have been saying for what feels like years now that I have wanted smaller scale Batman stories and Batman actually having to adapt to no longer having his fortune - I believe this arc captured that desire perfectly。 The art was really good throughout as well。 I also really enjoyed the back up story featuring Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi from Gotham Academy。 I have never read any of the Gotham Academy books but I though the story was adorable so I may have to check them out！ 。。。more
Joshua Lawson
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Batman， as opposed to nothing
Andrew Shaffer
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Batman Inc？ More like Batman Stink！
Jim-Rune Kristiansen
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This is the weakest one in the series so far。
Chris Lemmerman
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In the wake of James Tynion IV's departure from the main Batman book， Joshua Williamson steps in for a fill-in arc。 You'd forgive him for half-assing this， since it was fairly short notice， and with only seven issues to tell a complete story， it'd be hard for him to set-up anything long term。 And yet。Only five of Williamson's seven issue run are collected here， but that makes sense since the missing two are part of his big Deathstroke/Batman/Robin Shadow War crossover。 More on that when that col In the wake of James Tynion IV's departure from the main Batman book， Joshua Williamson steps in for a fill-in arc。 You'd forgive him for half-assing this， since it was fairly short notice， and with only seven issues to tell a complete story， it'd be hard for him to set-up anything long term。 And yet。Only five of Williamson's seven issue run are collected here， but that makes sense since the missing two are part of his big Deathstroke/Batman/Robin Shadow War crossover。 More on that when that collection's out。 The first four are the titular Abyss story， which Williamson manages to use to introduce a new villain， reintroduce Batman Inc。 to set-up their new ongoing， and throw in some Lex Luthor goodness as well。 It's a lot for four issues， but it's tightly plotted and works really well as a result。 The final issue of the collection is an epilogue to the Abyss story， which probably works better with Shadow War as a buffer between it and the main story - without those， it's like Batman leaves， then comes back in the space of an issue to check up on what's been going on， which is odd。 It's not a bad story at all， but the collection does ruin the pacing。Also included， according to the cover credits anyway， is the excellent Gotham Academy back-up story that brings back Maps Mizoguchi in an adorable murder mystery featuring fish people and Batman。 Any excuse to revisit Gotham Academy and its characters is a welcome one if you ask me。On art for the main story are Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin， who work wonderfully well together; it's nice to see Janin back on the main Bat book， even for a few pages at a time， and while Molina doesn't often do interiors these days， I do love it when he does。 The back-ups are also drawn by Karl Kerschl as well as written， so it really is like a trip back in time to Gotham Academy's heyday。Abyss may have a little collection problem， but for an arc that could really have been just throwaway filler， it's surprisingly meaty and substantial。 Then again， it's Joshua Williamson -I shouldn't really be surprised that he's turning out good stuff。 。。。more
Ross
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What do you get when you take a bunch of B list superheroes all loosely based on Batman and heroing and cut them free from the Batman monthly titles？We'll see。。。Coming out of Fear State， Batman still thinks things are slightly off in Gotham and his own life。 He takes Oracle's suggestion of taking a break and goes to check in on the Batman Inc crew who got into trouble。 They claim to have killed a super villain named 'Abyss'。Batman Inc is a carryover from Grant Morrison's Batman run。 Bruce Wayne， What do you get when you take a bunch of B list superheroes all loosely based on Batman and heroing and cut them free from the Batman monthly titles？We'll see。。。Coming out of Fear State， Batman still thinks things are slightly off in Gotham and his own life。 He takes Oracle's suggestion of taking a break and goes to check in on the Batman Inc crew who got into trouble。 They claim to have killed a super villain named 'Abyss'。Batman Inc is a carryover from Grant Morrison's Batman run。 Bruce Wayne， billionaire playboy at the time， fully sponsored and paid for Batman to be a global brand of crimefighter。 Setting up shops across the planet for like minded heroes。 This is pre new 52 when Morrison was given a pass and most of his ideas weren't tampered with as 'New 52' hit the shelves。 Other characters got rewritten， but large chunks of Batman stayed as canon。It's a fun little Batman centric story with no Bat-family run ins and no giant crossovers。 It's a good 'back to basics' detective story for Batman。 The Batman Inc heroes are shown， but we don't get into some of the weird origin stories or locations they protect （probably too much of an info dump）Bonus: The back-up story across this TPB is about a Gotham Academy character， Mia Mizoguchi （aka Maps）。 One of the Academy's students has gone missing and， as we've seen before， Mia styles herself as a detective and future Robin material。 Love it。 ROBIN TO THE RESCUE！Bonus Bonus: Luthor in his armor with the subtle changes in regards to his new 'business venture'。 Stylish。 。。。more
Wil Carpenter
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Joshua Williamson is swiftly becoming one of the most prolific writers of DC Comics and this， his all-too-brief fill-in arc for Batman is a great reintroduction to the character following the lacklustre James Tynion IV era。 The swashbuckling international adventures of Batman are given a new lease on life， while the new titular villain Abyss， manages to be compelling and deadly。 The real star here is the artwork from Jorge Molina which is stunning to behold and is sorely missed when other artist Joshua Williamson is swiftly becoming one of the most prolific writers of DC Comics and this， his all-too-brief fill-in arc for Batman is a great reintroduction to the character following the lacklustre James Tynion IV era。 The swashbuckling international adventures of Batman are given a new lease on life， while the new titular villain Abyss， manages to be compelling and deadly。 The real star here is the artwork from Jorge Molina which is stunning to behold and is sorely missed when other artists like Howard Porter pitch in for segments。 A brief run that deserved to be longer。 。。。more
John Funderburg
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Artistically well-made， but narratively bankrupt， and flat-out stupid in places。 Looking forward to Zdarsky taking over this book。
Luke Costin
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I really liked the art in this but the story didn’t blow me away。 I struggle with Batman Inc related stories although I know other people love that period so I can understand it working for others。
Panfilosofo
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A little better than the Tynion stuff。 It was nice to see Janin back on the batsy pages，
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Abyss
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Abyss&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Abyss&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0