Batman: Last Knight on Earth
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Summary
New York Times best-selling author Scott Snyder reunites with Dark Nights: Metal artist Greg Capullo for their final Batman epic。 Twenty years in the future Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum。 Young。 Sane。 And。。。he's never been Batman。
So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featuring a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe。 As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past， he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it。。。
From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo， the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of Batman: Court of Owls to the epic power of Dark Nights: Metal， DC Black Label is proud to present what could be the last Batman story ever told。。。
Collects Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3
So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featuring a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe。 As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past， he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it。。。
From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo， the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of Batman: Court of Owls to the epic power of Dark Nights: Metal， DC Black Label is proud to present what could be the last Batman story ever told。。。
Collects Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3
Reviews
Caleb
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meh。 the poor mans old man logan
Keenan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m giving this one 3 stars and I’m wondering if I’m being a little generous with that rating。 I didn’t hate this book， but there were too many moments that felt very muddled and unformed。 I’m not sure if I’m right in my interpretation， but I’m guessing that the majority of this book was a fantasy concocted by an alternate reality Bruce Wayne who has been institutionalised his entire life？ In fact if that is what this book is about that’s why I picked it up in the first place。 The problem is tha I’m giving this one 3 stars and I’m wondering if I’m being a little generous with that rating。 I didn’t hate this book， but there were too many moments that felt very muddled and unformed。 I’m not sure if I’m right in my interpretation， but I’m guessing that the majority of this book was a fantasy concocted by an alternate reality Bruce Wayne who has been institutionalised his entire life？ In fact if that is what this book is about that’s why I picked it up in the first place。 The problem is that there was too little of that premise fleshed out in the remainder of the story。 I did enjoy the monologues by the disembodied Joker， presenting himself as a neurotic and people pleasing wannabe Robin to Batman， but those were the only bright spots for me。 This is my second Scott Snyder read in a row， having never read him before （I just wrapped up Wytches and also gave that a 3 star review）。 I have a lot of other Snyder titles on my hit list so I’m withholding my review of him as a writer until I widen the sample。 Overall， not quite what I expected and I found myself losing interest towards the end。 。。。more
Danielle
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Great storyline。 I did not want to put it down， but I did not want to finish either。 I want to savor the contents of the graphic novel。 The art is beautiful。
Nathanial Iles
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Snyder and Capullo are my favorite Batman creative team ever， and LKOE is a great example why。 Snyder has such a respect for the Batman mythos; so much respect in fact， that he's willing to push them to their limit， to get weird， to experiment， to trust that the elastic won't break no matter how far you push it。 Capullo's artwork is iconic， slick in its harsh lines and perfectly balanced in character design， not too realistic and not too fantastical。 The storyline itself is a fun， Elseworlds "la Snyder and Capullo are my favorite Batman creative team ever， and LKOE is a great example why。 Snyder has such a respect for the Batman mythos; so much respect in fact， that he's willing to push them to their limit， to get weird， to experiment， to trust that the elastic won't break no matter how far you push it。 Capullo's artwork is iconic， slick in its harsh lines and perfectly balanced in character design， not too realistic and not too fantastical。 The storyline itself is a fun， Elseworlds "last Batman story ever" that really plays with all the conventions and symbolism Snyder is known for and goes epic in scope。 Think "Old Man Logan" but much weirder and less needlessly cruel。 Does it get a little kooky and confusing at times？ A little bit。。。 and honestly， Batman trusting Joker so quickly rubbed me the wrong way。 Snyder is just such a Batman geek。 He just trusts that you will pick up on all the little breadcrumbs he lays out， and trust him for the ride; and by the end， he earns that trust。 Excellent stuff。 I would definitely recommend reading Snyder/Capullo's New 52 Batman run first， however。 。。。more
Seth Heasley
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I loved this。 I haven't read a ton of newer Batman， so I'm totally down for some Elseworlds flavor here， and I love it when comics get a bit more edgy， adding swears and gore。 I loved this。 I haven't read a ton of newer Batman， so I'm totally down for some Elseworlds flavor here， and I love it when comics get a bit more edgy， adding swears and gore。 。。。more
Michael Hicks
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When Scott Snyder began his run on Batman， Grant Morrison advised him to come up with a beginning and end for his particular take on the character。 It was advice that helped fuel Snyder's decade-long run across Detective Comics and the titular Batman book that became the flagship title of the New 52。 We've seen Snyder's origin for the character over the course of his 52-issue run with artist Greg Capullo， and now with Last Knight on Earth we see the end。Like Old Man Logan， Last Knight on Earth s When Scott Snyder began his run on Batman， Grant Morrison advised him to come up with a beginning and end for his particular take on the character。 It was advice that helped fuel Snyder's decade-long run across Detective Comics and the titular Batman book that became the flagship title of the New 52。 We've seen Snyder's origin for the character over the course of his 52-issue run with artist Greg Capullo， and now with Last Knight on Earth we see the end。Like Old Man Logan， Last Knight on Earth sees Batman journey across a post-apocalyptic hellscape of DC Comics's ruined Earth， the last surviving hero in a world where evil has reined supreme and the heroes were utterly destroyed or forced into hiding。 Batman hopes to discover some ever-lasting remnants of good， though， and at the outset his only ally is his greatest enemy - The Joker。 Or at least the head of The Joker， encased in， and kept sentient， by a high-tech jar of some sort。Snyder closes out his take on Batman by bringing many of the elements he's created over the duration of his run full-circle。 We see an evolution of his Court of Owls， Bruce's cloning machine that ensures every generation has a Batman， and the birth of a fresh dynamic between Batman and The Joker that plays on the themes of their relationship as defined in Death of a Family and subsequent story arcs。Last Knight on Earth also leans heavily into the weird， even beyond the Futurama-esque head in a jar。 This book's opening segment lays the groundwork for Batman's last case and then detours into an alternate reality， The Prisoner-like headtrip， before finally shifting gears into the aftermath of a superhero apocalypse。 Along the way， Snyder's story teeters between the hopelessly nihilistic and the bright promise of a future built on the ashes of what came before。Greg Capullo's artwork is as good as ever， and his detailed panels are a real joy to behold and study。 I love his pencil work and camera positioning， and it's all gorgeously colored by FCO Plascencia。 The book's opening pages， in which Batman discover a lone boy in Crime Alley beneath a street lamp in the middle of a storm， are dynamically rendered with an ethereal glow and deep shadows。 I also really loved the depiction of the speed force storm in the second issue， where Capullo really nails the horrifying reveal of what seethes at the center of this out of control tornado。 Snyder's strange script gives Capullo plenty of awesome material to flex his considerable creative muscles with。 。。。more
Sara
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This is the weirdest Batman story I've read， and it is awesome！ The only thing I didn't like was Wonder Woman with a mohawk。 This is the weirdest Batman story I've read， and it is awesome！ The only thing I didn't like was Wonder Woman with a mohawk。 。。。more
Alejandro Dodds
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There are so many amazing Batman stories， but this might be the best of them。
The Geeky Viking
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The artwork by superstar Greg Capullo saves this from being a total waste of time， but Scott Snyder is treading Tom King territory here， delivering an 'Elseworlds' Batman tale that is disjointed， pointless and， worst of all， boring。 It starts out okay but quickly goes off the rails， with Batman traversing some weird Mad-Max style version of the DC universe that's being lorded over by a new super-villain called Omega。 This is as dull as it sounds and it's only Capullo's awesome artwork that provi The artwork by superstar Greg Capullo saves this from being a total waste of time， but Scott Snyder is treading Tom King territory here， delivering an 'Elseworlds' Batman tale that is disjointed， pointless and， worst of all， boring。 It starts out okay but quickly goes off the rails， with Batman traversing some weird Mad-Max style version of the DC universe that's being lorded over by a new super-villain called Omega。 This is as dull as it sounds and it's only Capullo's awesome artwork that provides any glimmer of entertainment。 Snyder's run on Batman will go down as one of the finest in the character's storied history， but 'Last Knight' is him running on fumes， all of out ideas and just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks。 If you're a fan of Capullo's artwork there's a lot to like here， but don't expect a good story to go along with it。 。。。more
Graeme Dunlop
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To get the most out of this， you'll want to know -- or know of -- the whole run of Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo's run on Batman， because this is a coda to cap the whole journey。And it's great。 In an apocalyptic future， Batman -- who both is and isn't Batman -- must figure out whether the ultimate foe -- Omega -- can be beaten。 And Batman's constant companion is。。。 the Joker， now reduced to a head in a jar！Featuring a cast of DC heroes past and present， it's a hell of a ride through a nightmare land To get the most out of this， you'll want to know -- or know of -- the whole run of Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo's run on Batman， because this is a coda to cap the whole journey。And it's great。 In an apocalyptic future， Batman -- who both is and isn't Batman -- must figure out whether the ultimate foe -- Omega -- can be beaten。 And Batman's constant companion is。。。 the Joker， now reduced to a head in a jar！Featuring a cast of DC heroes past and present， it's a hell of a ride through a nightmare landscape。 Well worth a read， especially if you like Snyder's run on Batman。 。。。more
Vincent Russell
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Eh， just not what I was looking for at the moment。 Art was awesome but the story line had scratching my head。
Patrick Ullmer
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Not even the kitchen sink is spared。
Dominik
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Fulminanter Abschluss des Synder&Capullo Batman-Runs， der aufgrund seiner Einordnung als Black Label auch selbstständig funktioniert。 Kenner der Reihe werden aber viele Referenzen erkennen und genießen können。 Alles in allem aber eine gute und auch etwas andere Batman-Geschichte
Eddie
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Over the years I have tired of stories starting with all the heroes lose。 Ah， the drama。 But I liked it。To my dismay。 May have to try Deceased。
Mike
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No more Snyder for me。 I can't take it。 From what I've heard it seems like he was great at one time， and I really would like to read Court of Owls， but I can't risk getting bit this bad a third time。 Not after The Batman Who Laughs and now this book。This is drivel folks。 I mean what are we doing here？ Both Snyder books I've read have this horrid combination where it feels like a 15-year-old outlined the plot and then a writer who is way too impressed with himself does the rest。 The plot is so sc No more Snyder for me。 I can't take it。 From what I've heard it seems like he was great at one time， and I really would like to read Court of Owls， but I can't risk getting bit this bad a third time。 Not after The Batman Who Laughs and now this book。This is drivel folks。 I mean what are we doing here？ Both Snyder books I've read have this horrid combination where it feels like a 15-year-old outlined the plot and then a writer who is way too impressed with himself does the rest。 The plot is so scatterbrained and nonsensical but you're also treated to characters that talk a little too much and way too obtusely。 It all adds up to a galaxy-brained writer who is ultimately just "taking the piss"。I'm starting to get the impression that DC likes Snyder because he comes up with a lot of silly ideas that can lead to merchandise。 The Batman Who Laughs was atrocious， but the character looks kind of cool and DC has sold a ton of plastic crap since he was introduced。 This book has a good bit of that going on as well。 The story sucks and the character designs make little sense， but we can make some of them into a toy！ Genius！Anyways， here we go: Why is the Joker's head in a jar and why would Batman befriend and carry him around？ Why does the Joker behave like the Joker except when he's the narrator and speaks like a completely normal person？ Did he become normal after the story ended？ If so how is that interesting and why would anyone care？ Why does the story begin with a simple but gripping premise and then immediately go off the rails to some end of the world， fight for the universe plot？ Why do we have to involve just about every DC character that anyone has ever heard of？ I could go on and on。 This is so similar to The Batman Who Laughs in the worst ways。 Everything tries to be so epic yet none of it makes sense and just ends up being otherworldly nonsense。 It's the worst of comics put into a shiny， contemporary package: Too many characters。 Traveling to random alternate dimensions （or something）。 A brand new villain who is mostly in the shadows and therefore， can't bother us to care about him。 Characters who might as well be speaking in tongues because they're explaining some cosmic BS that just reads as nonsense， because it is。Two terrible stories for me now from this writer。 Maybe someday I'll run into someone who can loan me Court of Owls， or maybe I'll find it in a thrift store。 Otherwise I can't stand this guy anymore。 Boring and derivative is one thing。 That I can handle， but not just outright incoherence mixed with the assumption that you're doing something tremendous。 Yeah， Capullo's art is very good。 I really really like it， but an awesome sketch of a dog turd on fire can only take you so far。 。。。more
Alyssa
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In the words of Krusty the Clown。。。 "what the hell was that！？"One star for Joker and Joker only。 In the words of Krusty the Clown。。。 "what the hell was that！？"One star for Joker and Joker only。 。。。more
Eric Butler
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I'm thinking 2。5 stars so I'll round up to 3。There are some really good things in this collection: Joker， a young Bruce Wayne， and an interesting premise。 But when I finished reading it， I was happier to move to something else than dwell on what I just read。 Get it on sale or wait for it to show up on Prime for free。 I'm thinking 2。5 stars so I'll round up to 3。There are some really good things in this collection: Joker， a young Bruce Wayne， and an interesting premise。 But when I finished reading it， I was happier to move to something else than dwell on what I just read。 Get it on sale or wait for it to show up on Prime for free。 。。。more
Joey
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Um。。。。。What。。？
Jessy Goat
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Rating: 60This comic is such a mess。 I was lost so many times。It started off pretty interesting and promising， but it went down hill from there。 I guess I gotta give credit to for Scott Snyder for his creativity， but it's still all a bit of a mess for me。The art was gorgeous。 What'd you expect？ It's Greg Capullo！ Rating: 60This comic is such a mess。 I was lost so many times。It started off pretty interesting and promising， but it went down hill from there。 I guess I gotta give credit to for Scott Snyder for his creativity， but it's still all a bit of a mess for me。The art was gorgeous。 What'd you expect？ It's Greg Capullo！ 。。。more
KeiraG
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It's okay。 It's a really weird concept and basically delivers what you expect。 Mad Max world with weird things。 I mean， Joker's head is in a jar that Batman carries around。 But for the weird story， it has some sweet moments and isn't the worst thing ever。 I've read way worse comics。 So， yeah。 It's what you expect。 It's okay。 It's a really weird concept and basically delivers what you expect。 Mad Max world with weird things。 I mean， Joker's head is in a jar that Batman carries around。 But for the weird story， it has some sweet moments and isn't the worst thing ever。 I've read way worse comics。 So， yeah。 It's what you expect。 。。。more
Mike
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great read but I wish it was an issue longer。 Giving the whole first issue to explore Bruce as an Arkham inmate would have made this 5 stars for me。
Danny Brown
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3。5 stars
Stuart
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A fitting “final case” for Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman mythos。 Set in a dystopian post apocalyptic future where all heroes have fallen and everywhere but Gotham is a wasteland or nightmare。 Batman must figure out what went wrong and how to right it with his only constant being the （still living） severed head of The Joker。The story features the same kind of high concept super science and indomitable will that marked the creator’s run on “Batman。” What set it apart from the were the bea A fitting “final case” for Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman mythos。 Set in a dystopian post apocalyptic future where all heroes have fallen and everywhere but Gotham is a wasteland or nightmare。 Batman must figure out what went wrong and how to right it with his only constant being the （still living） severed head of The Joker。The story features the same kind of high concept super science and indomitable will that marked the creator’s run on “Batman。” What set it apart from the were the beats of hopelessness in a post apocalypse。 Batman seeing a world he let down and knowing that there was nothing he could do in those moments to change it。 I wasn’t expecting the book to merge this genre with superhero fantasy so seamlessly and it really kept it fresh compared to a lot of other “final” comic books I’ve read。 。。。more
Javier X
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Ok， Batman: Last Knight on Earth was ok as a closure for the N52 run by Snyder/Greg but the story was a choice， it jumped from one point to another and the end was very abrupt。All in all it was a good story but they could have included this one as the last volume/arc for their run back in 2015/16。
Kevin
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Amazing art and jokers head was great。 I could not follow the story’s plot。
Andrew
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Great when its good but clumsy and frustrating when it isn't。Should of been a 5/5， especially with those first two parts。 Great when its good but clumsy and frustrating when it isn't。Should of been a 5/5， especially with those first two parts。 。。。more
Will Robinson Jr。
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Batman becomes his own worst enemy。 A lot of heroes die and Joker gains a conscience。 All this and more happen in what is ultimately a story I found just okay。 The weird thing is I really got into Batman because of Snyder & Capullo's epic run。 But really feel that Snyder's storytelling lately is best fit for horror or Elseworlds style DC books。 The truth is as great as the Court of the Owls and Death of the family arcs were in Snyder's early Batman run there are cracks in his story crafting armo Batman becomes his own worst enemy。 A lot of heroes die and Joker gains a conscience。 All this and more happen in what is ultimately a story I found just okay。 The weird thing is I really got into Batman because of Snyder & Capullo's epic run。 But really feel that Snyder's storytelling lately is best fit for horror or Elseworlds style DC books。 The truth is as great as the Court of the Owls and Death of the family arcs were in Snyder's early Batman run there are cracks in his story crafting armor。 Perhaps the best thing about this book is that it is out of the main continuity。 I just could connect to this book like Snyder's earlier work。 It is a possibility that my tastes have changed from the kind of superhero tales I want to read。 I am currently collecting Death Metal which is suppose to be the end of the current DC universe that is being overseen by Snyder。 There is a common thread that this book and Scott's current work have I common， they are nihilistic and murky in their view on superheroes。 Make no mistake this is a dark story that sees the heroes doing as much evil as your supervillains。 Here is the debate: Do you want more darkness in your superhero books or do you want more heroics & optimism？The real star of this book is Capullo's artwork。 Capullo might be one of the greatest artists doing comics today。 The visuals in this book really pop & made this a more exciting read。 The colors were done well also。 Ultimately it is the story and plot that didn't connect with me and make this a five-star read。 This is an Elseworlds tale and I am glad this has not come anywhere near the main continuity。 I found the joker to be a bit annoying in this book although some of the humor brought a little levity to the wtf moments in this book。 I totally agree with many readers that some of the pacing and plot threads did not add up。 There were things that just happen that did not have a good setup。 Surprisingly the twist on the identity of the main villain， Omega， was too predictable。 Omega's motivations did not make any sense and without spoiling anything made our hero's journey pointless。 Scott does have some good ideas here， like the idea of Bruce being convinced that his time as Batman was a delusion。 The opening of this book was really good but Snyder undercut his own story by veering off into a crazy direction。 This book sealed the deal for me that his take on Batman is done。 DC needs to get back to a more detective and street-level approach to the character。 What makes Batman work is that he is a mortal man just trying to make a difference in his city。 We need a break from the cosmic， cloning， and cataclysmic events Batman。 Last Knight on Earth was what I expected but that's okay。 Snyder's imagination and ideas are always risky。 Sometimes they pay off and you get great books like Batman， Volume 1: The Court of Owls， Batman: The Black Mirror， Swamp Thing， Volume 1: Raise Them Bones & Batman， Volume 4: Zero Year: Secret City。 But just like Death Metal I ultimately found this book to be， Meh。 It's not great but its just okay。 。。。more
Casey Taylor
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I don't really know what's going on but I kinda like it。 I don't really know what's going on but I kinda like it。 。。。more
Melinda
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Loved it
Jess
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