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Batman: Kings of Fear

Batman: Kings of Fear

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Summary

There's nothing to fear but fear itself--unless， of course， the Scarecrow is involved。 After years of psychological and emotional torment， Batman is pushed over the edge。 Batman succumbs to his one true master。 Fear。

Legendary artist Kelley Jones （Batman， Deadman， The Sandman） makes his triumphant return to the Dark Knight in this explosive miniseries written by former Batman editor Scott Peterson！

Batman's been overseeing Gotham City for years now and isn't sure how much of a difference he's making。 Doubt， fear and insecurity are starting to take over。 And as all of those negative feelings set in the Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to give the Dark Knight one of his greatest challenges yet！

Collects Batman: Kings of Fear #1-6

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Reviews

Robert Bussie ，

Batman's costume is designed to create fear into the criminal element。 They fear Batman and what he is capable of doing to them。 In my opinion Kelly Jones is one of the best artist to capture the true dark essence of the Dark Knight。 The way he draws and inks Batman creates a gothic feel to the character and adds gloomy atmosphere to this story。 The large ears on the cowl are especially cool。 And the cape seems to have a life of its own。 Together the cape and cowl creates a chilling and frightfu Batman's costume is designed to create fear into the criminal element。 They fear Batman and what he is capable of doing to them。 In my opinion Kelly Jones is one of the best artist to capture the true dark essence of the Dark Knight。 The way he draws and inks Batman creates a gothic feel to the character and adds gloomy atmosphere to this story。 The large ears on the cowl are especially cool。 And the cape seems to have a life of its own。 Together the cape and cowl creates a chilling and frightful look and feel to Batman。 The coloring is also excellent。 It is colorful and subtle at the same time working wonderfully with the inking。 The story is really good。 It is one of the best Scarecrow stories concentrating on why Batman guards Gotham City， would the city be better without him， and if he really makes a difference。 This plot has been done many times， but it is effective in this version。 。。。more

Federico Kereki ，

Kelley Jones is a great Batman artist， and the story allows him to draw practically every single foe of Batman！

Simon Sweetman ，

I'm a fairweather fan of the Batman - I'd like to be more than that but where to start and how and how much time is required eh？ So I've started grabbing bits and pieces where and when I can - regardless of chronology and continuity。 I really enjoyed this - particularly the way Batman is drawn here。 Also was pulled along by the action and some dark humour。 Recommended。 I'm a fairweather fan of the Batman - I'd like to be more than that but where to start and how and how much time is required eh？ So I've started grabbing bits and pieces where and when I can - regardless of chronology and continuity。 I really enjoyed this - particularly the way Batman is drawn here。 Also was pulled along by the action and some dark humour。 Recommended。 。。。more

Phil ，

The Artwork really turned me off at first， but the writing was good enough to pull me back in。 Another psycho analysis of Batman’s troubled soul and whether he’s actually been a force for good in the end。

اینتاریوش ，

این داستان با اینکه طراحی و روایت و دیالوگ پردازیش رو دوست نداشتم ولی سوالی که کلیت اثر در ذهن ایجاد میکنه ارزش دیگه ای بهش بخشیده، چیزی که تمام باورها، اعمال و اصلا وجود بتمن و نیازش رو زیر سوال میبره و من از این چالش بسیار لذت بردم؛ چرا که این سوال نه تنها در داستان شوالیه تاریکی و شهرش که در زندگی و جامعه ما هم صادقه و پاسخ بهش دشواره！با اینکه این اثر جزو بهترین داستان های بتمن نیست اما برای علاقه مندان به جامعه شناسی و روانشناسی میتونه و کسانی که به چالش های ذهنی علاقه مندند میتونه اثر مناسب این داستان با اینکه طراحی و روایت و دیالوگ پردازیش رو دوست نداشتم ولی سوالی که کلیت اثر در ذهن ایجاد میکنه ارزش دیگه ای بهش بخشیده، چیزی که تمام باورها، اعمال و اصلا وجود بتمن و نیازش رو زیر سوال میبره و من از این چالش بسیار لذت بردم؛ چرا که این سوال نه تنها در داستان شوالیه تاریکی و شهرش که در زندگی و جامعه ما هم صادقه و پاسخ بهش دشواره！با اینکه این اثر جزو بهترین داستان های بتمن نیست اما برای علاقه مندان به جامعه شناسی و روانشناسی میتونه و کسانی که به چالش های ذهنی علاقه مندند میتونه اثر مناسبی باشه。 。。。more

Pat McMullen ，

Not my favorite。 The overall story is good， but I thought the dialogue was too corny。 Idk if it was just the print I had， but the artwork was very dark and hard to make out the details。

Jimmy ，

This book was so good！！！ It really explored the mind of the caped crusader。 It was scary at times and it also made you think。

Nacho Fregossi ，

"Los Reyes del Miedo" gira sobre una idea que ya fue abordada en otras historias del murciélago， y que tiene que ver con la supuesta mala influencia que Batman ejerce tanto sobre Gotham como sobre su galería de villanos。 ¿Sin la presencia de Batman， Gotham sería una ciudad más luminosa？， ¿el Joker， Catwoman y el resto de la banda de Arkham， serían ciudadanos un poco más ilustres si no fuese porque la figura del murciélago los motiva a jugar siempre al extremo？。 Estos son algunos de los cuestiona "Los Reyes del Miedo" gira sobre una idea que ya fue abordada en otras historias del murciélago， y que tiene que ver con la supuesta mala influencia que Batman ejerce tanto sobre Gotham como sobre su galería de villanos。 ¿Sin la presencia de Batman， Gotham sería una ciudad más luminosa？， ¿el Joker， Catwoman y el resto de la banda de Arkham， serían ciudadanos un poco más ilustres si no fuese porque la figura del murciélago los motiva a jugar siempre al extremo？。 Estos son algunos de los cuestionamientos que Batman deberá enfrentar， gracias al amigo Scarecrow y sus burundangas alucinógenas。 Una historia directa， contada con mucho oficio por Scott Peterson， pero que también vale la pena por el solo hecho de ver a Kelley Jones dibujando a Batman una vez más， con esa anatomía imposible y monstruosa que es el sello de la casa （y que merece más estrellas de las 3 que acompañan la reseña）。 。。。more

Babs ，

Really enjoyed this。 Stunning Kelley Jones art really elevated what could have been an average tale of Scarecrow messing with Bats to an amazing deep dive into his psyche with a bit of a twist。Read this as the 6 individual issues with fab cover art。Very good Batman story with art to pour over。

Nicholas Why ，

The Gothic Batman as drawn by the inimitable Kelley Jones， in a mind fark caused by The Scarecrow or are they just his personal demons？

A。 Ramirez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 amazing artwork by kelley jones！loved scarecrows attempt to break the dark knight by subtly drugging him as he follows him out on patrol。 gave me a christmas carol vibes as batman hallucinates what gotham could have been if he’d chosen a more philanthropist approach。 just wish there was more reflection on that， rather than ending with an （small） ego stroke by the Arkham employee and of course later by alfred。 still a great read。

Artur Coelho ，

Em luta contra Scarecrow， Batman é afetado por uma versão especialmente potente do soro do medo criado pelo supervilão， que aproveita a oportunidade para dissecar a mente do homem-morcego em busca do seu pior medo。 Que， por ironia， é ele próprio， a ideia que a existência do Cavaleiro das Trevas seja o que provoca o crime， o surgimento de violentos vilões， e a decadência da cidade de Gotham。 A história em si segue o caminho previsível。 O que torna este livro interessante é o sempre grotesco estil Em luta contra Scarecrow， Batman é afetado por uma versão especialmente potente do soro do medo criado pelo supervilão， que aproveita a oportunidade para dissecar a mente do homem-morcego em busca do seu pior medo。 Que， por ironia， é ele próprio， a ideia que a existência do Cavaleiro das Trevas seja o que provoca o crime， o surgimento de violentos vilões， e a decadência da cidade de Gotham。 A história em si segue o caminho previsível。 O que torna este livro interessante é o sempre grotesco estilo de Kelley Jones， a assentar como uma luva numa história de assombrações mentais， de medos e dilemas interiores colocados a nu。 。。。more

Ronald ，

Meh， this was not bad。 But really it is nothing we have not seen before。 The Scarecrow or someone using Scarecrow gas on Batman and Batman struggles to figure out what is real。 Then in the end Batman finds his way out。 The comic was overly overly wordy psychobabble from chapter two。 Can we get some original stories DC？ Please。

RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez ，

Reconozco como fan del Espantapájaros que el dibujado por Kelley Jones puede ser el definitivo。 En cuanto a la parte argumental， no ha estado mal。 Está bien que trabajen un duelo dialectal y mental más que la típica ensalada de tortas。 Pero con el Espantapájaros esperaba que la trama fuese más aterradora （más con ese título）。 Pero， bueno， me quedo con el apartado gráfico。

Ming ，

It was okay， I guess。 I was really into Jones's art as a kid but not that much anymore。 It was okay， I guess。 I was really into Jones's art as a kid but not that much anymore。 。。。more

Rob McMonigal ，

One of my favorite books of 2019， as listed on www。panelpatter。com One of my favorite books of 2019， as listed on www。panelpatter。com 。。。more

John ，

Come for the surreal， gothic art， stay for the psychological， character-driven script。

Xavier De La Cruz ，

It’s the first Batman story i’ve read in which I see Scarecrow in using his role as a Psychologist。 We dwell incredibly into Batman’s fears and how he sees his life as the Batman and his effect on Gotham city and the people he cherishes。 Awesome psychological take on the caped crusader！

Kate ，

Now I'm bummed we missed out on Riddler: Video Game Designer—He would have been brilliant at it！ Otherwise， I thoroughly enjoyed reading this。 Now I'm bummed we missed out on Riddler: Video Game Designer—He would have been brilliant at it！ Otherwise， I thoroughly enjoyed reading this。 。。。more

Sam Quixote ，

Scarecrow tries to mentally break Batman， once again， in Kings of Yawn…As someone who’s read a batload of Batpants books， there’s wayyyy to much familiar material rehashed here。 Scarecrow telling Batman that: he’d do more good as a billionaire philanthropist than a masked vigilante; that constantly putting away his rogues gallery in Arkham only for them to break out again is a pointless cycle; and that Batman is the cause of the many performance artist supervillains anyway。It’s nothing I haven’t Scarecrow tries to mentally break Batman， once again， in Kings of Yawn…As someone who’s read a batload of Batpants books， there’s wayyyy to much familiar material rehashed here。 Scarecrow telling Batman that: he’d do more good as a billionaire philanthropist than a masked vigilante; that constantly putting away his rogues gallery in Arkham only for them to break out again is a pointless cycle; and that Batman is the cause of the many performance artist supervillains anyway。It’s nothing I haven’t heard before in other， better Batman books and Scott Peterson’s regurgitating these stale points without a new spin isn’t revelatory or interesting whether you’re a new Batman reader or a seasoned one。 Nowt much happens and what little that does is bo-ring！Some of Kelley Jones’ horror-esque art is strikingly dramatic at times though it’s by turns equally silly-looking。 His Scarecrow is beefier than usual - not a bad choice as it was different for a change – but that’s not really the point of the character; he’s more cerebral than physical。 Some of the covers are cool and Scarecrow as a building was a trippy visual。 It’s not a whole helluva lot of positive to give the book though – you’ve gotta be a big Kelley Jones fan to make Kings of Fear worth checking out！Trite， uninspired and unengaging throughout， Kings of Fear is an easily missable addition to the Batman library。 。。。more

Matthew Reel ，

A nice， simple Scarecrow story。

Al Burke ，

Love Batman？ Got an hour to kill？ Then this could be something for you。 The Scarecrow doses the Dark Knight with a new gas， then attempts to psychoanalyze him。 The plot's great， all the usual suspects make an appearance， and we get to see a little of what makes Batman tick。 Oh yeah， and the artwork is great。 Love Batman？ Got an hour to kill？ Then this could be something for you。 The Scarecrow doses the Dark Knight with a new gas， then attempts to psychoanalyze him。 The plot's great， all the usual suspects make an appearance， and we get to see a little of what makes Batman tick。 Oh yeah， and the artwork is great。 。。。more

Will Robinson Jr。 ，

An interesting Batman tale featuring the king of fear， The Scarecrow。 There was not much to complain about here。 I thought Kelley Jones artwork really increased the fun of this story。 Peterson does a great job with the dialogue and getting us into Batman's head。 Jones' artwork works well in giving the reader the disorienting feeling of being effected by Scarecrow's fear toxin。 The Scarecrow's plan is a pretty solid plan though it is simple。 Scare Batman out of well wanted to stay Batman。 There s An interesting Batman tale featuring the king of fear， The Scarecrow。 There was not much to complain about here。 I thought Kelley Jones artwork really increased the fun of this story。 Peterson does a great job with the dialogue and getting us into Batman's head。 Jones' artwork works well in giving the reader the disorienting feeling of being effected by Scarecrow's fear toxin。 The Scarecrow's plan is a pretty solid plan though it is simple。 Scare Batman out of well wanted to stay Batman。 There some really tense moments in the book and the pacing was okay。 Ultimately it is Jones artwork that is the real star。 It really gives the book a haunting and foreboding feel。 I also enjoyed Jones artwork in Swamp Thing: The Dead Don't Sleep。 I enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it to Batman fans looking for something stand alone and not hinging on continuity。 。。。more

Zachary King ，

Five stars for the art alone。

Michelle Cristiani ，

Excellent plot line， where Scarecrow's poison asks the question many of us have also asked over the years: if Bruce Wayne really wanted to help Gotham， why didn't he just invest financially in it？ The art is unique and beautifully drawn， but it's not my cup of tea。 Thought provoking。 It was more upon finishing， than during the journey， that I thought it all through。 Excellent plot line， where Scarecrow's poison asks the question many of us have also asked over the years: if Bruce Wayne really wanted to help Gotham， why didn't he just invest financially in it？ The art is unique and beautifully drawn， but it's not my cup of tea。 Thought provoking。 It was more upon finishing， than during the journey， that I thought it all through。 。。。more

Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind） ，

The scarecrow is one of my favorite villains in the Batman rogues gallery and this was a nice deep dive into the character and what happens when Batman gets exposed to fear toxin throughout an evening。 Amazing art by Kelly Jones as well。

Ben Truong ，

Kings of Fear is a miniseries published by DC Comics and has Bruce Wayne as Batman fighting his greatest fear and Jonathan Crane as Scarecrow。 Batman: Kings of Fear collects all six issues of the 2018 miniseries。Jonathan Crane as Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to conceal his escape and the chase will take the Bruce Wayne as Batman on a journey into the depths of his own mind when Batman is hit by a dose of fear gas – a new formula that Batman has no cure for。 Prodded by his enemy Kings of Fear is a miniseries published by DC Comics and has Bruce Wayne as Batman fighting his greatest fear and Jonathan Crane as Scarecrow。 Batman: Kings of Fear collects all six issues of the 2018 miniseries。Jonathan Crane as Scarecrow orchestrates a riot at Arkham Asylum to conceal his escape and the chase will take the Bruce Wayne as Batman on a journey into the depths of his own mind when Batman is hit by a dose of fear gas – a new formula that Batman has no cure for。 Prodded by his enemy， Bruce Wayne's deepest fears come to the surface， with one question inching its way to the top of the list whether Gotham City be better off if Batman never existed。Scott Peterson penned the entire mini-series。 For the most part， it is written rather well – the narrative seemed interesting， about having Batman facing one of his worse fears – that he created the monsters and villains that haunt Gotham City。Kelley Jones penciled the entire trade paperback。 Since he was the main penciler， the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well。 For the most part， I enjoyed his penciling style – it gives a wonderful nostalgic。All in all， Batman: Kings of Fear is written rather well， which explores one of the fears of the Dark Knight himself！ 。。。more

John Funderburg ，

Where in the world did this book come from？？ Story， art， and colors galore - all brilliant。 The overall journey （and I'm certain I'm not the first to notice this） is reminiscent of "It's a Wonderful Life"。。。 but with Scarecrow and BATMAN。 Highly recommended。 Where in the world did this book come from？？ Story， art， and colors galore - all brilliant。 The overall journey （and I'm certain I'm not the first to notice this） is reminiscent of "It's a Wonderful Life"。。。 but with Scarecrow and BATMAN。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Sarah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've been a roll here with good graphic novels--each one I've read has been interesting， engaging。。。 and has had me reaching for another book right away。 This story marks one of the few times we actually see Batman afraid--he's trying to find a hostage taken by the Scarecrow while under the influence of fear toxin。 All the while， Scarecrow is attempting to psychoanalyze him。 You're never sure how much of it is happening in Batman's head， and how much is real--until the end， when you realize that I've been a roll here with good graphic novels--each one I've read has been interesting， engaging。。。 and has had me reaching for another book right away。 This story marks one of the few times we actually see Batman afraid--he's trying to find a hostage taken by the Scarecrow while under the influence of fear toxin。 All the while， Scarecrow is attempting to psychoanalyze him。 You're never sure how much of it is happening in Batman's head， and how much is real--until the end， when you realize that everything， even Scarecrow's psychiatrist bit， has been happening in the Dark Knight's mind。。。 but that doesn't mean that the "revelation" Batman has is any less real。 The book ends with him feeling like he's hurt Gotham more than he's helped it。 But a testimony from an Arkham doctor （who's husband is a reformed criminal who Batman "saved" from further crime） and good old Alfred's own insistence that， as much as he may hate Batman for the suffering it causes Bruce Wayne， even he has to admit that Gotham is safer， and more innocent lives have been saved， with Batman than without him。 All in all， this was a nice look， not only into Batman's psyche， but also into a popular theme in comic books: How much do superheroes help？ And how much do these "super" crime-fighters only raise the stakes and create worse villains？ This one was an intriguing take on that question， as it was so "trippy" at times。 Plus， we had a nice Alfred/Bruce "father/son" moment。 All of that together， plus some really great full-page art， make for an engaging read that has you wondering what will happen next。 The only downside is that there were parts that were a little confusing--some of the connections between Scarecrow and his accomplice， and how Batman actually found them， as well as the leads Gordon was following--weren't exactly has fluid as they could be。 But that's a minor compliant， seeing as how the confusion， in a strange way， actually added to the "trippiness" of the fear toxin that Batman was experiencing。 This was also a really quick read that was an undeniable page-turner， and probably one of the best Scarecrow stories I've read in a while。 Definitely worth checking out。 。。。more

Blindzider ，

Strange， for sure。 The premise is good: a psychological evaluation of Batman via Dr。 Jonathan Crane， aka the Scarecrow。 The execution is not so good。 It meanders for about 3-4 issues， trying to create this atmosphere of not really knowing what is real before delving in to what makes Bruce tick。 Part of the issue I think is Kelley's storytelling。 It comes and goes， sometimes there are a couple pages of pinups， then 3-4 panel pages which are sometimes difficult to follow what is happening。 I was n Strange， for sure。 The premise is good: a psychological evaluation of Batman via Dr。 Jonathan Crane， aka the Scarecrow。 The execution is not so good。 It meanders for about 3-4 issues， trying to create this atmosphere of not really knowing what is real before delving in to what makes Bruce tick。 Part of the issue I think is Kelley's storytelling。 It comes and goes， sometimes there are a couple pages of pinups， then 3-4 panel pages which are sometimes difficult to follow what is happening。 I was never that big a fan of his work back when he was drawing Batman regularly。 Now his heads are too small for their bodies and the rest of the anatomy is a little cartoony。A couple interesting questions are posed to Batman， but it was a long， boring， confusing path just to get that。 In the end， it doesn't result in a change to how other writers will be crafting stories about Bruce anyway。 。。。more

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