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Batman: Creature of the Night

Batman: Creature of the Night

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Bruce Wainwright， a comic book-reading kid obssessed with the Caped Crusader， loses his parents in a violent crime。。。and in the real world， no superheroes exist to save the day。

BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT， written by Kurt Busiek （ASTRO CITY） and drawn by John Paul Leon （MOTHER PANIC） is a stand-alone story set outside of regular continuity in 1968 Boston， MA。 The victim of the brutal murder of his family， young Bruce sees grief and rage build inside himself。。。until something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night！ Something similar to the comics he's been reading his whole life。 As life begins to imitate art， will Bruce Wainwright be able to live up to his fictional namesake？

A deliberatel spiritual companion to the beloved SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY， BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT puts a new spin you've never seen before on the legend of Batman--and the dark emotions that drive him！

This volume collects issues #1-4 of the critically acclaimed miniseries。

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Reviews

Kyle Berk ，

There is more then one way to be Batman。 I think the best parts of these four issues are how it shows the weakness of a mythic hero like Batman just to turn it around and show strengths as an example and as an ideal。

Charles Hatfield ，

Will artist John Paul Leon ever get a comics project as good as he is？ This book， beautifully drawn and colored by Leon， sadly isn’t that project — rather a confused， irresolute riff on Batman that wants to be both realistic psychodrama and fantastical horror tale。 It doesn’t work as either。In this non-DC Universe Bat-book， a Batman-obsessed Bostonian loses his own family， Bruce Wayne-like， to a horrible crime， and becomes a shadow of the Batman himself， grimly determined to dish out rough justi Will artist John Paul Leon ever get a comics project as good as he is？ This book， beautifully drawn and colored by Leon， sadly isn’t that project — rather a confused， irresolute riff on Batman that wants to be both realistic psychodrama and fantastical horror tale。 It doesn’t work as either。In this non-DC Universe Bat-book， a Batman-obsessed Bostonian loses his own family， Bruce Wayne-like， to a horrible crime， and becomes a shadow of the Batman himself， grimly determined to dish out rough justice and set the world to rights。 The story focuses on his obsessiveness and paranoia， and becomes a parable of mental illness。 At the same time， the protagonist does become a literal monster， a super-powered， Manbat-like beast that flies through the night and rips his adversaries to shreds。 Writer Kurt Busiek wants to have things both ways — several ways， I should say — and the story wavers， perplexingly， somewhere among the options: Sydney Lumet urban crime drama， psychological thriller with a “Beautiful Mind”-esque way of literalizing the hero’s paranoid visions， and outright dark fantasy。 The result is a hash。Leon excels at the urban grit， clotted atmosphere， and Gothic headiness; some of the pages look great。 What he could do with a really sharp Batman story — wow。 But this story is uneasily split between showing up the Batman story for what it is — a misanthropic vengeance fantasy — and reveling in the dark atmo。 Somehow the end results seems under-thought and overbaked at the same time， a waffling experiment in superhero revisionism that wants to dismantle the Batman and yet deliver the expected goods at the same time。 Seesawing between psychological rationalization and Gothic tropes， the book doesn’t seem to realize how irreconcilable these approaches are， and after an enticing first act the whole thing falls apart， too jury-rigged and fragile to convince。A pity—I came for Leon， and stayed for him。 I’d buy more comics by him。 He’s aces: a fierce urban stylist in the same league as Criminal’s Sean Phillips。 Despite his Herculean efforts here， though， this falls flat。 。。。more

Robert ，

I see this one has been divisive on here， but for me any corollary to Superman: Secret Identity involving DC's other top male character was inevitably going to delve deep into mental illness。。。because， heightened reality of the DC Universe aside， I think we can all agree that what Bruce Wayne gets up to at night is neither sane nor healthy， right？（view spoiler）[The stillborn twin as an aggressive guardian spirit angle was unexpected， but I guess it's as good a way to handwave away such fantastic I see this one has been divisive on here， but for me any corollary to Superman: Secret Identity involving DC's other top male character was inevitably going to delve deep into mental illness。。。because， heightened reality of the DC Universe aside， I think we can all agree that what Bruce Wayne gets up to at night is neither sane nor healthy， right？（view spoiler）[The stillborn twin as an aggressive guardian spirit angle was unexpected， but I guess it's as good a way to handwave away such fantastical powers in the "real world" as any。 （hide spoiler）]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

David ，

Not as good as Superman: Secret Identity， but still enjoyable。

Guilherme Smee ，

Muitos anos depois de ter criado Superman: Identidade Secreta ao lado de Stuart Immonen， Kurt Busiek ressurge com a mesma proposta para o Batman。 Desta vez ao lado do maravilhoso desenhista John Paul Leon， cujo estilo noir dá o tom da série， Busiek segue trabalhando os "super-heróis da vida real" como fez em seu trabalho no premiado título Astro City。 Em Batman: Criatura da Noite， temos Bruce Wainwright， um garotinho que é fissurado nas aventuras do Batman dos quadrinhos a ponto de brincar que e Muitos anos depois de ter criado Superman: Identidade Secreta ao lado de Stuart Immonen， Kurt Busiek ressurge com a mesma proposta para o Batman。 Desta vez ao lado do maravilhoso desenhista John Paul Leon， cujo estilo noir dá o tom da série， Busiek segue trabalhando os "super-heróis da vida real" como fez em seu trabalho no premiado título Astro City。 Em Batman: Criatura da Noite， temos Bruce Wainwright， um garotinho que é fissurado nas aventuras do Batman dos quadrinhos a ponto de brincar que ele é o cavaleiro das trevas e que seu tio é o Alfred。 Mas para a infelicidade deste Bruce， seu destino acaba sendo o mesmo do Batman dos quadrinhos: seus pais acabam sendo mortos por criminosos。 Chegou a vez de Wainwright aceitar seu destino como o Cavaleiro das Trevas do mundo real， ou será que algo muito mais sombrio vai se interpor entre ele e o seu pretenso destino？ Busiek e Leon entregam uma história emocionante， cheia de reviravoltas， que mostram como o amor por um personagem pode ser intenso e às vezes até se tornar danoso e ao mesmo tempo recompensador para quem o ama e aqueles que o cercam。 。。。more

Andrew ，

I really enjoyed this series。 I don't often think about Batman as an angry child because of how he's always on top of everything， but when it boils down to it， this is essentially what drives him。 The alternate perspective this story offers to the Batman mythology works well to examine the foundations of what makes Batman tick without all the distractions of the DCU Batman mythos or the rest of the DCU intruding on its core themes。 I really enjoyed this series。 I don't often think about Batman as an angry child because of how he's always on top of everything， but when it boils down to it， this is essentially what drives him。 The alternate perspective this story offers to the Batman mythology works well to examine the foundations of what makes Batman tick without all the distractions of the DCU Batman mythos or the rest of the DCU intruding on its core themes。 。。。more

aLejandRø ，

No le encuentro sentido， a este tipo de revisiones de iconos supeheroicos desde una “perspectiva diferente” cuyo objetivo consiste en trasladar a personajes como Batman a un escenario de mayor realismo， de hacer un comic de Batman sin Batman。Ojo， la trama de Busiek no me parece mala pero evidentemente no soy el “público objetivo” para este tipo de “ensayos”， más aún cuando lo pretenden vender como realista y en un momento aparece una especie de Bátcula， en fin。 Es más， el arte “expresionista” de No le encuentro sentido， a este tipo de revisiones de iconos supeheroicos desde una “perspectiva diferente” cuyo objetivo consiste en trasladar a personajes como Batman a un escenario de mayor realismo， de hacer un comic de Batman sin Batman。Ojo， la trama de Busiek no me parece mala pero evidentemente no soy el “público objetivo” para este tipo de “ensayos”， más aún cuando lo pretenden vender como realista y en un momento aparece una especie de Bátcula， en fin。 Es más， el arte “expresionista” de Leon refleja perfectamente la oscuridad， soledad y amargura del guion， pero no。 。。。more

Artur Coelho ，

Uma curiosa variante do mito de Batman， num registo entre o realismo fantástico， o sobrenatural e o comic de super-heróis。 Quando Bruce， o jovem herdeiro de uma fortuna de Boston perde os pais num crime violento， é o seu fascínio pelo personagem de Batman que o ajuda。 Torna-se tão obcecado que， aparentemente， é capaz de manifestar um Batman na nossa realidade。 Uma entidade talvez sobrenatural， que devasta o mundo do crime enquanto o jovem cresce e vai tomando conta dos destinos da sua empresa。 M Uma curiosa variante do mito de Batman， num registo entre o realismo fantástico， o sobrenatural e o comic de super-heróis。 Quando Bruce， o jovem herdeiro de uma fortuna de Boston perde os pais num crime violento， é o seu fascínio pelo personagem de Batman que o ajuda。 Torna-se tão obcecado que， aparentemente， é capaz de manifestar um Batman na nossa realidade。 Uma entidade talvez sobrenatural， que devasta o mundo do crime enquanto o jovem cresce e vai tomando conta dos destinos da sua empresa。 Mas algo não está certo， e Bruce acaba por perceber que tudo o que acreditou ser uma luta contra o mal， na verdade foi uma estranha manipulação。 Uma aventura bizarra， focada no cerne do mito do personagem， 。。。more

Alvaro Mendoza ，

No me gustó， esperaba algo diferente， y a veces las sorpresas son buenas， pero este no es el caso。

Sunny Evans ，

3。5

Nicolas Ferrer ，

Venía muy bien， terror， detective y terminó medio choto， pero lo banco。 Saludos

Valéria。 ，

1。 Vôbec ma to nenudilo。 Ale čítať to na večer polounavená， do pasívneho počúvania podcastu mi miestami robilo robilo problém aby som sa sústredila a musela som niektoré úseky čítať dvakrát （väčšinou kvôli letteringu）2。 Kresba skvele pasovala， dobre dotvárala atmosféru a páčila sa mi。3。 Parádny nápad， niečo nové a zaujímavé （ak beriem do úvahy príbehy s Batmanom）4。 Iritoval ma lettering Alfredovho rozprávania， lebo to veľké G a niektoré iné písmená boli na facku。Ak to zhrniem， 4，5/5 za mňa ako n 1。 Vôbec ma to nenudilo。 Ale čítať to na večer polounavená， do pasívneho počúvania podcastu mi miestami robilo robilo problém aby som sa sústredila a musela som niektoré úseky čítať dvakrát （väčšinou kvôli letteringu）2。 Kresba skvele pasovala， dobre dotvárala atmosféru a páčila sa mi。3。 Parádny nápad， niečo nové a zaujímavé （ak beriem do úvahy príbehy s Batmanom）4。 Iritoval ma lettering Alfredovho rozprávania， lebo to veľké G a niektoré iné písmená boli na facku。Ak to zhrniem， 4，5/5 za mňa ako nič， 4 zošity tomu stačili a 。。。more

Kris Ritchie ，

3。5 rounded down。 This was an interesting one， but I could not help drawing comparisons to Kill or Be Killed ， specifically with the mental health angle， but I think I enjoyed that one a bit more。

Gabriell Anderson ，

Parádní záležitost， které obrovsky pomohlo， že jsem dopředu nic moc neočekával a hlavně jsem si ji pořídil až byla venku komplet， protože jinak tyhle 4 sešity byly na 2-roční čekání。Příběh chlapce， který miluje Batmana a shodou okolností se jmenuje Bruce a aby toho nebylo málo， tak jednoho dne mu zastřelí rodiče。 Nikdo se pak asi nemůže divit， když se mu jednoho dne začne zdát o temném netopýřím muži， který vezme spravedlnost ve městě do svých rukou。 I když， opravdu se mu to jenom zdá？Kurt Busie Parádní záležitost， které obrovsky pomohlo， že jsem dopředu nic moc neočekával a hlavně jsem si ji pořídil až byla venku komplet， protože jinak tyhle 4 sešity byly na 2-roční čekání。Příběh chlapce， který miluje Batmana a shodou okolností se jmenuje Bruce a aby toho nebylo málo， tak jednoho dne mu zastřelí rodiče。 Nikdo se pak asi nemůže divit， když se mu jednoho dne začne zdát o temném netopýřím muži， který vezme spravedlnost ve městě do svých rukou。 I když， opravdu se mu to jenom zdá？Kurt Busiek napsal už Superman: Secret Identity， což je příběh o chlapci jménem Clark Kent， který žije ve světě， kde Superman existuje jenom v komiksech。 A byla to série， která zaznamenala mezi fanoušky slušný úspěch， takže je logické， že se teď dostal na řadu i temný rytíř。 Ten dostal do vínku temný příběh， kde si po docela dlouhou dobu člověk není jistý， co je reálné a co není a pohrává si jak s hlavním hrdinou， tak čtenářem。John Paul Leon tohle doprovodil krásně padnoucí kresbou， která z Bostonu vytváří celkem věrného bratříčka Gothamu。Pokud si chcete dát tak trochu jiný spin na Batmanovský příběh， tak by tohle mělo něco přímo pro vás。 Ale pokud vás nebaví， když se komiksy snaží zakotvit svůj příběh pevněji do reality a přitom si pořád nechat některé komiksové prvky， tak se raději poohlédněte po něčem jiném。 。。。more

Dan Schwent ，

When Bruce Wainwright's parents are murdered and he spends two months in a coma， he discovers the world is an unfair place。 But can The Batman make things right？ And who or what is this Batman？I'm a fan of Kurt Busiek's Astro City so I was interested in seeing what I assumed would be a more human take on Batman。 Creature of the Night isn't at all what I expected and it's much better for it。Bruce Wainwright is a young Batman fan on a world not unlike ours。 When his parents are murdered， Bruce nee When Bruce Wainwright's parents are murdered and he spends two months in a coma， he discovers the world is an unfair place。 But can The Batman make things right？ And who or what is this Batman？I'm a fan of Kurt Busiek's Astro City so I was interested in seeing what I assumed would be a more human take on Batman。 Creature of the Night isn't at all what I expected and it's much better for it。Bruce Wainwright is a young Batman fan on a world not unlike ours。 When his parents are murdered， Bruce needs some way to understand and to right the wrong that defined his life。 Enter。。。 The Batman！I'm going to gloss over the rest of the plot so I don't ruin the best bits of the story。 Kurt Busiek's tale captures Batman's self destructive nature and has a enough commonalities with the core Batman mythos to still feel like a Batman tale but it's a Batman tale unlike any I've ever read。 The art by John Paul Leon is moody as hell and has a Alex Toth/Matt Wagner feel to it。 The art style probably isn't for everyone but it's right in my wheelhouse these days。It doesn't have the Elseworlds banner on it but Batman: Creature of the Night is the best alternate take on Batman since Gotham By Gaslight。 4。5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more

Jess Tress ，

The whole conceit of this story is that it takes place in the “real world”， which makes it all the more frightening when Bruce’s comic book hero， quite literally， come crashing into his life。 But what is this monstrous batman？ A hallucination？ The delusion of a traumatized child？ Or something else all together？ As young Wainwright grows into his inheritance， shepherded by his Uncle Alf， his dark Tulpa does its dark work on the streets of the city。 At night， his mind flies on black wings， and tho The whole conceit of this story is that it takes place in the “real world”， which makes it all the more frightening when Bruce’s comic book hero， quite literally， come crashing into his life。 But what is this monstrous batman？ A hallucination？ The delusion of a traumatized child？ Or something else all together？ As young Wainwright grows into his inheritance， shepherded by his Uncle Alf， his dark Tulpa does its dark work on the streets of the city。 At night， his mind flies on black wings， and though he sees through the red eyes of the bat， Bruce soon finds that there are still secrets between them。。。This was a fantastic book， full of spine-tingling horror， and breathtaking scenery。 Much like it’s protagonist， the story is moody， dramatic， and at times ambiguous。 It’s a perfect read for Batman fans， and newbies alike。 Plus it gets extra points from me for sticking to the old adage that “Batman will always need a Robin”。 （And unlike a certain 2012 film， it does this in a compelling way。） 。。。more

Adriana ，

Creature of the Night had an interesting plotline following Bruce Wainwright。 A boy and later man who had parallels to Batman's story。 I simultaneously liked and didn't like the "twist" or ending。 I thought for sure it was clever but I was looking for more of a Batman comic than anything else。 There was action but not the action I was suspecting。 Clever but not what I particularly wanted at the time。 I still can appreciate where the story took me。 Creature of the Night had an interesting plotline following Bruce Wainwright。 A boy and later man who had parallels to Batman's story。 I simultaneously liked and didn't like the "twist" or ending。 I thought for sure it was clever but I was looking for more of a Batman comic than anything else。 There was action but not the action I was suspecting。 Clever but not what I particularly wanted at the time。 I still can appreciate where the story took me。 。。。more

David ，

I dug this one。 More of a horror story than a super hero tale， Creature of The Night explores the core of Batman's character: unresolved trauma。 Taking place in "the real world" where superheroes are only in comic books， a child named Bruce Wayne is orphaned and conjures an entity that resembles his comic book hero （Batman） to enact justice。 The art is incredibly dark and moody， with major shout outs to the creepy design of the Batman-like creature。 These are the types of superhero stories that I dug this one。 More of a horror story than a super hero tale， Creature of The Night explores the core of Batman's character: unresolved trauma。 Taking place in "the real world" where superheroes are only in comic books， a child named Bruce Wayne is orphaned and conjures an entity that resembles his comic book hero （Batman） to enact justice。 The art is incredibly dark and moody， with major shout outs to the creepy design of the Batman-like creature。 These are the types of superhero stories that I like to read， taking the subject matter into unique settings with conflicts that aren't resolved with someone getting the snot beat out of them。 。。。more

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Elena ，

Batman: Creature of the Night #4After three long years of waiting I've finally finished this！ I love Busiek's stories but I think you have to be in a certain mood to truly enjoy them so maybe that's why I didn't really liked this last issue that much。Still， the premise of the story is great and maybe I'll come back to it one day and find that I liked it better。 Batman: Creature of the Night #4After three long years of waiting I've finally finished this！ I love Busiek's stories but I think you have to be in a certain mood to truly enjoy them so maybe that's why I didn't really liked this last issue that much。Still， the premise of the story is great and maybe I'll come back to it one day and find that I liked it better。 。。。more

Ben Truong ，

Batman: Creature of the Night is a four-issue limited series published by DC Comics。 It stars Bruce Wainwright， a comic book kid obsessed with the Caped Crusader， who loses his parents in a violent crime。 Batman: Creature of the Night collects all four issues of the 2018–2020 limited series。Young Bruce Wainright is a happy-go-lucky only child， who also happens to be obsessed with Batman， as in this world， Batman is just a comic book franchise。 When a home invasion gone wrong， it leaves Bruce wou Batman: Creature of the Night is a four-issue limited series published by DC Comics。 It stars Bruce Wainwright， a comic book kid obsessed with the Caped Crusader， who loses his parents in a violent crime。 Batman: Creature of the Night collects all four issues of the 2018–2020 limited series。Young Bruce Wainright is a happy-go-lucky only child， who also happens to be obsessed with Batman， as in this world， Batman is just a comic book franchise。 When a home invasion gone wrong， it leaves Bruce wounded and orphaned， his mind settles on a singular idea: if Batman was real he could have prevented this。 This simple， abstract idea grows into a dark reality that leads Bruce on a decades-long journey。Kurt Busiek penned the entire trade paperback and for the most part it was written moderately well。 While the premise of a story taking place in the real world and Batman is just a comic book hero has been done before， Busiek also weaves in a particularly fantastical element that would be right at home in mainline DC continuity。 However， at its core， it is a story of Batman， the icon， lifting a suffering soul out of his grief。 Unfortunately， while the premise was great， the narrative could have been executed better as the storyline can be quite confusing at times。John Paul Leon is the penciler for the limited series。 Since he was the only penciler， the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well。 For the most part， Leon is a decent penciler， which made the limited series both a joy to read and see。All in all， Batman: Creature of the Night is written and constructed moderately well， it is a Batman story without having Batman as the central character， but the ideal of him – just wished it was executed better。 。。。more

Jamie ，

"Batman， at heart， taps into something younger and simpler -- it's a child's rage at the world for being unfair， and that child's inarticulate desire to control the world， to make it fair by force of will。" -Kurt BusiekBusiek examines the emotional core of Batman outside of the DC Universe and shows what happens when that classic character finally faces his trauma and finds actual resolution。 This is the Batman story I have wanted for so long （what if Bruce just went to therapy and took medicati "Batman， at heart， taps into something younger and simpler -- it's a child's rage at the world for being unfair， and that child's inarticulate desire to control the world， to make it fair by force of will。" -Kurt BusiekBusiek examines the emotional core of Batman outside of the DC Universe and shows what happens when that classic character finally faces his trauma and finds actual resolution。 This is the Batman story I have wanted for so long （what if Bruce just went to therapy and took medication？）， and only Busiek could follow-up such a masterpiece as 'Superman: Secret Identity' so perfectly。 Also， John Paul Leon's art is just stunning （was introduced to his photorealistic style in the fantastic 'Ex Machina'）。Favorite Quote （from Bruce's psychologist）:"This Bat-Creature--It is a defense mechanism， surely you see that。 But it is not protecting you。 It is holding you back。 Your parents' death--It was a serious trauma， to witness that， you know that。 And you respond--lashing out， angry at the unfairness of it all。 You feel powerless--like a child--and so you created this wish-fulfillment fantasy。 Powerful。 Protective。 Fierce。 But it is still a child， within。 Angry， grieving， lost--It acts like a child， like a child's fantasy--and allows you too， as well。"Also this one:"She likes to say there's more than one way to be Batman。 More than one way to make the world better。 And she's right。" 。。。more

Lashaan Balasingam （Bookidote） ，

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。There’s nothing more reassuring than to imagine the world protected by our favourite superheroes。 To know that somewhere out there， there’s a Superman or a Batman who secretly helps law enforcement take down the bad guys and keep us safe in our everyday lives。 It’s only as we grow older that we learn that heroes might not come in the form of super-powered alien beings from other planets， that heroes are born out of an unselfish desire to help ot You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。There’s nothing more reassuring than to imagine the world protected by our favourite superheroes。 To know that somewhere out there， there’s a Superman or a Batman who secretly helps law enforcement take down the bad guys and keep us safe in our everyday lives。 It’s only as we grow older that we learn that heroes might not come in the form of super-powered alien beings from other planets， that heroes are born out of an unselfish desire to help others， whether it’s by arresting criminals by wearing a legal badge or extinguishing fires that no one in their right minds would otherwise dare to confront。 Unfortunately for one kid， his pure love for a superhero was envenomed by a devastating robbery that will trigger a chain of psychological events and turn him into an obsessive and mentally-ill boy。 A spiritual companion to Superman: Secret Identity， writer Kurt Busiek attempts to explore a dark， twisted， and terrifying mind through a child’s love for Batman。What is Batman: Creature of the Night about？ The story follows a young nine-year-old boy by the name of Bruce Wainwright who happily indulges Batman comics， innocently viewing the world as the Dark Knight。 It’s upon a horrific tragedy that strikes his parents that his life absorbs a dramatic shock that will turn his mind into a fragile territory for a nightmare like none other。 Psychologically-devastated， unable to understand the unfairness of the world in which he lives and the lack of a Batman to help him avoid such tragedies， he desperately wishes that his favourite superhero would seek vengeance upon the people who dare steal his happiness， to cleanse his city of the evil and the corrupt for once and for all。 Unfortunately for him， there was no one there to tell him to be careful about what he wished for， for now， a strange dark creature roams the night and there’s nothing he can do about it。For this four-issue graphic novel to enamour the reader， there is one premise that readers will have to believe in: that the gazillion of coincidences found between the life of Bruce Wainwright （from his name to the insanely numerous number of characters who have similarities with Batman’s lore） and Bruce Wayne are original， striking， and plausible。 If the constant attempt to link this character to Batman does not throw you off already， allow the writer’s attempt to reconstruct and explore the superhero’s personality and the universe to suffocate you with an unappreciative exploration of a superhero originally driven by sacrifice， justice， retribution， and hope。 There is simply no love for Batman here。This is a story that disapproves of the hero and voices a statement on the hero’s toxicity to people and society。 The story also suffers greatly from the character’s obsession with fixing the unfairness that he suffers in his life。 Many subplots are poorly developed and rarely ever manage to capture the reader’s attention by continuously bombarding the same ideas whilst building up the almost inevitable and obvious plot twist。 There’s simply no moral to this story that could impress the reader beyond establishing that the idea of Batman is a delusional projection of our inability to protect ourselves from danger。While the story might not have worked as well as I’d hoped it did， the artwork by John Paul Leon is quite remarkable。 Channeling his inner David Mazzucchelli （Batman: Year One）， he brilliantly draws Boston in the same vein as Gotham while capturing the darkness that it is engulfed in。 The shadow work that is crucial to the storyline is also perfectly executed， allowing the story to bring out the dual-tonality that is often associated with the character。 This representation of good and evil， through light and darkness， allows for an immersive experience that also gives us the opportunity to immediately understand the parallels between Bruce Wainwright and Bruce Wayne， beyond the obnoxious and obvious characters incorporated into the narrative。Batman: Creature of the Night is a poor attempt to explore a fan’s love for Batman following a derivative tragedy that will send him down a dangerous path。Yours truly，Lashaan | Blogger and Book ReviewerOfficial blog: https://bookidote。com/ 。。。more

Dakota Morgan ，

I feel like readers might enjoy Batman: Creature of the Night more if it was clear from the cover that this is not a traditional Batman narrative。 In this book， Batman is a figment of a young man's imagination， a dark creature who manifests as the main character's deep fear that the world is inherently unfair。 Creature of the Night is a dissection of Batman's psyche， not a book about Batman beating up criminals （though that does happen）。I liked it a lot。 It took some getting used to， but once I I feel like readers might enjoy Batman: Creature of the Night more if it was clear from the cover that this is not a traditional Batman narrative。 In this book， Batman is a figment of a young man's imagination， a dark creature who manifests as the main character's deep fear that the world is inherently unfair。 Creature of the Night is a dissection of Batman's psyche， not a book about Batman beating up criminals （though that does happen）。I liked it a lot。 It took some getting used to， but once I realized that Batman as I knew him would never appear in the book， I settled in comfortably to the narrative Kurt Busiek was unfolding。 It's smart！ It's heady！ It's a bit on the nose at times。 The pacing wasn't always crisp。 It's more of a fictional addiction/schizophrenia memoir than anything else。But if you lean into it， it works really well。 Particularly with John Paul Leon's dramatic， dark art。 Creature of the Night reminded me a lot of the Criminal books by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips。 Deeply investing， not always perfect， full of weird surprises。 。。。more

Ola G ，

2/10 starsThe back of the cover says "The boy who loves Batman。" I could encapsulate this review by changing this quote to "The man who hates Batman。" and that would be enough。 Sigh。Superman: Secret Identity is one of my favorite comics - heartfelt， thoughtful， thought-provoking and unexpectedly emotional。 Kurt Busiek tried to repeat the success of this comic with his new take on Batman， but unfortunately failed miserably， confirming only his own prejudices in the process。 I wouldn't have guesse 2/10 starsThe back of the cover says "The boy who loves Batman。" I could encapsulate this review by changing this quote to "The man who hates Batman。" and that would be enough。 Sigh。Superman: Secret Identity is one of my favorite comics - heartfelt， thoughtful， thought-provoking and unexpectedly emotional。 Kurt Busiek tried to repeat the success of this comic with his new take on Batman， but unfortunately failed miserably， confirming only his own prejudices in the process。 I wouldn't have guessed Busiek was an exclusive Superman fan and Batman fiercest critic - but that's my take from reading Batman: Creature of the Night。In repeat of Superman: Secret Identity premise， Batman: Creature of the Night starts off with nine-year-old Bruce Wainwright， orphaned and nearly killed in an armed robbery and forever traumatized by this event。 The constant tedious repetition of almost all important characters from Batman lore， with negligible changes （Gordon as a first， and not last name of a police commissioner; Robin as a girl， Alfred as a doting uncle， etc。） is the first signal that the comic might not live up to the fame of its predecessor。 But it quickly gets worse。 How about a psychic twin - a twin fetus absorbed by the other during the period of gestation？ And let's not forget to call him Thomas。 Yup。 Lack of imagination， or just a strong urge to make the criticism as simple （or trivial） and transparent as it can be？Because to take the figure of Batman and reduce it to childish anger and feelings of unfairness and loss is indeed unfair - but predominantly to Batman and his fans。 Batman: Creature of the Night is， in short， an elaborate way of bunching them all up into an indistinguishable mass and accusing them of immaturity， monstrous egotism， inability to conform to norms and wilful social deviation， evidenced in paranoid belief in conspiracy theories， sullen generalized resentment and total rejection of responsibility。 Thankfully， all of these are curable by pills in Busiek's brave new world - and the childish Batman affliction can ultimately be cured。The only saving grace of this graphic novel is its art - and indeed， John Paul Leon's art is outstanding in its designs， blending old styles with his unique own use of shadows and bold contour lines。 I'll be on the lookout for more of his art。As for Batman: Creature of the Night， however， the verdict is clear。 Not recommended。 。。。more

Leo ，

An excellent reinterpretation of Batman。

Dantanian ，

Great art。。。 I intriguing story。。。 A little different。 A good mature read

Jacob ，

Public library copy。 The art and tone of the book was very nice， but I thought the Superman Secret Identity （which I read many years ago） was better suited as a concept of following characters living in the world of the established DC Comics ones than this one。

Nacho Fregossi ，

"Batman: Creature of the Night" sigue la misma línea que el propio Busiek abordó hace 15 años en "Superman: Secret Identity" （un título que no puede faltar en cualquier lista corta de las mejores historias del Hombre de Acero）。 Esto es: historias que se desarrollan en el mundo real， en donde Superman y Batman son personajes de ficción， y en las que se vale de ese enfoque para explorar el carácter icónico de ambos， así como su impacto en las personas。En este caso， todo gira sobre un niño fanático "Batman: Creature of the Night" sigue la misma línea que el propio Busiek abordó hace 15 años en "Superman: Secret Identity" （un título que no puede faltar en cualquier lista corta de las mejores historias del Hombre de Acero）。 Esto es: historias que se desarrollan en el mundo real， en donde Superman y Batman son personajes de ficción， y en las que se vale de ese enfoque para explorar el carácter icónico de ambos， así como su impacto en las personas。En este caso， todo gira sobre un niño fanático de las historietas de Batman， con una vida que tiene varios puntos de contacto con la del encapotado: su nombre es Bruce Wainwright （guiño guiño） y también fue testigo del asesinato de sus padres。 A lo largo de los 4 capítulos del libro （la publicación original fue en 4 entregas）， Busiek va alternando entre distintos narradores。 Y así， desde cada punto de vista， somos testigos de cómo el protagonista se va sumergiendo cada vez más en sus traumas。 De la misma manera， vemos la evolución a lo largo de la vida de Bruce del sentimiento de venganza， y cómo esta se empieza a manifestar a través de la aparición de una especie de presencia demoníaca que remite a Batman （combate del crimen incluido） y que parecería ser el producto de la psique de Bruce。 De a poco， los límites entre la realidad y lo imaginario se van confundiendo， así como se desdibuja la frontera entre las nociones de venganza y justicia。 El dibujo de John Paul Leon， con una predominancia de sombras y una paleta de colores más bien apagada， es ideal para el tono del libro。 Una excelente historia de Batman （sin el verdadero Batman）， que aborda el mito del murciélago desde un costado oscuro y doloroso， y que aprovecha esto para reflexionar sobre el daño que producen los traumas en las personas。 Le doy 4 estrellas simplemente porque Busiek supo crear un 5 redondo en "Superman: Secret Identity"。 Solo por eso。 。。。more

Phil ，

Enjoyed the this alternative perspective of the Batman story framed closer to reality and outside the DCU。 Nothing super amazing about the plot， but for some reason the story kept me interested。

Reference

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