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2 on Legends of the Dark Knight, Vol. 1 reviewBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight was originally launched in 1989 to attract new readers flooding into comic shops after the release of Tim Burton's BATMAN. The comic picked up where Frank Miller's Batman: Year One left off and featured rotating creative teams that told short stories or 5-issue long arcs (my personal favorite being…
Mob boss Tobias Whale is caught dead-to-rights, but the tables turn in his favor when Whale's men kidnap Lieutenant Gordon's daughter. With only 4 hours to find his little girl, Jim Gordon must turn to the vigilante Batman and his new sidekick Katana for help. Directed by Rick Morales. Written by Erin Maher & Kathryn…
The latest issue of little Gotham has a parental theme with both a Mother's Day and Father's DAy special packed into one $2.99 issue that's sure to please both kids and adults with its comedy as well as its sentimentality. And, as usual, the watercolors by Dustin Nguyen are just as adorable as ever and…
Here we are at chapter 3 of Karen Traviss' Bookbinder saga, an arc that will close out the Arkham Unhinged series in November. If you didn't like what you read in issues #17 or #18 then you won't like what's here or anything else left to come from this title and if you haven't read…
It has very little to do with Zero Year and Scott Snyder didn't write it, but Batman #23.2 "The Riddler #1" is one of the best Villains Month books you can buy. Ray Fawkes (who is working from a story he crafted with Scott Snyder-- also, Fawkes' name is misspelled in the book's closing credits...or…
The Court of Owls stand out in Villains Month because the focus isn't on one single bad guy, but an entire organization that's been around for hundreds of years. How do you approach that for a one-shot? Well, if you're James Tynion IV, author of the ongoing Talon series, you tell 4 scary, short stories…
Quite simply, if you enjoyed the newer, creepier direction for Victor Fries that we first saw in Batman Annual #1, then you're going to find this comic totally worth picking up. But if you're from the group that thought it turned one of the most tragic and sympathetic characters into "just another psycho" then you…
Well, if Matt Kindt can't fix the New 52 Harley Quinn then I don't know who to trust anymore. I really had my fingers crossed for this one because last month I caught up on the fantastic series Mind MGMT and it's now one of my favorite books so with the man behind that title…
Katana must do whatever it takes to prevent Silver Monkey from reclaiming the Soultaker Sword. Bruce and Bethanie Ravencroft take their relationship to the next level. Directed by Sam Liu. Written by Mark Banker. Beware the Batman is back, but I can't help but think that this episode would've made a better mid-season break than…
It's understandable to be hesitant about a $5 dollar comic book, but this is Batman: Black & White. This is a series that has a long history of excellence and I'm happy to say that this issue keeps that legacy alive with a collection of beautifully illustrated and imaginative stories that are funny, sincere, thought-provoking,…
It's Villains Month week 2 and we have Li'l Gotham and Arkham Unhinged coming out as well! Keep in mind that ALL OF THESE COMICS ARE NEW READER FRIENDLY except for Arkham Unhinged. Here are the review comics coming out this week, September 11th, graded on a scale of my own anticipation. Hell no! –…
Legends of the Dark Knight #12 features 2 interesting stories that take quite a few risks (something I'd like to see more of from these out-of-continuity tales) and I highly recommend you check them out, but they are both flawed by their endings. One has an ending I just didn't like and the other, well,…
The best villain's month issue I've read yet. Writer Peter J. Tomasi doesn't devote the entire comic to flashbacks to an origin story we've seen countless times, he actually deals with the aftermath of Forever Evil, which is what more of these villain books should be doing! And what do we get as a result?…
Many readers are going to hate this one. Joker #1 is a Villains Month comic that doesn't acknowledge the events of Forever Evil whatsoever. That is, unless Jackanapes will play a larger role in that saga. Who's Jackanapes? He's the primate nemesis of Batman 666 Damian Wayne, a potential caped crusader of the future that…
If Arrested Development's Ann Veal grew up to be Stephen King's Carrie and then got a bad case of celebrity-worship you'd have the New 52 Ventriloquist. If that sounds interesting to you then by all means, have at it! This issue is all about the origin of the rebooted New 52 villain, but personally I…
Poison Ivy #1 doesn't move the Forever Evil story forward beyond showing us that Ivy is wrecking the town with sprouting plants (but we all figured that would happen) but it does give us an updated New 52 origin for the character as well as a recap as to what she's been up to since…
Buckle-up, Nightwing fans! This is your time and I have a feeling things are about to get hostile around here. Forever Evil #1 has finally arrived and in a single issue it has rocked the DC universe in a pretty big way, especially for us Batman fans. All of the villains are free, the Justice…
Yes, you read the title correctly. This is a DC/He-Man crossover event that's flying under the radar this month while all eyes are on Forever evil. But let me be upfront about this because it's the most important advice I can give before you go out and buy this issue: if you're not confident in…
Gotham's children are going missing and Scarecrow is the one to blame. In Gregg Hurwitz and David Finch's Batman: The Dark Knight: Cycle of Violence Batman must confront his own worst fears in order to bring down a more gruesome interpretation of Jonathan Crane who drips blood from stitched-together lips and wields a new fear…
Let's keep Bat-History alive and talk about Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams, Vol. 3. This collection of Neal Adams' Batman work was originally published in 2004 as a hardcover but only now is it available in the more affordable softcover format. However, just like with Volumes 1 and 2, this assortment of classic tales does…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com