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Batman: Arkham Unhinged
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2 on Batman: Arkham Unhinged, Vol. 3 reviewOf the 21 issues from the Arkham Unhinged series there was only one that really mattered and it's included in this collection. Presentation I can't for the life of me see why this series has gotten such beautiful hardcovers, but DC did again with volume 3. Pull away the dust jacket and you'll find this…
Arkham Unhinged #20 is the final issue of the series AND the 5th and final chapter of the "Bookbinder Saga" but IT DOES NOT END THE STORY! It doesn't end! There is no ending. This incredibly boring, five-issue long arc doesn't get a conclusion and there never will be a conclusion because it's over. The…
When Karen Traviss initially took over Arkham Unhinged I was intrigued. She was shaping a smarter story and a more fully-realized Gotham City. She was even approaching the concept of Arkham City from a new angle-- that of the average Gothamite who was been displaced by the construction of the super prison. She dug deep…
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…
Arkham Unhinged is a series that's meant to fill in the gaps between the video games Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. It's written by Derek Fridolfs (Justice League Unlimited, Li'l Gotham) and features a new artist with every issue including such talented individuals as Darick Robertson, Jorge Jimenez, and Peter Nguyen. Content Volume 2 of…
New series writer Karen Traviss is delivering a bigger Arkham story than we're used to seeing and giving Gordon some much deserved attention, but does is that enough to make a prequel to a 2 year old video game worth your $3.99? Last month saw the start of a new arc based around the idea…
New series writer Karen Traviss provides the video game inspired comic with an all new voice and a new direction. This is a very different Arkham Unhinged than you're used to and I'd say it's definitely something worth checking out if you're a fan of police procedural and enjoy a slow burn. Issue #16 is…
Well, it sounded like a really great premise. Hugo Strange sends his Tyger guards into Wayne Manor, a scenario that would add greater depth to the Arkham City DLC challenge maps that featured the Wayne family home as well as the Batcave. Regretably, we spend the first half of this book wasting our time with…
If you already know the story of how Bruce and Talia met, be it from Batman: The Animated Series, Batman #232, frequent flashbacks during Grant Morrison's run, etc. then you don't really need to pick this up. Just take out the kidnapping of Robin and you have a good idea of what's in this book.…
Issue #13 collects material that's actually quite old and was likely postponed a good long while from going to print because of one panel in particular. The very week that this story went online as a digital-first comic it coincided with the release of The Dark Knight Rises and, regrettably, the Aurora, Colorado massacre (and MAN…
This was alright. It had its moments and features some attractive and exciting artwork. Seeing as how the 2nd Azrael isn't going to be showing up in the New 52 anytime soon this is pretty much your only opportunity to see that character in action ever again. Other than getting one more adventure with Azrael,…
For a little over a year now the series Arkham Unhinged has been going up online as a digital first and then collected in print copies that show up in stores a few months later. The story of Arkham Unhinged is based on the Arkhamverse, the Batman universe created by Paul Dini and Rocksteady Studios,…
I'm feeling rather tuckered out after writing the massive 6,700 word The Dark Knight Returns review and today's Batman #17 so expect for the rest of today's reviews to be pretty short and to the point because this guy needs a break from Batman. Batman: Arkham Unhinged continues to improve in quality with issue #11…
If only every issue were as good as this one! Batman: Arkham Unhinged #10 is a great stand alone story that has great art, wonderful surprises, solid references to the video game it's based on, and it does a fine job of explaining Deadshot's origin as well and that's a story that needed to be…
Here we have a Mad Hatter story that takes place within the Arkham City video game's timeline. It isn't a prequel. It also doesn't jive with the events of Arkham City very well and that's a big problem I have whenever this series tries to slip in tales that coincide with the game rather than…
Well that's probably the best story this comic has had since issue #2. Sure, it doesn't flow very well, but the artwork is good and seeing a Killer Croc origin story is a refreshing change of pace and a good glimpse into the inner workings of the Arkhamverse, which is what this series promised in…
I like to think that I saw everything Batman did in Batman: Arkham City from the moment Bruce Wayne was abducted until Batman brushed past Gordon without saying a word. I believe that I did see everything because I was Batman. The only moments of lost time I had during my tenure as the Dark…
Robin hears that there's an underground fight club in Arkham City so he disguises himself as an inmate and goes inside the prison to investigate. He finds Penguin, gets in a brawl and runs away when Bane shows up. Then Bane fights Solomon Grundy, but again nothing comes from the action. It's sound and fury,…
The second I opened this I knew I was looking at the best drawn issue of Arkham Unhinged yet. A great thing about this series is that we get to see a new artist (or artists) interpretation of Batman and the world of Arkham City each month. Good or bad, Arkham Unhinged always looks different. this month,…
If you can look past what has to be the ugliest Batman cover of the year, you'll find 3 stories from the Arkhamverse at an excellent price of $2.99. It's a pretty good deal considering it's much, much longer than any other $2.99 book you'll buy today. And two of the stories were plotted by…
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