Flashbacks, beat downs, a cast of dozens, inside references, 38 pages worth of story, and 8 epilogues!  This book is so full of greatness that those two little staples can hardly contain it.  Was there some melodrama?  Yes.  Did every loose end get tied up?  No.  Is it perfect?  No.  But it was damn entertaining!…

After reading this issue, you'll be thankful that the powers that be decided to make this a weekly instead of a monthly.  Oh, who am I kidding!  Even 7 days seems too long to wait after reading this. Expectations can play a huge role in the overall enjoyment one gets out of a story, and…

You want to see Batman completely lose his composure and take down a bunch of criminals in seconds! Well then, you've come to the right place.  And we aren't talking your run of the mill street thugs either, we are talking about super villains who would usually get entire story arcs devoted to them. This…

I'd like to tell you all that this issue is awesome and that things are finally kicking into high gear, but that just isn't the case.  At this point, Eternal doesn't feel like it has any gas left, and instead of speeding over that finish line, it's just coasting to the end.  A lot of…

It's a miracle!  We have an issue of Batman Eternal with Gordon in it!  We haven't seen hide nor hair of Gordon nor Bard since issue #38, and we have not seen any kind of real progression in the story since then either.  Here's hoping that getting Gordon back into the fold gets our story…

You know when you're driving in a 55mph speed limit zone but everyone around you insists on going 45.  That's how I've felt for the last 2 months in regards to the Batman Eternal storyline.  "Just go already!" This weeks chapter meanders through 9 different stories!  And only 2 of them were able to hold…

Considering that this issue has a line of dialogue in it that sports the title of this entire series, I would have thought more time would have been devoted into making sure that this issue knocked your socks off.  As it stands, it is merely acceptable. The majority of this story is spent showing the…

This is going nowhere fast!  I thought the last issue was unnecessary, but this one is borderline ad nauseam. So, what happens in this issue?  Batman punches out Mister Bygone, Batwing chases the spirits out of his apartment, Jim Corrigan elaborates on the book used to bring Deacon Blackfire back from the dead, Harper and…

Only 8 issues left with Batman Eternal, and the creative team decides that THIS is the best use of their ink?  This issue is all about Professor Milo on the run because of his involvement with the Arkham incident; personally, I thought the Arkham plot was finished when the Spectre intervened.  I did not need…

This is the best issue of Batman Eternal I have read in 3 months!  There are so many excellent scenes in this comic it is almost unfair.  Maybe they could have doled out some of this awesomeness into previous issues instead of cramming it all into one. James Tynion IV completely nails it with this…

Bluebird's first flight!  Does she soar....or crash to the ground like a rock? In my opinion, it turned out pretty good;  not in the sense that she did everything right, but in the fact that she didn't do everything right!  This is what made it a good story.  If she had just shown up and…

Nano-Bots.  Nano-Bots everywhere! This is probably the most straightforward issue of Eternal we have had in quite awhile, spending almost all of its time on a single story line, with only a quick check in on Spoiler. The story is primarily allocated to a rooftop conversation and the pursuing warehouse raid and while we don't…

The last three issues of Eternal have been mediocre at best, and while this one is better, the improvement is so inconsequential, it does not even register.  In the past, Eternal has had a lot of highs and lows, but things have tended to jump to the extremes far more quickly than this slow crawl…

This issue was fairly confusing.  While some of this confusion was entirely intentional, other elements were made confusing by the art/panel layouts or peculiar plot choices.  Undesirable elements aside, this issue does present us with some rather enjoyable moments, such as Riddler's staggering suggestions regarding the identity of the "Party Planner", Warren giving Vicki a…

Killer Croc vs Bane, Batman cake-walks through the escaped inmates, and Scarecrow gives his professional evaluation of the ensemble.  What's not to like?  Well, the art to start with, but we will get to that later... I feel like the current story arc is trying to overplay the importance of Batman's toys.  While there are…

I'll be honest, I read Batman #37 first this week, so anything that followed was bound to be a downgrade in both the visual and storytelling department, but I will try to be gentle towards Eternal.  It doesn't help that this particular serving of Eternal wasn't all that hearty to begin with! This is one…

If you look at the numbers on my face, you won't find thirteen any place.  Tear one off and scratch my head; what was once red is black instead.  The eight of us go forth, not back, to protect our king from a foe's attack.  We're five little items of an everyday sort, you'll find…

We are now entering the third act of Eternal, and despite the fact that this story has been going on for 35 issues, there is something about this installment that feels fresh and invigorating.  Perhaps it is Vicki's investigation into Bards's past, or maybe it is the idea that (being robbed of his money) we…

Arrogance.  Holding the belief that one's abilities measure up to the task at hand, when in reality, they fall short.  The story doesn't telegraph this as its theme, but I found it prevalent enough that ignoring the possibility seemed foolish.  Julia taking on Hush, Hush taking on Batman, and finally Batman being blindsided by this…

What is the worst thing about this issue?  You're on the last page before you realize it!  I usually take notes as I read, for the sake of these reviews, but I found myself on the last page without having written anything down.  I was so engrossed in the story, that I just read it…