Call me crazy, but wasn't there a huge-ass blimp at the end of issue #14? I distinctly remember a scene in which Scarecrow visited the Penguin and was all like "Hey, do you have that giant Scarecrow blimp I ordered?" and then there was a shot of Scarecrow flying the blimp over a stampeding crowd.…

This was kind of an odd issue for me that I thought was just okay at first, but the more I thought about it the more I disliked it. It has some interesting elements but they don't click together and this arc as a whole is shaping up to have the same unbalanced structure as…

Is it just me or is David Finch's art getting creepier as this story chugs along? Batman: The Dark Knight #13 is all regret, child abuse, and nightmares. And boy, is it a fast read. Many of its 20 pages are splash pages, a single image and only a handful of words. That means it's…

Comic Book Resources broke the news this morning in an exclusive interview with Ethan Van Sciver (well known for his work on Green Lantern: Rebirth, The Flash: Rebirth, and Sinestro Corps War) who will be taking over penciling duties for Batman: The Dark Knight starting with issue #16. This new story written by Gregg Hurwitz…

These reviews will be short and sweet this week since I'm still in LA and don't have a whole lot of time on my hands. Basically there were four books that came out yesterday, I read them all last night, and now that it's 24 hours later I can say that this is how I…

Last issue wrapped with Batman running at the front door of a villain's hide0ut like an amateur. He took some buckshot to the chest, fell back, and into a hole in the front yard that led to a mine shaft or something. I thought it was a weak finale to a mediocre issue and was…

We may have seen a Dark Knight rise, but that doesn't mean that the sun has set on our time with Batman. "Batman: The Dark Knight" is the only Batman comic out this week (not counting the digital stuff) and with "Dark Knight" right there in the name, I'm sure a lot of new readers,…

For the first time in both the 5-issue pre-52 AND New 52 run of "Batman: The Dark Knight" we have a MUST BUY issue! With Gregg Hurwitz taking over writing duties, this book is finally readable. David Finch is a great artist, but a poor writer. Seeing him write this series was like watching Shaquille…

This is a pretty mediocre issue with a very misleading cover that in the end made it feel worse than it is. Tim Drake plays no role here whatsoever. He's in it for one. Single. Panel. Judd Winick doesn't even give him a line to say and although Finch did a phenomenal job drawing Drake…

A funny thing happened while reading this issue -- I found myself interested in what was going on! Issue #8 is easily the best issue of "Batman: The Dark Knight" but that's not exactly high praise. I've found this whole series to be pretty terrible and the highest score I've ever given any issue is…

If you liked how "Batman: The Dark Knight" #6 ended (with Bane gloating about how smart he is as he threw a big rock at Batman) then you're going to love issue #7 which starts off with Bane gloating about how smart he is as he throws a big rock at Batman. The cover sells…

Now I know a lot of people are still going to get a kick out of this issue. Batman: The Dark Knight is a comic that anyone can pick up at any time. It's a book that casual readers will gravitate to because when they pick it up in the shop and flip through the…

Batman: The Dark Knight was selling well, but was under constant criticism for its writing... or lack thereof. The writing which has been handled by artist David Finch and co-plotter Paul Jenkins has been notoriously zany. The basic idea was to give the book a hyper, summer blockbuster feel that would set it apart from the…

Batman: The Dark Knight should simply be called "David Finch's Art Showcase" as that is all it is. It's your chance to see one of DC's best artists draw as many A-list characters as possible in one 32 page book. This real highlight of this issue, for me, was the way he did Scarecow. He's…