If it is not an in-continuity story, please take better advantage of that condition. Jeez. A narrative train wreck.
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 6
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 5
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
Batman’s not very smart in this issue. In fact, he is embarrassingly stupid. And Jenkins’s big revelation? Malarky.
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 4
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
Did someone actually edit this? Jenkins has awful pacing and lousy first-person narration. The art’s nice, however.
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 3
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
So, basically, every writer has the same idea for a Batman limited series and they just make the villain different?
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 2
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
The second issue is better. Two-Face is still a lame villain when used as a primary antagonist. Some great artwork.
Batman: Jekyll & Hyde 1
June 1st, 2009 - Respond
A not unreadable bit of Batman tripe. The Jae Lee art adds some atmosphere; Jenkins has some okay (funny) dialogue.
Legends of the Dark Knight 49
May 17th, 2009 - Respond
Eh. Moench goes overboard with the mommy issues and then the Catwoman/Batman can’t commit thing. Okay enough.
Legends of the Dark Knight 48
May 17th, 2009 - Respond
Does anyone who writes Batman actually like Batman? It’s hard to like him here. Moench writes a great Selina.
Legends of the Dark Knight 47
May 17th, 2009 - Respond
It’s decent. Moench tries to get serial killing and race relations in and it’s ambitious, which helps. Solid.
Legends of the Dark Knight 46
May 17th, 2009 - Respond
Moench juggles four narrators well. It is hard to go wrong on Year One-era Batman/Catwoman stories. Nice art.
Batman 338
February 17th, 2009 - Respond
The Batman lead is a dumb, bad, lame one. It couldn’t be lamer. The art’s fine. The Robin backup is okay; good art, decent plot.
Batman 337
February 17th, 2009 - Respond
The globe-spanning Batman feature’s more sci-fi (a villain named The Snowman). A Scooby-Doo Robin backup. Beautiful art on both.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 6
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
VanHook’s got to be one of the worst comic book writers ever. The Mandrake art is superb.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 5
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
Is this comic going to stop without an ending? It sure seems like it. It is crap-tacular.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 4
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
Superman isn’t even in the issue. VanHook is the pits.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 3
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
VanHook has a fetish for putting kids in danger. The cameos mean great art, stupid story.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 2
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
Who greenlighted this turkey? Why’s DC wasting Mandrake on this garbage? Writing’s awful.
Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves 1
January 12th, 2009 - Respond
Crappy exposition and dialogue (intended for kids?). The art’s great; makes it tolerable.
Batman: Outlaws 3
November 18th, 2008 - Respond
Not as good as the first two issues, but who cares? Some amazing panels. Moench seems like he converted a Batmovie pitch.
Batman: Outlaws 2
November 18th, 2008 - Respond
Strangely topical conspiracy bits from Moench. The art’s still crazy–Gulacy composes some wild pages here–a fine ride.
Batman: Outlaws 1
November 17th, 2008 - Respond
It’s crazy–the inks and colors, especially inks–make Gulacy Eisneresque. Moench’s script’s fine but the art’s the draw.
Detective Comics 504
October 26th, 2008 - Respond
Newton’s art’s only okay here–his Joker is poor. The writing’s lame–the plot fails at any invention, it’s middling.
Batman Confidential 21
October 23rd, 2008 - Respond
Catwoman disappears so it’s an all Batgirl issue. Too bad the story is, once again, a standard and poorly paced one.
Batman Confidential 20
October 23rd, 2008 - Respond
And here we watch the superior Batman do what the weaker sex cannot, even after they team up. Lousy cliffhanger too.
Batman Confidential 19
October 23rd, 2008 - Respond
Not being offensive, it’s leagues ahead of the previous issues. Still, it’s only a standard plot with some good art.
Batman Confidential 18
October 23rd, 2008 - Respond
Unbelievably sexist issue. It’s spectacularly sexist in fact. Maguire’s way too good for this kind of trash writing.
Batman Confidential 17
October 23rd, 2008 - Respond
The art makes up for a bunch, like Catwoman’s boring costume. But the writing–the plotting–is surprisingly sexist.
Legends of the Dark Knight 30
September 25th, 2008 - Respond
Wagner’s writing falls apart as his art–he recycles the same layouts issue to issue–becomes tiresome. Blah.
Legends of the Dark Knight 29
September 25th, 2008 - Respond
Some fine scenes–not many with Batman. Wagner has an tenuous grasp on the character, he’s better with Bruce.
Legends of the Dark Knight 28
September 24th, 2008 - Respond
Better writing than I had expected and some creative layouts from Wagner. Still, it starts and finishes weak.