Reviews

Batman: Earth One Vol. 2 by Geoff Johns

jekutree's review

3.0

A bit better than the first. Characters and dialogue still have little to no flair but Gary Frank manages to be even better.

lorien13's review

5.0

Earth one is really interesting. Bruce is a bit younger and way more inexperienced. He is NOT The Detective, at least not yet anyway. Bullock is moving closer to the fat, lazy, chain-smoking drinker we all know, while Gordon is cleaning up into the good cop we all know him to be.

All the bad guys keep changing, and with Killer Croc, The Riddler, and Harvey Dent all as major players it's very clear this is a different Gotham with a different rogue's gallery. I'm really enjoying this, especially as Bruce has to learn a LOT, more than either Zero Year or Year One had him. He is not prepared for this, hasn't travelled the world or trained with various masters. He's worked out, sure, and is a good martial artist, but that's about it. Very interesting and I am enjoying it. I look forward to the next volume!

taberiusrex's review

4.0

Contains some great imagination and refreshing takes on traditional Batman villains. The characters are a lot more grounded than we normally see.

vesir's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

terezaxx's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sherlokibook's review against another edition

4.0

I read Batman Earth One volume 1and 2, a very good revisit of the myth of the dark Knight with a young and beginner Bruce Wayne, a Alfred badass and a Gotham more glaucous than ever.
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Ideal for people wanting to get into comics, the drawing is modern and very beautiful. Can't wait for the volume 3.
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J'ai lu Batman Terre-Un tome 1 et 2, une très bonne revisite du mythe du chevalier noir avec un Bruce Wayne jeune et débutant, un Alfred badass et une Gotham plus glauque que jamais.
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Idéal pour les personnes voulant se lancer dans les comics, le dessin est moderne et très beau. Vivement le tome 3.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

xantaranth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

stormyharper's review

5.0

So in Batman Earth one we come across the Riddler I've got the Riddler was one of my favorites when I was a kid also the Joker obviously we also come across the crocodile who lives in the sewer so the Riddler starts killing people the first one was in an elevator the next one was at an art showing and the third one was a train and the last one was at the police station so Batman needs to figure out what's going on he figures out pretty fast that the crocodile guy doesn't have anything to do with it he's just a guy who wants to chill and doesn't want people shooting at him just because of his skin condition but if you want to know what happened and you got a read it I'm not going to give you all the information and just going to say it's a really good volume

strawberryteeth's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

iffer's review

4.0

I'm really enjoying this retelling (although I still miss the old Alfred). There's good energy; it's fun; and it's a believable origin story to me about Batman. I want more, since this volume ended with a teaser about the introduction of Catwoman. The art is good, but I don't love it as much as the art I've seen in some other Batman titles, especially the big close-up panels of startled Batman (kind of scary and awkward looking). I'm excited that Killer Croc is a good guy; I've always had a soft spot for him.