bbboeken's review against another edition
4.0
Heel mooi uitgerwerkt, dit vervolg op the long halloween; er komen verschillende verhallijnen bij elkaar, het Italiaans uitstaptje van Catoman, de initiatie van Robin. Goed, goed, goed.
devlinwav's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
philippmk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Blood, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
mattstephen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nickdleblanc's review against another edition
4.0
Not as great as the first half of the story, but definitely a necessary read. The art is definitely better in this one, more developed.
clockworkp's review against another edition
5.0
Sin dudas el que más me ha gustado hasta ahora . Quizás sea porque ya conocía a la mayoría de los personajes y me fue más fácil seguirle el hilo a la historia, pero este volumen me ha parecido más consistente.
Aunque encuentro a Batman mismo demasiado obsesivamente centrado en la muerte de sus padres, las motivaciones de los demás personajes me parecieron muy bien llevadas. Me gusto ver como se entrelaza la historia de Robin y sus similitudes con el pasado de Bruce. También entender al fin un poquito a la misteriosa Catwoman y su relación con la familia Falcone. Hablando de eso, casi todas las revelaciones me pillaron por sorpresa, tanto la de quien era realmente the Hangman, como el final de Porter. Además ver la guerra de mafiosos contra los asesinos desquiciados fue realmente interesante de leer.
Aunque encuentro a Batman mismo demasiado obsesivamente centrado en la muerte de sus padres, las motivaciones de los demás personajes me parecieron muy bien llevadas. Me gusto ver como se entrelaza la historia de Robin y sus similitudes con el pasado de Bruce. También entender al fin un poquito a la misteriosa Catwoman y su relación con la familia Falcone. Hablando de eso, casi todas las revelaciones me pillaron por sorpresa, tanto la de quien era realmente the Hangman, como el final de Porter. Además ver la guerra de mafiosos contra los asesinos desquiciados fue realmente interesante de leer.
asti_64's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mjthomas43's review against another edition
4.0
Review from 20141130: Wow. I'm getting old. I don't remember reading this before. It did feel a little familiar but I guess three years is enough time to forget something like this. Not much to add content-wise to my previous comments other than that this volume would be a good starter to the Batman universe since it brings in so many characters and touches on so many of Batman's key relationships with them: Alfred, Gordon, Selina, the GCPD, Arkham, the crimes families, several super villains, and finally Dick Grayson. I also really like the art here: Batman is enormous and nicely shadowy, Mario Falcone's face is a wall, and Joker's jaw is a character unto itself. The whole thing is drawn spookily, which is how Batman should be. I upped my rating from 3 to 4 stars out of 5 for these reasons. I was so hard to please back in '11. /sigh
Review from 20110628: Graphic novels confuse me. I've only read some of the Batman series' issues in order and in the original but there are plenty of collections and non-series books that include origins and "permanent" story lines that either conflict with other details or at least tell it from a slightly different perspective. This is primarily a story about Harvey Dent / Two-Face, but it's really an exploration of Batman's problem with trusting anyone, finally being resolved in the acceptance of Robin as his partner. It also includes some insight into Jim Gordon and the interplay of the all the main villains.
Review from 20110628: Graphic novels confuse me. I've only read some of the Batman series' issues in order and in the original but there are plenty of collections and non-series books that include origins and "permanent" story lines that either conflict with other details or at least tell it from a slightly different perspective. This is primarily a story about Harvey Dent / Two-Face, but it's really an exploration of Batman's problem with trusting anyone, finally being resolved in the acceptance of Robin as his partner. It also includes some insight into Jim Gordon and the interplay of the all the main villains.
neartaking's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0