Reviews

Batman. Tom 1. Jestem Gotham by Tom King

calke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

dkrael's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

raj_page's review against another edition

5.0

When Batman asks "Is this a good death?" while sacrificing himself in order to save thousands of people, you realize how awesome a character Batman is.

He's willing to face any situation if it means he could save a life. He goes to every extreme as he knows the value of life. He is a Hero.

amy_da1sy's review against another edition

3.0

This was not one of the better Batman comics I’ve read.

mymessytbr's review against another edition

2.0

I am not really a fan of Gotham Girl and her brother. We have Batman and the whole Batfamily...I don’t think we need any more heroes in Gotham.

dominicangirl's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

3.25

legge_la_bomba's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

kimani999's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

cpalmerpatel's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

misterintensity's review against another edition

2.0

Tom King's first Batman storyline has an intriguing premise, Batman expanding his reaching by training two Superman power level heroes to protect Gotham, but failed in the execution. Decompression reared its ugly head again. This was a six issue story but there was just enough to fill an Silver Age Batman or Superman 13 pager. In addition to this story being painfully slow, it seems like "I Am Gotham" was more a collection of cool moments than a cohesive story. Yeah Batman trying to save passengers on an airplane with no superpowers and whatever he has at hand is cool but that's something that should have taken a page or two at most not an entire issue. Plus some of these moments just strained suspension of disbelief. It is hard to get invested in what's going on plus Gotham and Gotham Girl have no real personality, which makes it hard to care what happens to them. Overall this is one big step down from Scott Snyder's run.