orangerful's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars - solid writing from the early years of BKV. Enjoyable and fun stories, especially for Batman!
regalalgorithm's review against another edition
3.0
A fairly good, though not great, collection of short Batman tales by Vaughan.
amyjoy's review against another edition
4.0
The last story in this book was torn out from the library copy I had. :(
walkerct's review against another edition
2.0
Normally I love Brian K. Vaughan, but man, this collection of short comic stories (two Batman stories, a Wonder Woman story, and the introduction of a Batman villain) might be the worst thing of his I've ever read. The stories are lighthearted and quick, which is actually kind of a nice change from the typically brooding, super serious Batman of the last few decades. However, Vaughan's writing is overly wordy and heavy-handed, and his depiction of Batman feels very paint-by-numbers. There's nothing here that even the casual Batman fan hasn't seen done, and done better, numerous times before. He fares slightly better in the Wonder Woman story, enough so that I can say I'd be interested to see what he could do with the character in a longer format. The final story, which clocks in at a scant five pages, is pretty much a throwaway. It comes off like the kind of idea a high school kid might scribble down in the back of a spiral notebook.
The art is similarly uninteresting with the exception of Scott Kiolins work on the Wonder Woman story. Well, to be fair, Marco Martins work on the last story isn't bad, but it's hard to make out through the overwhelming volume of bright pink panels that crowd every page.
I would recommend this title to younger (10-15) year old fans of Batman, but I don't think most older readers are going to get anything out of it.
The art is similarly uninteresting with the exception of Scott Kiolins work on the Wonder Woman story. Well, to be fair, Marco Martins work on the last story isn't bad, but it's hard to make out through the overwhelming volume of bright pink panels that crowd every page.
I would recommend this title to younger (10-15) year old fans of Batman, but I don't think most older readers are going to get anything out of it.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
False Faces collects Brian K. Vaughan's early work for DC Comics. If you haven't read Vaughn's stuff, you're really missing out. Pride of Baghdad is a beautiful work, and Ex Machina is a еКtotally different, fascinating, and altogether amazing take in the superhero genre. Mixed with politics. (He was also one of the writers on the TV show, Lost.)
Anyway, False Faces collects a few of his early great stories relating to identity. еК"Close Before Striking" delves into Batman's alter ego of marched Matches Malone. "Mimsy Were the Borogroves" is a meetup with the Mad Hatter - and a fight with aеКJabberwocky. "A Piece of You" doesn't include Batman, but is a story of Clayface trying to absorb Wonder Woman's powers upon discovering she was formed of mystical clay. еК Finally, the short "Skullduggery" introduces a new character onto the Batman mythos - which would be interesting if DC had developed it.еК
Anyway, False Faces collects a few of his early great stories relating to identity. еК"Close Before Striking" delves into Batman's alter ego of marched Matches Malone. "Mimsy Were the Borogroves" is a meetup with the Mad Hatter - and a fight with aеКJabberwocky. "A Piece of You" doesn't include Batman, but is a story of Clayface trying to absorb Wonder Woman's powers upon discovering she was formed of mystical clay. еК Finally, the short "Skullduggery" introduces a new character onto the Batman mythos - which would be interesting if DC had developed it.еК
jakekilroy's review against another edition
2.0
I know that this was Brian K. Vaughan's early DC work, and I know he's talented. But this was pretty amateur. It was all tell and no show. Characters spoke long sentences to explain what had happened, but it sounded like rough draft narrative. Batman says and does things here that he never would, which is frustrating, since he's a character that abides by his own rules of existence harder than anyone. It just felt like it needed an editor. A good editor before going to print would have been a solid move. They could've hired an older, wiser Vaughan and just redone the whole thing. Also, how hot is Wonder Woman?
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