bentley29berdugo's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
juliecantread's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
rach_22's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest and Gore
tristorch's review
3.0
What would happen if Batman was a terrible terrible person? Mark Millar discusses that in-depth in this intriguing one-shot. Definitely not for the feint of heart
jokoloyo's review
3.0
This comic is a near perfect page turner! Full of surprises! with only four issues, this is one hell of packed action comics. Issue 1-3 worth 4 or 5 star.
But... I don't like the final issue. I need to put spoiler tag, there are big spoilers
The president pro-active final act was adorable. That was the most important unseen factor by Nemesis that caused his defeat. But readers didn't have any prior clue, so it was not so well-executed. And that was the best part.
Especially I don't like the epilogue with a mystery precog businessman as the real mastermind is a BIG NO for me. If the precog knew the chief would survive, why he still put Nemesis in danger? Remember Nemesis is the precog's client.
I need explanation why this precog mastermind still put his client into death, and knew the chief would survive. Without explanation, I could only think the ending as contradictory. The precog could see he would failed to delivery the service to Nemesis but he still did it, what a dumb businessman.. A 1 star for Issue #4.
But... I don't like the final issue. I need to put spoiler tag, there are big spoilers
Spoiler
I don't like the revelations at the last issue, or maybe lack of explanations. Until the end, there is no explanations who was Nemesis. Although not mandatory, but I want some explanations how the hell a rich boy could have a skill to defeat 97 riot cops in hand-to-hand combat and other stunts.The president pro-active final act was adorable. That was the most important unseen factor by Nemesis that caused his defeat. But readers didn't have any prior clue, so it was not so well-executed. And that was the best part.
Especially I don't like the epilogue with a mystery precog businessman as the real mastermind is a BIG NO for me. If the precog knew the chief would survive, why he still put Nemesis in danger? Remember Nemesis is the precog's client.
I need explanation why this precog mastermind still put his client into death, and knew the chief would survive. Without explanation, I could only think the ending as contradictory. The precog could see he would failed to delivery the service to Nemesis but he still did it, what a dumb businessman.
watchingpreacher's review
4.0
Another great comic book from Mark Millar, this time asking the question "What if Batman was a supervillian?" I loved the 3rd issue the most, while sadly feeling that some things fell apart towards the end. I can't wait to see where Millar will be taking this idea next; it seems he has more in store for us.
mike_no1's review
2.0
A lot of remarks on this comic called it "HOT GARBAGE" and they are not wrong.
Millar again shows his poor taste with the (technical incest twist) that was particularly stupid and unnecessary.
But i did find some parts rather clever with the death time twist at the end as an exampel. As such not a complete loss of time.
Millar again shows his poor taste with the (technical incest twist) that was particularly stupid and unnecessary.
But i did find some parts rather clever with the death time twist at the end as an exampel. As such not a complete loss of time.
noysh's review
3.0
This is a really interesting comic. I'm not sure it has the legs to support an entire series, but the concept of "what could Batman be like if he were a bad guy" is full of great tilts on the character. It manages to make it rather obvious why the bat is a much more interesting hero than a villain. In some senses this imagining allows you to see Batman resisting his darker urges, and perhaps makes the character a little scarier. It's sort of a meta-text that really only stands because it's leaning on the material it's pretty obviously referencing.
casperlindsey's review
4.0
A lean, gory, suspenseful little story with a kinda lame ending. For economy of storytelling it gets an A+, it just wasn't entirely satisfying, somehow.