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frankikaos's review
4.0
I'm a massive Batman fan and I've always loved reading any of the comics/graphic novels and this is definitely one of my favourites. I always remember being extremely freaked out by Manbat on the animated series of Batman- he really was one of the only bad guys (Killer Croc and Scarecrow aside) that really gave me the creeps -and it's refreshing to see that, even thought he may have been slightly re-invented, he's retained his air of creepiness about him.
My definite favourite thing about this particular graphic novel is the artwork. It's not your typical, comic-like art and it's simply beautiful- it all looks so real, so believable, and it definitely made me enjoy it even more.
My definite favourite thing about this particular graphic novel is the artwork. It's not your typical, comic-like art and it's simply beautiful- it all looks so real, so believable, and it definitely made me enjoy it even more.
jpahl32's review
1.0
I thought I would make this a quick little Halloween read while I was sick in bed. Two months later, having tried to force myself to read just a few pages at a time every few days, I finally got around to finishing Batman: Man-Bat, and threw it to the floor in relief and disgust. While the art style is technically proficient and *maybe* slightly interesting, it is NOT what I like my comic books to look like. The whole story is gross and ugly and ridiculous. I am thrilled to finally be rid of this trash for good.
iliapop's review against another edition
4.0
John Bolton does a beautiful job conveying the body horror of men and women being transformed into bats. His Batman is also wonderfully exaggerated – with giant ears, rippling muscles and a cape that swirls around the panel with a mind of its own. Jamie Delano is one of the greats, a really underappreciated member of the British Invasion in comics. Batman here is presented as a kind of Judge Dredd figure, and parallels are explicitly drawn between him and the Manbat – both of whom are big thinkers who lack emotional intelligence and empathy towards the normal people caught up in their battle of wits. Delano has a great ear for dialogue and a masterful way of quickly establishing characters, and he subtly nods to themes of environmental degradation, corporate skullduggery and mankind's precarious place on the planet. Alongside Bolton's artwork, this truly is a masterclass in superhero comics.
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