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A review by covfeefer
Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler by Tom King
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I've always really liked Riddler. And I've also been mostly disappointed by how he is written in a lot of stories. This is the most threatening Riddler has ever felt in anything. And I love this a lot.
One Bad Day is a series that takes the route set by Batman: The Killing Joke, which shows us how The Joker became The Joker: through one bad day. This series explores that same thing, but for Batman's other rogues. This one, of The Riddler.
The art style of this novel is incredible. I'm not sure what to call this style, but I've always been a huge fan of it. This water colour like look. Is that what it is? I'm not sure. I also really like the character designs here.
Now, taken by itself, this book does have a banger of an ending. But I take away one star because it's almost identical to the ending of The Killing Joke.
The confrontation between Batman and The Riddler and the conversation they have.
That's all I have to say of it.
One Bad Day is a series that takes the route set by Batman: The Killing Joke, which shows us how The Joker became The Joker: through one bad day. This series explores that same thing, but for Batman's other rogues. This one, of The Riddler.
The art style of this novel is incredible. I'm not sure what to call this style, but I've always been a huge fan of it. This water colour like look. Is that what it is? I'm not sure. I also really like the character designs here.
Now, taken by itself, this book does have a banger of an ending. But I take away one star because it's almost identical to the ending of The Killing Joke.
The confrontation between Batman and The Riddler and the conversation they have.
That's all I have to say of it.