Batman Comic Reviews

Here you’ll find all of my comic reviews for the Batman books past and present. I don’t read them in particular order and they are generally reviews on collected trade paperback editions. To see my collection in full see here.

The Batman books have been my favourite due to the blend of action and detective stories and most of my reviews will reflect that. Currently the Batman books which I’ve given maximum marks are, in no particular order:

Under the Red Hood
Death of the Family
The Long Halloween
Year One
Court of Owls
Batman Vs. Robin

Batman Detective Comics, Volume 3: League of Shadows Review

Detective Comics Volume 3: League of Shadows is without a doubt an Orphan/Cassandra Cain storyline with everything else being a supportive cast, including Batman, Batwoman, Clayface and Batwing from the Batmen. Although a new mini arc, it is still a continuation of the very first issue of Rebirth Detective Comics. If you like Cassandra Cain …

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Batman Contagion Review

Batman: Contagion Review

Batman: Contagion is a 1996 arc which involves a devastating virus coming to Gotham city and the Bat family scramble to find the cure before it’s too late. The Bat-Family during this time in Batman’s timeline are Batman, Azrael, Nightwing, Robin III, Oracle and Catwoman. It begins a chain of events which ultimately leads to …

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Batman Detective Comics, Volume 2- The Victim Syndicate

Batman Detective Comics, Volume 2: The Victim Syndicate Review

The second volume of James Tynion’s Rebirth run on Detective Comics continues where Rise of the Batmen finished with Red Robin’s apparent death, the ‘Batmen’ assembled and Jacob Kane firmly locked away by Batman himself. This now leads us to a fresh new arc involving the ‘Victim Syndicate’ – a group of Gothamites who at …

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Batman Detective Comics Volume 1 Rise of the Batmen Review

Batman Detective Comics, Volume 1: Rise of the Batmen Review

It’s James Tynion at the helm for the brand new Rebirth Detective Comics run which starts with an explosive storyline involving family ties, team work and great human sacrifice. Working in parallel with Tom King’s Batman solo run Detective Comics brings greater depth of story writing and more character development and in my opinion Detective …

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