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thecommonswings's review against another edition
4.0
Bit of a weird one this - at times it’s meticulously plotted with a nice bit of carefully written mirroring between Bruce/ Nyssa and Talia and their relationships with parents. And at other times it’s really slapdash with some frankly bonkers idea of how hips work and some slightly tasteless use of the Nazis to push the plot forward. It makes sense for the narrative but there are better ways to portray this and this really feels very close to glibness. Mostly very good though
wistyallgood's review against another edition
3.0
What...the hell? I'm not cut out for the comic book life.
I found this on a table in my house, who knows where it came from, and I had just finished a book, but it was too late at night to start another. So I read this and became disturbed real fast. From the two or three comics I've read, I've gathered that they're really well drawn but really twisted. I had ZERO idea of what was happening in this, but I know that the images from Ravensbruck women's Concentration Camp were horrifying.
Seriously, though. What was this about?!
I really love graphic novels, but thus far, these really creepy comics just aren't doing it for me.
Oh, and Batman's whole thing with his parents was just sad.
Yeah, with all that being said, I'll probably end up reading more superhero comics just to see if maybe I end up getting what it's all about...
I found this on a table in my house, who knows where it came from, and I had just finished a book, but it was too late at night to start another. So I read this and became disturbed real fast. From the two or three comics I've read, I've gathered that they're really well drawn but really twisted. I had ZERO idea of what was happening in this, but I know that the images from Ravensbruck women's Concentration Camp were horrifying.
Seriously, though. What was this about?!
I really love graphic novels, but thus far, these really creepy comics just aren't doing it for me.
Oh, and Batman's whole thing with his parents was just sad.
Yeah, with all that being said, I'll probably end up reading more superhero comics just to see if maybe I end up getting what it's all about...
rlaferney's review against another edition
3.0
This was an intriguing tale about one of Batman's greatest foes: Ra's Al Ghul. Batman makes a deal to help Ra's Al Ghul in exchange for speaking with his dead parents but this is more of a tale of the other daughter Ra's Al Ghul had and why she hates him so. I found it to be a bit overly dramatic, and the Nazi concentration camp stuff to be slightly problematic but overall, I enjoy it.
birdmanseven's review
3.0
Not much action, and not much Batman. I enjoyed the story overall, but it was a very atypical Batman story. Read it if you wan't, but if you decided to skip it I don't think you'd be missing much.
duplica123's review
3.0
eh. I wasn't so impressed with Nyssa's story. She is Ra's Al Ghul's Daughter from the 1700's and in Ra's weakened advanced age is plotting his death. Ra's approaches Batman to give him access to one of the Lazarus pits so he can regain his strength. Nyssa approaches Batman to help kill her father.
Through the story we see Nyssa's backstory and why she began wanting Ra's death.
And we also see Batman's internal struggle with the fact, as he movingly says, that he no longer remembers his mother's face.
I am always fascinated by Batman's psychology. But I really don't know the story between Ra's Al Ghul and Batman (besides the movie adaptation of Batman Begins). And so basically the whole main plot bored/confused me.
I'm sure someone who has avidly followed Batman novels will enjoy this one, but I think I need a little background first!
Through the story we see Nyssa's backstory and why she began wanting Ra's death.
And we also see Batman's internal struggle with the fact, as he movingly says, that he no longer remembers his mother's face.
I am always fascinated by Batman's psychology. But I really don't know the story between Ra's Al Ghul and Batman (besides the movie adaptation of Batman Begins). And so basically the whole main plot bored/confused me.
I'm sure someone who has avidly followed Batman novels will enjoy this one, but I think I need a little background first!
jasper_a's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i want to give this book at least a 4 out of 5 stars BUT it has been a long, long while since i've read Death and the Maidens..
from what i remember, it follows Ra's Al Ghul, and Talia, and her sister[?]. self-contained story -- i don't believe that it overlaps with any of the other Batman or DC titles running when it was released.
it's Greg Rucka. the guy knows pacing, and how to unravel a mystery.
from what i remember, it follows Ra's Al Ghul, and Talia, and her sister[?]. self-contained story -- i don't believe that it overlaps with any of the other Batman or DC titles running when it was released.
it's Greg Rucka. the guy knows pacing, and how to unravel a mystery.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
I get that this was supposed to be a huge event but it was so mediocre. I got that it was pretty average after 5 pages in. I didn't really feel anything for this new daughter of Ras....meh.
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