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doomham's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bbboeken's review
4.0
Graag gelezen, en goede tekeningen. Batman wordt wreder getekend dan anders, bozer ook, en terwijl het verhaal op interessante manier wordt verteld, is het einde maar wat gewoontjes. Niet erg, het bleef leuk om lezen en te bekijken.
gothicteletubby's review against another edition
4.0
Great first battle between Bruce and Lex Luthor. I did wonder what Clark was doing, but it was so fun seeing what these two very different billionaires react to each other.
Also really enjoyed that Bruce decided to pull out of the military weaponry dealing.
Also really enjoyed that Bruce decided to pull out of the military weaponry dealing.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
A few years ago, I made a chronology for how to read modern Batman. I was focused quite a bit on creating the order, as opposed to just reading the books for enjoyment, so now I'm going back to see how the chronology holds up.
I forgot how terrible this book was when I picked it up off the shelf. Upon my first reading, I wrote the following review:
In 2009, [a:Chris Claremont|15091|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206644417p2/15091.jpg] began the odd alternate timeline series in the Marvel Universe called [b:X-Men Forever: Réquiem|18809710|X-Men Forever Réquiem (Héroes Marvel X-Men Forever, #3)|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384632847s/18809710.jpg|26743528]. The series picks up from Claremont's 1991 X-Men run, and presents the timeline as he would have written it, had he not jumped ship to Image comics. While it's completely ridiculous, it's a focused examination of the X-Men by one of the series's premiere writers. Batman Confidential is a DC series that focuses on stories from early on in Batman's career. It's written by several long-time DC writers like [a:Peter Milligan|19445|Peter Milligan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1289018386p2/19445.jpg], [a:Sam Kieth|13359|Sam Kieth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1283613676p2/13359.jpg], and [a:Royal McGraw|406289|Royal McGraw|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. I included one of the story arcs, [b:Batman Confidential, Vol. 2: Lovers and Madmen|2239436|Batman Confidential, Vol. 2 Lovers and Madmen|Michael Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266662709s/2239436.jpg|2245284] in a previous entry, but Rules Of Engagement helped clinch my decision to not include any more of the Batman Confidential series as part of this project. If something contradicts the chronology it needs to be at least fun, and this series seems more an exercise in frustration.
Rules Of Engagement is about Bruce Wayne/Batman's first encounter with Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor. The plot outline: Lex Luthor sets up WayneTech to look dangerously inept in front of a group of defense contractors, all in the name of world domination! The evil, hand rubbing, mwa-ha-ha-ing bald guy attempts to take over the world because he doesn't like superheroes. Batman, of course, takes him down in the end. While the story is fun, the dialog is...questionable, and [a:Whilce Portacio|377359|Whilce Portacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1210969319p2/377359.jpg]'s art is trapped forever in 1991. This was the first book that I had to struggle to finish.
Story: 2/5, Art: 2/5
****
If anything, I think that review is too glowing for this book. I got one issue in, and decided it wasn't worth ever having to read this again.
I only recommend it for Batman completists, and people desperate for a Bruce Wayne/Lex Luthor battle of wills.
I forgot how terrible this book was when I picked it up off the shelf. Upon my first reading, I wrote the following review:
In 2009, [a:Chris Claremont|15091|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206644417p2/15091.jpg] began the odd alternate timeline series in the Marvel Universe called [b:X-Men Forever: Réquiem|18809710|X-Men Forever Réquiem (Héroes Marvel X-Men Forever, #3)|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384632847s/18809710.jpg|26743528]. The series picks up from Claremont's 1991 X-Men run, and presents the timeline as he would have written it, had he not jumped ship to Image comics. While it's completely ridiculous, it's a focused examination of the X-Men by one of the series's premiere writers. Batman Confidential is a DC series that focuses on stories from early on in Batman's career. It's written by several long-time DC writers like [a:Peter Milligan|19445|Peter Milligan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1289018386p2/19445.jpg], [a:Sam Kieth|13359|Sam Kieth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1283613676p2/13359.jpg], and [a:Royal McGraw|406289|Royal McGraw|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. I included one of the story arcs, [b:Batman Confidential, Vol. 2: Lovers and Madmen|2239436|Batman Confidential, Vol. 2 Lovers and Madmen|Michael Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266662709s/2239436.jpg|2245284] in a previous entry, but Rules Of Engagement helped clinch my decision to not include any more of the Batman Confidential series as part of this project. If something contradicts the chronology it needs to be at least fun, and this series seems more an exercise in frustration.
Rules Of Engagement is about Bruce Wayne/Batman's first encounter with Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor. The plot outline: Lex Luthor sets up WayneTech to look dangerously inept in front of a group of defense contractors, all in the name of world domination! The evil, hand rubbing, mwa-ha-ha-ing bald guy attempts to take over the world because he doesn't like superheroes. Batman, of course, takes him down in the end. While the story is fun, the dialog is...questionable, and [a:Whilce Portacio|377359|Whilce Portacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1210969319p2/377359.jpg]'s art is trapped forever in 1991. This was the first book that I had to struggle to finish.
Story: 2/5, Art: 2/5
****
If anything, I think that review is too glowing for this book. I got one issue in, and decided it wasn't worth ever having to read this again.
I only recommend it for Batman completists, and people desperate for a Bruce Wayne/Lex Luthor battle of wills.
lannnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't really grab my interest as much as I would have hoped. If you like giant robots fights then it's probably great for you
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