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jasmiinaf's review
1.0
I didn't really understand the plot and the art was way too heavy and dark for me.
rashthedoctor's review
1.0
This was recommended to me by a friend who said that this was one of the best Batman books he's ever heard , and having read the stuff , i now conclude that he hasn't read nearly enough batman books .
This was a pile of garbage and then some , apart from the colour work and some homages to the Batman the animated series , this was all over the place with an overly convoluted storyline (which is often the case when Spies are involved) .
The sketches were so weird that the facial features of all characters just meshed into one and it became confusing trying to distinguish one character from another , the action sequences also were weird to follow through .
As i said , the presence of good color work is the only saving grace and I wouldn't spare one second of thought to this book.
This was a pile of garbage and then some , apart from the colour work and some homages to the Batman the animated series , this was all over the place with an overly convoluted storyline (which is often the case when Spies are involved) .
The sketches were so weird that the facial features of all characters just meshed into one and it became confusing trying to distinguish one character from another , the action sequences also were weird to follow through .
As i said , the presence of good color work is the only saving grace and I wouldn't spare one second of thought to this book.
slipperbunny's review
1.0
I didn't really understand the plot and the art was way too heavy and dark for me.
lukeisthename34's review
2.0
Very confusing and unnecessarily complicated. The art was great, but I had a heck of a time keeping up with if we were in the past, the future, or ten minutes from the future.
tiedyedude's review
3.0
I love the team of Azzarello and Bermejo, but there were definitely some growing pains in this first outing. Bermejo was obviously still defining his style for Batman, and the story from Azzarello was a little hard to follow, especially towards the end, but there were a lot of cool moments, and it was fun reading a detective-focused Batman story.
hayydenday_'s review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
ffs stop switching period with zero context please
skjam's review
3.0
Full Disclosure: I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway on the premise that I would review it.
Those of you who've been following my reviews for a while will know that I'm a longtime Batman fan. Not so much though as regards Deathblow, one of the many Nineties antiheroes Image pumped out back in the day. He's an agent of International Operations (I/O) who, well, kills people.
This is not a promising basis for a team-up, and Mr. Azzarello wisely doesn't try to make it one. Instead, Batman picks up the trail of a pyrokinetic terrorist that the now-deceased Deathblow had encountered a decade before. The story cuts between the two eras, piecing together the murky circumstances through the triple-crossing wires of espionage agencies.
Even with a good writer, Michael Cray, the Deathblow used in this story, never rises above the Nineties cliches he's mired in. Batman is done pretty well, and Alfred is a delight. Commissioner Gordon makes a cameo to give Batman a clue. The villain has a bit more depth than is evident through most of the story, which leads to a neat little last page twist.
Lee Bermejo's art is kind of blocky, which makes for some nice covers, but is less effective in the story itself. For this deluxe edition, he presents some sketches and alternative covers, with notes on each.
To be honest, I think this book is only getting the deluxe treatment because the author has gone on to do better work. This is one I recommend checking out at the library if you can.
Those of you who've been following my reviews for a while will know that I'm a longtime Batman fan. Not so much though as regards Deathblow, one of the many Nineties antiheroes Image pumped out back in the day. He's an agent of International Operations (I/O) who, well, kills people.
This is not a promising basis for a team-up, and Mr. Azzarello wisely doesn't try to make it one. Instead, Batman picks up the trail of a pyrokinetic terrorist that the now-deceased Deathblow had encountered a decade before. The story cuts between the two eras, piecing together the murky circumstances through the triple-crossing wires of espionage agencies.
Even with a good writer, Michael Cray, the Deathblow used in this story, never rises above the Nineties cliches he's mired in. Batman is done pretty well, and Alfred is a delight. Commissioner Gordon makes a cameo to give Batman a clue. The villain has a bit more depth than is evident through most of the story, which leads to a neat little last page twist.
Lee Bermejo's art is kind of blocky, which makes for some nice covers, but is less effective in the story itself. For this deluxe edition, he presents some sketches and alternative covers, with notes on each.
To be honest, I think this book is only getting the deluxe treatment because the author has gone on to do better work. This is one I recommend checking out at the library if you can.
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