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A review by kaipitain
Elseworlds: Batman, Volume 2 by Doug Moench
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I paused my reading of the Knightfall Saga for this as a halloween story. And man is it ever spooky.
The Red Rain Trilogy is fantastic and makes full use of it's elseworlds setting.
Throughout the trilogy you can slowly watch Batman sink into madness and death in a way that would never be allowed in the main continuity. And damn does he get savage by the end. This character arc is truly the centerpiece of this trilogy and entirely pulls you into it's story.
The writing is really great for the most part, the only gripe I'd have is how quickly Batman is supposed to have a super strong relationship to Tanja from the first part in this. I buy his relationship to Selina Kyle much more in the second part since it's properly part of the story, but Tanja never felt as important as they try to portray her.
I mostly loved Kelly Jones' art and how perfectly it captured the scary vibe, with only a few hiccups like the portrail of alfred being super strange in some panels. This style really lends itself perfectly to horror stories and Jones absolutely doesn't hold back here. By the third part Batman is barely recognizable as a humanoid creature most the time, and I love it. It also doesn't hold back in showing blood, guts, and violence at the hands of the main character, which is refreshing to see in a DC release.
Overall this is a brilliant read that I would recommend to anyone who doesn't mind seeing blood in their comics.
The Red Rain Trilogy is fantastic and makes full use of it's elseworlds setting.
Throughout the trilogy you can slowly watch Batman sink into madness and death in a way that would never be allowed in the main continuity. And damn does he get savage by the end. This character arc is truly the centerpiece of this trilogy and entirely pulls you into it's story.
The writing is really great for the most part, the only gripe I'd have is how quickly Batman is supposed to have a super strong relationship to Tanja from the first part in this. I buy his relationship to Selina Kyle much more in the second part since it's properly part of the story, but Tanja never felt as important as they try to portray her.
I mostly loved Kelly Jones' art and how perfectly it captured the scary vibe, with only a few hiccups like the portrail of alfred being super strange in some panels. This style really lends itself perfectly to horror stories and Jones absolutely doesn't hold back here. By the third part Batman is barely recognizable as a humanoid creature most the time, and I love it. It also doesn't hold back in showing blood, guts, and violence at the hands of the main character, which is refreshing to see in a DC release.
Overall this is a brilliant read that I would recommend to anyone who doesn't mind seeing blood in their comics.