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A review by tabman678
Batman by Brian K. Vaughan by Brian K. Vaughan
3.0
Batman by Brian K. Vaughn collects all the things Vaughn wrote that feature an element of Batman. It contains a three issue Matches Malone story, a one issue Mad Hater tale, and two issues of Wonder Woman where she fights Clayface.
The Clayface story is fun but has a better idea than execution. The Mad Hatter story has good art that tells the story itself but the dialogue in this story left me wanting at times, and the Matches story I like. I enjoy the exploration of identity by adding a third one to Batman and Dick trying to bring him back around is never a bad thing. My problem with the Matches story is that while it's a cool idea that's executed well both in writing, art, and continuity upkeep it's a story I don't think the Batman title ever needed to tell.
Yeah you could say that for most of comics or stories about Batman but this one feels contrived because Matches to my knowledge has always been a made up entity by Bruce and this is the one exception. That's probably because this is the best I could see a story like that being and as is this collection is worth a look especially if you like Vaughn and is interesting to look at because there are so many references to a point in continuity I'm only passingly familiar with (post No Man's land but before Morrison or Brubaker got on the title. Seriously though Nightwing went to the Police Academy at this point in time.)
Overall if anything I just said spiked your interest it's worth checking out.
3 stars.
The Clayface story is fun but has a better idea than execution. The Mad Hatter story has good art that tells the story itself but the dialogue in this story left me wanting at times, and the Matches story I like. I enjoy the exploration of identity by adding a third one to Batman and Dick trying to bring him back around is never a bad thing. My problem with the Matches story is that while it's a cool idea that's executed well both in writing, art, and continuity upkeep it's a story I don't think the Batman title ever needed to tell.
Yeah you could say that for most of comics or stories about Batman but this one feels contrived because Matches to my knowledge has always been a made up entity by Bruce and this is the one exception. That's probably because this is the best I could see a story like that being and as is this collection is worth a look especially if you like Vaughn and is interesting to look at because there are so many references to a point in continuity I'm only passingly familiar with (post No Man's land but before Morrison or Brubaker got on the title. Seriously though Nightwing went to the Police Academy at this point in time.)
Overall if anything I just said spiked your interest it's worth checking out.
3 stars.