A review by undertowsoul
Batman/The Shadow: The Murder Geniuses by Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder

4.0

I've long been a fan of both Batman and The Shadow so I was very excited to read this. Despite a few minor things that bothered me, I really enjoyed it. The thing that bothered me the most was that I really didn't like how some of the faces were done (specifically Batman and Alfred to name a couple). I loved most of the artwork for this series but a few faces just didn't feel right to me. The sad part about it is that some of the artwork is just beautiful and amazing but I would get involved in it and then see one of the faces that just wasn't right to me and it would pull my attention back to that. Another, very minor, thing that bothered me was the inclusion of the Joker. The enemy that Batman and The Shadow are fighting throughout the book is a new one, invented by the series. I liked that. Then the Joker comes in and it made me feel like they put him in since he's been very popular in the past few years. I wouldn't have minded if The Shadow was fighting one of his own villains (this is a reboot after all) and that villain joined forces with the Joker but the new foe felt look he could sufficiently occupy the time of both crime fighters.
All of that being said, I did really enjoy this book. Like I said, the artwork is great and the story is actually probably even better. It was very well written. The whole thing was rather well done, despite my niggling complaints. If you like either of the heroes, definitely check it out.

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.