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A review by unladylike
Batman: The World by Egor Prutov, Mathieu Gabella, Tomasz Kolodziejczak, Alberto Chimal, Brian Azzarello, Lu Xiaotong, Alessandro Bilotta, Štěpán Kopřiva, Ertan Ergil, Xu Xiaodong, Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Carlos Estefan, Inpyo Jeon, Kirill Kutuzov
2.0
A gimmicky experimental anthology that may be rewarding to fans in or from these particular countries, but mostly it feels like they have no business writing Batman. Brian Azzarello has the "home court advantage," and with Lee Bermejo's phenomenal paintings filling the pages of his broad-scope story, the first issue representing the U.S. is far and away the best. After that, most of the creators are just putting Batman in front of their countries' most famous monuments in the most generic and boring plots imaginable.
The issues representing Turkey, Mexico, and South Korea are the best parts of the remaining book, and China's story is cute enough. The World works best when the creators actually have Gotham's characters doing what they do best rather than injecting themselves or superimposing a generic vigilante onto their landscape.
The issues representing Turkey, Mexico, and South Korea are the best parts of the remaining book, and China's story is cute enough. The World works best when the creators actually have Gotham's characters doing what they do best rather than injecting themselves or superimposing a generic vigilante onto their landscape.