Post by Dane on Jul 22, 2011 19:39:37 GMT -5
Batman 712
Writer: Tony S. Daniel
Artwork: Steve Scott and Ryan Winn
Cover: Tony S. Daniel
What I liked: Firstly, I must say that the artwork is as good as you'll find in any comic on the shelf. The cover is great, and for once actually indicative of what you might find within. The interior art really shines. A lot of books might have some outlandish, fantastic cover and then you open it up and it looks like some kid crosshatched your favorite character with a yellow crayon. Not the case. Although the interior is done by different artists to the cover it is very consistent in style and quality.
The story is really solid for an on-going and with the big changes coming to a lot of DC comics I was expecting some kind of filler until the big revamp. Nothing of the sort here, this is more or less what you could hope for in an on-going. There is character development, especially with the Riddler and Two-Face. Great action, a bit of mystery and suspense. The Dick Grayson/Harvey Dent feud seems to be slowly simmering to a boil, even though Dent has expressed his disbelief that Grayson is the real Batman I'm not sure deep down he really knows who it is.
As has been the mode with this book since Daniel took over, the action and fight sequences seem well orchestrated and do solid justice to Batman as a fighter. I'm a huge Dick Grayson fan and I'm very happy with his showings so far in his solo Batman title. He doesn't come off as Dick trying to be Bruce, his acrobatic style is on show with every take down.
If you're a fan of Batman or interested in Riddler or Two-Face this is probably one you don't want to miss as the issue has some pretty major events for both.
What I didn't like: Honestly, Riddler's character design. The glasses and weird 70s haircut are really just strange to me. I don't have a lot to criticize with the book and this may not be an issue-specific thing but it just makes you take him less seriously when the things he does in the issue are really a stark department from the campy rogue many will recall. Riddler seems to be a guy who wants to be taken seriously and based on his actions, should be. He doesn't need a major costume overhaul but I think his appearance should reflect his current demeanor and it doesn't.
Rating: 4.5/5
Writer: Tony S. Daniel
Artwork: Steve Scott and Ryan Winn
Cover: Tony S. Daniel
What I liked: Firstly, I must say that the artwork is as good as you'll find in any comic on the shelf. The cover is great, and for once actually indicative of what you might find within. The interior art really shines. A lot of books might have some outlandish, fantastic cover and then you open it up and it looks like some kid crosshatched your favorite character with a yellow crayon. Not the case. Although the interior is done by different artists to the cover it is very consistent in style and quality.
The story is really solid for an on-going and with the big changes coming to a lot of DC comics I was expecting some kind of filler until the big revamp. Nothing of the sort here, this is more or less what you could hope for in an on-going. There is character development, especially with the Riddler and Two-Face. Great action, a bit of mystery and suspense. The Dick Grayson/Harvey Dent feud seems to be slowly simmering to a boil, even though Dent has expressed his disbelief that Grayson is the real Batman I'm not sure deep down he really knows who it is.
As has been the mode with this book since Daniel took over, the action and fight sequences seem well orchestrated and do solid justice to Batman as a fighter. I'm a huge Dick Grayson fan and I'm very happy with his showings so far in his solo Batman title. He doesn't come off as Dick trying to be Bruce, his acrobatic style is on show with every take down.
If you're a fan of Batman or interested in Riddler or Two-Face this is probably one you don't want to miss as the issue has some pretty major events for both.
What I didn't like: Honestly, Riddler's character design. The glasses and weird 70s haircut are really just strange to me. I don't have a lot to criticize with the book and this may not be an issue-specific thing but it just makes you take him less seriously when the things he does in the issue are really a stark department from the campy rogue many will recall. Riddler seems to be a guy who wants to be taken seriously and based on his actions, should be. He doesn't need a major costume overhaul but I think his appearance should reflect his current demeanor and it doesn't.
Rating: 4.5/5
