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1. player1 says:

   July 15, 2013 at 2:07 pm

   I hope to read this in trade when it comes out.

   I heard very good things about the first volume.

   And successively non-flattering things about the following iterations.

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   • brendanohare says:

     July 15, 2013 at 2:17 pm

     Second volume is very good too in my opinion. The problem now is that there is no Damian. The main dynamic that was working isn’t there, so it’s not working.
   • mrmarky says:

     July 15, 2013 at 3:11 pm

     It reads like a random journey through the bat family with no real underlying story other than the Batman is still upset.
   • flapjaxx says:

     July 15, 2013 at 5:43 pm

     Yeah, I enjoyed the first few issues of this, but the last couple have felt lacking. At least Gleason is doing interiors, but… I’d like it more if there was more Carrie Kelly…
2. Nightwing97 says:

   July 15, 2013 at 3:23 pm

   So what the hell is going to happen to this title after the whole grief period?

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   • HolidayHaley says:

     July 15, 2013 at 5:42 pm

     It becomes “Batman and Two Face” for five issues, starting with #24.
3. MoniBolis says:

   July 15, 2013 at 5:28 pm

   I hope she takes advantage of him in a sexy way

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4. OnASunday says:

   July 15, 2013 at 5:43 pm

   Thought that was a Mignola cover til I enbiggened it

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   • APoetSomeday says:

     July 15, 2013 at 7:23 pm

     Same here. It looks great.
   • JesseG says:

     July 16, 2013 at 1:10 am

     Mine won’t enbiggen for some reason. WTF?
5. HolidayHaley says:

   July 15, 2013 at 6:31 pm

   I skipped last issue, but with the return of Gleason and Carrie Kelley, I’m back on board.

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6. APoetSomeday says:

   July 15, 2013 at 7:24 pm

   Pat Gleason back on pencils? Balls nasty. My mon Pat don’ shiv.

   I don’t get why people aren’t enjoying this title. When ‘Incorporated’ finishes, this will be the second best Bat-book on the shelves right now.

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   • BCDX97 says:

     July 16, 2013 at 12:07 am

     When Batman rides around on a horse and rounds you up, don’t be surprised.

     I agree this is the number 3 soon to be number 2 Bat book. I like Batwoman, too, but all the other Batbooks have lost my interest with their mediocrity.

     But there are some cool other non mainstream Batbooks like Batman ‘ 66, Batman Beyond Universe/Unlimited, and Batman Lil Gotham.
   • JesseG says:

     July 16, 2013 at 1:12 am

     Batman ’66 isn’t out yet.
   • Conor Kilpatrick">Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:

     July 16, 2013 at 1:24 pm

     @JesseG: It’s been out for two weeks.
   • APoetSomeday says:

     July 17, 2013 at 11:25 am

     @BCDX97 – iFanboy really needs a ‘like’ button. I would have clicked it for your horse comment alone.

     I picked up Batman ’66 today and loved every technicolor minute of it! It was thoroughly awesome.
7. TheNextChampion says:

   July 15, 2013 at 9:20 pm

   Glad that Gleason is back on full time. When he’s not the full time artist this series does suffer a bit.

   Also, let’s hope we see more Carrie Kelly in this.

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8. APoetSomeday says:

   July 17, 2013 at 11:42 am

   Like the rest of this series, this issue had a sticky sweet emotional core that really rang true for me.

   Tomasi and Gleason are handling Damian’s death with the utmost care and attention, something which makes me happy.

   However, the main Catwoman story felt a little thin on the ground. One of my least favorite ‘New 52’ moves was the retconning of the Batman/Catwoman romance (the highlight of ‘Hush’ for me) and replacing it with a tawdry physical affair. Now that the ‘buck fuddies’ storyline has seemingly passed, I don’t think anybody knows how the two characters should interact.

   Also, the fight scene with the Chinese genetic experiments felt rushed and uncomfortably political.

   One thing I don’t like in comics is the use of America’s foreign enemies as superhero enemies. Maybe its because I’m a Brit, I don’t know, but characters like the KG Beast, (or all the terrorist enemies Marvel created in the 2000’s, for that matter) always left me cold. Plus, they tend to date the books almost instantly, losing some of that timeless appeal that superheroes have. Of course, comics have done this since Captain America punched out Hitler and Superman single handedly ended the WW2 (one of my all-time favorite Supes stories), but it does feel somewhat old fashioned now.

   I’m not exonerating the Chinese government for their Human rights violations in any way, but I think that the story would have worked better with a ‘rogue faction’ within the Chinese government being responsible, rather than the government itself. The point was a little sloppy, I felt. I know, I know, its a ‘Justice League of AMERICA’ tie-in but still, that’s one opinion in the opposite direction.

   Having said all that, the scene with the little girl as Batman and Catwoman played surrogate parents to her was absolutely heartwarming and perfectly judged. That little girl will grow up to be a superhero. Just you wait and see.

   I’m really enjoying Carrie Kelly, however. She’s bonding nicely with Alfred and has all the forthrightness and pep of the Dick Grayson Robin. There’s a lot to like there. I always loved her in TDKR, so I’m happy to see her here. Characterization is Tomasi’s strong point, so its nice to see him playing to his strengths.

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9. TheNextChampion says:

   July 17, 2013 at 10:30 pm

   Good issue.

   Not really sure what the ‘despair’ was….although I liked it this was the first step for Bruce to FINALLY be happy again. It was great to see Gleason on full time artist but he didn’t get much to do. Until the end that is where he got some great splash pages and that six grid ‘sneaking’ sequence was inspired. Although I like how he does the final page with Two-Face just like from two months ago. Even though the solicts for October spoiled the title change I’m intrigued on where this goes.

   4/5

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10. daningotham says:

    August 7, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    Great issue. I wonder how Carrie will eventually find out that Damian isn’t coming back?

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