Didn't like the art, story, writing, dialogue... Any thing else?
Hmm, Batman freeing psycho crims from Arkham to kidnap psycho pirate from Bane seems very out of character. Why couldn't he use some of the zillions of heroes he knows? I didn't understand why these particular criminals either. Apart from Catwoman and that's only because he wants to bone her. ( )

Man, is this ever right on the edge of 5 stars. The overall plot - Batman on a suicide run with a team of Arkham Asylum B-listers and Catwoman against Bane - leaves something to be desired (the setup is great, the actual plot not so much). The closing Batman/Catwoman "Rooftops" story, though, is probably as well-executed as these two characters and their relationship have been in ages. There are a lot of flaws to be found here, but the good parts are so good that I'm willing to cut King a lot of slack. ( )

Janin's art is striking, but King (while ambitious) doesn't fully succeed in his plot or dialogue. He does a weird thing with repetition here, more so than in other volumes of the series. Rooftops was no exception to this, but the story itself was pleasantly simple. And I always seem to enjoy Batman/Catwoman drama. ( )

Tom King caught my eye with the Vision comics, so when I saw he was writing Batman Comics I immediately requested them from Net Galley. The first, ([b:Batman, Volume 1: I Am Gotham|31217834|Batman, Volume 1 I Am Gotham|Tom King|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480771078s/31217834.jpg|51873346]), was pretty good, so I was happy to try Batman, Volume 2: I am Suicide

Unfortunately, I'm not enjoying these as much as I enjoyed Vision. Admittedly, this could be because I am not very familiar with DC Comics or superheroes, in general, so please keep this in mind.

The first story in this volume is I Am Suicide. I loved the artwork but the story seemed to be all over the place. Batman was trying to capture Psycho Pirate who is being kept by Bane, and he assembled a group of misfits, none of whom I'm familiar with, to do so. On the way there, he encounters resistance and repeats himself constantly. (He's trying to get to Psycho Pirate because something he has or can do can help Gotham Girl, who's still a mess from her experiences in I Am Gotham.) Bane is a super huge criminal dude being held in a prison called Santa Prisca. I thought that if I were more familiar with these characters things would make more sense, but from reading the other reviews here, that doesn't seem to be the case. Overall, this story was a 2.5 stars out of 5 for me, mostly because I thought the art was very cool.

Rooftops, which is the second story in this volume, was much better. It was a bit cheesy and predictable, but it had some humor and a nice connection between Batman and Catwoman. Again, the artwork in this story was excellent and conveyed the feelings the author was trying to get across. 4 out 5 stars.



I did enjoy this volume, just not as much as I expected to. I'm still interested in seeing where this series is going, because I love the idea of a dark Batman. He is developing as a complex character and I like that, it's just that this volume was a bit of a let down.

Available April 18th, you can pre-order a copy here: Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide (Rebirth)

Thanks to Edelweiss for the free advance review copy in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it. ( )

Batman recruits a suicide squad from Arkham and fights Bane. He also has to deal with his relationship with Catwoman...

Interesting. ( )