tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post6781639236244693966..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Batman Eternal Vol. 3 trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-81802290754365119582016-05-26T22:38:07.209-05:002016-05-26T22:38:07.209-05:00I didn't like how the Corrigan/Batwing story p...I didn't like how the Corrigan/Batwing story petered out, and it seemed especially to lack direction after Arkham was destroyed, when Luke's being haunted by random ghosts. I thought the first collection of Gotham by Midnight was great, though, and Fawkes said he was intending to bring Batwing in later, though I don't think that ever actually happened.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-23047084884495772382016-05-17T20:02:07.454-05:002016-05-17T20:02:07.454-05:00I thought the Jason and Barbara subplot was really...I thought the Jason and Barbara subplot was really cringe-inducing to read, mainly when they got back to Gotham. Like they had no purpose in the story other than to have a CW-esque drama subplot. And the Arkham subplot was bad as well, like a half-hearted excuse for Batwing and Corrigan to hang out, only for the writers to completely forget what their endgame was.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15901914491075683532016-05-17T12:47:28.427-05:002016-05-17T12:47:28.427-05:00In that case, Vol. 3 is good, but Vol. 2 is better...In that case, Vol. 3 is good, but Vol. 2 is better just by a hair. Depends -- Vol. 2 is something of a widescreen disaster story, Vol. 3 is more supervillain-focused. Again by a hair, Vol. 1 is least good, though it seems in many ways <em>Gotham</em> (TV) inspired or an attempt to bring some <em>Gotham</em> to the comics.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-23851326232033118182016-05-17T12:42:06.923-05:002016-05-17T12:42:06.923-05:00Fair enough. No real reason to start with vol. 3, ...Fair enough. No real reason to start with vol. 3, I tend to dip in and out of story lines I like rather than reading a whole arc. <br />I rarely read weeklies and have a decent grasp of the bat-universe characters, so don't feel a great need to find out what the latest version of canonised character is.oblonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977949145171571604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-44391213245032794902016-05-17T12:35:37.668-05:002016-05-17T12:35:37.668-05:00Each volume has a relatively distinct ending, but ...Each volume has a relatively distinct ending, but there's a lot of who characters are and how they got where they did that you won't know without the first two books. Why start with Vol. 3 of a miniseries necessarily?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-56859849298150758712016-05-17T12:06:04.034-05:002016-05-17T12:06:04.034-05:00Does this Volume stand alone, or do I need to catc...Does this Volume stand alone, or do I need to catch up with the first 2 to get the most out of it?oblonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977949145171571604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79666848867369212032016-05-17T09:57:29.493-05:002016-05-17T09:57:29.493-05:00To each their own, of course. What necessarily see...To each their own, of course. What necessarily seemed like or would you qualify as fan fiction?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-18958827192925454152016-05-17T09:43:20.591-05:002016-05-17T09:43:20.591-05:00I thought this was rather mediocre, honestly. It s...I thought this was rather mediocre, honestly. It suffers from a bad case of a story dragging its heels to buy time because it didn't have enough story to last 52 issues. The presence of the Owls and Lincoln March really added nothing to the story, and some of the subplots read like fanfiction.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-4409533293954188482016-05-16T17:36:15.269-05:002016-05-16T17:36:15.269-05:00Considering Batman and Robin Eternal is getting be...Considering Batman and Robin Eternal is getting better buzz than this, I can't wait to see just how much it will surprise me.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178727978311013660noreply@blogger.com