Adrián Astur Álvarez reviewed Batman by Doug Moench
Review of 'Batman' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I read this because the new Batman movie is coming soon (Dark Knight Rises) and I'm excited about it. Also, being new to comics, I didn't know anything about the character, Bane, featured in the new movie so I thought I'd read through his story arc to see which moral grey areas Christopher Nolan intends to straighten out in his latest. At first, Bane's story was full of interesting philosophical potential but this potential was quickly undermined by the exaggerated dramas and manufactured perils of comic book story time, complete with goofy side characters and cheesy dialogue. I will probably still read volumes 2 and 3 because I'm crazy weird about thoroughness but understand that I'm embarrassed about it and that where before I was hoping these could be slotted into my quirky-but-vastly-intelligent-reads category I see now they are only guilty pleasures.
