Batman Eternal thoughts?

[DNArington]

I've been getting the Batman Eternal series and I was surprised just how much I liked it!! The art is gorgeous, the story is exciting and that train crash was awesome!! I think it is better than the main Batman title for me! Do any of you agree? Disagree?

[fudd71]

I have been reading and have enjoyed the first four issues of Batman Eternal. With the book coming out weekly is really does feel like it is moving right along. However, I have to say issues 3 & 4 seemed to take a bit of a turn.

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two were great focusing on the event you mentioned, how it affected Jim Gordon and showing who may be behind it (I still think there is someone bigger behind the character that has been revealed).

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dealt with how this effected Barbara and started a story with Stephanie Brown.

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brought Tim Drake and Harper Rowe in and started a whole new line of mystery and tech that may have been involved in the events of issue one and revealed a character I didn't recognize at the end. If anyone knows or has an opinion who that character was I would love to hear it

I do hope the story finds a focus instead of seemingly giving us a new and different story each week with no real progress in any story. We are four issues in and if doesn't feel like much happened to move the story forward since issue 2.

[the1captain]

So far so good. I like the weekly pace. Good for momentum. I get several of the DC digital first books. So I really like the weekly pace. Price wise not as much though.

So far my only complaint is the very first page of issue 1. Since it is the first page of the entire series I don't feel this is a spoiler. But the whole batman chained and the city is on fire. It feels like in the last few years between comics and movies I've gotten a lot of stories of Gotham City looking basically destroyed. Starting to lose its impact on me.

[JohnMayo]

I think the approach they are taking is one central event/mystery which each of the various Batman family characters are experiencing/investigating from a different angle. This should allow them to have distinct story threads with natural intersections kind of like they did with 52 except a bit more naturally interconnected. Overall, I'm really enjoying the series but I agree that these initial issues do feel a slightly more disconnected than I was expected.

[drew]

i love it...batman, great writing, nice art and story momentum...and all for $2.99

[fudd71]

did anyone else feel this series took another distinct creative turn with issue six?

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particularly bringing in the super-natural in what felt at the beginning like a very street level story about organized crime and political corruption?

[ComicTrekker]

did anyone else feel this series took another distinct creative turn with issue six?

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particularly bringing in the super-natural in what felt at the beginning like a very street level story about organized crime and political corruption?

I agree it took another big creative turn here. I think what John said about the benefits of this format is quite true. And I agree, David...this has been a really fun series so far! I initially planned to skip this whole series, but I finally checked it out after hearing several good reviews. I am also enjoying this even more than the main Batman title.

[comicm]

I LOVE IT! 5/5 week in and week out.

[drew]

it seems to meander a little bit lately but i am still really enjoying it