When people complain that comic books just aren't as fun as they remember, show them Batman #5 as an example the genre can still deliver excitement and a good time without heroes fighting each other and constant death and gore. Clearly, it's early in the year, but this could end up being one of those fun Batman issues that gets remembered late in the year for best single issue. Read Full Review

Batman Issue 5 leaves you gasping for air. It's a relentless chase, never stopping for long, as a sprawling chase ensues across Gotham City. Read Full Review

I love romantic comedies. I love action movies. So, I loved loved Batman #5. This comic is a showcase for Jorge Jimenez's virtuosic art, Tomeu Morey's ability to set the mood through colors, and also Fraction's skill at quickly creating romantic chemistry and letting his artist cook. But, in a very cranked-to-eleven way, it demonstrates the best way to really know what someone is like is in a stressful situation, and I think Bruce passed with flying colors. (Until the final page.) Read Full Review

The stakes are high, but the tone is light and then comes the final page, which has a twist ending and reveal that I really didn't see coming but it's kind of amazing it's never happened until now. Read Full Review

Another excellent issue in the Batman series all thanks to the creative team! Matt Fraction just doesn't miss and Batman #5 proves that! Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a fantastic example of a breather issue that still manages to move the needle. It captures the charm of Bruce Wayne's socialite life while reminding us that, for Batman, there is no such thing as a night off. The introduction of the mysterious crow-assassin and the awkward “Father?” reveal at the end ensures that readers will be back for issue #6. Read Full Review

It's not to often we can say we got what feels like a new Batman story. That's what Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez give us with Batman #5. All it took was having an entire issue where Bruce Wayne does not put on the cape and cowl. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is another great issue in the series that offers a very intriguing cliffhanger following the introduction of a new character. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a fun issue that provides non-stop entertainment from start to finish. Whilst it isn't narrative-heavy, it is engaging and easy to read. I look forward to the next issue to see the fallout from the final page. Read Full Review

Batman #5 is a pretty comic with nothing to say. The art carries nearly the entire load while the script coasts on repetitive date jokes and a cliffhanger that demands investment nobody has earned yet. This issue proves that even exceptional artwork can't salvage a story with no forward momentum, no connection to its larger narrative context, and no payoff beyond a question mark. Read Full Review

I enjoyed this. Jimenez is on fire and I like the story focus on Bruce Wayne. And I like the fun cliffhanger.

The dialogue between Bruce and Annika Zeller has some chemistry, but I don't like her portrayal as a stupid bimbo. She's a doctor FFS. Also, the villain in this issue is some manga character that looks about as stupid as the X-Men's Mutina. If I wanted to read a manga, I'd read a manga.

On the good side, Jorge Jimenez draws great action scenes, the colouring is amazing and the issue has a nice flow.

This isn’t a terrible issue but it has the new author creates the bestest love interest ever that will last for eternity (see Carlie Cooper in Spider-man). It never sticks. Bruce takes Doc out on a date not a date to talk instead of just talking at the office which would be simple and logical.

Doc is dressed in a tight skirt and f#ck me pumps, while driving a John Wick movie breaks out. Bruce saves the day and meets a manga character that turns into birds. While climbing a ladder to get away, the premise is laid out - changing identity tech is scary to villains. Robin shows up and calls Bruce father because he doesn’t see Doc around the corner. Secret exposed.

Like I said, this isn’t a terrible issue, but it has things I don’t like. Author pet introduction. Also character spills the beans in a foolish way that depends on unbelievable coincidence. I mean Robin knows enough to track Bruce down and know who birdgirl is, but doesn’t see the civilian Bruce is dragging around? That is some silver age Denny O’Neil things happen because plot requires it to happen stuff.

The art was nice, but this issue has some of my pet peeves, so ultimately not a fan.

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Chris Y - Jan 8, 2026

You're not wrong. :)

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