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Batman #27
| Writer | Tom King |
| Artist | Davide Gianfelice |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
"THE WAR OF THE JOKES AND RIDDLES" part three! The war has spread to every corner of Gotham City, and while Batman battles back the forces of Joker and Riddler, an unlikely criminal becomes the pivotal key to its potential resolution... but it could cost him everything.
CRITIC REVIEWS
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10
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Jul 19, 2017Continuing the theme of the arc, Batman has a limited role this issue. Im enjoying how King is making Batman a supporting character to tell more of a villain focused arc. Besides, when Kite-Man gets the spotlight, even Batman can take a back seat. Read Full Review
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10
Big Comic Page - Dave MacPhail
Jul 24, 2017This is a strong contender for my favourite DC book this year and definitely gave me pause after I read the final panel. To be clear, this book isnt really about the final page but how we arrive at that point. King has proven time and again that he can write a fantastic Batman book, but even I wasnt expecting this. Read Full Review
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9.6
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Manny Gomez
Jul 19, 2017A perfectly written issue that works as a single story but also gives the ongoing story higher stakes. This an intimate, powerful, tragic and at times darkly funny tale. Read Full Review
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9.6
You Don't Read Comics - Ben McElveen
Jul 28, 2017Although it strayed from the main ongoing story, it didn't feel like a step down. I'm really hoping to see more of Kite-man in the future. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Russ Whiting
Jul 19, 2017Batman #27 is The Killing Joke for Kite Man. Which is every bit as ridiculous, impressive and thoroughly enjoyable as it sounds. Hell yeah, Tom King. Read Full Review
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9.4
We The Nerdy - Aron Pohara
Jul 19, 2017Tom King manages to bring us a new perception on some of the most iconic Batman villains and the fear anyone had what exactly he could have done with them, especially Joker should be put aside as King has given us a most human, but also most terrifying Joker of all. Rest easy and pick up this series, it is clearly in a pantheon of must read arcs for Batman fans! Read Full Review
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9.0
Batman-News - Brandon Mulholand
Jul 19, 2017Hell yeah, HELL YEAH, HELL YEAH!!! What? It's a Kite Man review. That catchphrase is practically mandatory at this point. In any case, as King manages to make one really care about and root for the character, he ends up fulfilling my dream for the perfect Kite Man story. So that's definitely a thumbs up in my book. When I first opened the book and wasn't greeted by Janin's familiar pencils, I was slightly disappointed. But that disappointment quickly turned to joy when I laid my eyes on Mann's Batman. Clay Mann delivers some really beautiful images, but none more so than his shots of Batman. Read Full Review
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9.0
The Batman Universe - Matthew Mahar
Jul 19, 2017I want to start off by saying that this story is far better than it has any right to be. Kite Man is a joke of a character from the early 1960's whose resurgence this past year, complete with "Hell Yeah!" tag line, has delicately walked the line between being humorous and overplayed. Giving the character back story seemed absurd at first, but giving the character this degree of backstory is just crazy enough to work. And I want to be extremely clear, this is an absolutely heartbreaking backstory peppered with Tom King's signature, dry tongue-in-cheek humor. Read Full Review
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9.0
Black Nerd Problems - Keith Reid-Cleveland
Jul 20, 2017The Joker and Riddler are currently on the fringe of the story, but I'm sure things will come to a head where they'll be at the complete center of the action soon enough. For now, King got away with advancing the story while also developing a character almost no one thought they'd care about. Read Full Review
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9.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Jul 22, 2017If you want an epic, tragic and surprising origin for a Z-list nobody Batman villain, then this issue is for you! If you want the actual War of Jokes and Riddles, then I think you're getting played by a master storyteller. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Book Bin - Herv St-Louis
Jul 25, 2017Clay Mann is not the usual artist for this storyline. That affects the story as the visual style changes a bit too much. While the panels layout appears superficially the same, the characters idiosyncratic faces which are so important in this story are off regardless of Manns effort to mimic Mikel Jann. Read Full Review
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8.7
Comicsverse - Aaron Berkowitz
Jul 19, 2017BATMAN #27 tells the origin story of a lesser-known Batman villain named Kite Man. Writer Tom King's addition of intense, emotional drama into Kite Man's life makes this a compelling must-read rather than an obscure story about an obscure villain. Read Full Review
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8.5
Superbromovies - Marcos Melendez
Jul 21, 2017Overall, it's a great villain origin story. Doesn't give us too much incite on how Kite-Man will affect the story later on so we'll have to wait and see. Batman is surely a series to keep up with if you haven't. Read Full Review
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8.3
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Jul 19, 2017Batman #27 doesn't do much to add greater momentum to "The War of Jokes and Riddles," but ti does serve to greatly enrich a character who, until now, was treated merely as a recurring joke in the series. This issue chronicles the tragic rise of Kite-Man and further cements the idea that the war itself is less important than the terrible toll it's taking on Gotham's citizens. Read Full Review
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8.0
On Comics Ground - Luis Cruz
Jul 19, 2017Tom King does it again. This time he brings the war right into a normal man's life. Not a super villain or even a regular villain, but a normal civilian like you or I who is down on his luck. He takes us into the life of Charlie Brown" no, not the one from The Peanuts Gang. This new take strikes closer to home as we realize how impactful this War of Jokes and Riddles has become. Batman fights to keep Gotham City safe, but does he understand the outcome of the war to its residence? Read Full Review
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8.0
We Got This Covered - Sergio Pereira
Jul 19, 2017You might need a box of tissues after Batman #27, because this issue will break your heart. Who knew that the Riddler could be so vicious?! Read Full Review
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8.0
The Beat - Alexander Lu
Jul 19, 2017This is the Batman comic I've been dreaming of since the start of this run last year: it's "the Ballad of Kite-Man." Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - Justin Partridge
Jul 19, 2017Tom King’s Batman has taken some strange turns, but #27 may be the strangest one yet. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing! With heavy pathos and a willingness to break out of the mold of everyday, run-of-the-mill superhero storytelling Batman #27 pulls a Smiths, showing that this joke isn’t funny anymore because it hits too close to home and too close to the bone. Read Full Review
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8.0
DC Comics News - Steven Brown
Jul 20, 2017Batman #27 is a great read and I look forward to the next issue. This war between Joker and Riddler is only going to get worse before it gets better. Even the citizens of Gotham are forced to choose a side in the chaos of it all. As this series continues I'm really going to wonder just exactly how Batman will stop all of this? Read Full Review
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8.0
Razorfine - Alan Rapp
Jul 24, 2017Although I'm still conflicted about this storyline, it does allow Rebirth to bring in several old and new characters as part of the growing factions between the Joker and Riddler. If Kite Man earns this treatment I'm curious to see what else may be in store for other villains. Worth a look. Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - Matthew Sibley
Jul 24, 2017A story of casualties, of the ones who suffered as chaos reigned, makes Chuck a ripe subject to study under this lens, that miraculously reaches an ending that'll make you want to say, "hell yeah." Read Full Review
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7.5
NerdEnt.Net - Flame Hawk
Jul 20, 2017How good can a comic that focuses on Kite Man be? We finally find that out in Batman#27 and the answer is a resounding meh! Read Full Review
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7.5
SnapPow.com - John McCubbin
Jul 21, 2017Batman #27 is an thoroughly enjoyable read, being an intriguing interlude to "The War of Jokes and Riddles." Giving us a surprisingly compelling origin story for Kite-Man, the creative team fashion a narrative that shows the effect of this war, with the emotional depth and character driven nature of the story making it easy to recommend this comic. Read Full Review
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6.5
Weird Science - Eric Shea
Jul 19, 2017While you miss out on all the interesting stuff going on throughout Gotham City in this issue, what you get instead is the origin of Kite-Man and if knowing why the villain says "Hell Yeah" over and over again is your idea of a good time....... Well, this issue just might be for you. The art is amazing though, but the characters in this story continue to feel strange and we're missing out on the majority of the story it seems, while Batman continues to create his own villains......... even if they are ridiculous. Read Full Review
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6.5
Comic Book Corps - Jeff Daily
Jul 19, 2017The next Bat-chapter in the "The War of Jokes and Riddles" has arrived and it's an INTERLUDE??!?! Writer Tom King's Bat-opus is divisive with fans, to say the least, and this side story, "The Ballad of Kite Man, Part One" is unlikely to convert the disgruntled. I'm hanging on because for whatever twisted reason, I'm not hating this civil war...yet. Read Full Review
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6.5
Comicosity - Jay Barrett
Jul 19, 2017This issue is expertly written and drawn, and on its own is a resounding success. It fully fleshes out the ongoing war between The Riddler and The Joker and it breathes new life into a footnote character from the Batman mythos. However, it is saddled with being an unimportant middle chapter in a story arc that has still somehow failed to leave its own first act. Youll enjoy it while reading it, but may be quickly frustrated by the fact this story will be viewed as inconsequential when the arc is viewed as a whole and at the realization that nothing has really happened in three issues. Read Full Review
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5.0
Comics: The Gathering - Batmanaruto
Jul 19, 2017In conclusion, it does feel with this issue as if Tom King wasn’t too sure what to do. There is not even a time frame with this issue as Joker and Riddler seem to have assembled their teams already. Maybe this issue would be better if it focused on all the villains’ motivations to join either side as it just seems random, other than Poison Ivy. Hopefully this does really improve. Read Full Review
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5.0
GWW - Casey Walsh
Jul 19, 2017Batman #27's main purpose ultimately is to serve as a joke for readers, and it does ultimately succeed at that, but its scripting throughout feels more like a riddle to me. Read Full Review
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9.0
Absolutely loved this issue which shows the origin of Kite Man. Batman lurks in the background but feels dangerous when he comes to the fore. The Joker is cool and menacing, and King's version of the Riddler is one of the best I've read. He really feels like a psychopath, always on the verge of flipping out. Recommended!
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9.0
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9.0
Good grief, hell yeah.
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9.0
Pretty cool seeing Kite Man get a fulfilling origin story! Could have seem oddly placed, but somehow fits the story arc nicely. I'm glad they called the issue an "interlude" instead of "part 3" of the War of the Jokes and Riddles. I knew from that what I was getting into with this issue and it didn't disappoint.
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8.5
Might be confusing at the first read, so I'd suggest immediately reread it. I love how the villains show up here much more than the Batman itself, really fleshing the story and the whole conflict.
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8.5
A nice, but sad interlude that focuses in on a character that Tom King has repeatedly used in the past. While this issue is a departure from the main story, I feel that it does not take away any momentum or feeling from the story.
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8.0
It's a good comic on it's own merits, I feel for this guy. On the other hand, we are only three issues into this arc and already deviating from the main plot, can we get narrative underway already?
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7.5
Filler. Not bad filler, but we have 4 (technically 5) issues and still no war.
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7.5
I found the writing a bit hard to follow for the first two pages or so, but that's not to say that I did not enjoy the story. An origin story, that is! The origin of Kite-Man! (Or the Ballad, if you prefer). The story follows a man as he is tormented on all sides by the Riddler, the Joker, and Batman, who all use him as a pawn and ultimately send him on an emotional path to becoming Kite-Man. Once you get past the first few pages, you'll start to understand more of what's going on, and the last few pages will redeem the comic with a triumphant answer to an emotional finish.
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7.5
I am torn on rating this, from excellent to average. It probably depend on your reading mood at the time. For good or bad it definitely is a thorough spotlight on a D-List Batman Rogues' D-List supervillain origin. So, I will just average between 5.0 and 10. "Good Grief", Kite-Man, totally, should have been on the cover in some capacity.
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7.0
This one had a lot of good elements but it is the first of the King run that just didn't fully come together for me. Clay Mann did a solid job filling in on art, but some of the poses seemed a little stiff/not realistic - but the coloring and inks were up to par. I enjoyed the deep Kite Man dive and am looking forward to the second part of his story, mostly because it will almost certainly come together better.
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6.5
Pretty sad that a Kite Man origin is by far the best story in this arc.
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6.0
Not sure why this book gets such high reviews. All of this batman run has been hot or miss. It seems like the writer is just trying too hard. None of this event has lived up to a fragment of expectation. Besides the art, this really is on the verge of losing me as a customer. I know that's just my opinion, but it just doesn't seem to do it for me.
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6.0
Great art. But is it really necessary to devote an entire issue to Kite Man? We'll see.
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6.0
I'm very confused... This is the weirdest comic I've read in a long time. What's the story? Why is everything happening off-screen? Why is Joker depressed? Why does Tom King skip extremely important events? Where's the war? What is Batman doing?
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5.0
I, for one, am tired of Tom King's run on Batman. I didn't care for the Bane arc and I am just bored by this one. Batman is a hero. Yes, he makes mistakes, but he deserves a heroic arc. Not wearing a super-powered foe out by getting beat to a pulp several times and the. Getting lucky with a head-butt. And in this arc he's doing absolutely nothing except intimidating a small-time crook into ruining his life by forcing him to be his CI?!? I am bored.
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5.0
As with most of King's run on Batman I've liked one issue and then be completely disappointed with the next. This nothing but pure filler! So King decided to give us an origin story of Kite Man. But of course he had to jump around timelines and cut back and forth on when things are happening. The art is good enough but this issue was boring and completely unnecessary. Im starting to wonder if double shipping is starting to take its toll and that why we're getting filler. Either way King should just try and write a solid straight forward Batman arc instead of this artsy crap he is giving us.
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4.0
This was Just a filler issue three is no new information about the War of Jokes & Riddle. The only think positif is you feel bad 4 Kite Man & why he's chose the joker but it was easy tell in just 5 page
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