Batman #82

King has cemented himself amongst the great Bat-writers of the 21st century with "City of Bane". He also reminds us that you cannot ever attempt to expect what happens next on his titles. Janin, as usual, works well with King and helps punch home every piece of this phenomenal story. Read Full Review

Batman #82, like many of the proceeding issues (and the outstanding Annual), proves that Tom King is a master writer who gets what the Batman is about. His entire run is sure to go down as one of the most iconic Batman sagas of all time. Read Full Review

The art by Janin is great, too. I love this story and I can't wait to see how it ends. This has really been a really great storyline. I can't wait for the next issue! Bring it on! Read Full Review

With fantastic art and tight writing, this issue is a satisfying climax to a conflict that has been building for years, with an ending that changes the entire dynamic of the story in a meaningful way. Read Full Review

This was a tight issue with a well-executed fight that we have all been waiting for, but I think the more interesting part of the story is how clear it makes who the big bad of the title has been all along; in this case, the main characters own father. Ive long advocated that Thomas Wayne has the makings of becoming one of the true greats of Batmans rogues gallery which I think is something we are seeing more evidence of as this story reaches its conclusion. Im looking forward to where this is going. Read Full Review

Tom King's Batman run continues to fire on all cylinders, near the end. There is some great moments with Batman and Catwoman here, and readers finally get some resolution to the City of Bane. The last three issues are going to pack one hell of a punch, if it continues this way. Read Full Review

But the problem with this narrative is that for all the hype over City of Bane, it doesn't feel like Bane is the ultimate arch-villain of this story. This showdown almost feels like a Mini-Boss, with Thomas Wayne lurking in the background. Read Full Review

Mike Janin delivers some beautiful art in this issue. The art falls in line perfectly with the pace of the story and moves seamlessly between the A and B story. Read Full Review

BATMAN #82 is a tense and captivating read. The book keeps readers guessing about who will come out on top right up until the last two pages, delivering another shocking ending, and all brought to life with fantastic artwork. Not to be missed. Read Full Review

This was a stronger installments than most recent Batman issues as King has to clear the decks for the end of his run so its time for the buildup to end and the final act to begin. Read Full Review

If you have kept up with this series and have been waiting for some kind of exciting action, this is the one! Make sure you do not miss out on this one. Batman 82 is available as of today, so head down to your local comic shop or purchase it through your favorite online retailer and be prepared to get pumped. Just do me a favor and stay away from that venom stuff. I’ve heard it’s not good for you! Read Full Review

Batman #82 is a grudge match between Bane and Batman, all the while Thomas Wayne is plotting his next move. Mikel Janin's art is amazing, as usual, and Tom King's writing is pretty solid throughout. It's just felt short, though the ending will have you eager to see what happens next. Pick up this issue if you've been reading King's Batman. After all, with only 3 issues left, why quit now? Read Full Review

Batman #82 finally gives readers the showdown they've been waiting for, but it's forced to cover too much ground. Read Full Review

Overall, despite an intriguing cliffhanger ending, Batman #82begins to feel like it's crawling to the finish line. Read Full Review

Batman #82 is a decently crafted comic, but not one that speaks as directly to the approach of its writer's past work. Read Full Review

I held out hope for quite a while based on the pedigree of this series' first 50 issues. But, overall, it's seeming like the payoff for everything after the wedding isn't going to quite match the hype. Read Full Review

A seemingly short, quick issue has some great art and some nice character work, but it feels overall anti-climatic. Read Full Review

If you can get past the threadbare cliffhanger approach once again, though, the use of orange tones in this issue tells a story all its own and is a real treat for the reader. Read Full Review

In comparison to the previous issue, Batman #82 was a step up for the "City of Bane" story. Tom King and Mikel Janin finally gave us the showdown between Batman, Catwoman and Bane that fans have been itching for. Unfortunately all the problems that have persisted throughout "City of Bane" put way to many speed bumps in front of Batman #82 to be able to avoid. Hopefully the remaining chapters of "City of Bane" can turn the negatives into positives to wrap things up in a satisfying way. Read Full Review

Batman #82 was set-up to be a climatic battle. Unfortunately, pointless scenes and a lame, predictable twist ending drains the climax of its emotional weight. King seems more interested in allocating the drama to the Thomas-Bruce Wayne conflict. If that is the story that King really wanted to tell, perhaps he should have made it more focused and not crowd it with so many useless ancillary characters. Read Full Review

One big long fight scene is a pretty common staple of the comic book industry and sometimes they are done very well and other times they are done poorly. This one kind of falls somewhere in the middle. It's not particularly amazing and the art is a bit weird but we finally have reached a major plot point of this book and we are finally moving forward. To top it all off, we get a pretty interesting cliffhanger to end it all off. This book is heading in the right direction, but I'm worried that it won't get there fast enough for the finale. Read Full Review

Look, it's more of the same. You either love it or you hate it. I'm in the latter category. If you're enjoying Tom King's Batman, I'm genuinely happy for you. Read Full Review

I have defended Tom King through 82 issues of Batman. Regardless of the wedding (which I just knew wasnt going to happen) and Dick losing his memory (not his decision) I stuck by him. I stuck by him after Alfred died, and I even defended his ridiculous reason Bruce hit Tim that we got last issue. But this finally broke the straw clean in half. This was a fight that built up for almost 4 years. Ever since the first issue where we saw Bane standing in the shadows of the rooftop watching Bruce save that plane full of people, this fight has been about the two of them. Bane deserved his comeuppance. We were denied that and that is infuriating. Read Full Review

LunaMoody

Nov 06, 2019

There is a lot that I liked about this issue. I liked the twist ending of Thomas shooting Bruce and Bane. I hope Bane is dead but I doubt that will happen. The fight between Batman and Bane was good. Loved Catwomans part in it. It was cool how they tricked Bane into fighting fair only to double cross him. Wicked cool. I loved how it appears I was right about it really being all Thomas's show and that he seems to have been playing Bane all along. I was hoping that was the case because I have always thought Bane was a pathetic weak character. I am Bane. I broke your back. I'm the smartest biggest bad of all. Catwoman got it right with the ....blah blah blah. I totally loved the banter between Cat and Bat during the fight with Bane. It added m uch needed humor into the mix. I am looking forward to seeing the showdown between the Bat's. It should be good. I think Thomas wants his family back but he wants to still be Batman more. And I think it's those two facts that keep him going back and forth with his actions. The art was good. It could have been better, sharper at times but over all it worked. I know a lot of haters will hate on this issue but I liked it for the most part. I think some of the dialogue was unnecessary an needed rewording but over all I liked it. more

Anotherfan

Nov 06, 2019

Loved it

Another Nerd

Nov 06, 2019

I'll be damned, King is going to land this thing. Sad to see his run coming to an end. Aside from the breaking of the Bat, which was a bit of a narrative mess, it's been a hell of a ride.

Linkush

Nov 06, 2019

This issue is pretty much a one big fight scene between Batman and Bane. And because of that, not much happened up until the end where Thomas steps in and changes the story in a meaningful way. It was short but a fun read due to the fact that it's one big fight scene. And as usual, Janin's art is great.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Nov 06, 2019

Short but action packed. It is quickly becoming evident it will be impossible to tie all loose ends in 3 issues, maybe DC should have let him finish his run.

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Talon1load - Nov 9, 2019

OR he could have been a better writer and paced it better after he found out he only had 15 issues.

mrDovydas

Nov 08, 2019

This would be fine if not for the majority of dialogue. Or with Bane being slightly less brain-dead than he is portrayed here. Nonetheless, the end is nigh and hopefully it will be better than this.

Psycamorean

Nov 06, 2019

Well, I'm glad Bane went out like the chump he truly is. I would probably be less enthused if I cared about Bane as a character, or... maybe that would depend on how far down the Tom King rabbithole I was. I prefer what happens at the end of this issue to, like, 90% of the book previous to this. It doesn't really fit narratively, but I guess if you want to subvert expectations, that's one way of doing it. I mean, it quite literally is spending years building up a villain (Bane/Snoke), only to have him be taken out by the... other villain (Flashpoint Batman/Kylo Ren). Yeah... that's the best descriptor for Thomas Wayne at this point. I will laugh and laugh if this next issue is yet another issue of exposition and reveals. Somehow, rectifying the inconsistent characterization of Flashpoint Batman, while also making him the smartest guy in the room. Or, getting shot in the gut was Batman's plan all along. Either one is possible and likely. I went into this thinking Catwoman was going to break Bane's damn back, and bless her, she got close. But damn bullets are damning. I'm kind of apathetic towards this whole run. Which is why I don't care that the story is all over the place, or that things are going sideways for these characters. Like Alfred, Bane is someone I'll promptly forget to cry over. more

waltgator93

Nov 06, 2019

Over use of panels, ridiculous! You can see that he stretched this issue out instead of adding more to story. As well as by the end, you get a sense that King is in the corner of trying to tie up everything and have a sense that next issue he will bullshit it. The fact that you see him wreck the Bat-Family is even more ridiculous. He isn’t a fighter.

egonnn244

Nov 06, 2019

"BANG" "City of Pain" part eight! In this issue, Tom King is continuing his plan to put Batman fans through the biggest crucible he can think of. To see just how much bulls*it they will endure in order to follow "the adventures" of their favorite hero. If I am any indicator, they will endure a lot. That is, as long as you put the name Batman on the cover and have a guy in a cowl with pointy ears inside the book.

Quinn

Nov 06, 2019

I liked the art. Unfortunately, the words wrote a check the story couldn't cash. I think I finally figured out what about King's writing bothers me. There's no fear, no struggle. The characters just talk at each other, but at no point do they struggle or show fear or desperation. They just do exposition to pictures, so there's no immediacy to the fight. We always know the hero is going to win in the end, but we never see him or her sweat for it. And that's what happens here. Batman tricks Bane into disconnecting his venom rig by saying face me like a man, Catwoman is staying out of it. They fight shirtless. King really likes it when his male heroes fight with no clothes on. I wonder what that means. Batman pulls a Bruce Willis - John McClane and has two batarangs dipped in super venom that will overload Bane's system. The three fighters talk at each other and just when Bruce is going to snap Bane's back, Thomas Wayne Batman (showing no scars from a fight in the previous issue that should have left him a bloody wreck) wounds Bruce and shoots Bane in the head. He has Ventriloquist with him for reasons I should probably know but don't. We then have Thomas say bring the pirate, we're going to end this. Story over. What I liked. The art. It was solid. What I didn't like. The complete lack of tension in the fight. Like I said, it's all exposition and on-the-nose theme explaining. I really didn't get a sense of wheels within wheels schemes unfolding. I really can't wait for this slog to be over. This isn't great writing, plotting, dialogue or epicness. Or I could be wrong. more

Nihilist

Nov 06, 2019

You know the archetype of an empty blockbuster action movie? It's shallow, so shallow in fact, you have to completely turn your brain off while watching it, to enjoy anything. People like Michael Bay and to a degree Zack Snyder built their careers on this. Oh, here's an explosion, and there's fire, and a car crashing, oh, oh, and some CGI monstrosity, you have fun already, have you forgot there should be some, any, story, dialogues, character development? Apparently many people have forgotten, because trash like Transformers, Justice League or Black Panther have been making decent profits for last 20 years, becoming more and more common each season. King's Batman has become pretty similar to them in it literary shape and form. It's empty , lacking any real plot, so much so, there probably are some porn movies with more... depth... and... character exploration. Damage was heavily criticized for putting mindless action over anything else, but Batman puts him to shame these days. So Batman and Bane finally fight, and not counting the small twist at the very end, nothing more happens in this issue. Once more King wasted good art on non-existent story and pathetically weak dialogues, without adding anything to the character's mythos. What did we, Batman fans, do to deserve this atrocity of a run? more

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myconius - Nov 6, 2019

i really liked your analogy of this comic being like a braindead hollywood blockbuster. empty and shallow are the perfect adjectives to describe this comic.

Quinn - Nov 6, 2019

You sir, are my hero. You nailed King’s Batman quite eloquently. There is just there there.

Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Michael Bay was great though.

myconius - Nov 6, 2019

(shudder)

Nihilist - Nov 7, 2019

I liked both Chainsaw Massacre reboot movies as well, honestly. Bay produced them, though. We were fortunate he didn't direct them. Then again, most old school slashers were modernized, and scare-wise usually they benefited from better effects - Rob Zombie took Halloween, Friday the 13th and The Nightmare on Elm Street were being milked for years, even Hills Have Eyes was done all over.

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

The original Chainsaw Massacre is great. The second is good for laughs. The rest, reboot included, should not exist.

myconius - Nov 7, 2019

i'm with YourGreenMuse on this. i hated ALL these horror reboots. esp. Chainsaw Massacre ....though none are more reviled to me than Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead. ...he took THE classic movie that defined the Zombie Horror genre, and turned it into a stinky turd. ...that entire ending was utterly ridiculous.

Darkseid24 - Nov 7, 2019

The first Chainsaw Massacre was great, just like the original first movie. The reboot of the Hills Have Eyes is also way better than the original movie. I spit on your grave Remake is as good as the original one. I also like the new Halloween& even the new Freddy Krüger.

pablo - Nov 7, 2019

myconius I thoutght that it was Night Of The Living Dead.

myconius - Nov 7, 2019

pablo - Night of the Living Dead was the movie that started the Zombie genre, but it really was Dawn of the Dead that really defined it. perhaps it was having the input of both George Romero and Dario Argento involved that elevated it to what it was.

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

We can all agree that Return of the Living Dead is the best one though, right?

myconius - Nov 7, 2019

what do you think this is about? you think this is a f@&%$ng costume? this is a way of LIFE!

myconius - Nov 7, 2019

YourGreenMuse - Romero's NotLD, Dawn & Day of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Peter Jackson's Dead Alive, Lucio Fulci's Zombi, Hell of the Living Dead ... i love 'em all!

REYNARD

Nov 06, 2019

Tom King has officially turned bane into the biggest fool in Batman's rogues gallery, while simultaneously leeched all of the tension out of this worthless event. What the fuck was the point of these past 8 issues if Batman and CatGod are just going kick the shit out of Bane with ease? Even better is the witty banter between Cat and Bat while they fight the so called "ultimate villain" of King's entire run, the one who apparently planned every single thing that has plagued Batman for 85 issues. But wait... Bane isn't actually the ultimate villain because Thomas Wayne just goes BANG BANG BANG and now lets do a "Button Part 2" so King can explain how he came back. Janin's art is pretty good in this issue, but it's completely wasted o n a shit script. But I guess King won an Eisner or two so he's technically one of the best writers in the industry. Three more issues baby! more

Spacey Medicine

Nov 15, 2019

I love how he had Batman even call out the parroting of dialogue that both characters were fully present for. And yet he still did it.

M1sf1r3

Dec 01, 2019

Prelude: Well, Batman and City of Bane was improving all up to last issue when it fell all the way back down again. Let's see if this issue improves on that. The Good: Mikel Janin's art is great in this. Really well done. Bruce's manipulation of Bane works well. The Bad: This blatant playing up of Catwoman at the cost of detracting Batman and Bane is infuriating. This isn't Catwoman's city, she isn't the main character, the story isn't meant to revolve around her actions. Also King continues to misunderstand Bane and his power. Bane is one of Batman's smartest and toughest villains. He should have seen this coming. Thomas continues to be overpowered and out of character. Conclusion: While the art is strong and Bruce's intelligence is shown well here, Bane, Catwoman and Thomas are all majorly out of character due to King's lack of understanding. more

DarePool53

Dec 25, 2020

All 3 points are purely for the excellent art. The dialogue is CW levels of cringeworthy and the plot is the stilted, juddering nonsense that has increasingly come to characterise King's run. 3 issues of this bilge to go!

OracleJack

Nov 06, 2019

Yet another filler issue. The good: The art is excellent in every aspect. This is a beautifully drawn book. The bad: #82 is pretty much a big fight scene and it STILL fills like a filler issue. Even the "twist" is something everyone expected from #81. We have three more issues to go and we are presented with a filler issue. The editor should have combined #80, #81 and #82 into a single issue. Definitely better than #81 but still the plot is not moving forward. Or better: there is no plot. And... the... dialogue... we... get... it... I'm afraid King is saving everything for Batman/Catwoman.

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myconius - Nov 6, 2019

don't count on Batman/Catwoman being anything woth reading. it'll just be more dreck.

Afre

Nov 06, 2019

I am a big Bane fan. For me, Bane has always been the best Batman villain, along with Joker. So of course I was excited for King's Knightfall. And what a disappointment it has been. Not because of art. I love Janin's style and he really sold this fight for me. Which is why this comic isn't a 0/10 or 1/10. But the writing. Why. -First of all, this reminds me a lot of WB Montreal's Arkham Origins. TN-1 = Super Venom. -And Bane talks like he would be injected to TN-1. He talks like a dumbass. He talks in two-word sentences at the beginning. WHY. His dialogue feels way off. The only dialogue I liked is when Bane yells "NO YOU RICH JACKASS. WE ARE NOT DONE." That felt like Bane to me, -Bruce lies about this being a fair-fight. It is okay for me. He is done playing fair. -Bruce says Bane isn't smart. GTFO. WHAT. SHUT UP. -The city is Selina's? Umm. Okay? When has she cared about Gotham? I don't hate it, but feels a bit off. -Bruce trying to break Bane's back. That doesn't feel Bruce to me. It would make sense if Bane successfully broke Bruce, but that was all part of the plan so why is Bruce acting like his Damian or something? -ALSO DID THOMAS JUST KILL BANE. WHAT. Overall, I have no idea what King's plan is. We still have three more issues. But. This book still surprises me. Every time think I couldn't be more disappointed in this arc and every time King proves me wrong. I don't hate guy, I liked his run before that alternate-timeline-crap-with-Booster-Gold. Which is why I was still excited for Knightfall 2.0. I'm not mad Tom, just very, very, VERY disappointed. more

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Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Calling it Knightfall 2.0 is an insult to Knightfall, since Kings run unästhetisch nowhere near the quality of Knightfall.

Afre - Nov 6, 2019

I called it Knightfall 2.0, since that is what I thought it would be, whe nissue 50 came out. Nowadays, I don't think this as Knightfall 2.0,due to disappointment it has been.

Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Yes& I think King called it like that at some point too.

Talon1load

Nov 06, 2019

Why does King continuously have Bane fighting guys who are almost naked? Gotham is Catwoman's? Since when? Batman once again needs Catwoman to jump in and save his ass? Shocker. Batman yells that he's going to break Bane's back? Never heard that before. Thomas, who never had anywhere near the amount of training as Batman or his people, walks through a room littered with Batfamily bodies and appears to now have zero marks from the battle with them? Sure why not. I'm convinced that all of the positive reviews are just King under different accounts because there is no way that anyone that actually can read would find this enjoyable, let alone good. The art is good and the only reason this is rated as high as a 2.

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Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Wish Bane was fully naked her, because that would have been the best chance for Catwoman to kick him in the balls.

Talon1load - Nov 6, 2019

I just wish none of this entire story had ever happened and Batman could have a competent writer.

Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Same.

superstan52

Nov 06, 2019

That's it? Just another Bat-Bane brawl after all this time? No sign of "broken Bat?" No psychological trauma, no physical rust? No reaction from Bane, seeing his mater plan unravel? And just asking, but isnt it the villain who's supposed to fight dirty? And does Bane really get so weak being disconnected from his juice for 10 minutes? No sense of triumph after all Bruce's tribulations.

myconius

Nov 06, 2019

TRASH! EXTREMELY decompressed typical Tom King Garbage dialog. still ridiculous how Tom King thinks that Flashpoint Batman is well enough trained to take down the entire Bat-family by himself. Tom King also is under the misconception that Bane is nothing more than a muscle-headed oaf. the explanation for why Bane has it in for Batman is weak at best. barely even a reason. i did fid it extremely comical how Bane just left the Bat-a-Rang stuck hanging out of his cheek the entire time. the way the fight ended between Batman and Bane was a bad parody. so damn stupidly ridiculous! this will go down in history as one of the worst Batman runs in existence, because Tom King can’t write a Batman story worth a crap.

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Darkseid24 - Nov 6, 2019

Glad when this is finally over & I can read Batman again.

myconius - Nov 7, 2019

you and me both! i can't wait to read Batman again. because whatever this is, AIN'T Batman!!! ....well at least Tom King has finally been exposed for the fraud that he is. i'm one of the few people that has been absolutely disgusted by this run from the very first issue. ...this awful character Tom King has been writing just is NOT Batman! .... not by a long shot!

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

There are still people who like this run. But it's far fewer than it used to be.

Darkseid24 - Nov 7, 2019

Those must have never read a single Batman Comic, if they think King portrays these characters right. I think King is still hyped by DC. Otherwise he wouldnt get new runs he can mess up.

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

What I think is King's biggest writing sin is his style and how inflexible it is, and how one-note it becomes. I think it's a style that people can get into easily, but if you stick around long enough, you notice the patterns, you notice the cracks. And that style does not change, regardless of what he's writing. So, your favorite King comic is almost certainly your first. For me, it's the Vision. I thought King nailed the robotic nature of Vision and his family, as well as the overall tone.

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

But, then he started writing Batman with that same style and tone... And I was mostly on board with it up until I Am Bane... shoutout to Monster Men for reaffirming that King was a good writer to me after my faith waned with I Am Gotham.

Psycamorean - Nov 7, 2019

King is certainly a better writer than Steve Orlando... only because Steve Orlando's one note style doesn't have a time-quality correlation.

Darkseid24 - Nov 8, 2019

I don’t have a favorite King Comic, because he was always mediocre at best for me. His Mister Miracle already sounded dumb.

Talon1load - Nov 9, 2019

I enjoy Orlando’s writing way more than King. I’m half way through Vision and it just seems off. I hate how King ruins heroes. He just can’t allow anyone to be good. He is an extremely limited writer and even there he sucks.

Psycamorean - Nov 9, 2019

It makes sense with Vision, at least. Not so much with Batman or Superman or Wally West. Orlando's is just beyond bland to me. Everything I read from him makes me think he was doing it for the paycheck and not out of some creative fulfillment.

myconius - Nov 9, 2019

i’m no fan of boring and bland writing. but i’d say even the most uninspired snooze-fest is better than the maggot infested, disease ridden sewage that Tom King excretes for stories.

NoName97

Nov 06, 2019

No comment

Sup3rsa1yan1990

Nov 06, 2019

Just two more months and hopefully this trash will be retconned

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myconius - Nov 7, 2019

with any luck!

KittyNone

Nov 06, 2019

My least favorite issue of my least favorite storyline of a run that at its best was my favorite Batman run of the 2010's. Batman and Catwoman beat Bane with an uncharacteristically cheap trick which King insists on having mostly happen off panel while the character explain to the audience what the comic doesn't show. And the big showdown itself is static, anticlimactic, and too easy, not in any way feeling like the payoff to 7 issues of buildup, much less the payoff to 81 issues of buildup but also happening weirdly abruptly. And there's a *ninth* part to this? Really? I'm really only reading this comic out of sunk cost now, each issue is a bigger disappointment than the last.

SnakeWilson

Nov 07, 2019

since the writer for this clearly didn't put any effort into writing this, i'm not going to put any effort in this review as well. BUT making batman cheat in that situation only makes him look weak and stupid, also, the people behind this comic know that this is a batman comic so gotham IS batman's city? they think they are making a catwoman book or something?

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myconius - Nov 7, 2019

that Catwoman line about it being her city was cringy AF!