Batman: The Audio Adventures #1

It has the aesthetic down pat, but with Batman only appearing in a few pages of the first issue, it doesn't feel like it has much of a focus. I wonder if this is part of the transition between mediumsit's very dialogue-heavy so far, and many scenes feel as if they were lifted straight from a podcast. Read Full Review

Batman: The Audio Adventures #1 is a successful first issue. It maintains a look and tone consistent with something like IDW's TMNT. The book suffers from a couple layout and character problems, but nothing severe enough to call it terrible. In fact, the humorous tone and spirit of the book is enough to recommend to a specific kind of Batman fan looking for quaint adventures like these. The other kind of fan won't easily accept a "McBatman from McNicholas any time soon. As for the rest of us, we will be deep diving into each death-defying chapter of the audio/visual adventures of Batman! Read Full Review

Overall, Batman: The Audio Adventures #1 shows some storytelling potential, but is hampered by middling subplots and a weak comedic tone. Read Full Review

That said, I did enjoy the art of Batman: The Audio Adventures #1 and the comic has a nice nod to Batman: The Animated Series‘ odd pairing of Killer Croc and Baby-Dollalthough that didn't play into the somewhat unfocused story so far. The comic is far from a must-read, and there's not a lot to sell me on a larger storyline but fans may still get some enjoyment out of the issue. Read Full Review

Enigma95

Sep 29, 2022

A solid start and follow up to the Season 1 finale. I'm very curious to see where each of these threads are going. A fun set up issue that continues this wonderfully bizarre world of "Life and Death in Gotham City!"

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Jan 01, 2023

I haven't heard the podcast yet, but I liked last year's special pretty good, so I felt this was worth a look at. It is better than the regular Batman books, so that's saying something. It's set in an earlier time in Batman's career so that makes it a bit more interesting too. This was an average start, but I think I'll stick with it. And I don't do that with most of the usual 735 thousand Batman books per month DC puts out nowadays.

Psycamorean

Sep 29, 2022

This is bad. I would not want to hear this, yet alone read it. At least it was short. Imagine my shock to learn there is actually 6 more issues of this drek. No thanks. I'll stay out of this one.

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Enigma95 - Sep 29, 2022 (edited)

It's a fun series to listen to and getting a feel for the tone might help your expectations with this series. It leans into the campy vibe for sure. It's a perfect mix of Silver Age/Adam West/ Brave and the Bold and more traditional Batman fare. It's not for everyone but I think it's a good time and this interlude between Season's 1 and 2 has plenty of time to get better. The first season is more widely available now and this issue is definitely better after listening to Season 1.

Enigma95 - Oct 2, 2022

Another thing I want to add is that if you found this issue to be drek that's your opinion and but I think it's a bit hyperbolic to list the remaining 6 issues as such when you haven't even read it. I mean, you seemed to enjoy the last Audio Adventures comic well enough. Judging by the show and the 80 page special from last year, I have hope that Dennis McNicholas will stick the landing on this series too.

Psycamorean - Oct 2, 2022

Maybe I was being too harsh, but I really don't have the time to listen to the podcast. And with how much Batman content DC pumps out, I get very critical of Batman comics that I don't think are of a good enough quality.

Enigma95 - Oct 2, 2022 (edited)

That's totally fair. It's unlikely this mini will make a "top 10 Batman stories of all time list" but it will hopefully be a solid, fun story as a whole with the Audio Adventures charm of Silver/Bronze age mix of Batman adventures.