Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9

Overall, this is one of the best issues of the series, especially due to the first and last stories. Read Full Review

Batman: The Brave & The Bold #9 Brings all the running stories to a close, and doesn't disappoint. The whole point of this title has been to take readers on an adventure, and I've enjoyed every minute! Read Full Review

There's a lot to love in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9, which features three endings to ongoing chapters and one complete story. It's no surprise when every creator attached to this book is a veteran who has proven themselves time and time again. If you've been following along with these tales you'll be greatly satisfied with their finales. Read Full Review

The Brave and The Bold #9 is an outstanding artistic showcase and all of its best features are penned by cartoonists, as well. Read Full Review

Batman: The Brave And The Bold #9 wraps up Tom King's take on the first Batman/Joker meeting, Wild Dog's journey to upping his hero status, and Aquaman's team-up with the apes from Gorilla City. For their part, each story ends at least as well as each started, if not stronger, and the art is excellent on average. Read Full Review

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 wraps up multiple stories, including Tom King's Joker story which debuted in the very first issue. The quality of the stories themselves ends up being inconsistent. The best is Wild Dog's, which manages to get you to genuinely care about a character initially presented as a riff on superhero tropes. However, both of the actual Batman stories are dragged down by focusing on meta-analyses of the character that don't quite work. Read Full Review

Anthology books are difficult because even one middling story can drag down the whole product. The stories in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 are mostly strong but a deeply frustrating opener makes the book hard to recommend wholeheartedly. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Mar 14, 2024

I was really enjoying The Winning Card up to this point, but I feel like this final chapter really sunk the story. It tries to say a lot about Batman, but it falls flat. It's a shame. The art is good though, despite how often I could tell corners were cut to get this story out. The Wild Dog finale was good. I would read more. Aquaman's finale really cements the idea that this story is forgettable. I won't remember it in a week. The black and white story also tries to say a lot about Batman, and kinda ruins the character a bit. The idea that Gordon in particular is letting this hulking man-child play pretend is not endearing, it's just very off putting.