Gotham High OGN

You can also keep chocolate and peanut butter separate and never know the bliss of a perfect combination. The choice in the end is always up to you. The question is whether or not you want to miss out on a great treat just because it has new ingredients. So, what's your answer? Read Full Review

Combining the thrills of superheroism with the frustrations of high school, 'Gotham High' is the perfect teen drama in graphic novel form. Read Full Review

It was an enjoyable story with powerful art, so I do recommend it, particularly if you like Batman like I do. I haven't read a bad Bat-book in this line yet! Read Full Review

It is, again, just the nature of the genre - are you writing something for a teen-and-up audience set in a high school, or a young reader book about high schoolers? If you’re itching for something that feels a bit younger, Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s Teen Titan books might be a solid alternative, or Sarah Kuhn, Nicole Goux, and Cris Peter’s stellar Shadow of the Batgirl. That's not to take away from Gotham High which is a genuinely fun read, however - I powered through this in one sitting an had an absolute blast, and would read just about any high school/college-aged DC lineup by this team in the future. Read Full Review

When all is said and done Gotham Highdelivers a passable tale that feels like it banks to highly on its characters names to get by. Read Full Review

Ultimately, the biggest problem of Gotham High is its plot. While the art by Thomas Pitulli is effective, in a gritty way that makes the characters feel more like participants in a noir film than in a teen drama, it mires them in a dull love triangle plotline that never quite goes anywhere. Read Full Review

Ultimately, for me, the story only just justified its page count, and slightly under-delivered on a decent premise. It probably does enough to satisfy its target audience however, so in that regard a thumbs up from me. Read Full Review

Don't bother with this comic. Even if things weren't financially tough on everyone everywhere, this story would never be worth it. Read Full Review

Nihilist

Apr 22, 2020

Oh my... it took me about a week to get through this book, because every page was so painful to read, it's unbelievable. Yeah, it's an elseworld tale, so ultimately it's irrelevant and harmless, but what matters to me in this case is not creative liberties the author took, but rather the awful plot and pitifully shallow characters, naturally, like in most teenage novels, intertwined in a pitiful love triangle. I get it, comic industry is having hard time making money, modern mainsteam audiences hardly read anything longer than a damn Tweet, let alone a graphic novel, so DC is trying to diversify its line with books made for completely different audiences and demographics, with completely different results. I can't blame them for experime nting and trying to reach new readers, but this comic... I don't think will appeal to many people. And definitely even less people who later on will pick another, and another DC title from the shelves. Reasons for that is plenty, but the most important one is, it doesn't inspire the reader. None of the characters is even remotely interesting or appealing to the reader. They are your typical Twilight-like archetypes of an (this time non-vampiric) introvert rich boy and a poor but (supposedly) charming impulsive extravert. And then, there's Selina. Oh, boy. She was clearly meant to be a complex protagonist operating in the shades of grey, but ultimately she feels paper thin, like a heartless manipulator, the typical pretty yet egotistical girl from junior high, you know, the one who's a self absorbed arrogant that laughed in your face when you told her you like her, and few years later once you got over it, you asked yourself what did you see in her to begin with. That's pretty much who Selina Kyle is in this book. And that's a shame - after all, think about it, it's a comic for young audiences who normally don't read comics, so maybe it should make them interested in the character of Catwoman, instead of feeling disgusted and repulsed with how she treats Bruce and Jack? But hey, whatever, I'm not going to complain that every character must be a likeable role model, that'd be crazy. And boring as hell. So, concluding this brief review - what do I think of Gotham High? Avoid it like plague unless you're atually high. If you want to read a genuinely good book about teen characters growing up within the DC universe, pick up Becky Cloonan's Gotham Academy. It's vibrant, fun, full of lovable and diverse characters with their own struggles, personalities and motivations. It's one hell of a series, especially the first two trade paperbacks (Welcome to Gotham Academy and Calamity). If you look for something good featuring Catwoman, why not pick up Jeph Loeb's Catwoman: When in Rome or Paul Dini's Heart of Hush? And then, if you look for a good story with Batman and Joker, Alan Moore's The Killing Joke is an obvious pick, as is Sean Murphy's Batman White Knight. All of the above are best selling classics I'd recommend to any new comic reader (otherwords the target audience for Gotham High), contrary to this mess of a book. more

Bropokalypse

Apr 08, 2020

SJW BULLSHIT, NO STORY

Michaelbn

Apr 08, 2020

Let's make Batman Chinese because I'm from Eastern Asia. Wut?

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davepete - Apr 12, 2020

I have no idea what this reviewer is talking about. What score does Michaelbn give books when the protagonist is gay? Black? Korean? Italian?

Valiant Son - Apr 21, 2020

Your critic of this review is a strawman.

Valiant Son - Apr 21, 2020

*critique

Michaelbn - Apr 21, 2020

It's just the summery of the story and the sole reason she wrote this crap shit.

Valiant Son - Apr 21, 2020

Yeah, my comment was aimed at davepete, not you. His criticism of your review is a strawman argument.

davepete - Apr 21, 2020

All I'm saying is the reviewer seems upset about somebody's ethnicity and gives the book the lowest score possible. I find a character's or an author's ethnicity irrelevant.

Valiant Son - Apr 22, 2020

Then you are misreading the review. The reviewer is unhappy with the unnecessary and pointless changes made because the author has Chinese ancestry so she made the lead character Chinese. This is not that the reviewer dislikes Chinese people. Your argument is still a strawman.

RKS - Apr 23, 2020

The author admits she knows nothing about Batman and has no intent of learning...Yeah that attitude should go over real well with fans. If she wanted to write this sort of book fine, but don't slap the Batman title on it.

RKS

Apr 23, 2020

If you're running low on toilet paper, never fear there are a lot of unsold copies of this comic.

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haniballecto - Feb 4, 2021

Thanks for your recommendation.

daspidaboy

Jul 19, 2021

The only thing good about this book is that this isn't canon