I Am Batman #12

John Ridley's I Am Batman #12 is a great start to Jace's first major team-up with another hero (outside of Future State stories). This chapter has me eager to see what Ridley and Duce have planned for the rest of this team-up. Read Full Review

I have absolutely no complaints. In fact, I would say that I Am Batman #12 is one of the best issues of this series yet. The issue presents a great start to Jace's first major team-up with another hero (outside of “Future State“ stories), so this chapter has me eager to see what Ridley and Duce have planned for the rest of this team-up. Read Full Review

I Am Batman keeps evolving in a strong manner as Ridley explores his title character, expands his supporting cast and approaches modern-day issues in a meaningful way. Read Full Review

It's a solid book, but the Dark Crisis tie-in might step up the plotting and pace a bit. Read Full Review

Even after a year's worth of issues, ‘I Am Batman' continues its up and down trajectory as the series tries to find itself and where the character should stand within the DC Universe. Even with a new city, stripped-down approach, and more street-level feeling the new Batman isn't fully living up to the potential that the character holds. Read Full Review

There is way too much stuff shoved into this issue and the main plot just doesn't feel like it actually works the way that it's supposed to. The art is great throughout thankfully, but the story of I Am Batman seems to be spiraling out of control back into Gotham problems while doing everything it can to say it connects New York City to it and it's just not working. Read Full Review

I wish I liked this comic more, but it feels like it's still missing a direction and spending too much time trying to reference the discourse without truly engaging in it. Read Full Review

I was mostly bored with this issue. The plot advances very slowly and the characters feel really bland and uninteresting. I wasn't able to latch onto the art because the settings and action don't have any showstopper moments. So as much as I appreciate the consistency and details of the realistic world that Batman is in I don't really care about why Batman is there or what Batman is going to do now that he's there. I would suggest skipping this issue and checking out the next one because you probably won't be lost anyways. Read Full Review

Toonstrack

Aug 30, 2022

12 issues in... a year of this story, and it remains fresh, engaging and unexpected in its direction. I am pleased. Bringing the Question into the foray was a brilliant idea, and the approach she takes to solving cases, and how it differs from Batman’s, is one of the better moments of the issue. We also get Jace's sister on her path to becoming his partner in crime, as we saw in the "flash forward" black and white story. First she needs to learn how to make a difference in a real way and not to simple exert her will upon others. The art isn't perfect but it gets the job done. I narrative remains the strong point and I hope to see it continue to evolve.

Screaming Enigma

Oct 27, 2023

I think the highlight of this issue was all of the detective work throughout. While, of course, this isn't Bruce Wayne as Batman, I like that this Batman book is filled with that sort of stuff. As I stated in my review of the previous issue, I think Ridley is putting together a really good story here and it continues to keep me invested. I think he's balanced the mystery and politics of it nicely, and I also believe the characters are all written well. Really good stuff all around here.