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Comic Noob Review: Batman The Dark Knight #1

By Travis on | From tmeink.com
Batman: The Dark Knight was not only the first comic of the DC 52 I bought, but also the first of the DC 52 I ever saw. I walked into my local comic shop (Comic Book Ink in Lakewood if you're wondering) and sitting there on a small table were three comics: Aquaman, to which I laughed at (something I regret now), The Flash and Batman: The Dark Knight. Since I planned on starting a collection and wanted to try some new heroes as well as old heroes I picked up Flash and Dark Knight (at the time I had no idea of there being a ton of other Batman related titles) and was on my merry way.

 As soon as I got home I opened up B:DK and here's my breakdown of it:

  • Plot-Bruce Wayne is on his way from a mission as Batman to a benefit for a recent flood in which he is the guest speaker. After his speech he is confronted by a Gotham PD Internal Affairs agent named Forbes who basically calls him out as Batman in front of the entire crowd. While all this is going on, Gotham SWAT are stationed outside of Arkham Asylum where there is a prison break and the inmates are running loose through the asylum. Before you can blink, Batman is there and goes into Arkham to save the SWAT who already went in and to get the inmates back in there cells. But it's never really that easy is it?
  • Writing- The story plays out like your typical summer blockbuster with a lot of emphasis towards action in the latter half of the comic. The intro piece and the confrontation between Forbes and Wayne is good but because the latter half focuses so much on action, towards the end we just get thought bubble after thought bubble from Wayne instead of any real dialogue. That said David Finch stays true to Batman's roots and the ending has enough bang and mystique that it's worth coming back for issue two.
  • Art- There are a lot of black lines in B:DK...a LOT. The faces, suits, costumes, and even the vehicles all have very thick, detailed black lines. The faces look great but some look a little dirtier than others.  It's also very heavy on the oranges and blues, which actually works well once we get to the Arkham section of the comic. The effects (explosions, gunshots) are all very detailed as well. Not the prettiest comic but definitely detail oriented. 
  • Pros-Interesting start for a story with an intriguing ending, detailed face and effects, true to Batman's roots.
  • Cons-A little too action/thought heavy towards the end, feels slightly been there done that with the plot (Arkham Asylum anyone), some really harsh black lines make some things like a little dirty, you see a lot of villains but none of them besides Two Face have any real characterization.
  • Is it worth coming back for another issue?- Definitely
Overall: Recommended...but there are definitely some better Batman comics out there. For fans of Arkham Asylum or a more action heavy comic then you might like this one a lot.

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