All-Star Batman, Volume 2: Ends of the Earth by Scott Snyder

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This collects four issues in the End of the Earth storyline with Batman trying to solve a mystery that falls after the events of the previous book. The art for the main stories is intriguing. It's quite different from a typical big 2 comic, feeling a bit more like an Indie comic or perhaps an adult storybook.

The first two issues featuring Mister Freeze and Poison Ivy are both good, and the art particularly being evocative of those characters. The third issue is below average, featuring the Mad Hatter, who really doesn't belong in this belong. The final issue featuring the surprise villain isn't bad, but not as good as the first two issues.

I continue to struggle to really be engaged in the Signal back up story, which is, if anything, less engaging than it was in the first volume.

Overall, this isn't bad, but its far from Snyder's best Batman.



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