Batman: Black and White (2013) #4

Batman: Black and White (2013) (Single Issues) #4

by Nathan Edmondson (Writer), Dustin Nguyen (Writer/Illustrator), Mike Allred (Writer/Illustrator)

The latest issue of the new BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE miniseries serves up new tales of the Dark Knight from the creative talents of Nathan Edmondson and Kenneth Rocafort, Dustin Nguyen, Michael Allred and Lee Allred, David Macho and Ruben Pellejero and Sean “Cheeks” Galloway!

Genres: Batman, Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Comic Book

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2013

About the author

Comic book and screenwriter Nathan Edmondson is a native of Augusta, GA. His Eisner-nominated book Who Is Jake Ellis? will soon be a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox, and The Activity film will come soon from Paramount Pictures. NPR has listed his work among the “Top 6 Comics to Draw You In” and USA Today and CNN are among those who have listed him in their Top 10 lists.

Nathan currently lives near Los Angeles, USA.

Reviews

[Ｆｒａｎｋｈ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't a stellar issue as far as Batman Black and White standards go. I tried to think about how to come up with a decent review but there's not much to say about this particular issue except that I probably enjoyed looking at the artwork more than the writing. The five stories presented were simplistic and easy to just set aside after reading. I suppose it's suffice to say that style was prioritized over substance. There's not enough meat and bones to the stories that would capture and hold someone's imagination for long.

I did, however, find some very cute moments in all the stories but the moment is usually fleeting, and as soon as I closed the book, I was not left with any sense of lasting fulfillment. I still have issues 5 and 6 and I am hoping that they will fare better. I'll be on the look-out for the earlier three as well. I've watched a handful of motion comics online for Batman Black and White stories, and most of them have been outstanding so far so I still have expectations that the next issues will set the bar a little higher than what was accomplished here.

NOT RECOMMENDED: 6/10
* You're free to skip this one but the first story Ghost of Gotham is actually worth a glimpse.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first of the black and white series I’ve read. The short stories take up about 8-ish pages each, which is a properly challenging limitation. And for the most part each story succeeds. The art is *gorgeous*. It’s seriously the main reason to get this book. The first story is my favorite art style (I think by Kenneth Rocafort?), even though Sean Galloway has the last story and his art is always #goals.