Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance Special Edition #1

Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1

by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso (Illustrator)

Wayne Casinos towers over Gotham City, but even the bright lights can't keep the dark shadows from enveloping the city. When the Joker kidnaps the children of the city's District Attorney, the Batman takes the case. But the man under the mask may not be the Dark Knight we know! Read the first chapter from the WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN graphic novel!

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

22 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 20, 2013

About the author

Brian Azzarello (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer. He came to prominence with 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. He and Argentine artist Eduardo Risso, with whom Azzarello first worked on Jonny Double, won the 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story for 100 Bullets #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low".

Azzarello has written for Batman ("Broken City", art by Risso; "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire", art by Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, & Mick Gray) and Superman ("For Tomorrow", art by Jim Lee).

In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western Loveless, with artist Marcelo Frusin.

As of 2007, Azzarello is married to fellow comic-book writer and illustrator Jill Thompson.

information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Az...

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
i just finished this comic for the second time and there is nothing wrong with the writing i wonder wth was wrong with me the first time i read it :3

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very male dominated what if. Does not really grab me.

[Sud666 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those "reset" events that D.C. likes to do. Flashpoint seems to take the world we know and change certain things about it, creating a similar but different world.

In this one- Thomas Wayne is Batman and Bruce is the one who died. Thomas Wayne is a Casino owner and Jim Gordon works for/with him since Gotham has a private police for now. But, Mr. Waynes financial empire is on the brink since the Mayor, Harvey Dent, has had his son kidnapped by the Joker. Dent blames Thomas for the idea of the private police force and Gordon for supporting Joker being sent away to Arkham from where he always escapes.

That's the background so far- in this issue Batman goes looking for missing people near the sewers and runs into Killer Croc. Not bad so far-I am willing to see where this is going and will grab issue #2.

[Esra Nazenin Özdemir · Rating 3 out of 5]

O kadar dalgınım ki okumaya başladığımda hatırladım Flashpoint animasyonunu izlediğimi...pek bir sürprizi kalmadı anlayacağınız.

[Clay Bartel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was published way back in 2011. It's be reprinted in preparation for the Flashpoint Beyond story.

I'd heard the key story points, namely that the death of Bruce Wayne lead to a female Joker for example...

I knew some of the twists in this book but had never read it and long forgot what the story entailed.

The art is very dark and Miller esq, very suiting for this story.

The entire story is dark and Thomas Wayne is a deeply disturbed and violent Batman. Honestly some how he manages to be more compelling as Batman then Bruce does.

The entire story is concise, to the point and has no fat on it, it's masterful.

If your as excited as me to read the up and coming Flashpoint Beyond story and you haven't yet read Flashpoint Batman Knight of Vengeance #1 then don't waste another second. Rush out and get a copy now!

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent artwork.

[Ron · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh

Thought it was a full comic. Turned out to be just a promo - not what I expected at all

[Adrian Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy pocos cómics me han hecho decir "VERGA!" mientras leo, pero... ¡verga!

Y uno creía que después de crisis de identidad el universo DC no podría ser más oscuro. Y ahora resulta que de plano todos los ideales (generalmente americanos y de familia) que representaban los superhéroes se han ido al carajo. Y es que duele leer estas historias, estos futuros, estos personajes. De verdad, haber crecido con el Batman al que todos temen pero que de vez en cuando sonríe y se sacrifica por los demás... y de pronto leer historias como ésta... no lo sé, es como leer la propia muerte del mito de Batman.

Y aun así, se siente... "correcto", con todo lo que sucede allá afuera, no solo es como si no hubiera de otra, sino lo mínimo para intentar reparar un mundo que pareciera mucho más "integral" que antes.

Y wow, Joker, por un momento se parece al de la trilogía de Nolan... solo para ese descubrimiento tan oscuro, quizá apresurado y todo, pero es de las pocas cosas y veces en que tiene sentido de hablar de "universos paralelos" donde los personajes tienen historias paralelas.

[ruta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bir aylık aradan sonra DC Flashpoint evreni okumama devam Knight of Vengeance ile devam ettim.

Flashpoint #1'de Flashpoint evrenindeki Batman'in Bruce Wayne'in babası Thomas Wayne olduğu gösterilmişti. Bu çizgi romanda Batman olarak Joker'la mücadele eden Thomas Wayne'in hikayesi anlatılıyor.

Normalde DC'nin çizimlerini çok sevmem ama bu çizgi romandaki çizimlere bayıldım. Renklendirmeler de çok kaliteli idi.

Batman'in sadık hizmetkarı Alfred yerine Oswald adında bir adam var Thomas Wayne'e yardım eden. Bunu görmek biraz tuhaftı ama olaylar Flashpoint evreninde geçiyor yani aslında bunların hiçbiri olmadı. Ama yine de olayları farklıbir açıdan görmek güzeldi.

[Julian Orozco, Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hell of a read

I love this story. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nice to see Croc make an appearance, though short, still nice. I really like these illustrations for this type of Batman story. Brian Azzarello is one of my favorite writers. Can't wait to continue the story.

[Judy Abbott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Çizgi romanları çok seviyorum ama Batman bambaşka. O karanlık Gotham atmosferi beni etkiliyor ve esrarlı zengin Batman en sevdiğim kahraman kesinlikle. Bu hikâyeyi JBC fasikül olarak bastı, incecik birşey, tak diye okunuyor. Alternatif evrende geçen muazzam bir macera.

[eduardo b goncalves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing and plot thickens. I would recommend to teens and adults alike.

A+++ rating. Batman always infiltrates his way through no matter who's in the way. Great artwork and vivid color and artistic expression.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this is the total toss up in the air rebirth of a DC Universe in mishmash bit Sized stories I’m usually quite a fan of Azzarello push this is pretty poor

however if I’m going to give this a go at some stage I should start from the very beginning

[Vinicius · Rating 2 out of 5]

É, foi ok essa edição. O Batman do Thomas no arco Flashpoint mesmo, parece mais emocionante e mais brabo.

Não sei, foi estranho ler esse mundo do Batman com Gordon, Pinguim e outros sendo mostrados em papéis tão diferentes. E o pai do Bruce foi muito cuzã0.

[Dan Hobson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alternative

This was when multiverse ideas were cool and this story is dark gruesome and very interesting. Thomas Wayne makes an even better barman than Bruce Wayne! Darker and rougher

[Jacob Klimoski · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a well told elseworlds tale. What a twist to the status quo of Batman. And it makes sense for what happens in this world. For only 3 issues, it was intense and fast paced and dark. Great read.

[Daniele Powley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rally good novel i love it

Best one you could ever make I hope you make more I hope to read more of your best novels

[Lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intrigued.

I'm very intrigued to see how the Flashpoint has affected Batman's storyline. I will be reading the next book to see how it continues.

[Clay Fernald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thomas Wayne is...Batman

Great book - under read in the Batman circles and serves as a great Elseworlds title in the Flashpoint Universe.

[Jil M. Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Excellent artwork,but I don't like the story twist on Batman. I thought it was too realistic and too gory. Unlike to be thrilled but not grossed out.

[the schnabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

If ur a Batman fan of a dc fan this for u

It's good for all fans of comics if ur into dc comics and in to batman. So have fun read

[Robin Case · Rating 2 out of 5]

Batman installments

Apocalyptic atmosphere, not a lot of storyline. Plenty of art work. Ultimately not a great addition to the Batman legend.

[Jonathan Roth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome

Flashpoint Batman Knight of Vengeance was a very good and interesting read with very beautiful art Highly recommended for everyone

[Maurice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would've loved more stories about Thomas Wayne as Batman.

[42piratas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice premise but such a weak storyline.

[Zephyr Lambda · Rating 5 out of 5]

You won't want to skip out on this book if you're reading Flashpoint. Excellent book, with some twists you don't expect.

[Jon Ninneman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Idk. I want it to be better. It was good. But

[Panfilosofo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Azzarello and Risso, they should have an special kind of award for them

[Jonah Radwanski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is a nice look into Thomas Wayne being Batman.

[John Esse · Rating 4 out of 5]

at first this made no sense to me and I was so upset. then I got to the end and I was like HOLY SH*T THATS SO COOL! WHAT A TWIST!