Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023-) #7

Batman: The Brave and The Bold (2023)

by Guillem March, Fernando Pasarín (penciller), Matteo Scalera (inker)

The brutal and action-packed Batman tale “Back to Year One” by Guillem March takes a shocking turn! In part one of “Wild Here Comes Trouble!,” writer Kyle Starks (I Hate This Place, Peacemaker Tries Hard!) and artist Fernando Pasarin (The Flash) begin the tale of a super-villain moving to the Quad Cities thinking it’ll lead to an easier life of crime-until they meet Wild Dog! Eisner-nominated Gabriel Hardman tells a definitive Aquaman tale! Plus, Matthew Rosenberg and Matteo Scalera bring their incredible talent to Batman Black & White!

Genres: Comics

72 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2023

About the author

Seudónimo del historietista español Guillermo March.

Reviews

[Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pygmalion: Again, this story was still the best of the bunch. I'm really loving this. Sad it's only got 1 more part left. 5⭐

Wild Dog: This was actually really good, and intriguing. 4⭐

Aquaman: Another solid start to a new story. I'm down. 4⭐

The Wager: I enjoyed this little Batman/The Demon ‘team up’ quite a bit. I found the font a little hard to read at times, though. 3½⭐

[Rob Vitagliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

I might actually be tempted to give this one 4.5 stars. Much, much better effort overall than the last few issues have been. Noticeably missing is the Stormwatch nonsense, which is great. I just never understood the point of any of it and it was beginning to feel like filler.

The Pygmalion story was actually disappointing me at first, as it was veering totally off course from where I felt like it was going in the first instalment from issue #6, where I got a kick out of his young sidekick and was curious to see Batman piece things back together. This instalment completely changes course and there's quite a twist in the story, but it ultimately ends up being just as interesting. This would have made a pretty good story all by itself.

For the second story, I've never heard of Mad Dog, personally, but I found his wisecracks entertaining, and the action was nonstop. Honestly, though the stakes were low, I enjoyed the hell out of this and definitely look forward to more.

The Aquaman story was my least favorite of the issue, but it was still pretty interesting. I've never read Aquaman before and I didn't really know what I was getting into, but the art, though rough, gave the story a moody essence, and the tension is noticeable. I'm not on the edge of my seat, but I'm interested enough to keep reading.

The black and white story, "The Wager," might be my favorite of all of them in this anthology so far. The art is moody and edgy, and there's a serious question of morality in it. I've heard of Etrigan but have never read or seen anything with him before. This story was the darkest of them all by far, and felt as far from the campiness as possible. It was somehow mysterious and contemplative, yet very straightforward at the same time. This one really stood out.

Overall, this was probably the second best issue of the series so far, save for the very first one. Definitely enough to keep me reading, at least for the conclusion of these stories.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.1 stars

[Daniel Bingham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read: 16-01-2024

[Belfry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman: Pygmalion - 5
Wild Dog: Here Comes Trouble - 3.5
Aquaman: Communion - 4
The Wager - 3.5

4 stars

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first story, of the amnesiac Batman. And how that played out. There was a lot of meaning there. I hope it does continue for a solid wrap-up.

I was surprised I was interested in the Wild Dog story, but it was intriguing. I didn't get bored, and I am curious who he'll be facing.

Even more shocking, I am wondering about Aquaman's story, too.

Then, of course, the last one, the Batman Black & white was excellent. I usually like Etrigan, I won't lie.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories here felt better in general. Was surprised to see Aquaman.