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Batman: Justice Buster
Batman: Justice Buster, Bd. 1
Bruce Wayne bekämpft als Dunkler Ritter die Kriminalität in Gotham. Unterstützung bekommt er dabei von einer selbst entwickelten künstlichen Intelligenz namens Robin. Doch auch die Schurken Gothams haben sich weiterentwickelt. Begleitet Batman bei seiner bisher größten Herausforderung!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2023
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January 2, 2024
2.5 stars
"Apparently someone stole all [of Penguin's] money." -- Batman, kicking back in the Batcave
"A criminal becomes the victim. There's some irony to that." -- butler Alfred, he of the droll wit
A fast-paced but also disappointingly sort of empty Batmanga graphic novel that attempts some serious retconning of longtime characters Robin (a little boring and unfocused) and Joker (a bit more intriguing, especially the depiction of his sincere but troubling yearning to be Batman's collaborator in a heroic sense) amidst the headliner's well-known origin story. While there were a handful of good individual scenes - such as the chilly discussion between Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, or some of the Gotham-set action sequences - by the requisite 'to be continued' conclusion (this is subtitled Vol. 1, after all) it did not seem like there was a whole lot here that would really engage a reader.
"Apparently someone stole all [of Penguin's] money." -- Batman, kicking back in the Batcave
"A criminal becomes the victim. There's some irony to that." -- butler Alfred, he of the droll wit
A fast-paced but also disappointingly sort of empty Batmanga graphic novel that attempts some serious retconning of longtime characters Robin (a little boring and unfocused) and Joker (a bit more intriguing, especially the depiction of his sincere but troubling yearning to be Batman's collaborator in a heroic sense) amidst the headliner's well-known origin story. While there were a handful of good individual scenes - such as the chilly discussion between Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, or some of the Gotham-set action sequences - by the requisite 'to be continued' conclusion (this is subtitled Vol. 1, after all) it did not seem like there was a whole lot here that would really engage a reader.
June 12, 2024
This was interesting and managed to hold my attention, but I would only recommend it to Batman fans who, like myself, may be curious to see how Japanese manga creators handle the licensed property. Aside from a few changes to familiar characters, this seems like the Batman I know.
Readers will need to make some assumptions as the story doesn't provide enough background. I had to read some reviews and synopsis to learn more.
The Penguin, Killer Croc, Firefly, and Deathstroke look very familiar, while the Riddler looks like a regular person, a stranger I couldn't pick out in a crowd. The Joker is an unwelcome wannabe sidekick to Batman, who has a penchant for killing foes as opposed to Batman's mission. He wears a luchador-like mask instead of facial paint. The other change is to Dick Grayson, who has not partnered with Batman and is portrayed here as a youngster trying to hire a lanky detective (always nearby in the background, which makes me suspicious) to investigate the circus murder of his parents. Dick is always fascinated by images of the Bat-signal in the sky.
Batman has created an A.I. assistant dubbed "Robin" that assesses probabilities during Batman's action and makes a decision regarding a grappling hook that becomes hazardous. Batman turns down an offer from Superman to join the Justice League, then initiates an upgrade to the Bat Boat, dubbing it the "Justice Buster" of the title.
This is mainly a set-up issue, and the story continues across several volumes. I like some of the panels, and some remind me of why I am not a huge fan of manga. Still, the story is intriguing me and I want to see where this goes from here. I'd give this 3.5 stars for potential, but Goodreads doesn't do fractions . . . and this is definitely not worthy of 4 stars.
Readers will need to make some assumptions as the story doesn't provide enough background. I had to read some reviews and synopsis to learn more.
The Penguin, Killer Croc, Firefly, and Deathstroke look very familiar, while the Riddler looks like a regular person, a stranger I couldn't pick out in a crowd. The Joker is an unwelcome wannabe sidekick to Batman, who has a penchant for killing foes as opposed to Batman's mission. He wears a luchador-like mask instead of facial paint. The other change is to Dick Grayson, who has not partnered with Batman and is portrayed here as a youngster trying to hire a lanky detective (always nearby in the background, which makes me suspicious) to investigate the circus murder of his parents. Dick is always fascinated by images of the Bat-signal in the sky.
Batman has created an A.I. assistant dubbed "Robin" that assesses probabilities during Batman's action and makes a decision regarding a grappling hook that becomes hazardous. Batman turns down an offer from Superman to join the Justice League, then initiates an upgrade to the Bat Boat, dubbing it the "Justice Buster" of the title.
This is mainly a set-up issue, and the story continues across several volumes. I like some of the panels, and some remind me of why I am not a huge fan of manga. Still, the story is intriguing me and I want to see where this goes from here. I'd give this 3.5 stars for potential, but Goodreads doesn't do fractions . . . and this is definitely not worthy of 4 stars.
October 19, 2023
Would continue reading. Love the manga style. Plot was alright. One would benefit from knowing a decent amount about Batman going into it because it’s kind of a unique take.
October 27, 2025
An okay quick read. A lot of familiar names A couple of new roles. The artwork (as I would expect from anime-style books) is good, but the fights are a bit hard to follow. Batman is even more gadget-based. As are his villains almost mech-like. A good start. I am interested to see where the story goes from here. Some interesting threads, but as soon as they started to stand out, the book was over.
June 28, 2025
"Batman: Justice Buster" is a moderately paced book that relaunches the Batman saga in manga form. For the most part the transition to manga is uneventful and consists of coherence to the style and tone of the medium. Thus, most characters appear in relatively familiar form, although Dick Grayson and the Joker have unique portrayals and story lines that differ significantly from those of the more traditional stories. The real surprise with this book, though, is the lack of movement of the plot. There are plenty of fisticuffs and the like, but the actual plot barely moves. This seems to be purposeful and the book succeeds through the ominous and foreboding mood that it creates. This book is primarily recommended for hardcore fans of manga who want to give Batman a try and vice versa.
September 13, 2023
It’s been about three years since Bruce Wayne began his career as Batman, the mysterious masked vigilante operating in Gotham City. His war on crime has borne some fruit; the old, normal gangs have largely broken up as their members go to jail or flee the city. But other, more colorful villains like the Penguin and Firefly have rushed in to take their places. In response to these exotic threats, Batman has been developing an artificial intelligence assistant named ROBIN.
Not all the bugs have been worked out yet. Batman’s grappling line device abruptly fails to work at a critical moment because ROBIN has decided the risk of him falling for several extra seconds is less than the risk of setting off an explosive in the area the line would be attached to. Still, things did work out, and Batman’s confident he can teach ROBIN to be his faithful “sidekick.”
Better a machine than the Joker, Gotham’s other vigilante. Despite his clownish mask, the Joker has a more lethal approach than Batman, preferring to kill his criminal targets. He’s amenable to becoming partners, or so he says, even tempering his murderous ways when Batman’s present, but the Dark Knight is not interested in that kind of team-up.
Nor is he interested when the Superman of Metropolis conveys an offer to join the Justice League. Since “the root of justice is violence” Batman doesn’t see how a group of people so powerful will not turn into a threat.
But things are escalating, and there’s a new shadowy threat in Gotham, manipulating the other villains to some unknown purpose. Batman may yet have to accept help not entirely on his own terms….
The manga takes an alternate Earth approach to the Batman mythos, especially in its version of Joker, who more closely resembles the behavior and personality of the Jason Todd version of Red Hood. ROBIN being an A.I. instead of a kid sidekick is also novel.
Alfred and Commissioner Gordon are pretty on-model though.
There’s a couple of subplots that will probably tie in to the main story. An as-yet unnamed private eye is looking into the cold case of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne’s murder all those years ago. Since he works for the Ace Detective Agency, and has some odd mannerisms, it seems likely that he’s also the Joker. Also, there’s an orphan boy named Danny who’s hiding a secret or two of his own, and Danny’s Uncle Sam comes off as rather sinister due to off-hand comments and habit of not saying where he’s been.
The inking is rather blocky, and the feel is reminiscent of the Nolan movies.
This volume is all set-up and raising of questions, so it’s a little hard to tell where the story’s going. There’s a title drop on the last page, and “Justice Buster” may not be what you expected it to mean.
There’s enough intriguing stuff here to make me interested in the next volume, but I don’t know if it will stick the landing.
Not all the bugs have been worked out yet. Batman’s grappling line device abruptly fails to work at a critical moment because ROBIN has decided the risk of him falling for several extra seconds is less than the risk of setting off an explosive in the area the line would be attached to. Still, things did work out, and Batman’s confident he can teach ROBIN to be his faithful “sidekick.”
Better a machine than the Joker, Gotham’s other vigilante. Despite his clownish mask, the Joker has a more lethal approach than Batman, preferring to kill his criminal targets. He’s amenable to becoming partners, or so he says, even tempering his murderous ways when Batman’s present, but the Dark Knight is not interested in that kind of team-up.
Nor is he interested when the Superman of Metropolis conveys an offer to join the Justice League. Since “the root of justice is violence” Batman doesn’t see how a group of people so powerful will not turn into a threat.
But things are escalating, and there’s a new shadowy threat in Gotham, manipulating the other villains to some unknown purpose. Batman may yet have to accept help not entirely on his own terms….
The manga takes an alternate Earth approach to the Batman mythos, especially in its version of Joker, who more closely resembles the behavior and personality of the Jason Todd version of Red Hood. ROBIN being an A.I. instead of a kid sidekick is also novel.
Alfred and Commissioner Gordon are pretty on-model though.
There’s a couple of subplots that will probably tie in to the main story. An as-yet unnamed private eye is looking into the cold case of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne’s murder all those years ago. Since he works for the Ace Detective Agency, and has some odd mannerisms, it seems likely that he’s also the Joker. Also, there’s an orphan boy named Danny who’s hiding a secret or two of his own, and Danny’s Uncle Sam comes off as rather sinister due to off-hand comments and habit of not saying where he’s been.
The inking is rather blocky, and the feel is reminiscent of the Nolan movies.
This volume is all set-up and raising of questions, so it’s a little hard to tell where the story’s going. There’s a title drop on the last page, and “Justice Buster” may not be what you expected it to mean.
There’s enough intriguing stuff here to make me interested in the next volume, but I don’t know if it will stick the landing.
December 15, 2023
The reason why it got 4 🌟 instead of 5 was the structure of the word bubbles were a little hard to follow at times like who was talking, but the pacing was like that of a detective story. I learned some new words from this manga adaption of Batman, that is always fun! The the single panel comics peppered through were excellent additions to the work. I look forward to volume 2, though the "Justice Buster" has me alittle baffled, oh well, I'll find out once v2 comes out!
July 10, 2024
Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2023/...
Extrait :
Je ne connais l’univers des comics en majorité via les films et séries (animation ou non), c’est surtout le cas pour les super-héros, qu’ils soient de la team Marvel ou DC Comics. Même si je commence à acheter quelques comics, voir que certains personnages sont aussi déclinés sous format manga me rend curieuse surtout que je m’y connais un peu plus en manga (mais je ne me définit pas comme une experte pour autant). Pour une série sur Batman, on attend un Bruce charismatique et mystérieux, un super Alfred, mais aussi, et surtout, des gadgets !
Batman est l’un des super-héros iconiques de la franchise DC Comics, décliné énormément de fois au cinéma, il est aussi décliné sous différents formats papier. Il y a déjà eu une série Batman Justice League, mais je ne l’ai pas lu. Lui qui est un personnage très sombre, se retrouve dans un genre de livre où tout est en noir et blanc (le plus souvent), et je trouve que cela lui va très bien ! J’aurais pensé être un peu perturbé par le design de Batman version manga, mais au final, je ne le suis pas du tout. Même sans son masque son design est assez fidèle aux représentations qu’on a pu avoir de lui (le menton carré notamment). Quant à Alfred, il a toujours autant la classe. D’ailleurs, une petite série d’animation ou manga, humoristique où l’on suit son quotidien pourrait être bien drôle, non ?
Dans cette nouvelle série à son effigie, il n’est pas le seul super-héros de Gotham, il y aussi un mystérieux personnage qui se nomme Joker (le méchant version « gentil » ?). Celui-ci est plus extrême dans ses combats, puisqu’il va souvent jusqu’à tuer les criminels, sachant pertinemment qu’ils ne changeront pas et reviendront à la charge. On le considère souvent comme l’acolyte de Batman, mais Batman lui-même contredit cette idée, justement à cause de ses méthodes (et parce qu’il ignore son identité aussi, je suppose). Du côté des ennemis, il y en a déjà une bonne flopée avec ce premier tome, le Pingouin, le Sphinx, etc… Mais le plus étonnant, pour moi, c’est Robin… qui est devenu une IA soutenant Batman et que je trouve très intéressant. Je ne me souviens plus si Batman avait déjà une IA (un peu comme Jarvis pour Iron Man). Il y aussi deux personnages assez mystérieux, un adulte et un enfant, l’adulte semble clairement louche, donc à voir ce qu’ils vont devenir.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2023/...
Extrait :
Je ne connais l’univers des comics en majorité via les films et séries (animation ou non), c’est surtout le cas pour les super-héros, qu’ils soient de la team Marvel ou DC Comics. Même si je commence à acheter quelques comics, voir que certains personnages sont aussi déclinés sous format manga me rend curieuse surtout que je m’y connais un peu plus en manga (mais je ne me définit pas comme une experte pour autant). Pour une série sur Batman, on attend un Bruce charismatique et mystérieux, un super Alfred, mais aussi, et surtout, des gadgets !
Batman est l’un des super-héros iconiques de la franchise DC Comics, décliné énormément de fois au cinéma, il est aussi décliné sous différents formats papier. Il y a déjà eu une série Batman Justice League, mais je ne l’ai pas lu. Lui qui est un personnage très sombre, se retrouve dans un genre de livre où tout est en noir et blanc (le plus souvent), et je trouve que cela lui va très bien ! J’aurais pensé être un peu perturbé par le design de Batman version manga, mais au final, je ne le suis pas du tout. Même sans son masque son design est assez fidèle aux représentations qu’on a pu avoir de lui (le menton carré notamment). Quant à Alfred, il a toujours autant la classe. D’ailleurs, une petite série d’animation ou manga, humoristique où l’on suit son quotidien pourrait être bien drôle, non ?
Dans cette nouvelle série à son effigie, il n’est pas le seul super-héros de Gotham, il y aussi un mystérieux personnage qui se nomme Joker (le méchant version « gentil » ?). Celui-ci est plus extrême dans ses combats, puisqu’il va souvent jusqu’à tuer les criminels, sachant pertinemment qu’ils ne changeront pas et reviendront à la charge. On le considère souvent comme l’acolyte de Batman, mais Batman lui-même contredit cette idée, justement à cause de ses méthodes (et parce qu’il ignore son identité aussi, je suppose). Du côté des ennemis, il y en a déjà une bonne flopée avec ce premier tome, le Pingouin, le Sphinx, etc… Mais le plus étonnant, pour moi, c’est Robin… qui est devenu une IA soutenant Batman et que je trouve très intéressant. Je ne me souviens plus si Batman avait déjà une IA (un peu comme Jarvis pour Iron Man). Il y aussi deux personnages assez mystérieux, un adulte et un enfant, l’adulte semble clairement louche, donc à voir ce qu’ils vont devenir.
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January 12, 2025
3/5 ⭐
Moja pierwsza w życiu manga i jestem z marszu nieco rozczarowany...
Cały pierwszy tom to jedno wielkie wprowadzenie. Trochę mało się tu dzieje, nie ma właściwie jakiegoś zawiązania akcji, poza jakimiś moimi domysłami, co tu się będzie działo w przyszłości i to raczej dalszej niż bliższej...
Minusem jest też dla mnie styl graficzny, który jest dla mnie niedokonca czytelny w pewnych scenach. Zwłaszcza w gdy dwie konwersujace postaci w scenie to dwóch postawnych białych brunetów w garniturach.
Duży plus za to za szeroki wachlarz złoczyńców dc, także tych mniej popularnych...
Ogólnie rzecz biorąc potencjał jest, za jakiś czas, jeśli sięgnę po drugi tom, zobaczymy czy został wykorzystany...
Moja pierwsza w życiu manga i jestem z marszu nieco rozczarowany...
Cały pierwszy tom to jedno wielkie wprowadzenie. Trochę mało się tu dzieje, nie ma właściwie jakiegoś zawiązania akcji, poza jakimiś moimi domysłami, co tu się będzie działo w przyszłości i to raczej dalszej niż bliższej...
Minusem jest też dla mnie styl graficzny, który jest dla mnie niedokonca czytelny w pewnych scenach. Zwłaszcza w gdy dwie konwersujace postaci w scenie to dwóch postawnych białych brunetów w garniturach.
Duży plus za to za szeroki wachlarz złoczyńców dc, także tych mniej popularnych...
Ogólnie rzecz biorąc potencjał jest, za jakiś czas, jeśli sięgnę po drugi tom, zobaczymy czy został wykorzystany...
June 16, 2024
Not one of my favorite Bat stories, but not too bad...him wanting to name the Batboat the "Justice Buster," though, is pretty ridiculous. Also, Joker fighting WITH him instead of against him...not sure how to feel about that.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 18, 2024
This is an awesome take on Batman and the DC universe. Give me MOAR. Pre-ordering vol 2 immediately
April 4, 2024
Interesting enough to keep me entertained. I will be following the series. I liked the final revelation of ROBIN and Dick Grayson.
May 28, 2025
incredible batman universe
February 23, 2025
i’m justice busting to deathstroke sooo
October 6, 2024
El concepto es...interesante, pero para el número de páginas que tiene, sentí que no pasó nada y cuando menos me di cuenta ya se había acabado. Se siente como una introducción, pero es demasiado, teniendo en cuenta que solo son tres volúmenes. Será que en los siguientes se llega abarcar la historia como se debe?
October 9, 2024
The team behind the Ultraman manga do Batman? Sign me up! The result, however, is that Justice Buster ends up being a pretty standard Elseworlds Batman story.
The only real knock I have against Justice Buster is that the ploting and dialogue come across as a first draft. There's something here, it just needed some more time to cook.
The only real knock I have against Justice Buster is that the ploting and dialogue come across as a first draft. There's something here, it just needed some more time to cook.
October 22, 2023
I truly believe that Batman has the greatest comic books known to man and this manga did nothing but reinforce that belief. The raw beauty of the Batman comic book fight scenes mixed with the fluidity of manga formatting just made it that much better. The concept of this comic book is a bit odd, but other than that I loved getting to look at the illustration and detail in the fight scenes. When Batman goes to visit the Penguin and then just dips out after leaving him his "present" was just such a sick scene that gave me literal chills as I read it. As someone who has had a love-hate relationship with Superman all his life, seeing the cameo by Clark Kent where they argued about the true meaning behind the Justice League was such as good setup and can't wait to see where it continues on from there. The whole thing with the Joker, though, kind of confuses me - Joker's basically the equivalent of the Red Hood almost exactly as he's a vigilante that kills that Batman works with, but stops from killing - the only thing I actually liked about them making this Joker like that for seemingly no reason is that it was reminiscent of the "Lego Batman Movie" Joker and Batman relationship, which made me nostalgic for that, but logically they should've just used Red Hood considering that's the literal point of his character. I loved the individual introduction to each of the villains, especially after Superman alluded to Killer Croc and then we are introduced to him right after, implying I already didn't know based on Superman's description who it would be. I was so excited for the introduction of Deathstroke, though, who may not be one of my all-time favorites, but I do think is an incredible villain in every piece of media he is in. I was confused at first about the origin story of "Danny" until they finally revealed his true name to be Dick Grayson, which finally made sense to me considering his origin story was Dick's, but I'm confused how they're going to fit him in with Bruce's ROBIN AI, so I guess we'll have to see about that. Same with whatever the Justice Buster itself is supposed to be, because even though that's the title of the comic series, we don't get introduced to the machine itself until the very end. As with all things, it has its flaws, but I absolutely loved it overall and thought it was very great regardless.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 16, 2024
This title has been something I've been putting off for a while now; mostly because I wasn't sure what to expect, in a Manga version of Batman.
Once I started reading though, it was pleasantly better than I'd expected. After the first 3 chapters, I began to even wonder why it took so long to get this crossover of the Batman mythos with the black and white manga aesthetic. Which fits the mysterious gothic dark and gritty atmosphere of Gotham like a Bat glove.
The characters and their body language, especially their facial expressions would remind you of the mystery investigative manga stories, like 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri, which also I'm thinking to resuming after this.
It introduces the readers to the world of Gotham & Batman, presupposing that you have a generic familiarity with the mythos. It follows the canon at many places, but at times, throws you a curve ball or two. Characters change their age, motivations, sometimes their very moral alignment.
Towards the end of the first volume, you are moderately invested into where the story is heading towards.
Plus, it gives you a match made in heaven, making you wish for a dedicated Bat-mecha story. Not one where the characters are riding transformers, but Gundam style mechas, with all the bat drip for the ages. I mean, seriously, look at it.
Weirdly, the mech designs in the story, reminded me of Mookhyang: The Dark Lady (For which Goodreads still doesn't have a listing I can find). And now I want a story dedicated to that and Batman.
Once I started reading though, it was pleasantly better than I'd expected. After the first 3 chapters, I began to even wonder why it took so long to get this crossover of the Batman mythos with the black and white manga aesthetic. Which fits the mysterious gothic dark and gritty atmosphere of Gotham like a Bat glove.
The characters and their body language, especially their facial expressions would remind you of the mystery investigative manga stories, like 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理 Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri, which also I'm thinking to resuming after this.
It introduces the readers to the world of Gotham & Batman, presupposing that you have a generic familiarity with the mythos. It follows the canon at many places, but at times, throws you a curve ball or two. Characters change their age, motivations, sometimes their very moral alignment.
Towards the end of the first volume, you are moderately invested into where the story is heading towards.
Plus, it gives you a match made in heaven, making you wish for a dedicated Bat-mecha story. Not one where the characters are riding transformers, but Gundam style mechas, with all the bat drip for the ages. I mean, seriously, look at it.
Weirdly, the mech designs in the story, reminded me of Mookhyang: The Dark Lady (For which Goodreads still doesn't have a listing I can find). And now I want a story dedicated to that and Batman.
March 23, 2024
POPKulturowy Kociołek:
Kariera Bruce’a Wayne’a jako Batmana zaczęła się zaledwie kilka lat temu. To jednak wystarczyło, aby odniósł on swoje pierwsze zauważalne sukcesy. Przestępczość w Gotham znacząco bowiem spadła, a starzy gangsterzy albo siedzą w więzieniu, albo uciekli z miasta. Życie jednak nie znosi próżni i na ich miejsce szybko pojawiają się nowi mocno niebezpieczni i nieprzewidywalni złoczyńcy. Nic więc dziwnego, że Batman potrzebuje pomocy. Takową ma być sztuczna inteligencja o imieniu ROBIN, która ułatwi mu dbanie o porządek w Gotham, nad które nadciągają ciemne chmury.
Recenzowana manga jest nowym i ciekawym wyobrażeniem znanego herosa. Młody Bruce bardzo mocno opiera się tutaj na technologii, która ma pomagać mu łapać przestępców. W przeciwieństwie do wielu innych poświęconych mu dzieł nie stroni on również tutaj od dość bezwzględnego eliminowania złoczyńców (sama historia nie jest jednak krwawa).
W nowej serii pojawiają się również inne znane postacie, w zupełnie nowych i zaskakujących dla siebie rolach. Jedną z nich jest, chociażby Joker, który nie jest tu klasycznym złoczyńcą. Można go tutaj określić nawet mianem bohatera sprawiedliwości, który eliminuje wszelkie zło pojawiające się na jego drodze. Postać ta balansuje więc gdzieś na pograniczu klasycznego dobra i zła co sprawia, że naprawdę mocno przykuwa on uwagę czytelnika i momentami wręcz przyćmiewa samego Batmana (chociaż pojawia się epizodycznie).
Scenariusz jest więc tutaj bardzo ekscytujący zarówno jeśli chodzi o samą akcję, jak i bohaterów i zachodzące pomiędzy nimi relacje. Jedyne, do czego można się tutaj przyczepić to skrótowość niektórych wątków i troszkę zbyt szybkie wprowadzanie do historii nowych fabularnych pomysłów....
https://popkulturowykociolek.pl/batma...
Kariera Bruce’a Wayne’a jako Batmana zaczęła się zaledwie kilka lat temu. To jednak wystarczyło, aby odniósł on swoje pierwsze zauważalne sukcesy. Przestępczość w Gotham znacząco bowiem spadła, a starzy gangsterzy albo siedzą w więzieniu, albo uciekli z miasta. Życie jednak nie znosi próżni i na ich miejsce szybko pojawiają się nowi mocno niebezpieczni i nieprzewidywalni złoczyńcy. Nic więc dziwnego, że Batman potrzebuje pomocy. Takową ma być sztuczna inteligencja o imieniu ROBIN, która ułatwi mu dbanie o porządek w Gotham, nad które nadciągają ciemne chmury.
Recenzowana manga jest nowym i ciekawym wyobrażeniem znanego herosa. Młody Bruce bardzo mocno opiera się tutaj na technologii, która ma pomagać mu łapać przestępców. W przeciwieństwie do wielu innych poświęconych mu dzieł nie stroni on również tutaj od dość bezwzględnego eliminowania złoczyńców (sama historia nie jest jednak krwawa).
W nowej serii pojawiają się również inne znane postacie, w zupełnie nowych i zaskakujących dla siebie rolach. Jedną z nich jest, chociażby Joker, który nie jest tu klasycznym złoczyńcą. Można go tutaj określić nawet mianem bohatera sprawiedliwości, który eliminuje wszelkie zło pojawiające się na jego drodze. Postać ta balansuje więc gdzieś na pograniczu klasycznego dobra i zła co sprawia, że naprawdę mocno przykuwa on uwagę czytelnika i momentami wręcz przyćmiewa samego Batmana (chociaż pojawia się epizodycznie).
Scenariusz jest więc tutaj bardzo ekscytujący zarówno jeśli chodzi o samą akcję, jak i bohaterów i zachodzące pomiędzy nimi relacje. Jedyne, do czego można się tutaj przyczepić to skrótowość niektórych wątków i troszkę zbyt szybkie wprowadzanie do historii nowych fabularnych pomysłów....
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August 23, 2024
Solidna robota z kilkoma niespodziankami, opowiadająca jednak wycinek z życia Batmana, który jest na ogół znany. Batman w wersji Shimizu działa już od kilku lat, czym zwraca uwagę Ligi Sprawiedliwości, która chce go zwerbować do swoich szeregów.
Batek jednak nie jest zainteresowany. Bardziej obchodzi go jego miasto. Futurystyczny kostium robi wrażenie, zresztą kreska jest mocną stroną tytułu. Są tu w miarę długie sekwencje walk, gdzie nie ma nawet jednego dialogu. Postacie tłuką się efektownie i tu miałem pierwsze zaskoczenie. W roli wtrącającego się pomocnika wciela się tu nie Robin, (choć Dick też tu jest, ale jego marzeniem jest bycie pomocnikiem kogoś innego) tylko... Joker.
Główny antagonista Batka w tej wersji wygląda zupełnie inaczej, choć też nie stroni od przemocy. Tyle że tu pomaga bohaterowi. Pewnie do czasu, ale jest to świeży pomysł. Autor wprowadza też szereg charakterystycznych wrogów Nietoperza, ale poza Riddlerem reszta wygląda jak dotąd. No i jest Robin, ale nie w takiej formie jak się spodziewacie...
Szkoda tylko, że fabuła jest tutaj mocno pretekstowa i w lwiej części mamy tu serię fajnie wyglądających walk, ale to stanowczo za mało, aby zyskać lepszą notę. Niemniej eksperymenty DC z mangą uważam za udane.
Batek jednak nie jest zainteresowany. Bardziej obchodzi go jego miasto. Futurystyczny kostium robi wrażenie, zresztą kreska jest mocną stroną tytułu. Są tu w miarę długie sekwencje walk, gdzie nie ma nawet jednego dialogu. Postacie tłuką się efektownie i tu miałem pierwsze zaskoczenie. W roli wtrącającego się pomocnika wciela się tu nie Robin, (choć Dick też tu jest, ale jego marzeniem jest bycie pomocnikiem kogoś innego) tylko... Joker.
Główny antagonista Batka w tej wersji wygląda zupełnie inaczej, choć też nie stroni od przemocy. Tyle że tu pomaga bohaterowi. Pewnie do czasu, ale jest to świeży pomysł. Autor wprowadza też szereg charakterystycznych wrogów Nietoperza, ale poza Riddlerem reszta wygląda jak dotąd. No i jest Robin, ale nie w takiej formie jak się spodziewacie...
Szkoda tylko, że fabuła jest tutaj mocno pretekstowa i w lwiej części mamy tu serię fajnie wyglądających walk, ale to stanowczo za mało, aby zyskać lepszą notę. Niemniej eksperymenty DC z mangą uważam za udane.
June 15, 2024
Manga Batman! This is not the first time the Caped Crusader has been published as a manga, but it has an interesting premise and I like where it is going. The story doesn't overly focus on one of the most famous origin stories gracing God's green earth (though it touches on it) but rather a Batman determined to help Gotham City in a different approach. Batman creates a system called ROBIN to help him save Gotham City...he reluctantly teams up with another vigilante Joker (GASP!) and meets with a man wanting him to join the Justice League who seems very strong (hint hint). All the while, fighting the evil of Gotham! To me the art is great and the story feels original enough to have me pouring over the pages. The dialogue in this volume feels a little lighter than I would want, but nothing that takes away from story being told or the introduction to characters that Batman fans are all too familiar with. Penguin, Killer Croc, Riddler and others appear to round out the very robust roster that exists in this world. Great start to a series!
December 23, 2025
Intriguing and takes a bat (heh, the baseball sort) to much of the usual expected Batman mythos to lay out some fairly new, such as an older Jason Todd who has a Red Hood outfit stylized like the Joker and calling himself that instead, and Dick Grayson investigating his parents' murders on his own.
The creators noted in volume 2 they considered everything but Bruce's origin story of parents killed in front of him to be fair game to play around with, so it will be interesting to see where they go. Not everything has been drastically re-invented, though, so most Batman fans shouldn't be that lost just a little confused at first until answers are given. Enjoy the ride there I say, as some of my favorite stories are ones where they went "off the manual" and did something new and different, after all.
We also see Bruce in his relative youth as Batman, a bit too self righteous in how he sees the world through a cynical lens, including himself as just a criminal beating up criminals causing more trouble than he is. Classic ground for character development with him later.
The creators noted in volume 2 they considered everything but Bruce's origin story of parents killed in front of him to be fair game to play around with, so it will be interesting to see where they go. Not everything has been drastically re-invented, though, so most Batman fans shouldn't be that lost just a little confused at first until answers are given. Enjoy the ride there I say, as some of my favorite stories are ones where they went "off the manual" and did something new and different, after all.
We also see Bruce in his relative youth as Batman, a bit too self righteous in how he sees the world through a cynical lens, including himself as just a criminal beating up criminals causing more trouble than he is. Classic ground for character development with him later.
September 29, 2023
Disjointed and Purposeless
The narrative is all across the place, following both Batman and, to a lesser degree, an unknown child. The latter seems out of place and bewildering until a reveal at the very end. Meanwhile, Batman fights what feels like half the roster of villains in a manga that can be read in nearly 30 minutes.
In addition to that, there are a couple major deviations from traditional Batman characters, namely the Joker and "Robin." Neither are bad, but when you also include a brief interaction with Superman, it can feel like Justice Buster is throwing in everything and the kitchen sink yet going absolutely nowhere.
I can't give solid answers to fundamental questions like,
"Who is the main villain?"
"What is the main conflict?"
"What are the character's motives?"
Is the manga a quick, easy, semi-entertaining read? Sure. But, there's absolutely no reason to read it until more volumes come out. You'll feel unfulfilled and wish you had waited.
The narrative is all across the place, following both Batman and, to a lesser degree, an unknown child. The latter seems out of place and bewildering until a reveal at the very end. Meanwhile, Batman fights what feels like half the roster of villains in a manga that can be read in nearly 30 minutes.
In addition to that, there are a couple major deviations from traditional Batman characters, namely the Joker and "Robin." Neither are bad, but when you also include a brief interaction with Superman, it can feel like Justice Buster is throwing in everything and the kitchen sink yet going absolutely nowhere.
I can't give solid answers to fundamental questions like,
"Who is the main villain?"
"What is the main conflict?"
"What are the character's motives?"
Is the manga a quick, easy, semi-entertaining read? Sure. But, there's absolutely no reason to read it until more volumes come out. You'll feel unfulfilled and wish you had waited.
October 28, 2023
Interesting adaptation, I guess? Batman has an A.I. helper named Robin? The Joker is supposedly a "good" guy? The titular Justice Buster is ?
I have a lot of questions, I suppose, ones that definitely aren't getting answered in one volume, possibly not even in five.
Fun interview with Clark Kent with the Daily Planet there, though (particularly the end of the interview, haha).
I have a lot of questions, I suppose, ones that definitely aren't getting answered in one volume, possibly not even in five.
Fun interview with Clark Kent with the Daily Planet there, though (particularly the end of the interview, haha).
March 6, 2024
I wanted to do 3.5, but alas. I really love the character designs in this, and Gotham looks gorgeous. I don’t always loved the armored look, but it works great for this and makes Batman a good foil for Joker. The Robin AI seems like a fun twist on Brother Eye that I can’t wait to see blow up in Bruce’s face. Superman was a little too Miller-esque for me. Hoping for a more classic version of him in later volumes. The finale with Deathstroke opens a lot of doors to classic Gotham corruption I love. There’s a lot of “who is this person really” going on, maybe too much at times, but they’re all pretty engaging. Gorgeous art and a pretty solid story setting up more fun to come.
February 11, 2025
A really interesting take on the Batman story. We have all of the base storylines here, Bruce Wayne is Batman, we have Alfred as his butler and pseudo-father, Bruce Wayne's parents were killed when he was a kid. But there are some characters that I didn't recognize that I found it odd that they were included in the story.
Come to find out that they were calling 'Joker' Batman's partner and that was weird... And low key I was worried because the random kid named 'Danny' was weirding me out, but then it was confirmed he was Dick Grayson, so I was like, whew!
This manga series is giving random fanfic AU and I'm willing to go along for the ride.
Happy Reading!!
Come to find out that they were calling 'Joker' Batman's partner and that was weird... And low key I was worried because the random kid named 'Danny' was weirding me out, but then it was confirmed he was Dick Grayson, so I was like, whew!
This manga series is giving random fanfic AU and I'm willing to go along for the ride.
Happy Reading!!
September 29, 2025
The art is pretty incredible, particularly the panels of Batman flipping around the skyline. Sure to please manga and DC fans alike.
The story is a bit all over the place. In just this one, fast-paced volume, we have chapters about Batman's AI, the origins of the Justice League, a VERY different take on the Joker, and the development of a youthful side character, all while Batman battles Firefly, Penguin, Killer Croc, and Deathstroke. I'm fine with episodic comics, but most of these threads are left unresolved in this volume, and I'm not sure how long it will take to bring them all together.
The story is a bit all over the place. In just this one, fast-paced volume, we have chapters about Batman's AI, the origins of the Justice League, a VERY different take on the Joker, and the development of a youthful side character, all while Batman battles Firefly, Penguin, Killer Croc, and Deathstroke. I'm fine with episodic comics, but most of these threads are left unresolved in this volume, and I'm not sure how long it will take to bring them all together.
December 4, 2023
Batman lends itself well to anime/manga!
Fairly traditional Batman story, with a few slight changes:
- Joker is a hero of Gotham and a hesitant ally of Batman
- Batman has only been around for 3 years and is getting scouted by Superman for the Justice League
- ROBIN is an A.I. that the Batcomputer and the Bat-tech run on.
- Dick Grayson is a little kid who goes by Danny and has hired a private detective to help solve the murder of his parents.
- The Batsuit is a bit more mecha looking.
Well drawn, good story... looking forward to the next Volume!
Recommend.
Fairly traditional Batman story, with a few slight changes:
- Joker is a hero of Gotham and a hesitant ally of Batman
- Batman has only been around for 3 years and is getting scouted by Superman for the Justice League
- ROBIN is an A.I. that the Batcomputer and the Bat-tech run on.
- Dick Grayson is a little kid who goes by Danny and has hired a private detective to help solve the murder of his parents.
- The Batsuit is a bit more mecha looking.
Well drawn, good story... looking forward to the next Volume!
Recommend.
March 13, 2024
3.5
For fun. Trochę za bardzo chaotyczne i powiem szczerze - niczego nie zrozumiałam 😂 ale Batman i te jego walki „latane” to nie jest moja bajka 🥲 do tego porównując np. Jokera z tamtej mangi to niezaprzeczalnie tamten podobał mi się bardziej 😝 + tamten komiks/manga nie miała walk itp. - była tak naprawdę tylko stworzona dla „śmieszków”, a ten już jednak taki nie jest i w sumie nie sprawiał mi takiej frajdy jak myślałam 😕 + fabuła nie jest jakaś najpiękniejsza…. Ale ofc to tylko i wyłącznie moja opinia 🤓
For fun. Trochę za bardzo chaotyczne i powiem szczerze - niczego nie zrozumiałam 😂 ale Batman i te jego walki „latane” to nie jest moja bajka 🥲 do tego porównując np. Jokera z tamtej mangi to niezaprzeczalnie tamten podobał mi się bardziej 😝 + tamten komiks/manga nie miała walk itp. - była tak naprawdę tylko stworzona dla „śmieszków”, a ten już jednak taki nie jest i w sumie nie sprawiał mi takiej frajdy jak myślałam 😕 + fabuła nie jest jakaś najpiękniejsza…. Ale ofc to tylko i wyłącznie moja opinia 🤓
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