Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #5

Batman '89 #11

by Sam Hamm (Writer), Joe Quiñones (Illustrator), Stacey Lee (Illustrator)

All hell breaks loose at Arkham Asylum, but will Batman be able to get a handle on the chaos, or will his identity finally be uncovered?!

Genres: Batman, Comics, Dc Comics

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2024

About the author

Sam Hamm is an American screenwriter, perhaps best known for writing the screenplay for Tim Burton's Batman and an unused screenplay for the sequel. As a result of his work, he was invited to write for the Batman comic. The result was Batman: Blind Justice, which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard, who later appeared in Batman Begins. Hamm's other screen credits include Never Cry Wolf and Monkeybone. He also wrote unused drafts for Planet of the Apes and Watchmen adaptations.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: Urgently fervent, an action-emergent, surge to culmination, its complex plot is recall-fraught, no standalone creation.

*Progress update

[Garth · Rating 3 out of 5]

2024 - Year of The Bat (366 Days of Batman)

Day 365: Probably closer to 2.5⭐️ It has just been too long between issues. Five months is a bit much for what should be a regular monthly book.

[Stacy (Gotham City Librarian) · Rating 2 out of 5]

(*mild spoilers but nothing major)

My least favorite issue of this run so far. Hard to follow and confusing, at least for me. We finally get to see some action with Batman and it's a bit underwhelming. Also, it's cute to have Alfred help out with solving a cryptic puzzle, but realistically Batman would need no assistance with something like that. Harley's outfit was amazing, though! Two stars just for that.

[Noah LeFevre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things are just so spaced out

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought this was the final issue, but apparently the final issue was delayed and hasn’t come out yet? The “Don’t get high on your own supply” moment was pretty good.