Batman: War Games Omnibus

by Various

Gotham’s criminal underworld have gone to war using Gotham City as their own personal battleground. To stop the chaos Batman will need to pull in every ally to aid him before it’s too late!

The tensions in Gotham criminal underworld have escalated from rival gang battles to all-out war! With Gotham’s citizens caught in the middle of a hostile conflict, only one hero can be their Batman. To aid him in combat the Dark Knight will need to recruit his former and current allies before Gotham is reduced to ashes. Get the full story that changed Gotham forever in a stunning Omnibus edition. 

Legends of the Dark Knight #182-184; Batman #631-634, #642-644; Detective Comics #790-800, #809-810; Robin #126-131; Nightwing #96-98; Gotham Knights #56-58; Batgirl #53, #55-57; Catwoman #34-36; Solo #10; Batman Allies Secret Files 2005 #1; The 12 Cent Adventure #1; Batman Villains Secret Files 2005 #1

Genres: Batman, Comics, Graphic Novels

1120 pages, Hardcover

First published June 29, 2005

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Reviews

[OmniBen · Rating 2 out of 5]

(Zero spoiler review)
You know those 'you need to be this tall signs they have at the front of theme park rides? Well, DC most have had a 'you must be this bad of a writer' signs out the front of their offices during this run of Batman, and the bar must have been set pretty darn low, because god help me, this is woeful. The lead in issues are, at best, average. And it somehow gets even worse when the event kicks off. If you're someone who likes endless, pointless punching with little or no set up / characterisation / story / competence, then look no further. Otherwise, best to give this a wide berth. I got as far in as I could and then gave up. 2/5


OmniBen.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

War Drums is solid. War Games is great (apart from the rushed ending). War Crimes is messy and a disappointing conclusion to the overall story.

Some thoughts:

* Black Mask, you suck 🥴

* Why did the omnibus exclude the murder of Jack Drake?!

* Wow, this does a great job of highlighting how Batman can be such an arsehole

* The Leslie Thompkins storyline... that will take some time to digest

* There are a lot of scenes in this that would be great to see cinematically

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in the form of Book One and Book Two, and I really enjoyed them.
I scored each with 4 stars, but together I score the entire series 5 stars!

[Sadiel Giron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story overall, felt a little rushed at the end.

[Ysuf Shari · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5

not only is it boring but the last page made me irrationally angry

[Julio Valentin · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

you know the end doesn't make any sense...

[Cheyanne Larinan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leslie Thompkins what the FUCK