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Batman (2016) (Single Issues)
Batman #22
“THE BUTTON” part three! The cataclysmic events of DC REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here!
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Published May 3, 2017
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June 1, 2025
One more issue to end the button!
I am betting the house that next issue we see Dr Manhattan, but! If he isn't there next issue please don't takw the house 🥲
It's perfect writing, as far as catching the essence of your characters and the essence of their emotions.
Tom King is super good at this.
If anyone can put Bruce Wayne to rest it would be him, but at the same time, it's kind of impossible!
If his reason for retiring is to be a father to his son, that would mean Damian needs to retire too, and I don't see Damian ever retiring lol
How can you retire to be a better father when being a better father is to be by your son's side? Fighting crime like him even if you got him into it in the first place!
I didn't read his stories so I might be misunderstanding him, but he felt like a very stubborn boy.
Glad I read this today, and tomorrow will be an amazing day because everything will be different than the last two weeks.
I am betting the house that next issue we see Dr Manhattan, but! If he isn't there next issue please don't takw the house 🥲
It's perfect writing, as far as catching the essence of your characters and the essence of their emotions.
Tom King is super good at this.
If anyone can put Bruce Wayne to rest it would be him, but at the same time, it's kind of impossible!
If his reason for retiring is to be a father to his son, that would mean Damian needs to retire too, and I don't see Damian ever retiring lol
How can you retire to be a better father when being a better father is to be by your son's side? Fighting crime like him even if you got him into it in the first place!
I didn't read his stories so I might be misunderstanding him, but he felt like a very stubborn boy.
Glad I read this today, and tomorrow will be an amazing day because everything will be different than the last two weeks.
November 17, 2024
The Button Teil 3
May 4, 2017
After what has been revealed in Flash #21, I have very high expectations with Batman #22 (part three of this 4-issue special, The Button). Maybe that is the reason why this issue only got four stars from me. Still, this is one helluva beautiful issue.
SPOILER WARNING. As a fast review, I'll just say that this four-issue The Button special is a must buy for those who are following DC's Rebirth story superarc.
Batman #22 is Flashpoint-heavy, so there's a bit of exposition for the readers to catch up with this alternate world Batman and Flash has visited. That is perfectly fine for those who have not read or have forgotten what the Flashpoint story was. I expected something more. There are also some pages which are dedicated to them fighting Amazonians and Atlanteans which I know are only there for this issue to have some fight scenes. What this issue severely lacked is a hearty conversation between Bruce and Thomas Wayne. That would be very, very unforgettable in the Batman canon - meeting his dad and having a quiet father to son, son to father conversation. That would definitely give Bruce Wayne an overwhelming sense of renewed vitality or something like that. Other than that, this issue shines. I just hope that this four-issue special ends in a fantastic way.
SPOILER WARNING. As a fast review, I'll just say that this four-issue The Button special is a must buy for those who are following DC's Rebirth story superarc.
Batman #22 is Flashpoint-heavy, so there's a bit of exposition for the readers to catch up with this alternate world Batman and Flash has visited. That is perfectly fine for those who have not read or have forgotten what the Flashpoint story was. I expected something more. There are also some pages which are dedicated to them fighting Amazonians and Atlanteans which I know are only there for this issue to have some fight scenes. What this issue severely lacked is a hearty conversation between Bruce and Thomas Wayne. That would be very, very unforgettable in the Batman canon - meeting his dad and having a quiet father to son, son to father conversation. That would definitely give Bruce Wayne an overwhelming sense of renewed vitality or something like that. Other than that, this issue shines. I just hope that this four-issue special ends in a fantastic way.
May 8, 2017
It was really interesting to see Bruce and Thomas together. Not sure how I liked the ending, but I definitely liked the issue.
Also, that moment when Thomas Wayne pulls a gun to fight and Bruce is like, "Aw, hell naw!"
Also, that moment when Thomas Wayne pulls a gun to fight and Bruce is like, "Aw, hell naw!"
June 27, 2017
Still great! I will go on with The Flash #22 for The Button part 4!
January 8, 2018
Just like in Convergence #2, father and son are not meant to be together... :(
June 24, 2017
Another great issue, super emotional 😭
I love that they didn't delve too far into the Flashpoint story but stuck to the basics so it makes it super clear to anyone that hasn't read the Flashpoint storyline or may have forgotten the details.
Bat daddy is quite scary actually 🙈
I love that they didn't delve too far into the Flashpoint story but stuck to the basics so it makes it super clear to anyone that hasn't read the Flashpoint storyline or may have forgotten the details.
Bat daddy is quite scary actually 🙈
December 26, 2017
I am really, really enjoying "The Button" crossover between Batman and The Flash (issues 21 and 22 for each title, respectively). I am hesitant to see The Watchmen brought into main DC continuity, but at least it's being done well. And returning to the Flashpoint timeline is great fun. Plus there's a meaningful moment for Bruce in this one that shouldn't be missed. Solid stuff.
May 5, 2017
Sweet Lord, the tedious nature of The Button continues. Why on Earth is this considered an event for DC? Why is Rebirth a series of misfires one after the other? How are these books moving? Is it all hype? This issue was a complete and utter waste of time. I'm sorry if you consider the following description a spoiler but it was essentially 3 panels of actual story stretched over an entire issue. Here goes: Bats and Flash end up in the Flashpoint universe. They chat briefly with Thomas. How can this still exist when it should have ended with Barry's return and the New 52?Suddenly the Flashpoint universe becomes unstable. Must. Save. Thomas. Thomas says no dice. Dies yet again. Pardon my language, but fuck this story and fuck this event. One of the most important and touching moments in recent comics history was Flash delivering a letter from Thomas across time and space to Bruce. This is a thing that should not be, but offered real closure to Bruce. Now DC just shit all over that. You know, sometimes it's ok that we don't get an answer to everything. Sometimes it's ok we don't show every damned possible outcome. It's ok to just sit and wonder. This issue decided to undo pretty much the heart and soul of the Flashpoint arc and folks are going to go nuts for it. Not me. That was a sad move on their part and regardless of that, NOTHING happens in this issue yet again. I swear, if they do another two-page spread of people punching each other, I'm going to lose it. This is weak storytelling within a pointless event all to shoehorn in the damned Watchmen. This isn't the opening of a new and mysterious chapter for DC, it's the death knell of the Rebirth brand if you ask me. All they're doing is repackaging old stories, revisiting earlier plot points that no one asked them to do and crapping out the laziest stories possible. Rant done.
September 18, 2017
THE BUTTON series is terrific! this part 3 is absolutely great: intense, hyperactive, enthralling, sweet and sorrowful and super! 5+ stars, I loved it!
April 22, 2018
This is so emotional.. I actually shed a few tears!
June 13, 2020
The two writers have done what they could to begin a set up for the upcoming series. In th end the each had to make a stretch. Being the completist, as I am, I wanted to read these as they are both a part of series I am following. The story is not bad, but it’s just one very small piece in a much larger whole and if you don’t read the whole, there is not much to this.
May 21, 2017
This one was really good!!!
May 20, 2017
Another excellent entry in The Button story line.Bruce Waynes dad plays a big part in this one.
May 11, 2017
A really interesting issue. I wonder if Manhattan will show up in Flash 22.
May 7, 2018
The best issue Tom King wrote so far. The third chapter of The Button story arc, a little look back at The Flashpoint and a lot of Thomas Wayne. The introduction for Batman readers, who didn't read The Flash before, was surprisingly good (is it really Tom King we have here?), Thomas Wayne part was way to generic and predictable (you can easily guess what'll happen long before it'll actually happen), but touching, which felt even better thanks to how Tom King didn't really ruin it with his awful dialogues... It was OK, really. Nothing special, but OK. The problem is - we're going back to Jon Osterman. And I really hate the development so far.
July 18, 2017
Batman #22 may not answer any real questions regarding the button, but nevertheless it’s a masterpiece of storytelling. Reuniting father and son thanks to the Flashpoint timeline, the creative team behind this penultimate chapter create an emotional tale that is full of heart and symbolism.
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May 4, 2017
Tom King serves Batman a big ole cake that reads "Was it worth it?" Because oh man there is a point where you want to say "Hey Bats, you still want to do this."
I don't know Flashpoint or Watchman but this was pretty cool. I'll give ya'll Boyfriend's review when he gets back from vacation.
I don't know Flashpoint or Watchman but this was pretty cool. I'll give ya'll Boyfriend's review when he gets back from vacation.
April 21, 2020
The Button Part 3 is awesome
Awesome story and getting more interesting of what is happening with the DC universe of Batman and the Flash, and The Watchmen universe.
Art and stories are getting awesome for THE BUTTON story arc.
Awesome story and getting more interesting of what is happening with the DC universe of Batman and the Flash, and The Watchmen universe.
Art and stories are getting awesome for THE BUTTON story arc.
May 8, 2024
Man, this issue delivered on so many levels. The emotional impact of Bruce with his father. The words they shared and the moments they shared in combat were great. The art is top notch too. There is so much to like in this issue.
May 6, 2017
Great up until the moment the Rebirth/Warchmen plot kicks in. Really strong emotional stuff for Batman. This barely feels like a King issue—which is a great thing.
May 6, 2017
Another great issue. I loved the interaction between Bruce and his father. Well done.
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May 19, 2017
Liked Thomas Wayne
July 7, 2017
We Rise!
July 26, 2017
8.7/10... Kesinlikle tatminkar bir sayı daha. Button eventi soluk kesmeye devam ediyor.
October 6, 2017
ARGH. Should hold back tears. What a chapter!
The Button Arc Part 3!
The Button Arc Part 3!
November 23, 2017
Crítica completa do arco "The Button" aqui: http://www.planocritico.com/critica-b...
June 23, 2018
This may be one of my favorite issues all because of Thomas Wayne.
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