Batman: Last Knight on Earth (2019) #2

Batman: Last Knight On Earth #2

by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo (Cover Art), FCO Plascencia (Cover Art)

The world has been destroyed, and Batman is on a quest to find out who’s responsible. But when villains from his past begin to complicate things for the Dark Knight, he finds an unlikely ally in a place known as “the Plains of Solitude.”

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

59 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2019

About the author

Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.

Reviews

[Alejandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy grim future, Batman!


THE JOKER'S HEAD & ME

Batman was investigating a strange case when suddenly...

...he's in the future and everything went to hell!

Evil won and a mysterious characted known as Omega took control.

Earth is a Mad Max -like environment and many superheroes have died or went berserk.

Now, Batman has to make an odd pilgrimage through this mad scenario carrying the head of The Joker...

...but there is a catch...

...the Joker's head talks to him! Even the head is the narrator of the story!

Will Batman being able to restore order in this insane future? Is he even mentally sane? (At least, as sane as he was before all this madness).

[Jamie Connolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you've been reading Scott Snyder's batman since the first court of owls then by all means continue. That's what I'm doing. But if your a Batman fan that hasn't read Snyder's batman in a while, don't start now. This is garbage. Not quite as bad as his all-star batman, and not as horrible as metal was. Because metal was the biggest piece of shit ever flushed through dc comics. But it's still bad and I highly recommend you don't look at this book, let alone read it. Though I will admit it was still better than book 1. He'd have to be doing it on purpose to write a book that was worse than book one though. That's some real trashy shit right there.

[Oneirosophos · Rating 5 out of 5]

God this is a masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!

[Etienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mixed feelings for this one. It has its moments, but its also felt a bit long at some points. The evolution was intriguing but also felt a bit stretch. Always one good for one bad. I was expecting it to be better!

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I liked this more than Book One. There's some cool nods to some of Snyders other DC work and more familiar DC characters. Though I'm both curious and ready to roll my eyes at the reveal of Omega in Book Three.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lot's of talking, which I don't usually like (especially in a Snyder comic), but this series has kept me interested, to say the least. And you can never go wrong with Snyder's writing and Capullo's art together!

[Matthew Manchester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continues to be enjoyable, but now more confusing.

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something about this just feels a little underwhelming

[Maksym Karpovets · Rating 2 out of 5]

Дуже змішані почуття. Наче й цікаво читати, але водночас все це виглядає настільки дивно, що аж безглуздо. Снайдер традиційно накладає тонни діалогів немов кондитерською піною (хоча порівняно з Лігою тут навіть десятої частини нема), маскуючи відсутність якогось логічного сюжету й цілісного концепту. Якщо він справді має на увазі те, що написав, то я не знаю для чого писалась ця серія. Подібно до Металу, де Снайдер просто творив усе, що хотів, ігноруючи таймлайн, міру й здоровий глузд. Спочатку це весело, потім нудно й ніяково. Утім, спостерігати за дуетом із Каппуло завжди цікаво, хоча це взагалі не скасовує ефекту мильної бульбашки.

[IvanBat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my! This is some good shit!

Y me encanta el dibujo de Greg Capullo. Gran combinación con Snyder.

[20hrsinamerica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am loving this. It's twisty and turny and sad and still oddly hopeful. Lex going crazy, trying to bring a baby Superman in, trying to right his very wrong, Joker's monologues...

The only thing I have to say is that Omega better not be Jason Todd. I am so sick of writers making Jason evil.

A+ DG entrance. I hope Damian is with him.

The art continues to be awesome. Bearded not!Clark and Dick are stunning. Also Bane and Scarecrow are downright terrifying (mostly Scarecrow, but the weird use of Bane as behicle is a nice touch).

[Jeff Sitko · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the moment you crack the cover to the very last page, if you’re a Bat-fan, you’ll likely experience what I have: an overwhelming sense that THIS book is something truly special. What Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are doing with this story... and what DC is doing with their Black Label line... awesome in the purest sense of the word.

[John Blacksad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Evet bize okulda anlatılan “serim, düğüm, çözüm” gibi bir klasik formül mevcut ama ikinci sayının daha açıklayıcı olmasını arzu ederdim. Oysa işler çok karıştı ve okuma sırasında yabancılaştım. DC külliyatına atıflar arttıkça konuya hakim olmayanları daha zorlayıcı hale geliyor hikayeler.

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

what

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bats is in so many doomsday storylines, I don't remember what happened in book one... BUT we've got the Joker, so I mean, it's good fun

[Rolando Marono · Rating 3 out of 5]

El segundo tomo de esta fan fiction de Snyder mejora un poco. Aprendemos algunos detalles sobre lo que causó el declive de los súper héroes en este mundo extraño y tenemos algunos detalles interesantes que están ahí para Fan Service, apreciados pero no son relevantes para la trama, por ejemplo las tormentas de la fuerza de velocidad.
Este tomo hizo que comparara esta historia con Old Man Logan de Marvel y que es escrito por Mark Millar e ilustrado por Steve Mcniven y que en su momento fue una historia del tipo "elseworlds" de Marvel dentro del run de Wolverine pero que detonó una serie de spin offs y que el universo Old Man Logan fuera parte de la continuidad 616 de Marvel. Aquí tenemos algunas pistas, aunque todavía no tenemos todas las respuestas, de que Batman de cierta manera causó el fin del mundo y que su esperanza en la gente (algo según yo más característico de Superman y no de Batman, eso de dejar la puerta para que la gente pase y que esa misma gente aniquile súper héroes no se me hizo muy sostenible en la narrativa presentada y tampoco se me hizo algo que Batman haría, pero bueno) fue lo que condenó a todos. También aquí vemos cuál fue el papel de Luthor y Superman, eso del debate con la bomba de kriptonita se me hizo interesante pero también es fuera de personaje ¿Por qué Superman se prestaría para esto?
Creo que lo que me impide disfrutar Last Knight on Earth es que quizá daba para más. Si esto hubiera sido una serie un poco más larga y explicaran con más atención algunos detalles, si Snyder se hubiera preocupado en construir la base para los detalles y personajes que introduce y no nada más aventarlos, sería muy diferente. Todos los detalles de esta historia se sienten como Fan Service porque en ningún momento Snyder les da el tratamiento adecuado para integrarlos a la trama, sólo se sienten como pegostes de ideas interesantes que no combinan y no se integran con sinergia. Sólo están ahí.
Me da la impresión que Snyder todavía tenía muchas ideas para Batman pero por alguna razón no lo dejaron continuar y lo aventó todo en una "gran y última" historia del personaje, que ahora sabemos no es la última porque va a lanzar Metal 2.
De todos modos, me siguió pareciendo entretenida. También creo que jugó a su favor el hecho de que esté en cuarentena y que mi pila de cómics por leer se quedó en Puebla, así que estoy cansado de releer y cuando vi el uno y el dos de esta historia en el súper no dudé en comprarlos sólo para tener la sensación de leer algo que no había leído antes. Así que si bien no me iba a gustar y no me gustó, si me entretuvo.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Então, seguindo para o segundo número desta minissérie, Batman: o Último Cavaleiro da Terra, desenvolvida pela polêmica dupla Scott Snyder e Greg Capullo, algumas pessoas acharam que esse quadrinhos poderia ser ruim, devido aos nomes envolvidos nele. Mas eu não estou achando, estou gostando de acompanhar. É interessante ver que os autores estão dando um destino para cada um dos personagens aqui envolvidos em um mundo pós-apocalíptico. Os desenhos e narrativa de Greg Capullo são muito bons e os conceitos de Scott Snyder rendem bastante exercícios da nossa imaginação. as artes desenvolvidas por Jonathan Glapion e FCO Plascencia também dão os toques finais que uma HQ com formato de prestígio merece. Falando em formato, fui comparar o formato de Batman: O Último Cavaleiro na Terra com os formatos de Superman: Ano Um e Harleen, mas cada um deles é diferente. Uma pena essa descontinuidade nos tamanhos dimensionais e no número de paginas, mas poderia ser trabalhado de maneira que desse uma maior unicidade para esse tipo de narrativa, já que se propõe a ser mais "prestigiosa" que as demais.

[Derrick McCall · Rating 5 out of 5]

"What had happened here? The same thing that'd happened everywhere else. We'd revealed ourselves. And it was a horror show. So we flew on.

Jar Joker and Batman on a cross country trip, seeing the devastation that has engulfed the world, trying to make sense of it.

Superman clones, a Lex Luthor trying to bring Superman back over and over again though wormholes, Batman crossing the River of Dead and seeing Alfred and lastly... Dick Grayson being the head of The Court Of Owls?

Snyder calling on everything he's ever thrown in a book. What a mad lad.

[Khurram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good artwork, ok but slow story and a bit obvious when it comes to the reveal at the end. Batman is trudging around trying to make sense of this new world, trying to fing old allies but just finding the worst of humanity. I found the last case story more intriguing then the main arc. I hope things are brought together in the end.

[Ryan Grinas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, very disappointing. The first issue seemed to be strong start to an interesting dystopian take on the Batman mythos. In this issue however, things just seem to happen with no logical reason. The artwork is interesting but the writing seems disjointed and story falls flat due to lack of immersion.

[Anyeliz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not bad, but I've definitely read better from Snyder and Capullo. I did like seeing Bats and the Joker team up and the fact that Joker is the narrator. However, there was too much of a discrepancy in terms of narrative voice of the narrator and Joker as a character in the book, in my opinion.

[Andrew Ives · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite the decent artwork and the fancy speech bubbles, the story for this whole arc is just too crazy to follow. It feels like an excuse to include everyone from the DC Universe somewhere, and doesn't seem to have much point... Anyway, I shall persevere with the last part. 3.25/5

[Upendra Bapat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part 1 was Psyche, Part 2 just amped it up a bit.. loving this Batman Story Arc!

[Colin Mcclusick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boom the whole world is built and this has gotten super epic. But wait, there is more. The Villains? The Court of Owls? The Bat-fam? Very excited for the conclusion!

[Chad Bunch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bizarre AF. But fun...

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

We get some familiar faces, but I just don't feel very invested, and these issues are too long.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Man, this stuff is getting weird and disjointed and almost impossible to follow.

[Sameer Rajakumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book , gripping and well written it’s a must read

[Ashlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

[Ushnav Shroff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Underwhelming.