Batman Special Edition (FCBD) #1: 2021

by John Ridley, James Tynion IV, Mico Suayan (Cover Art)

The Batman creative team of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez take their epic run to the next level. Gotham City is on the brink of a violent evolutionary path and the danger level to Batman and his allies reaches a fever pitch. The Magistrate now have full support from the mayor to handle high level law enforcement in Gotham and have branded the Dark Knight as Enemy #1. Plus, the Scarecrow has his own terrifying agenda as he takes this chaotic moment to launch his master plan. This is the first look at the epic FEAR STATE event that runs across the Batman titles beginning this Fall. The new Dark Knight, Jace Fox has arrived in this sneak peek of the upcoming I AM BATMAN series written by Academy Award-winner John Ridley with stunning art by Travel Foreman. Fans will get a taste of this blockbuster storyline starring the next Dark Knight.

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics, Fiction, Comic Book, Superheroes, Ebooks

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2021

About the author

John Ridley IV (born October 1965)[2] is an American screenwriter, television director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed anthology series American Crime. His most recent work is the documentary film Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992.


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Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Free Comic Book Day books should be enjoyed, unless it's more Batman books, which DC has been pumping out lately as the majority of its publishing slate. However, this book's actually half Batman only because it's not Bruce Wayne under the cowl in the other one. It's a nice couple of previews for upcoming books.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tease for Tynion’s Fear State and a tease for Ridley’s I Am Batman. Both made me want to read them.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fear State does sound pretty interesting

[Daniel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Welp ... that's 15 minutes of my life I'd like to have back. 😅

[Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually makes me want to pick up the Next Batman: Second Son series, then I remember how atrocious the art was and maybe not. But this was a decent little bridge between stories. It's just a shame Jace is already an afterthought.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Batman Special Edition (FCBD) #1: 2021

As Simon Saint and Scarecrow continue their efforts to take over Gotham, a new Batman stands ready to enter the fight.

Some great art and a fun introduction to the 'Batman' line.

[Rmplift, Rachel Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

First Comic book ever and it was pretty good!

[C. John Kerry]

There are two stories in this book and both are lead-ins for subsequent storylines. The first one pits Batman up against The Scarecrow. This time the Scarecrow is using other methods than his usual toxins to instil fear in people. As well we have a company called Saint Industries which is planning to introduce some sort of robotic guardians to combat the rampant crime in the city. Somehow I suspect that Saint Industries is more of a threat to Gotham than The Scarecrow is. The second story features Jace ox, the son of Lucius Fox. He has something, a super computer I suspect, trying to hack into some sort of armour that he wants to make use of. While that is happening he goes off to track down some terrorists who are possibly in town. It seems things have been happening already so I am a bit confused. Still this is a good story and an interesting start to something. If I had been paying to comics more in 2021 I might even know what it was. Still I enjoyed both of these. Not sure I would recommend them unless you can grab hold of the subsequent releases but still they are interesting. Happy reading.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman has been attacked by the Scarecrow. It’s a toxin, but it’s more…Batman feels as though the Scarecrow is actually in his brain.

Simon Saint has developed the Magistrate Program—a group of “peacekeepers” to solve the crime problem in Gotham City. Simon claims it’s all too much for Batman.

Good illustration; Batman looks hot with some scruff. And the Scarecrow is creepy.

The “I Am Batman…” one is a bit weird and all over the place. Thwarting a plot that would have sparked tensions…

[Zac Stojcevski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having just completed (we believe) the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown this was chillingly triggering. A dystopian technocracy seems to be coming with pressures on police and demois of Gotham City to be led astray - by powers, leaders, Scarecrow (especially with leaders using straw man diversions) and the masked and unmasked. Meanwhile, Batman seems to be isolated and traumatised…

[Juan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool free comic to celebrate for National Comic Book Day

Entertaining stories about Batman & Gotham Universe from DCU Comics. I had fun reading and great way to celebrate National Comic Book Day (Sept 25, 2023).

Hope, Amazon Kindle adds more free comics and grpahic novels this year and future.

[James Norton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better drawn better written but

Any guy with a descent tailor can be a Batman I've lost count and I don't care at this point a series based on Fatman who swings on his thousand pound test cable knocking down bad guys in an alley like bowling pins would make a more interesting story arc. Just as long as they don't show his parents getting blown away by a pizza delivery guy.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fcbd on this years product.

Dc comics freebie. Suitable for 13 + . Good color artwork. The first story is about Batman vs the scarecrow in Fear State. The second story is I Am Batman, Gotham city has Next generation heros coming online.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Batman Special Edition (FCBD) #1: 2021 by John Ridley – I stumbled across a free Batman comic, and I really liked the vibe! I read the comics the 90s cartoon is based on, so it wasn’t my first tango in Gotham. If you want to dip your toe in the water, this was a cool teaser! Happy Reading!

[Nick Fair · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty good

The only thing I would say about this book is that it is no where near as long enough I know comics are short but at least give me something to read for about 5-10 minutes.

Good art and story but as i said not long enough

[Rhys Causon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could have been worse. Having already read Fear State this would not make me want to read it again.

And as for I Am Batman… meh… a character I’ve no connection to and outside of him clearly being a good guy I have no intention of picking up that series.

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

These look like two great stories. The artwork is incredible and Fear State looks like a really good fresh take on the whole “multi title comic event “ thing . I’m very interested here

[Shawn Ingle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing lead in to Fear State.

[Levi Cameron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short summary

Too short of a book. Good action. Inking very good. Hopefully the next edition will be more forthcoming and have a lot more pages.

[Eladio Garro · Rating 2 out of 5]

None of the stories are worth it. James Tynion's bland run is bland, as always, and John Ridley's dark fantasies continue to grow.

[Brandon Skanes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection!

[Justin Reveley · Rating 5 out of 5]

FCBD

Made me want to read other books in the series, well written, and well drawn. Good introduction to the series.

[Ron · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh

Just a promo for another book. A wasted read.

[Colby Fitzsimmons · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average

It was free so that's a plus. But the first part was ok and the I am batman part was good in the art department but the writing department needed work.

[Tehnehn Kaijaah Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice

I really liked the two comics in here, and the guide to the new series coming out. Short. Sweet, great storyline, and to the point.

[chi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

This comic was fun to read. Loved the graphics and content. Gives Batman a different flavour. Can’t wait to read more.

[Carlos Moran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entretenido

Muy buena historia te mantiene muy entretenido durante todo el transcurso de la lectura, esperando que paso a paso se transcurra en la historia.

[Melvin Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice artwork and story

Have to admit I haven't kept up with Batman comics, but this one was really interesting. A good re-introduction to the mythology.

[Dae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for fcbd. Makes me want to pick up more Batman comics. A fun, action packed read

[Tre'von McBride · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing

Awesome, looking forward to see more comic books with Batman, batgirl, nightwing, and the Boy wonder Robin. Trevon McBride was here