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Batman: The Imposter
Batman: O Impostor Vol.01
A missão de Bruce Wayne como o Batman está em andamento há apenas pouco mais de um ano, mas ele pode dizer que está fazendo a diferença. Infelizmente, também fez alguns inimigos perigosos. Muitos dos poderosos se ressentem da ruptura de estabilidade criada pelo Homem-Morcego... e parece que um deles tem um plano para neutralizá-lo. Há um segundo Batman assombrando os telhados e becos de Gotham - e ele não tem escrúpulos ao assassinar criminosos, ao vivo e em vídeo. Com todo o poder do Departamento de Polícia de Gotham City e os ricos e poderosos de Gotham atrás de sua cabeça, Batman deve encontrar o impostor e, de alguma forma, limpar seu nome...
Batman The Imposter 1
Batman The Imposter 1
48 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2021
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October 25, 2021
The Batman is a new vigilante that seems to be cleaning up crime in Gotham City - but at the expense of big business. As the rich elite grumble about lost revenue, footage emerges of Batman seemingly executing prisoners on a rooftop - but is it the real Batman… or an imposter?
Mattson Tomlin, one of the screenwriters on the upcoming R-Batz movie, writes a grittier, more realistic version of the early days of Batman in Batman: The Imposter #1, and it’s pretty dull stuff!
It’s just not that interesting to see familiar characters looking/behaving slightly differently than normal. Dr. Leslie Thompkins here is opposed to Bruce being Batman and has a no-nonsense attitude towards his behaviour, and there are new versions of Ventriloquist and Ratcatcher (an unusual addition), while Bruce looks to be around the same age as Robert Pattinson.
The “GCPD at odds with Batman” angle has been done many times before, as has the mistaken identity thing, and there’s nothing that enthralling about new character Detective Blair Wong as she sets out to uncover the identity of Batman - she’s just a regular decent cop character going through an investigation.
I’m not opposed to realistic takes on Batman (some of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo’s books are among the best in the Batman canon), and this isn’t a terrible comic - it’s got good art from Andrea Sorrentino and it’s competently written overall - but Tomlin doesn’t write Batman in a unique or compelling way and the story really didn’t grab me. Batman: The Imposter #1 is a birruva snoozer unfortunately. Here’s hoping it’s not indicative of the upcoming Batman movie!
Mattson Tomlin, one of the screenwriters on the upcoming R-Batz movie, writes a grittier, more realistic version of the early days of Batman in Batman: The Imposter #1, and it’s pretty dull stuff!
It’s just not that interesting to see familiar characters looking/behaving slightly differently than normal. Dr. Leslie Thompkins here is opposed to Bruce being Batman and has a no-nonsense attitude towards his behaviour, and there are new versions of Ventriloquist and Ratcatcher (an unusual addition), while Bruce looks to be around the same age as Robert Pattinson.
The “GCPD at odds with Batman” angle has been done many times before, as has the mistaken identity thing, and there’s nothing that enthralling about new character Detective Blair Wong as she sets out to uncover the identity of Batman - she’s just a regular decent cop character going through an investigation.
I’m not opposed to realistic takes on Batman (some of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo’s books are among the best in the Batman canon), and this isn’t a terrible comic - it’s got good art from Andrea Sorrentino and it’s competently written overall - but Tomlin doesn’t write Batman in a unique or compelling way and the story really didn’t grab me. Batman: The Imposter #1 is a birruva snoozer unfortunately. Here’s hoping it’s not indicative of the upcoming Batman movie!
October 16, 2021
4.5 stars. Wow this was damn good!! In this book, Bruce has been batman for about 3 years. In that time he has been making an impact. Criminals and corrupt corporations have been feeling his presence and have been losing money. There’s a detective Wong who is on the case. She’s called into a meeting at GCPD because video has surfaced of Batman killing 3 people. Batman and us, the readers, learn this is an imposter. However, GCPD doesn’t know that. Now it’s up the Bruce to find this imposter as the police begin to tighten up on finding him. Picked this up on a whim. So glad I did. Great stuff. Sorrentino’s art and panel layout are great as usual.
October 12, 2021
A solid look into a young Bruce Wayne, more grounded, and dealing with a copycat batman who kills. Interesting idea so far.
November 2, 2021
Me falaram muito bem sobre esse Batman: O Impostor e, embora eu não conhecesse o trabalho do roteirista, Mattson Tomlin, reconheço o belo traço de Andrea Sorrentino, o desenhista. As críticas e notas, mesmo aqui no GoodReads são mais positivas do que negativas. Mas eu não consegui me conectar com a historia, não. Achei interessante que temos uma Doutora Leslie Thomkins negra e uma policial asiática como segundas protagonistas, mas a história parece querer complicar mais para o lado do leitor do que simplificar. Não fica muito claro como se sabe que existe um Batman Impostor em Gotham City. Fui seco na revista achando que ia encontrar uma narrativa ao menos divertida, mas é mais uma daquelas histórias do homem-morcego que se leva a sério demais e que parece querer reinventar a roda. Uma pena...
October 15, 2021
Very promising start. I'm looking forward to reading more.
Love Andrea Sorrentino's art. The conflicts being chosen to explore are interesting. Early Batman stories are always interesting because you still have some built in conflicts you can't have later in Batman's career.
Detective Wong is probably my favorite part of this, her character is really interesting and I want to see how she plays further into the story.
How Bruce is characterized in this isn't my favorite way of doing it. I'm of the type that prefers him to be a bit softer something more in line with the animated series or the Snyder Capullo run.
Inherently I will naturally have problems with a more grounded take on Batman. I have liked more grounded Batman stories but my taste leans much more now into the fun nature of detective adventure stories. Where the narrative takes it just seriously enough for it to work but also doesn't forget how silly the premise can be.
This is a very serious take on Batman. About his anger and rage driving him in his pursuit of criminals, and I think this issue is done very well, it's paced well after the first scene and know where to put the focus on different characters and also when to let the art do the work.
My issues all stem from the tone or how it's handling a Batman story but if the serious angry Batman is your thing this story is probably going to be your thing.
Love Andrea Sorrentino's art. The conflicts being chosen to explore are interesting. Early Batman stories are always interesting because you still have some built in conflicts you can't have later in Batman's career.
Detective Wong is probably my favorite part of this, her character is really interesting and I want to see how she plays further into the story.
How Bruce is characterized in this isn't my favorite way of doing it. I'm of the type that prefers him to be a bit softer something more in line with the animated series or the Snyder Capullo run.
Inherently I will naturally have problems with a more grounded take on Batman. I have liked more grounded Batman stories but my taste leans much more now into the fun nature of detective adventure stories. Where the narrative takes it just seriously enough for it to work but also doesn't forget how silly the premise can be.
This is a very serious take on Batman. About his anger and rage driving him in his pursuit of criminals, and I think this issue is done very well, it's paced well after the first scene and know where to put the focus on different characters and also when to let the art do the work.
My issues all stem from the tone or how it's handling a Batman story but if the serious angry Batman is your thing this story is probably going to be your thing.
December 11, 2021
"Batman para gente grande"
Considero o selo “DC Black Label” uma atualização do antigo “DC Elseworlds”, onde os autores colocam os personagens fora de sua cronologia normal e têm liberdade criativa para fazerem experimentos.
“Batman: o impostor #01” mostra um Batman em início de carreira (é pego distraído, toma mais porrada do que estamos acostumados a ver; erra alvos e por aí vai) que está as voltas com um impostor que mata.
O estilo do uniforme se aproxima bem que temos visto em R. Pattinson nos trailers de “The Batman” (Matt Reeves).
O que achei interessante é que a trama, neste primeiro número, envolve duas investigações paralelas: a de Bruce e a da Detetive Wong.
A GCPD (Departamento de Polícia de G. City) também está com forte influência do selo B.L.: os personagens, policiais e detetives, pelo menos por mim, são totalmente desconhecidos. Isso traz curiosidade em conhecer as personalidades de cada um.
O motivo do porquê o Comissário Gordon está fora, não fica claro neste primeiro volume, mas fica claro que a polícia ficou um pouco estigmatizada pela relação dele com Bats e por aceitarem a ajuda de um vigilante mascarado.
Batman já teve várias histórias ambientadas no seu início de carreira. Umas muito boas, outras, descartáveis.
Ainda não li os números seguintes, mas, na minha opinião, se o roteirista manter a mão, conforme neste primeiro número, o desenrolar promete.
Pegada “realista”, a la Chris Nolan
Outra coisa que vale ressaltar é que a tocada da história é bem semelhante à que Nolan quis imprimir no Batman de sua trilogia. Um Btm mais “realista”.
Tanto a arte (acachapante de Sorrentino) quando o desenrolar dos fatos acompanham este tom.
Os desenhos de Sorrentino parecem feitos sobre fotografias e a trama não envolve somente o “Batman Impostor”. Tem uma “trama paralela” que é a de um grande empresário de Gotham que considera o Bats “ruim para os negócios” (e ele, aparentemente, não está falando de negócios ilícitos) e quer usar seu poder para pressionar a polícia para “dar um jeito”.
Não me lembro de ter lido uma história recente do Batman com um perfil tão interessante quanto essa.
Espero que padrão se mantenha nos próximos números.
”Bat-diversidade”
Interessante também foi a apresentação de uma Dra. Leslie Thompkins negra e a inserção da detetive Wong (asiática). Muito legal isso.
Considero o selo “DC Black Label” uma atualização do antigo “DC Elseworlds”, onde os autores colocam os personagens fora de sua cronologia normal e têm liberdade criativa para fazerem experimentos.
“Batman: o impostor #01” mostra um Batman em início de carreira (é pego distraído, toma mais porrada do que estamos acostumados a ver; erra alvos e por aí vai) que está as voltas com um impostor que mata.
O estilo do uniforme se aproxima bem que temos visto em R. Pattinson nos trailers de “The Batman” (Matt Reeves).
O que achei interessante é que a trama, neste primeiro número, envolve duas investigações paralelas: a de Bruce e a da Detetive Wong.
A GCPD (Departamento de Polícia de G. City) também está com forte influência do selo B.L.: os personagens, policiais e detetives, pelo menos por mim, são totalmente desconhecidos. Isso traz curiosidade em conhecer as personalidades de cada um.
O motivo do porquê o Comissário Gordon está fora, não fica claro neste primeiro volume, mas fica claro que a polícia ficou um pouco estigmatizada pela relação dele com Bats e por aceitarem a ajuda de um vigilante mascarado.
Batman já teve várias histórias ambientadas no seu início de carreira. Umas muito boas, outras, descartáveis.
Ainda não li os números seguintes, mas, na minha opinião, se o roteirista manter a mão, conforme neste primeiro número, o desenrolar promete.
Pegada “realista”, a la Chris Nolan
Outra coisa que vale ressaltar é que a tocada da história é bem semelhante à que Nolan quis imprimir no Batman de sua trilogia. Um Btm mais “realista”.
Tanto a arte (acachapante de Sorrentino) quando o desenrolar dos fatos acompanham este tom.
Os desenhos de Sorrentino parecem feitos sobre fotografias e a trama não envolve somente o “Batman Impostor”. Tem uma “trama paralela” que é a de um grande empresário de Gotham que considera o Bats “ruim para os negócios” (e ele, aparentemente, não está falando de negócios ilícitos) e quer usar seu poder para pressionar a polícia para “dar um jeito”.
Não me lembro de ter lido uma história recente do Batman com um perfil tão interessante quanto essa.
Espero que padrão se mantenha nos próximos números.
”Bat-diversidade”
Interessante também foi a apresentação de uma Dra. Leslie Thompkins negra e a inserção da detetive Wong (asiática). Muito legal isso.
October 17, 2021
Wow! This is how I like my Batman; dark, gritty, grounded and dirty.
Can't wait to read more! 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
Can't wait to read more! 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
April 23, 2022
Finally read Volume 1 of this limited series on @dc Universe Infinite. Frankly, Batman The Imposter had me when they announced that @andreasorrentinoart and Jordie Bellaire were on board.
This is truly a dream team when it comes to panel layout and art. At 49 pages this book is already a hefty read, but set aside an evening to revel in the visual artistry of two creators at their peak.
The story is captivating too (making this a brilliant volume to gift someone who enjoys comics- based films but hasn't read the source material yet).
Mild spoilers ahead..............
Bruce finds himself reluctantly entering into a therapeutic relationship after being blackmailed by a psychiatrist who knows he is Batman and is familiar with him from childhood. Meanwhile, an Imposter is carrying out public executions that make the GCPD turn on Batman. Original story ideas, carried out well.
Read it on DC Infinite or pick up multiple volumes at your neighborhood comic book store.
This is truly a dream team when it comes to panel layout and art. At 49 pages this book is already a hefty read, but set aside an evening to revel in the visual artistry of two creators at their peak.
The story is captivating too (making this a brilliant volume to gift someone who enjoys comics- based films but hasn't read the source material yet).
Mild spoilers ahead..............
Bruce finds himself reluctantly entering into a therapeutic relationship after being blackmailed by a psychiatrist who knows he is Batman and is familiar with him from childhood. Meanwhile, an Imposter is carrying out public executions that make the GCPD turn on Batman. Original story ideas, carried out well.
Read it on DC Infinite or pick up multiple volumes at your neighborhood comic book store.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 2, 2022
Viajamos a los inicios de Bruce como Batman. Un año y poco más ha pasado desde que el Murciélago ronda las calles... y se nota una diferencia, primera vez en 54 años que pasa una noche sin que se registren crímenes violentos
Pero el justiciero levanta resquemores, especialmente entre algunas familias acomodadas de la ciudad y ciertos sectores del departamento de policía de Gotham, quienes ven su oportunidad cuando el Cruzado Encapotado empieza a matar... sin saber realmente que quien ha tomado ese camino más radical no es Bruce Wayne, sino un impostor
Tremendo primer número de Tomlin, sólido en armar el plot necesario para que uno quiera seguir leyendo. Sorrentino... ufffff, una delicia en el arte. Una miniserie que promete mucho
Pero el justiciero levanta resquemores, especialmente entre algunas familias acomodadas de la ciudad y ciertos sectores del departamento de policía de Gotham, quienes ven su oportunidad cuando el Cruzado Encapotado empieza a matar... sin saber realmente que quien ha tomado ese camino más radical no es Bruce Wayne, sino un impostor
Tremendo primer número de Tomlin, sólido en armar el plot necesario para que uno quiera seguir leyendo. Sorrentino... ufffff, una delicia en el arte. Una miniserie que promete mucho
November 1, 2021
Mattson Tomlin auspicia mejor la llegada de Battinson con esta miniserie que aborda desde una perspectiva totalmente ligada a lo que hemos visto hasta ahora que ofrecerá The Batman. The Imposter nos presenta otro Bruce Wayne un poco menos primerizo como Caballero Oscuro de Gotham City del que veremos en la próxima película, en una trama de seco thriller neo noir y con una nueva lectura psicológica para el personaje. El arte de Andrea Sorretino termina de definir el conjunto de una historia que espero que ofrezca una de las aventuras más oscuras e insondables para el Hombre Murciélago.
December 29, 2021
Uma boa história do Batman, realmente estou curioso para os próximos volumes desse arco.
Gostei bastante dessa tratativa do Batman trazendo questões mais realistas para a construção do que é o Batman e como o Bruce Wayne chegou a essa figura.
Gostei bastante dessa tratativa do Batman trazendo questões mais realistas para a construção do que é o Batman e como o Bruce Wayne chegou a essa figura.
December 30, 2022
After Dark Crisis, It felt refreshing to read something super grounded and gritty again. The artwork and panelling is unbelievable which matched the tone of the book. While we have seen this story done before, the characters make it all worthwhile. Interested to see where it goes from here.
8.5/10
8.5/10
June 27, 2023
I love the Black Label comics! Even though I am a long time Batman fan, this story is a really solid start for everyone who wants to begin reading Batman comics but is overwhelmed by the many other DC runs and expansive comic universes!
October 30, 2021
Sorrentino continues to impress me, and the story seems compelling too. I’m looking forward to the rest of this miniseries.
November 17, 2021
7/10
Me gusta mucho el dibujo de Sorrentino pero a la trama le está costando despegar…
Me gusta mucho el dibujo de Sorrentino pero a la trama le está costando despegar…
November 18, 2021
The most original Batman tale I’ve read in awhile. Hype to see where this thing goes.
February 9, 2022
Molto bello, ma poi è"tutto li" per quanto possa essere interessante
February 27, 2022
great!
Really great! The writing, the drawing, the villain, the everything. Great and clever and fun and serious! Best Batman writer since Scott Snyder
Really great! The writing, the drawing, the villain, the everything. Great and clever and fun and serious! Best Batman writer since Scott Snyder
March 9, 2022
Lectura adicional después de ver el film "The Batman".
Buen comienzo. Grandes momentos , interesante el arte mas "moderno" de las viñetas.
Buen comienzo. Grandes momentos , interesante el arte mas "moderno" de las viñetas.
April 19, 2022
The art looks good some of the time. Has a more realistic feel and takes place 3 years into Batman’s career. Kinda meanders.
March 9, 2023
Solid star t
This shouldn't work as well as it does however it is immediately a captivating version of the Batman mythology and has a interesting cliff hanger
This shouldn't work as well as it does however it is immediately a captivating version of the Batman mythology and has a interesting cliff hanger
June 13, 2024
Excelente história, bastante interessante e gosto demais do lado investigativo do Batman, a arte é incrível e gostei demais da quadrinização, é uma composição muito boa
April 14, 2025
Batman is being hunted for the murder of three men but we find out their is an imposter and he may not be done slandering the true Batman’s reputation
July 22, 2025
'last week gotham had its first night with zero violent crime in 54 years' 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
October 5, 2022
Gonna give this 5 stars on art alone. Holy cow, is Andrea Sorrentino a genius. I’m instantly intrigued to catch more of their stuff; it’s this gritty but beautiful birthday cake of gothic imagery and Jordie Bellaire brings amazing colors to compliment.
Story is pretty good so far. I’m interested to see where this goes with the Rat character and Bruce’s therapist. Hell of an issue #1.
Story is pretty good so far. I’m interested to see where this goes with the Rat character and Bruce’s therapist. Hell of an issue #1.
April 7, 2024
4.5 stars
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