Batman: Fear State - Omega #1

Batman: Nuevo Universo DC #123

by James Tynion IV, Riccardo Federici (Penciller, Inker), Christian Duce (Penciller, Inker)

As Gotham’s Fear State comes to a close, a new day dawns on the city…one without Batman. But the Dark Knight’s absence does not mean the city is without heroes. Join James Tynion IV and Riccardo Federici as they bring “Fear State” to its conclusion and introduce a new status quo that will reverberate throughout the DCU for years to come.

Genres: Comics, Batman, Dc Comics

38 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2021

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Epilogue

A good epilogue to the Fear State. Great artwork, and a good grounding/calming issue after all the craziness that was the Fear State.

Scarecrow is being transported to jail what could go wrong. What happened to the major players in the Fear State? What happens next?

[David Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice wrap up to the Fear State storyline. Could have been handled just as well in either Batman or Detective. No need for this one shot, except to tidy things up in a bow.

[alia · Rating 3 out of 5]

| "People can always change."

Now I'm FINALLY FREE Nice little conclusion seeing what happened. Looking forward to starting the REAL good comics 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Une conclusion... trop conclusive. On n'a quasiment que des flash back donc peut d'action. Une réflexion de Batman sur lui même et sur Gotham qui est intéressante mais ne suffit pas.
Cet arc est néanmoins important dans le contexte Future State.

[Ernez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would be interesting if something happened...but it didn't.

[Joey Amorim · Rating 2 out of 5]

And so ends quite possibly the most disappointing Batman run of at least the last 20ish years. James Tynion had built up so much goodwill as a Batman writer over the years through his iconic Detective Comics run and stuff like Batman/TMNT, but whatever it was, whether it be the higher-ups at DC restricting what he could do or his heart not being in it, or maybe a bit of both, but his time on the main Batman series was some of the most repetitive and uninspired stories I’ve ever read for the Dark Knight. I feel like I may have to go back and read Tynion’s Detective just to get the taste of this out of my mouth.

PS: And again, just a total head-scratcher that this isn’t included in the main Batman “Fear State” volume.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 4 out of 5]

This should have been the Batman Annual rather than a one shot, but at least it's a decent wrap up with good art. The panels set the tone and help level out the narrative. Setting aside the oddity of Batman just chatting with Crane like it's a lazy Sunday, I do feel like the Fear State and Magistrate crap is finally closed and done. It successfully sets a hopeful vibe for the future of Batman and Detective Comics.

[Benja Calderon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Epilogo del evento, donde luego de un último intento de fuga, Batman se encarga personalmente de llevar al doctor Crane al nuevo asilo (edificio que da pie a un nuevo arco en las páginas de Detective Comics), viaje en que conversan sobre las consecuencias del Estado de Miedo, dando un paseo por los protagonistas de este evento, dejando un aire bastante optimista sobre el futuro de Gotham y dando un vistazo a una ¿nueva? mentalidad del caballero enmascarado

Buen número de cierre

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Epílogo para el evento Fear State. Al no haber leido ni la mitad de lo que compone pues no puedo valorarlo por completo. Pero sí que he disfrutado que todo se construya a base de una conversación de Batman y Scarecrow de camino al nuevo Asylum. Me gusta ver esa complicidad generada por tantos años de enfrentamientos. Me funciona mejor que tener que verlos intercambiar golpes because yes.

[Etienne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was so glad the previous run was over, and looking at the first pages of this one with the stunning and dark artworks, I thought we had something, and, not even 10 pages in, we fall back the same dark hole...

[Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing happens.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did really like the art in this one.