Batman: Urban Legends (2021-) #15

Batman: Urban Legends (Single Issues)

by Mark Russell, Vita Ayala, Joey Esposito

Zatanna has to save Batman’s soul! Ace the Bat-Hound must confront the source of his trauma…The Joker! Meanwhile, the night of Batman’s auction is finally here! Katana doesn’t buy what Lady Shiva is selling for a second about the new Birds of Prey, and she’s going to let her know personally. Batman has to team up with Plastic Man to save a criminal from having his life taken by the Penguin and KGBeast!

Genres: Dc Comics, Comics

67 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 10, 2022

About the author

Mark Russell is the author of God Is Disappointed in You and Apocrypha Now. He also writes the comic book series Prez and The Flintstones for DC Comics. He lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Plastic Man, and Bat-Hound stories are GREAT, but Vita's Zatanna story is so horrendous, as is the Birds of Prey story.

[Renan Fontes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bound to Our Will (5 of 6): This is just so, so bad. Awful dialogue, awkward tone, and the art's all over the place. Not bad, but not consistent and it often undermines the story. Overall a very bad arc that keeps getting worse. I cannot wait for this to end. It feels like I'm reading some middle-schooler's Batman/Zatanna/Constantine fanfiction and I would very much like it to stop. The whole "Reviver" nonsense is just embarrassing.

Bending the Rules: Solid enough read.

Memory Lane (2 of 3): Simply abysmal.

Hounded (5 of 6): It's amazing just how good this story is when the rest of Urban Legends doesn't even strive to reach the bottom of the barrel. Pretty much the ONLY reason to read this book at this point.

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Easily one of Urban Legends' worst issues. When half your book is awful, a quarter is just okay, and only the last quarter is actually good, you've got a serious problem. 2 Stars for Hounded alone. Otherwise it's an easy 1.

[The Wintermute System · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first story about Batman and Zatanna continues to be trash, the second story about Batman and Plastic Man was both cute and ultimately full of redemption - or at least the possibility of it, I can live with or without the story about this Birds of Prey team, while the story about Ace is what I'm living for: as Ace keeps tracking down his owner, he confronts defeat and loss, while Batman is about to be auctioned off to a supervillain, thus promising exposure of his identity.

Except, a new snag leads to an eleventh confrontation with an unexpected partner as proof that Batman is, indeed, Batman and not just some dude in a mask.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 for Ace and his team. Just keep breaking my heart, man. 😭😭😭 Although, puppy Ace was oddly cute with Joker.

The rest...Z, B, & C - make it stop! Plastic Man - too many words. Birds of Prey - obvious story, but the visuals are slick enough to catch the eye.

Ace's story is the only reason I'm still reading this and the next issue is the last one on my pulls.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I'm ready for these stories to be done with and replaced with some new ones. With the exception of Mark Russell's Bat Hound story, the rest are pretty mediocre offerings.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Bats and Zatannas relationship and I like him being playful with Constantine. Also, nice to see a Plastic Man story, cool art on that one too.

[Belfry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Batman & Zatanna: Skipped
Plastic Man: 2.5 stars
Birds of Prey: 2.5 stars
Ace the Bat-Hound: 3.5 stars

2.75 stars rounded up