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Batman: Urban Legends (Single Issues)
Batman: Urban Legends (2021-) #23
The final issue of the landmark anthology series is here! Jamal Campbell’s epic Nightwing two-parter draws to a close. Batman has to defeat the Time Commander to get the Waynes back to their time. The first graduating class of Arkham Academy decides their fate and future course! And in a flashback story to the beginning of Dick Grayson’s tenure as Robin, he has to save Batman’s life. FINAL ISSUE.
68 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2023
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About the author
Joey Esposito
50 books16 followersJoey Esposito grew up in New England reading comic books, playing video games, renting movies, and writing stories. After high school, Joey attended film school in New York. In college, Joey honed his writing skills, which he soon applied to his love of prose and comics.
After moonlighting as Long Island’s premier Starbucks barista, Joey wrote his first creator-owned comic book series, FOOTPRINTS (with Jonathan Moore), which was featured in USA Today’s Best of 2011 roundup and inspired a sequel, FOOTPRINTS: BAD LUCK CHARM, in 2014. His all-ages superhero series CAPTAIN ULTIMATE (with Ben Bailey and Boy Akkerman) was released in 2013 to overwhelming positive reception and his 2015 graphic novel, PAWN SHOP (with Sean Von Gorman), was released to critical acclaim.
In 2017, he was accepted into DC Comics’ exclusive Writers Workshop. Since his time in the program, Joey has published stories featuring major characters like Batman, Robin, Harley Quinn, Aquaman, and many more on titles such as BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS, AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, and more to be announced. His comic book work has also appeared at Image Comics, Valiant Comics, Archie Comics, and others.
In 2024, his new creator-owned series with PAWN SHOP co-creator Sean von Gorman, THE PEDESTRIAN, debuted from Magma Comix.
He lives in Maine with his wife and pets in a house full of soulmates.
He can be found on BlueSky at @joeyesposito.bsky.social.
After moonlighting as Long Island’s premier Starbucks barista, Joey wrote his first creator-owned comic book series, FOOTPRINTS (with Jonathan Moore), which was featured in USA Today’s Best of 2011 roundup and inspired a sequel, FOOTPRINTS: BAD LUCK CHARM, in 2014. His all-ages superhero series CAPTAIN ULTIMATE (with Ben Bailey and Boy Akkerman) was released in 2013 to overwhelming positive reception and his 2015 graphic novel, PAWN SHOP (with Sean Von Gorman), was released to critical acclaim.
In 2017, he was accepted into DC Comics’ exclusive Writers Workshop. Since his time in the program, Joey has published stories featuring major characters like Batman, Robin, Harley Quinn, Aquaman, and many more on titles such as BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS, AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, and more to be announced. His comic book work has also appeared at Image Comics, Valiant Comics, Archie Comics, and others.
In 2024, his new creator-owned series with PAWN SHOP co-creator Sean von Gorman, THE PEDESTRIAN, debuted from Magma Comix.
He lives in Maine with his wife and pets in a house full of soulmates.
He can be found on BlueSky at @joeyesposito.bsky.social.
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January 13, 2023
So the first story wasn't the one I bought this for.
At all.
But it was a good conclusion to the director arc, and yikes what she did to herself.
The second story was just one of those excellent Batman and Robin arcs where you see why Dick Grayson is one of the favorite enduring Robins and why his legacy matters so much and why people are so drawn to his story and why he's a leader.
And how Batman says "as a soldier you failed" but as more than that you passed, basically. Because Robin shouldn't be a soldier. It was good. This was worth the money just for the one story.
I am kind of sick of the court of owls, though. I won't lie. I get it's now an integral part of the mythos but I'm just so over it. Unpopular opinion I know.
Although I always do enjoy those kinds of stories where Bruce gets to interact with his parents and have some kind of closure somewhere, and some kind of nostalgia, and where he rejects keeping the changes not because he wants them to die but because he understands how many lives he's changed and saved. And gaining some kind of perspective about how he needs to balance the tragedy with the hope and what he's gained vs what he's lost ... while I had a kind of weird reaction to his parents reacting to the car and Batman and their personalities, I did like the last page or two a lot.
At all.
But it was a good conclusion to the director arc, and yikes what she did to herself.
The second story was just one of those excellent Batman and Robin arcs where you see why Dick Grayson is one of the favorite enduring Robins and why his legacy matters so much and why people are so drawn to his story and why he's a leader.
And how Batman says "as a soldier you failed" but as more than that you passed, basically. Because Robin shouldn't be a soldier. It was good. This was worth the money just for the one story.
I am kind of sick of the court of owls, though. I won't lie. I get it's now an integral part of the mythos but I'm just so over it. Unpopular opinion I know.
Although I always do enjoy those kinds of stories where Bruce gets to interact with his parents and have some kind of closure somewhere, and some kind of nostalgia, and where he rejects keeping the changes not because he wants them to die but because he understands how many lives he's changed and saved. And gaining some kind of perspective about how he needs to balance the tragedy with the hope and what he's gained vs what he's lost ... while I had a kind of weird reaction to his parents reacting to the car and Batman and their personalities, I did like the last page or two a lot.
September 5, 2023
Nightwing: 4 stars
Batman & Robin: 4 stars
Arkham Academy: 3.5 stars
The Murder Club: 4.5 stars
4 stars
Batman & Robin: 4 stars
Arkham Academy: 3.5 stars
The Murder Club: 4.5 stars
4 stars
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