Batman: Legends of Gotham (2023) #1

by Andy Diggle, Carmine Di Giandomenico (Cover Art), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Colorist)

With Batman preoccupied, his deepest, darkest, most dangerous secrets are about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. The guest list is strictly villains only, and the outlaw Red Hood fits the bill --putting him on a collision course with Batman's deniable black-ops team, the Outsiders! With Lazarus Island spawning wild-card superpowers across the globe, the stakes could not be higher. Jason Todd, Black Lightning, and Katana will have to put aside their differences to save Batman's legacy --and with it, the world. That's assuming they don't kill each other first!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Batman, Superheroes

44 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2023

About the author

Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers,Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon at DC Comics and for his run on Thunderbolts and Daredevil after his move to Marvel.

In 2013 Diggle left writing DC's Action Comics and began working with Dynamite Entertainment, writing a paranormal crime series Uncanny. He is also working on another crime series with his wife titled Control that is set to begin publishing in 2014.

Reviews

[Hannah Call · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5/5

[Nymphe · Rating 4 out of 5]

The drawing style was really good and I liked it a lot. However, how young Jason was drawn was a bit strange, but luckily there weren't so many scenes.

The plot is probably nothing special or new, but you can understand it well without much previous knowledge. I, for example, have never read a comic by the Outsiders and still had no problems following the plot.

I found the way Red Hood was written in the course of the story very appropriate and made me smile a lot. In general, I found the relationships in these comics very exciting and I focused more on them than on the mission.

In summary, I guess you could say a dash of humour, some action and great dialogue. I don't regret having read it.

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fancy title for a mostly pointless lil one shot. I didn't totally hate it, though.

I don't have much experience with Red Hood, so it was nice to read a little more about him. He seems like a classic Batman protégé in that he's got that complex that comes from not being able to live up to Batman's high standards. I swear, Batman is just the world's most Disappointed Dad.

Anyhoo.

The story here is nothing new - infiltrating a Bad Guy auction to get back something that absolutely cannot fall into Bad Guy hands. Seen that before in almost every action franchise ever.

Artwork is okay though a little scratchy for my tastes. It was easy enough to follow and the action progressed well.

I wasn't expecting much so it came out okay but I don't think anyone is missing out if they don't read this one.

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, who is the lady on the last page? Will this title become the next series for Red Hood?

[Mia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked small Jason and Alfred crumbs, but writing was pretty much meh just like art.

[Shawn Ingle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great cast of characters. Creative plot. This could have easily been an excellent short mini-series with all that was going on. The story certainly has the potential to be continied elsewhere. Definitely would like to see more of Red Hood and his desire for vengeance over Alfred's death. Good stuff!

[Mariah · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Red Hood is confronted by Black Lightning and Katana to help recover The Leviathan, a list of code names of secret agents across the globe. Red Hood is forcibly brought into this to help assist.

I loved the art in this, 10/10

I liked seeing Katana being front and center. She is a really interesting character and I'd like to see her in more story arcs.

I'm a big fan of Red Hood and I liked seeing him do what he does best.

[Paxton Holley · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s an auction going on of meta human secrets. And Red Hood must work with The Outsiders to make sure those secrets stay safe.

I didn’t love the art in this. It was kind of all over the place. But the story was pretty good. I love Jason and his plans on plans on plans.

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good overall. I enjoyed it. But I needed to look up a lot to know exactly what was happening and why.

[The Wintermute System · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lived! Nice to see more Red Hood and Killer Croc, especially in one issue. The art was incredible and I really enjoyed the story. I thought I had everything figured out but it surprised me.

[Marsh Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this one-shot book featuring Red Hood. It's always nice to see where Jason Todd's going to take these surprising alliances he creates... and whose agenda he's really working.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always here for good Croc (and Jason, although he has a better ratio just by virtue of having more appearances)