Secure Batman: The Dark Knight, Volume 1: Knight Terrors Authored By David Finch Readable In Paperback

some reason this Batman story felt kind of “old school”, but in a good way, Knight Terrors runs a whole gamut of classic Bat villains, but something sinister is afoot: theyre all seriously powerful and amped up on some drug sound familiar.
Yep, its like that

thes all over again, This series isnt a reboot it refers to events in the previous DC continuity,

Knight Terrors is pretty violent and bloody this isnt a comic youll want lying around for the kids to read, Ive heard the same thing regarding the NewDetective Comics series but I havent read that yet, Something amusing: Batman gets heavily beaten up at one point so youd think that Bruce Wayne would at least sport a few bruises or a black eye the next day.
But youd be wrong. This is either a very good ad for makeup or an inconsistency by the creative team take your pick, It didnt put me off the story though, I rather liked Knight Terrors, I can see how some people wont, to be fair its rather action oriented and not as sophisticated or cinematic a story as the City of Owls arc being explored in the other NewBatman series.
Speaking of which, there is a crossover in the last issue collected here, featuring one of the Talons of the Court of Owls, Also: The Flash and Superman both make appearances in Knight Terrors,

I am, of course, of the opinion that there are way, way too many Batrelated titles out there at the moment anything from Batman incorporated through Batgirl, Batwoman and Batwing whats next BatLantern Oh wait, they did that already so its debatable whether there really needs to be a Dark Knight series in addition to Batman, Detective Comics and Batman amp Robin.
However, Ill continue reading the series, Even if it is just for the art which is great, by the way and the mayhem and the female villain that looks like a Playboy Bunny!
I really enjoyed this one.
It is a typical Batman comic, it has some nice artwork, it lightly waxes philosophic on some dark themes, there's lots of action, I loved the cameos from certain Justice League members and batfamily members, Plus, there is a panoply of my favourite villains in this volume, . . it even introduces a new villain though I did't really like her, However, Alfred is really well written in this story, and he steals the spotlight, for me,

I guess my major complaint about this volume is the fact that it is a new series title for the Batman brand, and there is really no point of departure for it.
Nothing that makes it unique from anything that came before it, I had hoped that, with the reboot and with the opportunity of a new series, the writers would have peel back a new layer of the Batman mythos but, unfortunately, it is really just the sameoldsameold.


The last issue in this collected edition is a oneoff for Talon, which ties into the "Court of Owls" storyline, I found it a little unnecessary, especially since it will likely be reprinted elsewhere,

Solid, enjoyable, at times, very good,/

It's readable, but it's not exactly engaging, The story just randomly flips from villain to villain seemingly just because, There is no proper motivation to their actions apart from the fact that they hate batman and they are crazy, I liked Superman and Flash appearances but in the end them being there doesn't add anything to the story,
I hoped the White rabbit is gonna be interesting but so far she has zero character development and her only purpose of existence is to run around in skimpy bunny outfit.

Kudos for Batman with ice cream, I noticed on the back cover of this volume, many of the raves pointed out the quality of the art, I can see why. The artwork is quite well done and David Finch deserves some credit for his talent, His writing ability Not as good, This simplistic story, by itself, would have merited astar, but the art carries the story,

There has been a breakout at Arkham, A new drug called "Fury" it's basically Bane's venom is causing inmates to act differently since they are roided up, This then leads to Batman chasing down a variety of roidedup inmates from ScareCrow to Clayface, It's the usual deal, except they are on Fury, There is also a mysterious Playboy Bunny called the "White Rabbit" that he chases around, She has something to do with the mystery,

That's the volume's story, Doesn't sound too deep, eh It's not, It merely tells a story, that isn't terrible, which highlights Finch's considerable artistic skills, So expect nothing deep. But it is a fun little jaunt, some good fights and great art, Look, I admit it. I'mand still love reading comics and graphic novels, These days it seems like the majority of the world has some kind of interest in superheroes and why not It's fun,

Batman has always been up there as one of my all time favorite superheroes, And if you're looking for a collection of Batman comics that pretty much captures what classic Batman storytelling is all about then you need to read this, I absolutely loved it. This collection is based off of a Batman series that for some reason only lastedissues, Maybe there were too many other Batman titles at the time but I'm surprised this didn't survive the whole Newthing, Anyways, this book has it all, Of course it starts with a whole bunch of baddies escaping Arkham and yeah if you're a Batman fan you've seen that happen in the comics at least a hundred times but who cares.
. . I loved it. Scarecrow, Bane, Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter, Two Face, Clayface and more, . . all make appearances here. The art is fantastic with many full page spreads, There's some drama with commissioner Gordon, there's a mysterious female love interest for Bruce, again we've seen it all before but sometimes it's good to go with the formula that's carried a character for as long as Batman has been around, Highly recommended!
I seem to be reading a good number of comics lately that are just ok, Add another one to the list,

Beyond asking wtf is going on with White Rabbit's lack of a costume, I'll just point you over to sitelinkAnne and sitelinkSam's reviews, They gave it the same 'meh'that I did, but they actually felt up to typing out why, B More than Satisfactory
Notes: A bragbook artistic showcase, its formulaic eyecandy, portioning by plot a daisychain of cheesecake and fisticuffs, One of the most popular superheroes of all time, Batman has stood out as the most gritty and serious dogooder in DC's roster, Even the Warner Bros. television cartoons can be rather dark at times,

However, this volume is more "PG" than "TVYFV", Though the artwork was fabulous and the story left me hungry for the next volume, a smattering of profanities and an excess of blood, along with some rather scary villains and some scantily clad female characters, made this a shock to my Disney Channel sensibilities.


If you don't mind such content, you may enjoy this better than I did it was still fun for what it was, though, .