tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post1722655931246032119..comments2024-02-10T01:05:19.568-08:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Review: Batman: The Black Mirror Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-55557033867739766622016-02-19T00:26:56.971-08:002016-02-19T00:26:56.971-08:00You are crazy to put the owls under rip!!! Far sup...You are crazy to put the owls under rip!!! Far superior, the rip villains were sad and laaame! The court has history and it expanded on the details of batman being tormented, not just, oh here this is what we did...blegh. it wasn't given the time that would of made it great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468627904832422306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-66719843423913109572016-02-19T00:21:07.690-08:002016-02-19T00:21:07.690-08:00I loved this book. LOVED IT! But I loved the court...I loved this book. LOVED IT! But I loved the court of the owls and night of. RIP was all over the place, and it seemed forced and rushed. I normally love Daniels, but the last 2-3 would fall under the same category every story m. Night has had a part in after sixth sense. I don't think I've read anything by Scott Snyder that was less than great, to say the least. The story line was pieced together brilliantly and intriguing as hell, I couldn't put it down and read it in one sit.I enjoyed the artist in this as well, jock and francavilla meshed well... did I mention how much I loved it?! Your review was pretty good too,shame on your spoilers though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468627904832422306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-20676228236946880422013-04-16T21:42:37.616-07:002013-04-16T21:42:37.616-07:00I tried Snyder's 'Court of Owls' story...I tried Snyder's 'Court of Owls' storyline...<br /><br />Your and my mileage may vary significantly. As you note, Bruce is less nuanced-- Snyder's take on the nu-52 rendition, sadly, is one I find unlikable past the first two chapters, as much for his behavior toward Dick Grayson as his generally overbearing, puffed-up, self-righteous hubris. You might see him differently, but I wouldn't lay money on it.<br /><br />As for the tale itself, 'Court of Owls' seems like a training-wheels version of 'Batman: RIP'. The art is at least enjoyably consistent, albeit a touch 90s OCD in terms of frivolous detail / shading. Bruce has a tendency to look a little vapid if not Val Kilmer-ish, but otherwise Capullo does solid work. There's a part toward the latter half where the page orientation rotates which I didn't consider successful; my problems there may be the result of a printer error, as I was reading it in trade.<br /><br />Anyway, looking forward to hearing your throughts. I wanted to like it, but it seemed like Snyder was taking potshots at Grant Morrison's run at the same time as he cribbed from it for ideas, so by the end of the tome I was pretty frustrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com