Batman/Spawn #1
SCORE: 60
During Free Comic Book Day 2023 we spent enough money to receive a
bag of free comic books and some graphic novels. Batman/Spawn #1 is one
of those that came in the free bag of comic books. At first I thought
cool I get three comic books in this series. Upon deeper inspection I
discovered I was given the same comic book three times. The difference
is the front covers. That is a bit on the lame side in my opinion.
There will be spoilers in this review of the Batman/Spawn #1 comic book.
The cover to Batman/Spawn #1 is pretty thick. there are forty-eight
comic book content pages with no advertisements within Batman/Spawn #1.
The Court of Owls and Court of Priests bring together Batman and Spawn.
As expected the two of them wind up fighting it out to a stalemate in
Batman/Spawn #1.
The two then team up to go after their foes. They were manipulated into
that place at that time. The villains goals make little sense to me. At
one point they want Batman dead. Then they want Batman to open a portal
for them by lying to him and telling him he can save the soul of his
dead mother. What about his father? That does not matter to anyone in
Batman/Spawn #1.
The issues families will have with Batman/Spawn #1 are blood, gore,
violence, and more. There is talk of hell and demons in Batman/Spawn #1.
As far as I can tell Batman/Spawn #1 is a one shot that ultimately made
little sense. Spawn pretends to be Batman and kills a man right in front
of Arkham Asylum. That way the villains will think Batman will murder
them if they push him too far. That is what the Joker wants.
I have read plenty of Batman comics through the years and some of
Batman/Spawn #1 has a Batman feel to it. I have not read Spawn for
decades. I never really connected with that series. In the end the
heroes win and do not give the courts what they want. The epilogue makes
no sense to me either. If there are more comic books in this series I do
not plan on purchasing them.
- Paul
Graphics: 45%
Writing: 60%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Story: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Comic Book
Publisher: DC Comics, Image Comics
Author: McFarlane, Capullo, McCaig
Rating: ‘13+’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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