Batman: Reptilian

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Není to pro každýho, je to silně off-beat, je tu hromada naprosto absurdních zvratů a naprosto náhodných až bizarně komediálních scén, že tohle opravdu je pro úzkou skupinu lidí. The book had a hidden funny vibe to it as everything that was happening was serious as hell yet, the way Batman was dealing with everything with this dry, deadpan approach like he wasn’t taking it serious was amusing to me.

Yes, he's got form on giving good bastard, but here he manages to work within Bruce's ridiculous limitations so as to make someone who is widely known not to kill genuinely menacing all the same. If you don’t take Batman or your capeshit stories in general too seriously, you’ll probably like this, and if you are just a Garth Ennis fan or his take on capeshit like I am, you’ll probably love this.Liam Sharp is the artist on this book instead and, if you��ve seen his work on other DC titles like Wonder Woman Rebirth, Green Lantern and The Brave and the Bold like I have, you’ll be surprised to see how different his artwork is in this book. The other thing that is obviously on my mind is what would this book have looked like if Dillon got to draw it? It says the original artist was going to be Steve Dillon and though the story would still be dreadful at least the art would have been good. In true Ennis fashion, however, it doesn't miss out on the chance to mock several aspects of Batman. Batman initially thinks this trope is in play, with a bigger, badder villain taking out all the other criminals in Gotham, but it soon becomes clear something else is going on.

Giger's Xenomorph creation from the Alien film series) laying waste to both the good citizens and bad criminals of Gotham - attempts horror movie shock value but succeeds in only being distasteful and rather dull. Alright, first and foremost, it needs to be mentioned that Liam Sharp does some of his best work in this series. It’s hard not to tell people about this series without giggling a little, which is maybe the best you can hope for from any sort of mainstream American entertainment in 2021. Loved this even more on reread, and I can totally see myself coming back to this book a bunch of times in the future.The pitch was accepted, but sadly, before any work could begin on the art, Steven Dillon passed away.

And although the ending falls apart a bit, with Batman's characterisation wobbling and a big explodey showdown that really doesn't sit right with the style Sharp is using here, I mostly enjoyed this one. In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.All of these elements come to give shape to a character that is given a menacing silhouette by the masterful Liam Sharp.