Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Books/Comics

‘Man-Bat #1’ (review)

Written by Dave Wielgosz
Art by Sumit Kumar
Published by DC Comics

 

I have been hearing about this Man-Bat series for quite awhile.

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I popped open this book, but man, this is a crazy reading experience. I am not sure in a good way either.

I love the character, but this is done totally different from the Man-Bat stories that I remember.

The opening of this book has Kirk Langstrom arguing with his wife, Francine. She knows that he is futzing around with being Man-Bat yet again. And let me tell you, Francine has had it!

She finally does what she should have done years ago.

She leaves Kirk.

It is pretty dramatic for sure, but then it gets even more dramatic. Kirk hits rock bottom. That is when he becomes Man-Bat again and hits the streets either fighting crime or acting like a nut, whatever you want to call it. It could be considered both, I guess.

So then, Batman shows up to help Kirk out. But he’s not going to succeed. We have seen this scenario done many times before but done better.

Regardless, it turns every crazier and by the last page I was just laughing.

I give the creators a lot of credit. They just go for it. I am not a fan of the script nor the sort of cartoony artwork.

Neither really works for this. But they go for it, and don’t look back. I couldn’t stand this book but somehow, this feels like such a wrong take I can’t wait to come back and read how much crazier it is going to get.

RATING: B-

 

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

DISCLAIMER

Forces of Geek is protected from liability under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and “Safe Harbor” provisions.

All posts are submitted by volunteer contributors who have agreed to our Code of Conduct.

FOG! will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement.

Please contact us for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content.

SOCIAL INFLUENCER POLICY

In many cases free copies of media and merchandise were provided in exchange for an unbiased and honest review. The opinions shared on Forces of Geek are those of the individual author.

You May Also Like

Art/Collectibles

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see directly inside someone’s brain? Not the squishy, slimy physical organ itself, but their...

Books/Comics

Written by LaToya Morgan & Jai Jamison Art by Joe Jaro, Valentine de Landro Paris Alleyne & Lea Caballero Published by BOOM! Studios  ...

Books

Written by Kelley Simms Published by Bear Manor Media   Back in 1980, I had just finished an acting course, which served me well...

Books/Comics

Written and Illustrated by Dave Roman Published by First Second   “Dude! You have a unicorn horn on your noggin! That’s so amazing!” While...