Batman Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs

This is one of the Top ten all time Batman stories. Tynion weaves an awesome tale using all of Batman’s OG Villains. The designer is a great new villain with a twist. Deathstroke and his crew add to the action as well. The mystery is great a surprise twist is awesome as well. It is a big change in the Batman world too. A GREAT story. This is a Must Own!!!

Love the art and story. One of my favorite Batman comics. Can’t recommend this enough.

Not exactly ground breaking, but it's a good story overall. Batman fans and comic geks will love it! If you're new to the genre it's a good detective story about how the past catches up with you.

Excellent packaging (books arrived packaged in two bubble mailers with careful placement for both TPBs & HC books), expedited shipping, and accurate description representation. I'm very pleased to have received this graphic novel for a fair and competitive price. I would highly recommend and purchase from this highly reputable retailer again. Thank you 👍!

A good story

Amazing!

James Tynion is one of my favorite new writers. He takes Batman down a dark path. Each of his villains are also on a very dark path. This is 12 steps past where authors of days gone by would take us. His training makes more sense, his way of doing things becomes more clear. This is the Batman Gotham deserves.

With Tom Kings run it was an emotional roller coaster so I was hesitant to undergo it again. But Tynion has done a pretty good job especially with this first part and Im excited to aee how Joker’s plan unfolds.

Uno de los mejores cómics de Batman leídos hasta la fecha muy recomendable vibrante y unos dibujos tremendos cinco estrellas

I didn’t know much about the current story going on but this was a great deal! Arrived in great condition and fast! Thanks so much!

Arka kapakta çıtır hasar var onun dışı iyi joker war'a giden yol

There’s a lot of stuff to drink out there! You can get a mixer, a breezer, and cocktail, a straight shot, you can have a whiskey and cigar, you down a red bull, and you can choose from a selection of craft beer that’ll make your eyes bulge these days. And all of these are good and right in their time, but there’s nothing like a good ol classic cold one! Just a simple Pilsner, nothing fancy, nothing crazy, but everything great, everything you’ve come to know and love. This is what this comic is, a straight up basic Pilsner, not in the simplistic sense but in the nostalgic homey sense. In the sense of comfort food, of everything you could ask for. The comic doesn’t do anything extravagant or spectacular, it’s simple, straightforward, and to the point and that what makes it great. The art is great and evocative, the story is intriguing and tightly plotted, the characters well developed, and the narrative is well written and simple to follow. The fights are great and the lead up is enticing! I’m really excited to see where this goes! This comic is all the good things about Batman, not watered down. A great read and looking forward to more summer nights on the porch with an ice cold Batman beer in my hand!

This volume continues the ongoing continuity from Batman vol.13 but has been given a volume 1 designation in recognition of this being a good jumping on point for new and returning readers. Included are Batman #85-94 and Batman Secret Files #3 as well as a variant cover gallery. There are a few artists at work here with the lead being taken by Guillem March but there is a consistent look and feel which means that the reader does not get distracted by jarring style changes. Overall, decent to very good art across the whole book. The storyline by James Tynion concerns Bats ongoing struggle against a villainous plot involving the Penguin, Joker and the Riddler and introduces the new character Punchline. It sets the scene for the next chapter in the Batman life story as well as being an interesting read in its own right. The focus is on Batman and to a lesser extent, Catwoman so not much sign of the other Bat hangers on who have plagued the Bat books in recent years. The Batman Secret Files section is really a bonus but doesn't connect that much to the main storyline. Overall, a nice book for Bat fans old and new.