Batman Battle For The Cowl Man Bat #1
Spinning out of the events in BATTLE FOR THE COWL, Gotham City is in chaos and the villains of Arkham Asylum are running amok. One such villain is the evil Doctor Phosphorus who seeks out another scientist in this one-shot to help him grow even more powerful. But when that scientist is Kirk Langstrom, a.k.a. Man-Bat, Doctor Phosphorus - and all of Gotham - will get much more than they bargained for!
Written by Joe Harris
Art by Jim Calafiore
Cover by Ladrönn
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
Reviews
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| TheDudeVonDoom | 04/01/09 | No | Read Review |
| robbydzwonar | 04/01/09 | No | Read Review |
| akamuu | 04/01/09 | No | Read Review |
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Avg Rating: 2.9
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I'm doing the same...so far, so good on this storyline :-)
Posted by DemonBoy on 03/30/09 at 10:28 PM
One of Batman's most freakiest enemies has his own comic book saga now I wonder what Man-Bat's gonna do in Gotham City while Bruce Wayne a.k.a. the Batman is gone will he tear every single citizen in Gotham City apart or will he took over the City's Blood Bank anyways I was planning to buy this comic book anyway.
Posted by evil09 on 03/31/09 at 12:30 AM
Hmmm... I'm not expecting great things here. But Calafiore art is a plus.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 03/31/09 at 01:20 AM
Hey Joe Harris! Its nice to see him taking a break from writing shitty movies and back to writing comics. I remember my 12 year old self loving Slingers.
Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 03/31/09 at 01:31 AM
Hope this is better than the Gordon One-Shot.
Posted by WadeWilson on 03/31/09 at 02:17 AM
i don't know why i buy shite like this. honesty, what is wrong with my 26-year-old self?
Posted by edward on 03/31/09 at 02:43 AM
I'm picking this up mainly to see why in the world Man-Bat got his own special. Wonder how he figures into the Battle for the Cowl?
Posted by Trichon on 03/31/09 at 08:18 AM
I'm shocked this, of all Bat one-shots, is getting a lot of pulls. I didnt realise Man Bat was such a popular character with the ifanbase.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 03/31/09 at 12:20 PM
@tnc he has always been the one charaqcter from batman thawas so undeveloped
Posted by cyberauron on 03/31/09 at 08:22 PM
If Battle For The Cowl #2 was coming out this week, I would be getting that instead.
Posted by robbydzwonar on 03/31/09 at 10:47 PM
@TNC -- It's because there is no other bat-books to buy! Speaking for myself anyway ...
@robby -- Me too.
Posted by WadeWilson on 04/01/09 at 12:29 AM
I just finished this, and I thought it was pretty terrible, and I won't be reading the rest of the series.
So far the BFTC tie-ins are 2-1 for me.
Posted by kwisdumb on 04/01/09 at 08:42 PM
I thought this was leagues above Oracle and Commissioner Gordon. While it was far from the best, it was a good read. However, none of these one-shots have been particularly deep. Still, it's a pretty big event for Man Bat and it was nice to see Doctor Phosphorus back in a cool way. (Even if he does look like Abyss!)
Posted by PraxJarvin on 04/01/09 at 09:38 PM
@kwisdumb - It was a one-shot! Or do you mean you're dropping the whole BFTC series?
I thought this issue was OK ... but was the whole point just to tell us that Langstrom can now transform without the serum? And then for him to run off into the distance, & crying like a teenage girl?
Posted by WadeWilson on 04/03/09 at 02:02 AM
This was much better than last week's Commish Gordon story, with a quality (albeit brief) character arc. The end felt rushed and a bit strange, but overall this issue delivered an enjoyable read.
Posted by rwpos on 04/05/09 at 08:05 PM
When I got in the comic book store I was'nt hoping this copy would get sold out in an instant and by the Glory of God it did got sold out quicker than meets the eye.
Posted by evil09 on 04/05/09 at 09:25 PM
I'm giving this a try, as none of the other BFTC tie-ins have been bad. Let's hope for the best!
Posted by kwisdumb on 03/30/09 at 07:37 PM