Scott Snyder continues his Batman no-hitter streak he started with Endgame back in the New 52 with Rebirth’s All-Star Batman, Volume 2: Ends of the Earth. Time to take a break from the character, dude! Mister Freeze unleashes a necrotic black spot that decays everything it touches and Batman’s gotta etc. It’s soooo boring!
After the tedious Freeze issue, it’s a weary trudge through a series of dull chapters featuring Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter and Ra’s Al-Ghul. The lame Blackhawks are half-assedly introduced though it’s unclear why they’re even involved in the first place. There’s also the conclusion to the terrible Duke side-story from the last volume as Snyder once again tries and fails to make Duke a thing.
At least the book lives up to its title in the visual department with its roster of All-Star artistic talent: Jock, Tula Lotay, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Francesco Francavilla all contribute art that makes this comic look awesome. Camuncoli’s trippy Mad Hatter issue was especially great and it’s always cool to see Jock working on Batman. It’s just a shame the art is in service to such an unmemorable and unexciting story.
All-Star? Ha! A very generous two stars, purely for the art, instead.
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