The Bat-Man: First Knight is an engaging story which focuses on his tenacity and intelligence. Read Full Review

While the comic seems to relish showcasing Batman's roots and how different the Golden Age Batman was from his modern incarnation, Jurgens and Perkins still tell a compelling pulp tale that excites and intrigues on its own merits. Read Full Review

It is refreshing, dark, yet there are funny moments such as Batman hiding his face from Commissioner Gordon. I am excited to see where the mini series takes us and to explore the grotesque creatures in Gotham's underbelly. Read Full Review

This is one of the best books Dan Jurgens has written in a very long time, and it's about time he made his mark on the Caped Crusader. Read Full Review

For as far as Black Label Batman titles go, this was an excellent first issue to set up a hellish word surrounded by the grim and anomalies. The ending is thrilling, and quite frankly, shocking. Read Full Review

Bat-Man: First Knight #1 is certainly a must-buy for the original Batman fan. You know; the one whos read every issue and wants an updated look with a classic feel. For the hard-boiled detective fan who loves the classic monster flick, this issue is right up your alley. Plus, you get a Batman thats new, on the scene, and navigating Gotham in a more realistic manner than what we see today. However, its the cliffhanger that has me juiced for the next installment. I couldnt be more excited for this fresh, new take on the character that places Batman in his original light with better artistry and plot design. I highly recommend adding Bat-Man: First Knight #1 to your pull list. Its worth the price and you can thank me later. Read Full Review

The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 is a great start with a debut that makes me feel like I should be sitting around the radio, tuning in, and enjoying the show while drinking my Ovaltine. There's a nostalgic aspect to it that captures a tone that you just don't see much of today. It's a hell of a start that has us excited to see what comes next and already hope we get more. Read Full Review

Perkins art is sublime and beautifully detailed. The visuals create a wonderful visual representation of the city as well as the characters and I love the vintage feel of the imagery throughout the issue. Read Full Review

The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 is the bee's knees and exactly what you want out of a Black Label title. Jurgens nails the simmering tension of Gotham City at the time of global upheaval, and the art captures the gritty, crime noir atmosphere perfectly. Except for one or two minor stumbles, this issue is an excellent start. Read Full Review

Dan Jurgens makes it a game changer, with Mike Perkins' stunning art and Mike Spicer's earthy colors making Gotham look even more run down than we've ever seen it before. Some of the scenes depict Gotham out of a Blade Runner-like environment... Rainy, dark, and desperate. Read Full Review

The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 for the most part, does everything right. It's an interesting experiment in comic book writing, has a good plot, and looks good most of the time. Unfortunately, the parts where things go wrong have a strong cumulative effect. Read Full Review

Strong art and skilled writing keep the reader engaged, but the ugliness of the story isn't balanced by enough appeal to lift it out of the ordinary seedy tale. Read Full Review

Loved it!

This book had already caught my attention with its cover and premise and the fact Mike Perkins was drawing it. But it ended up being surprisingly great all the same living up to these high review scores. It doesn't rely on memberberries or winks and nudges to have appeal, its pure old fashioned noir storytelling with characters skme unfamiliar some not in a setting based on the world Batman was originally born in.

This is far from the first noir Bat story and God willing it won't be the last but it feels fresh because of the presentation and setting, juxtaposed to the high tech modern Bruce Wayne we obviously see a lot today.

This Bruce is young, scrappy, not entirely put together, but determined to do the right thing. Theres some backdrop elements focusing on surprisingly relevant topics as facism was on the rise in the thirties too.

The art is just incredible, Mike perkins is who you go to when you want insanely depthful, detailed, human depictions of these characters. The characters feel grounded and vulnerable, the environments grimy, dark and mysterious. His figure work shines brilliantly as does his inking techniques on things like the wrinkles in Bruces cape.

It all comes together to make a sequence that feels grandiose and high art, no less so with the premium large size of the black label line. We get too many bat books, but this one has earned its keep as a mini. more

Best thing Jurgens has written in ages. Incredible art. Not entirely sure where Batman and the rabbi came from, but in a time of antisemitism, it's very welcome. And this feels adult, not in terms of the language but in its sensibilities.

Taking the literal trappings of 1939 Batman and playing it straight with modern storytelling sensibilities is a fun and worthy take. Very enjoyable with good art and enough content to take the sting off the 7 dollar price tag.

There is NO WAY this comic was worth the $7 price tag!

I honestly cannot remember the last time I was this bored reading a Batman comic. The beginning starts with a ton of exposition, by the time the headless victim shows up I had already checked out. The story meanders a bit more until Batman finally shows up in one of the most wonky, awkward, unsatisfying splash pages I've ever seen. Not helped by the fact that Batman's cowl is drawn overly bulky. The cowl is also inconsistently drawn from panel to panel, making for a very jarring reading experience. If there is no clear distinct vision of the story's main character, then please don't bother trying to tell a story about them.
The art, while polished is quite dull. Characters look very posed and stiff. Much of the backgrounds look like traced photos, and at times looked rushed and very sloppy. The color is really nice at parts, but they cannot seem to make up their mind to go all dull and gritty, or overly vibrant. But most important is the fact that this comic is just not worth the price of admission. It's a rip off.

After this dull first issue, I'm not even sure this comic will even be worth trade waiting. more