Dick Grayson is still Batman while Bruce Wayne as Batman works on his new idea – “Batman Incorporated” – in Grant Morrison’s storyline, and Grayson (a more sleek version of Batman) is joined by Damian Al-Ghul as Robin. Together they encounter the Sensei (who was previously seen as dead in Morrison’s “The Resurrection of Ra’s Al-Ghul”) who is up to no good chasing after a mystical mask that unleashes a demonic power while Grayson and Damien are joined by an Asian supehero “Peacock” to stop Sensei...

Pretty low effort here. Riddler and Catwoman Jr. made for some grating reading. If I need to build an impromptu fire in the future, this is the book I will reach for for kindling.

(B) 72% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: It tries so hard to be epic but it’s all muscle and bone with no sinew or nerve to make it function, coherent and whole.

Decent, but a tad forgettable. Dick Grayson is an inferior Batman but his team watches his back. The art is good but a bit confusing sometimes (rarely though). Both story arcs are good but too short to really hit hard. I liked it overall.3.49/5

A mediocre, paint-by-the-numbers Batman tale. A magical mask. A Chinese cult. Gotham threatened. A female Asian superhero named Peacock with cleavage the Great Wall could span. Everyone has creepily attractive teenage sidekicks on a sudden. Robin looks at teenage girl sidekicks.Not much else to report. The always entertaining Dick Grayson/Batman and Damian Wayne/Robin rapport is missing here. For the completist only, I guess.

The artwork was brilliant, but the story was definitely a filler while they were waiting for Bruce Wayne to take over the book series again.

This was a really enjoyable story! Even more so, if you have read stories like the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul. A villain (Sensei) who has at least for me his first introduction in that story makes a return here in the Eye of the Beholder, as does an ally (I-Ching). Even though Bruce Wayne is back, this story has Dick Grayson front and center as Gotham's Dark Knight Detective. Bruce is working on Batman Incorporated behind the curtains, while Dick and Damian are keeping the streets of Gotham sa...

Even though I enjoy Dick Grayson/Batman with Damian....this was just okay.

I had a harder time with this one than the last one. Just could not keep interested and had to force myself to finish it. It isn't terrible but the dialogue is cliched, the plot devices are cliched, even in the dialogue one of the characters mentions everything being cliched.The change to Catwoman in the last volume is repeated here with another villain and that's pretty much when I decided enough was enough.The art is still pretty good. Seems there are a variety of inkers this time on Daniels'

I recently discovered Tony S. Daniel while reading Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 1: Faces of Death again. This isn't his best work or I would have noticed him sooner. He's one of the most prolific comic creators in the business and has the enviable talent for both writing and drawing, and what surprised me is, his art is better than most--better than Greg Capullo, Jim Lee (who makes everyone's face look like a pre-teen), definitely better than the overrated Frank Miller (don't get me wrong, I l...

Good but not great. Ending feels rushed with the impending Flashpoint reboot looming over the book. The writing is frustratingly ambiguous, and intriguing concepts like Riddler’s daughter Enigma never go anywhere.

Confusing??? felt like a waste of time.

BATMAN: EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (2/5)One more mediocre story, written and pencilled by Tony Daniel. First published in Batman 704-707, it features the return of the fearful Sensei, father of the immortal eco-terrorist Ra's Al Ghul. Last seen in the crossover event "The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul", he nearly killed the original Dark Knight Bruce Wayne but met his own demise after falling in the fountain of life. Deemed unworthy by the protector of the sacred place, he was burned alive.However, we n...

What starts with a great setup quickly devolves into a standard too-many-characters parade. I think Tony Daniel's problem may be that he loves Batman too much, odd as that seems. So far all of his stories have been absolutely crammed full of secondary Batman characters in a completely useless and haphazard way, nothing like Hush or one of the stories that does the rogues gallery thing right.In the first half of this book, we get a story centered around all of the Asian/ninja Batman crew, last se...

A decent Batman story but nothing groundbreaking here. Set during the era where Dick Grayson has taken up the cowl of Batman and Damian Wayne has taken on the mantle of Robin. It is refreshing to see a lighter in tone and less experienced Batman than Bruce Wayne.The artwork in this graphic novel is really good, the two different stories contained, not so strong.Part one: Eye of the Beholder. The villain Sensei is after a mystical mask. Good action pieces and supporting characters with a decent r...

Maybe 3.5/5, but since GR is too cool for fractions and decimals, I opted to round down. Very well illustrated. Really liked the artwork and character designs here. Actual writing-wise, it was okay, I’m not sure what TPB comes after this, but as it is “Eye of the Beholder” as a story didn’t satisfy well as a story, felt like a few more issues should have been looped into this collection. There is just no real conclusion here, like not one storyline seemed to wrap up in any sort of way.Does anyon...

A fairly decent Batman comic, considering it comes from the time when Batman Inc was a thing. Batman, though Dick Grayson not Bruce, faces off against a master assassin who seeks a mask of great power.The art is actually pretty good throughout, the story is decent enough as well. The drawbacks are the utterly ridiculous female knock-off characters. Even Damien ironically says "What's with all these female costumed characters in Gotham?"Well it is the perfect example of not being able to tell "cr...

I really like Dick Grayson's run as Batman. Black mirror is one of the best Batman books I have read. Although this has its moments it is mainly filler and b lost Villians. Worth reading if you are a big batman or Dick Grayson fan. Otherwise probably one that can be missed.

4.5 stars for artwork and coloring and 2 for storyline. Daniel's artwork is absolutely stunning, great linework, powerful detail, coloring captures the mood perfectly, only complaint at times its too dark much like many modern horror movies. It makes it hard for imagery to pop out at ya. The storyline, im not too sure required a hardcover version as it really only consists of 4 comic issues and followed by another short story with completely different characters. Dick Grayson is still Batman and...

to asianyit was like .....blah blah asian.....asiani'm a white man and what the hell is Dick grayson