The world is broken and it's all Flash's fault. How did he do it? You'll have to read the book but know that the DC world has changed: Bruce Wayne was murdered so his father is a more brutal Batman, Superman came to Earth but is a test prisoner of the military, Wonder Woman and Aquaman are disgruntled lovers with no loyalties to humanity who are literally tearing the globe apart and the list goes on and on. Evocative artwork with an epic scope.This particular installment focuses on Thomas Wayne

I have to be honest, I mainly just read this for Batman! Overall though, it was quite disappointing; mainly for the unappealing artwork and pretty average story that could have been better. I did like how the series fleshed out Gotham a bit and the world this Batman operates in, but in the end it wasn't anything mind blowing.

Of all the Flashpoint books, this was the most enjoyable, with a twisted ending that you never saw coming.

You would think by now the whole "What If, Elseworlds, Alternate Comic Universe" thing would be played out, but done right it can still be very entertaining. Case in point, this volume is great. The Flashpoint event is what lead to the New 52, which revamped the entire DC Comics line.There's 4 stories collected here:BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE: This is really good. In this universe, it's young Bruce Wayne who is murdered in the alley, leaving his grieving parents alive. His father becomes Batman...

Oh my God! What an awful Read. The story takes place before the events of Flashpoint, with Batman (AKA Thomas Wayne) as our main protagonist. Here, Thomas Wayne runs a casino, and The Joker (AKA Martha Wayne) kidnapped the DA's kids. That's the story in a nutshell.I did not like this iteration of Batman at all. He was anything but Batman. He was unlikeable, which kind of made me like him less.I dunno, also something about the writing just made me less like it.(I didn't even like the Flashpoint c...

Full disclosure time I read the first batman story in this collection and skimmed the rest mainly because the batman was so freaking good, yet dark that I found it really hard for the other tales featuring night wing, deadman and a death stroke story to follow it up. IMO DC should have lead with all the other stories in this collection and ended with the flashpoint batman Interesting mix of art and storytelling though

Nice collection of short stories.The batman one was quite good. I also liked the one with the pirates and the one with Shade the Changing man.The one about the circus was horribly boring, confusing and badly visualized.It is supposed to relate to some sort of alternate version to whatever it is these characters usually get up to. I prefer to think of it as stand alone though.

Crossposted at The Bibliosanctum.This book is a series of mini-arcs giving a glimpse of a world where Bruce Wayne’s Batman doesn’t exist. It asks: “What kind of ripples would’ve been made in the world if Bruce had been the one to die in that alley and not his parents?” Initially, I read “Batman: Knight of Vengeance,” and that was it. That's all I wanted to read, I said vehemently. However, I finally decided to dive into the rest of the story and see what Bruce’s death changed beyond his parents

Batman: Knight of Vengeance 4/5The plot twist at the end was a good one. It was a great story but having Thomas as Batman is a bit too dark for me. I most definitely rather Bruce as the Caped Crusader.Deadman and the Flying Grayson 2/5This one was just meh to me but it's still sad that Dick still loses his parents despite the change in the timeline.Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager 5/5It was so weird to see Slade as a pirate instead of a mercenary and assassin. Secret Seven 3/5

Oddly enough, I'm just now reading this. But I figured it was high time to see how Flashpoint's Batman (Thomas Wayne) came to be for realises. And, of course I wanted to see this: Apologies. I honestly cannot help myself.But the bottom line is that this one little storyline is the only thing that's really stuck around, and it has slowly become woven into the new stories that are out now. So, it's a little bit iconic.Can I call it iconic yet? Too soon? Maybe give it a few more years?Anyway. I wa...

Holy good tales from the Flashpoint world, Batman! This TPB edition collects “Batman: Knight of Vengeance” #1-3; “Deadman and the Flying Graysons” #1-3; “Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager” #1-3; and “Secret Seven” #1-3, all tie-ins of the “Flashpoint” event.The general rating is an average sum result of each individual rating to each story featured in the TPB BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE Rating: ***** ( 5 stars )Writer: Brian AzzarelloIllustrator: Eduardo RissoThis is the main story a

One sentence: Wayne Casino looks pretty cool!!

Started reading this on may 08 and finished on may 19. Boy, that took forever. Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Batman started off with Batman's story which was really good and ended after 10-15 pages and i was surprised to see it ending so soon and then Deathstroke story takes place and instantly i lost my appetite and why? because, i expected the whole 272 pages would be about Batman like the title described.

This is even darker than the Flash volume! Batman isn't the Batman we know and love. He's a much more driven, more morally compromised version. What would happen if a man's child was killed in front of him and he was powerless to prevent it. The Joker is probably even more twisted, and you wouldn't believe me if I told you. That's just the Batman story.Then there's the story about the biggest jerk in the DC-Verse, Deathstroke, and his crusade to find his lost daughter. I can't call him a hero, b...

This was really enjoyable. It definitely showed some dark parts of the Flashpoint world that weren't as focused on in the main book. The writing for most of the book was good and it was interesting. The Batman and Dick Grayson/Deadman was awesome. The Deathstroke stuff was good. But the Secret Seven chapter fell pretty flat for me. The artwork was good for most of the book too. Overall I'm glad I read this but I wish it had been more about Batman or Nightwing.

What if Joe Chill had killed Bruce Wayne and spared his parents Thomas and Martha Wayne? Would there still be a Batman of Gotham? And what might that look like?This is the premise that the 100 Bullets team Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso take and run with for a much too short three issue run in this Flashpoint series. Flashpoint is a series where Barry Allen, the Flash, has travelled into a parallel dimension where the world he knows is slightly askew here. Here, Thomas Wayne is the Batman, an...

(B+) 76% | GoodNotes: Stories about the madness and resolve that trauma instills, each only compelling inasmuch as their leads are familiar.

I finished reading Flashpoint, hated it alot, so decided to read some tie-ins! And holy shit they were all horribly cringe. This has 4 stories set in the Flashpoint world and they are all fucking terrible. Brian Azzarello starts the collection out with the worst story of the lot, as he is a complete fucking hack whose story is one so fucking dumb it asks a question only a moronic teenager would find interesting: What if Thomas Wayne became Batman & Martha Wayne became Joker after their son Bruce...

Well I can't remember the last time I read a comic but when my son told me the storyline re this version of Batman I was so intrigued I had to read it. He didn't know what the actual comic was so a special thanks to Anne (resident comic master) who provided me the title once I outlined the story line to her. As mentioned it has to be about 45 years since I read a comic. I was surprised how short this story was and was unaware that there were several more comics within the paperback and the only...

Enjoy the Batman Story the others ........ I don't now