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Wish there were more books about The Question!
Very dark book that borders on the Satanic in it's presentation.
This is a collection of the CRIME BIBLE miniseries that spun out of DC's event series 52. It folllows up on several storylines that started in that series (and the amazing GOTHAM CENTRAL series before that.)The series follows Renee Montoya as she investigates the mysterious "Crime Bible" and the cult that has sprung up around it. There's some fun mythology here, and Rucka's dialogue and characterization is strong (as usual) but the whole thing feels like a build up to some big event that (as far...
Gotta be honest, as much as I love Renee Montoya, all the Religion of Crime stuff is a turn off. This book is very unexciting. Not bad, just not engaging.
A good story with good art. I really like the religion of crime and I don’t particularly care whether Vic or Renee is the Question. The ending was a surprise, but I don’t know of any follow up story (since this takes place after 52), which kinda sucks. Maybe there is one and I’m just not aware of it, but regardless I wish there were more in-print trades of The Question available.
I feel like the idea that Renee would get so caught up in seeking answers about her enemy that she would be recruited in their cult and be changed by the experience was a great idea for the book. She's sober but still exhibiting her addictive behavior. I liked the themes, I liked seeing Kate Kane and Harvey Bullock again, but I just don't really care about the whole Crime Bible story. It was fine, and the art was good, but I just couldn't get into the sins or caring about any of that, and I gues...
Greg Rucka, are you out there? Can you hear me? May I have more Renee Montoya please?
Honestly couldn't get into this one. I liked the other Question bind-up by Rucka much better.
The fact that it ends on a question is appropriate...
Felt very unfinished. Also, is The Question a villain now?
This was an intriguing volume of a work I did not know anything about. I think this volume is best for those who have been following the character or are into the world, as while the story involving the Crime Bible has some interest, there is not enough there for a casual reader like myself to want to find out more about the character or the larger story. There is nothing wrong with a work being primarily for fans and for them, read and enjoy this work.
I love Renee Montoya. She's such an interesting character - not just because of personality, but also because of all the axes of inequality that intersect in her. I also happen to have a weakness for Spanish women, but that's a bonus. And those muscles on her back and arms... *clears throat* OKAY. Anyway. On top of Renee being the protagonist in this book, it's written by Greg Rucka (whose other work with Renee and Kate Kane I think very highly of). Naturally, I was bound to read this book. I've...
WHATS THE SEQUEL
An interesting concept: a Bible for criminals. Of course the new Question, Renee Montoya, is obsessed with it. Rucka's reinvention of The Question is clever and exciting, with enough cameos to keep any fan of Gotham happy.
Ive loved the Question since the 80s when Denny O'Neil brought him back as complex philosophical Anti-hero. When Vic died in the 52 series I was crushed, but I understood because he hadn't been around for a while. And now Renee Montoya has taken over for Vic and I love the Question more than ever. While this book isn't perfect, it is good...albeit a little uneven. Much better Renee/Question stories have come since.
I’ve loved seeing Rucka evolve Renee Montoya’s character from his early Batman days through Gotham Central and 52 (his first ever DC story was about Renee). But I did not like this. Renee herself isn’t the problem. It’s that the Religion of Crime is a concept I find completely dumb. A cult that worships criminal activity? Really? The Religion worked okay in 52 where it mostly lingered in the background. But in this, a full-throated noir story? No. Each issue sees Renee uncovering a crime linked
Greg Rucka loves the idea of the Crime Bible and I wish I loved it half as much. It still hasn't been pulled off well. This wasn't a bad book but maybe better served as a Batwoman/Question team-up book. Renee's addictive behavior is still here but its now aimed at the Crime Bible. The writing makes perfect sense. The art in the book, by multiple artists, was very good. Overall, this book is more for a niche audience but its a solid look at a great character's evolution.
The crime bible was one of the concepts in 52 that really intrigued me, it’s such a creative concept that plays with religion. This series expands a little more on the religion of crime, each issue focusing on one of the four lessons of blood. I really enjoyed this series not only for expanding the lore of the religion of crime but also because I loved seeing Renee be a badass. Renee had one of the best character arcs in 52, it was great seeing her take all the stuff she learned and put it to us...
Not quite my cup of tea.
I enjoy Renee Montoya, but I find Rucka's treatment of her as The Question in this book as somewhat less remarkable. The concept informing this volume- that there is a cult that worships sin, fails to feel like it is a natural outgrowth of the DC comic universe. Why does such a cult exist? Why would Montoya feel drawn towards this cult? The questions this volume leaves unanswered do not give the book a charming mystique. The story is fine otherwise, but I expected more out of Greg Rucka.
