This was just lovely. It's been cool to see these friendships grow, and I loved the inclusion of so many artists and art styles in this issue! The plots are clever and creepy, and I can't wait to see what happens in the next issue!

The yearbook issues had some great things going on and some not so great things going on. It's worth reading but understand there's little plot furthering and very inconsistent. There's a lot of strength in seeing a variety of authors and artists. We get to see the GA kids through the lens of many people, which brings a lot of depth but also a lot of eh-moments. My favorite issue was #16 because Maps/Damien OTP. My favorite stories were: Scottie Dog, Hammin' Around, Maps' Day Out, and Boring Sun...

There is a particular story tangent I enjoyed because of who was in it, and most of the collected issues are fun to read!

It's almost never that I want to skim a comic, but here we are. I liked seeing the various artists' styles depicting the adorable characters... and otherwise found it a waste of time. More of the main story, please.

What an amazing sequel to book two. I just love Olive and Maps. Their friends are just as good as they are and they are some of the best enablers I have ever seen. Just a great continuation of a great story. ilu eh

I flipped through this. I don't like when comic series decide to do a bunch of random short stories and I really hate when the art changes every fourth page. I want to go back to the main story and I want to stick with the main art. Ugh.

Gotham Academy Volume 3 meanders. It's a collection of shorts with nothing really pushing the narrative as a whole. A definite departure from the first two volumes, and not one I was particularly fond of. The ever changing art styles did not help as most of them were rather weak, and while the idea of a "yearbook" of stories sounds cute in theory, it takes us away from the ongoing story for A WHOLE VOLUME. That's at least six months before we get back to normal :l Probably more!

I'm obviously not the target audience but switching of artists every few pages made me really dislike this. I think this series is more like Scooby doo and the gang minus the dog and mystery machine. Few brief appearances by Robin are not enough to keep me interested.

if i wanted to be honest with myself i would rate this lower but i enjoyed reading it, it was funi wish there was more gotham academy content because the characters and the story have a lot of potential but we didn't really have the time to see any development sadly.. maps is a little cinnamon roll and i want to protect her at all costs !!!!! also, i absolutely adored her interactions with damian in this serie idk

2.5Really uneven volume with some great stories and some not-so-great ones that ended up bogging down the book.

A fun volume, better then volume 2! Artwork was all over the place though!¬

(B-) 71% | SatisfactoryNotes: A slice-of-life anthology, it's clip-show artificial, so indie superficial, just off-brand storytelling, and hardly beneficial.

Wow, I'd have to classify this volume as grossly (and shockingly) disappointing. The first issue is OK. It somewhat clumsily crosses over with the Robin War arc, but it's mostly understandable and it even offers some interesting setup of a new student with a secret and a promise of danger in the future.But then, I don't even know what the heck happened to the comic. It becomes a short story anthology by a number of different authors and artists. It's not consistent and it's not particularly inte...

Still enjoying this series. The premise is fun and exciting, and the characters are likable and well defined. That said, I found this volume a bit of a letdown. 3.5 stars, rounded down.

Pretty much as soon as I opened this book, I had no idea what was going on. Couldn't remember what happened in the previous installments, and skimming though, it looked like a collection of different artists drawing short comics. I hate artwork changes. So I skipped this and went right into Second Semester.This book is definitely skippable.

With this volume, Gotham Academy has been turned into an anthology series. The stories are mostly 4 to 6 pages long and leave little room for any character development or excitement. Feels like they are just limping along until cancellation at this point.

ORIGINALLY POSTED: https://bibliomantics.com/2016/06/30/...The latest Gotham Academy trade is less a full story arc and more a compilation of shorts set in the DC Universe. While there are some really adorable hits, the collection has way more misses, making this the most disappointing volume of the series. Hopefully the next arc will be worth the extended wait!

Won via GoodReads First Reads program.Gotham Academy is the DCU meets Harry Potter meets Scooby Doo. And if that doesn't get you pumped to read it, I'm afraid we can't be friends. The best part of this volume is that multiple artists are involved, giving different styles to each story. You really get the feel for the flashbacks, along with the main arc tying it all together as the gang goes over Maps' "yearbook" stories. I am kind of in love with this series. It's the Batworld told by the civili...

Ok so this definitely wasn't my favorite of the Gotham Academy series. Here's what I did like: -The idea that we get to learn about their year at the academy through a yearbook. -We find out so much about characters that weren't previously introduced. -The friendship between all the characters. They've come a long way from the first volume. -Some of the artwork...not all of it. I didn't like some of the guest artists. -Maps played such an important role in this volume and I absolutely love her a...

**1.5 / 2 stars**WTF. what the actual heck did I just read? If I didn't know any better I would think all the writers completely forgot about how vol 2 ended and decided they just didn't care anymore for this series and put together THE MOST USELESS AND STUPID PLOT. Yearbook? REALLY?! Y'all were THAT bored? Sure, some of the stories might be a tad interesting but they do NOTHING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WE HAD FROM VOLUME 2!!!I'm so upset that I waste my money and bought this. I'm currently tryi