Batman Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar

One of Batman’s most interesting books!!

I hate that there is so much media coverage around this storyline and that the trades are coming out late, but none of that is the fault of the writer and artists. King keeps churning out one excellent story after another. I absolutely love every page from the beautiful art to the fantastic lettering.

Yes, time to address the elephant in the room. Even with the (in my opinion) reveal of the twist ending of the wedding themed Batman #50 issue casting a shadow over this volume, Tom King's Batman run remains one of the best interpretations of the Dark Knight in recent memory. Starting with a dark one shot about a trust fund kid who wants to emulate Bruce Wayne in all the worst ways, then an inter dimensional story co starring Wonder Woman, next a solid story starring Poison Ivy, and finally a charming one shot about Catwoman's search for a wedding dress. The writing is top notch all the way through, though the weaker story arc for me was the one starring Wonder Woman. In this arc Diana and Bruce are sent to another dimension to fight an unending horde usually held at bay by a lone warrior (they decide to literally give him a break) only for it to turn out that time passes slowly there and one of our hours is almost a decade for them. The entire arc is seemingly meant to tease a will they won't they between Diana and Batman that doesn't go anywhere. The Poison Ivy story is stronger thanks to the great exploration of Batman's crazy ability to plan his way out of anything; Ivy manages to take over the entire world with mind controlling spores in the world's food supply only to have Batman and Catwoman hold out against her. The story also seeks to answer the recent conundrum of whether Ivy is more of an anti-hero than an outright villain. The artwork is solid throughout, but the standout issues are those drawn by Joelle Jones (who provided the cover art to the volume and the one shot about Selina "shopping" for her dress). Spoilers, but yes, even knowing that for now the Cat and Bat won't tie the knot the book remains a great read.

Tom Kings' Batman stories are my favorite books to read right now. No teenage angst story or dark brooding love of the villain story like other comics. This is a well written story with characters we care about. I look forward to reading more of his books.

A strong build up to the wedding. The art is among the best that’s come out from DC. If you know what happens in 50, don’t let the result curve your opinion. 50 was just one issue. Everything before and after are more important. This builds to Catwoman in ways no other writer has done before

This collection builds and draws from the meaning of and the bases for the Wedding storyline. We all know that thusfar, that line hasn't matured perfectly. This collection, though, is touching, fun, and weirdly warm-hearted. It's what Bruce and Selina *can* be. It's what the Wedding storyline deserved to become, rather than what it became, at the (probably not?) end.

Another fun ride with these characters. I love the art style of this set. I also loved seeing the characters as they grew.

really good art with an okey story

This and vol 5 are like the best things Tom King wrote for Bat/Cat.

Todo bien

Tom King bleibt sich auch im sechsten Band seiner Batman-Reihe treu und stellt weiterhin die Figuren Batman und Catwoman bzw. Bruce Wayne und Selina Kyle vor die Erzählung - und das liest sich richtig gut. Der Band sammelt mehrere kleinere Geschichten, die mal mehr, mal weniger laut die Hochzeitsglocken im Hintergrund läuten lassen, wenn Bruce und Selinas Beziehung auf die Probe gestellt wird. Die kleinen Stories sind dabei sehr unterschiedlich und wirklich variantenreich angelegt, sodass neben einer klassischen 'Case-of-the-Day'-Kriminalgeschichte auch ein Kampf gegen Dämonen sowie die Auseinandersetzung mit einer alten Bekannten zur Rettung der Welt vorkommen. Das liest sich flüssig runter, ist optisch auch fast durchgänig gut in Szene gesetzt und so bekommt man ein paar richtig gute Batman-Geschichten geboten, in denen man noch mehr über die Figuren, wie King sie sieht und interpretiert, erfährt. Auch wenn die Reihe auf wirklich tollem Niveau bleibt, würde ich mir dennoch wünschen, dass demnächst wieder eine größere Erzählung in der Reihe vorkommt - das King hierfür durchaus ein gutes Händchen hat, hat er nicht nur im 'War of Jokes & Riddles' eindrucksvoll bewiesen.

Vale a pena a leitura.

I am on a marathon bing reading of the Batman Graphic Novel books. I have already read these comics over five years ago, and it was fun to reread these fine comics once again. I just simply love the plot, drawings and dialogue and can never be bored of them. Best wishes Sean