This isn't a poorly written story by any means. It has a good premise and characters. However, it is an unflattering Batman story and its scrambled in with other Bat-Family issues. The Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Birds of Prey issues are one of the main hindrances of this book. Their stories are like 20% related to the over arcing murder mystery and mostly provide no added benefit to reading them. Now the Batman, Detective Comics, and Gotham Knights issues are were the book is the strongest.

Oh dear. *sighs*It appears DC looked at their extremely overlong No Man's Land arc and thought "Oh boy, let's do that again!" I looked at the entirety of this storyline and it's Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Followed by Bruce Wayne: Fugitive, which is even longer. Followed by Aftermath, a short epilogue of sorts. I don't understand any of this considering the Bruce Wayne: Murder storyline was 8 issues too long. So much of this felt like filler and I started to wonder who greenlit this. It feels like th...

The Brubaker and Rucka issues were great, but I've always been unable to enjoy anything written by Chuck Dixon, and he seems to have more issues than any other author.

This is a great story, but two things really hurt it for me: the jarring shifts between art styles, and the ending that leaves quite a bit unexplained. The second part - Bruce Wayne: Fugitive - is next on my list, and if that volume resolves the story in a satisfying way, I'll probably bump this rating up a star.

Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? is a story arc that ran through the various Batman family comic book series that was published by DC Comics. The storyline centers on Bruce Wayne being charged with the murder of Vesper Fairchild – his current girlfriend. With no alibi (because he was out as Batman), he is arrested for her murder.Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? collects: Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1, Batgirl #24, Batman #599–600, Batman: Gotham Knights: #25–26, Birds of Prey #39–40, Detective Co...

Though I typically detest these types of stories, Chuck Dixon keeps telling his marvelous tales and makes you appreciate the character even more.

***While I've only read this version, the 610-page book with the same title that came out in 2014 may be the better choice for someone reading the full Murderer/Fugitive story arch. It is very likely the other book is has more to establish the story and bridge the two books.***Sometimes multi-title comic book events can feel spread too thin for choosing to focus on each title’s reaction to the stasis-breaking event. This is no exception. This volume is much more about internal questioning than i...

I am trying to catch up on some 90s Batman events. I didn’t have any knowledge of this event before starting the first arc and I was pleasantly surprised. The 90s are very hit or miss but a story that with writers Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker, how can you go wrong? It does feature some very 90s art that took come getting used to. Very excited to see how this story wraps up.

Bruce is going off the rails on a crazy train. He's accused of murder, starts acting weird and distant. Great story with a very different approach. Be warned...this isn't the end. It's not a standalone...as if comics ever are.

The bat family has their mantles tested as Bruce has been, presumably, framed for murder. At the heart of this story, it is Batman at his lowest point, a true test of his character and the writing shows it.Although I enjoyed the overarching plot, clearly this story is diluted with too many side stories. -Batman chases some small time criminals (this one was probably OK as we wanted to know what goes on in Batman's head but there was just too many of these) -Tim has a mob visit the school-Ted Kor...

... and I can't tell you how thrilling it is, for a change, to deal with a story that is primarily about what the Batman does best: detection.BRUCE WAYNE: MURDERER is about many things, but on the surface it only poses one question: how far is faith worth following?After a long night of chucking bad guys, Batman and Sasha Bourdeaux (his latest in a growing list of sidekicks) return home ... Sasha a few moments later than her mentor. However, in one of the upstairs rooms, Vesper Fairchild -- one

This story started with a bang as one of the characters that Bruce Wayne was dating was murdered in Wayne Manor, and Bruce Wayne and Sasha Bordeaux were the main suspects. The GCPD was all over the case since this was a high profile case, and they wanted to nail Gotham's son for murder to show that the rich can't get away with everything. The Bat Family had the unfortunate task try to solve the case on their own because Bruce, being his typical self, did not ask for their help. Loyalties were te...

I re-read this today, years after my first read-through, and I realised it is probably one of my favourite Batman storylines ever. It was like visiting an old friend: even though I know where this is going (having already read the storyline/event to its conclusion), I enjoyed every minute - or page, whatever - of it. Reading this, it also reminded me that - back then - one of my favourite artists was Scott McDaniel! I have to admit I haven't thought about him much recently (does he even work in

Decent read, too expansive. That’s the way to describe this event. The great era of Batman crossovers is at play here, and that damages it’s quality - there’s a great premise, but not a lot of meat on the bones. It consists of the inciting incident - a woman found dead with Bruce Wayne at the scene - and the following story in which everyone who knows Wayne questions whether or not he did it. Some inter-bat-family drama, but nothing remarkably substantial. There’s perhaps two and a half well wri...

This is one of the best Batman stories I have read so far and only after reading this it occurred to me how many of the Batman comics I've read so far actually miss the very essence of what Batman truly is: Detective fiction. So it was wonderful to read this:The plot: Bruce Wayne has been arrested for killing an old flame, Vesper Fairchild but can't provide an alibi because he was out as Batman when it happened. So now everyone in Gotham questions whether he did it or not, even his "family" star...

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.It must be quite complicated to hide your identity from the world as you go off as a masked vigilante to rid crime from the streets of your city. At least for Bruce Wayne, a public face known by just about everyone as a billionaire philanthropist who lost his parents at a young age in a gruesome crime, there’s no hiding his activities without leaving a trail of hints that he might be up to something sinister in his spare time. Maybe that’s why h...

SCORE: 70 | BTRIGGERS: n/aREVIEW: This is a bad Batman story, but a good read for those who like the crime / mystery genre. It's actually hard to even call this a Batman story as he features so little in it. The main premise is the death of someone Bruce Wayne is connected to, with the billionaire being the prime suspect. It plays out rather like an episode of Criminal Minds or Law and Order, and for fans of that type of story telling and the characters of Gotham, this is the book for them. Luck...

It's Batman, but it's not, because Batman is hardly in it. Which sounds like a crazy thing to do, but it works. Bruce Wayne is sent down for murder of his ex girlfriend and now that i've read it, I still don't know if he did it or not. So if you're going to read it, you need the next series of books, Bruce Wayne: Fugitive lined up (I have, luckily) otherwise you're going to be left hanging at the end. (I mean, he's Bruce Wayne, I can't really see the outcome being anything other than him being f...

I really wanted to like this and there were some really good moments in it, but in the end, taken as a whole the story wanders and doesn't really answer the driving questions of whether Bruce Wayne is a murderer. The entire volume is a setup for the conclusion in Bruce Wayne, Fugitive.First off, there are a number of things you have to know about during this story, such as:Bruce has been "on edge" for some reasonBatman's running around with some sidekick name SashaSomeone named Spoiler is trying...

Batman: Bruce Wayne Murderer? by Greg Rucka (writer) and Rick Burchett (penciller): The 2002 edition of this graphic novel was only 202 pages. However, this beautifully-done 2014 publication has expanded to 620 pages, which offers much more enjoyable reading and artwork. This collection of 26 amazing brightly-colored graphic-novel Batman stories is definitely a tomb, but it is a very engaging experience for Batman (and other graphic novel) fans. The 26 installments build a very interesting and e...