The death of Damian Wayne was one of the worst-kept secrets of the New 52, as not only was it publicized aggressively as a sort of spoiler-non-spoiler, but also in that volume 4 of Batman & Robin was actually titled Requiem for Damian long before Batman, Incorporated, Vol. 2: Gotham's Most Wanted even became available in trade paperback. That made this part of the current Bat-plots kind of uncompelling, especially through the end of Death of the Family . There, the writers really

I feel a little mixed about this like Volume 3, Death of the Family. This feels like (and probably is) a collection of crossovers written not by Peter J. Tomasi but by Patrick Gleason. If I remember right, there were two stories by Tomasi. Which is fine, Gleason is a great writer, and I don't dislike crossovers, but there isn't really one strong plot, but there is consistent theme of Damian's death and Bruce's grief. And the artwork, as usual, from both Gleason and Mick Gray, is drop dead amazin...

Set in the wake of the dramatic events from Batman Incorporated, Volume 2: Gotham’s Most Wanted, Batman mourns his son’s death. And then goes mental trying to bring him back to life! Someone should’ve told Bruce to chill – superheroes never stay dead for long! I know, I’m real late to the party on this one! Maybe if I’d read this at the time I’d find Batman & Robin, Volume 4: Requiem for Damian more moving, but, now that he’s been back in the DCU for a while now, I found the sorrow a bit overwro...

Heavy, Bruce spends the whole volume bumming around and thinking of ways to resurrect Damian (i.e. it's kind of dark).

(A-) 84% | Very GoodNotes: Pure poignancy, it paints perdition in pigments of primal passion, previous partnerships, and perfectly poetic panels.

Unfortunately my appreciation for Requiem for Damian is tempered the lack of the narrative being contained to just this series. I've read volumes 1 through 4 in order in two weeks, and I was caught off-guard and a little confused at first by 4's story-line. When did this death occur? Thank goodness for other GR reviewers / reviews that made me aware that Batman, Incorporated (which I read . . . . seven months and 200+ books ago, so I don't recall it anymore) would fill in the blanks.So while it

How does Batman deal with grief. Yeah, he goes out and punches bad guys. But there is only so much solace in something he also does for fun. He has a plan for everything, right? So what about bringing him back? Of course he has to look into that angle too. What could he have done differently? What about his relationship with the rest of the Bat family? Tomasi builds to the final issue and it's a real punch in the feels.

Punched me right in the feelings! Even though I missed the Batman Incorporated issues (something I intend to rectify) this was still a powerful volume. As much as Ive enjoyed Scott Snyder's Batman run, I think this is actually the #1 best Batman (best period) New 52 title.

This week with the Shallow Comic Readers Buddy read: Batman!Tomasi finally redeems himself after a couple of crappy volumes with this collection of stories dealing with Batman and family and their reaction to the death of Damian Wayne.The first issue is a silent one with no dialog, no captions, just pretty pictures by Patrick Gleason showing a distraught Batman kicking ass throughout Gotham. Soon, the title reverted into a Batman and.... (insert name of guest star). We get Frankenstein, Catwoman...

I am very tempted to give this 4 stars, but there are a couple issues in this volume that aren't quite as strong as the first and last. This entire volume takes place right after the events of Batman Incorporated. In order to not give away the ending in that, I'll just say this is really powerful and emotional and this team knocked it out of the park, especially on the first issue which is completely silent.

The first issue is entirely wordless, all done with artwork, and a stand-out job by Patrick Gleason. It's true, picture is worth a thousand words, and these pictures say it all. There's no way you could write what needs to be communicated...The use of the art form is at some of it's best work here...the last page, where you see Bruce find a note Damian left for him...utterly heartbreaking; his reaction is spot on. I was also glad to see they focused on Alfred as well.The rest of the book is Robi...

I don't even know what to say about this one. I mean, perhaps reading the issue where Tim grieved along with this was a bad idea. As was the issue where Harper Row tried to help Bruce with his grief. They were wonderfully written issues, but it just made this even harder to read. It's rare that a comic book death really gets to me because 9/10, they always come back. This is no exception - even knowing that Damian comes back, even actively reading a series where he's is very much alive, this boo...

This one was so emotional and good.It starts off with the Requiem for Damian after his death in Batman Inc from the heretic hands and then we see Bruce reeling from that and that silent issue is hands down one of the best and then team up issues with different Robins and also showing five stages of grief like how he experiments with Frankenstein to resurrect his son or the one with Jason ad that anger-filled issue is so good and raw and emotional or the one with Barbara where she is trying to ha...

This was solid. The emotional 18 was great but I found the others just ok and not nailbiting to the degree where I got that hooked feeling. Batman loses a family member and goes a littlr mental.

I'm in the middle of the huge Forever Evil story arc so I've stopped most series around issue 23 for the time being. I kind of put off catching up on a few series due to the way they handled Damian's death. And to be honest, I was getting sick of emo Batman (I know I'm not being fair but in some series, like Catwoman, he was acting like a complete dick) so I started reading the various Justice League titles instead.So far though, I think Batman and Robin really handles the loss of Damian the bes...

Death is never easy to deal with. You can hear about someone you knew just a little dying and you become sad. You can even hear about a person you never met who had died and feel something. When it's your family or friends it's the toughest. Now losing your kid...I can't imagine. This volume covers the stages of loss with a perfect balance I couldn't get over it. The way Bruce must come to terms of losing his 10l year old son is both heartbreaking and character defining. It shows a man who never...

4.5 starsI wasn't sure how well I was going to like this one, but it was really fantastic.There are a lot of panels with no text, where the art does a fabulous job of conveying the emotion of the story.You can feel the grief, anger, and total despair Bruce feels over Damien's death, and they did it all without resorting to any hokey or used-up lines that we've all heard a thousand times before. And, of course, it isn't just Bruce that feels Damien's loss.Again, you can see the emotion. That's wh...

I've cried reading a lot of manga and comics and books, but never has Batman made me cry. Sure, it's ripped my heart out, made me whimper in sorrow, crack up and grin, and come close to vomiting at the nastiness of the evil villains. But never cried.I cried reading this volume.There's a sense in Batman that every character and villain is expendable. Sure, they may come back on a different earth, but you never know when a beloved character might die, or how horrible it will be. Jason is the best

No words to describe how I'm feeling.. Okay, apparently Damian is gone... Missed that somehow... and I'm trying to be so immaculate with the timeline *Cries out* Well, there's just tooooo much to read, so I guess I'll have to read even more, starting with Batman Inc. apparently...So basically this volume is all about Bruce lashing out and his team trying to comfort him... Very deep and sad story of course..But at the end I actually felt my eyes tearing up.. Not gonna spoil why, what happened tha...