Batman Vol.3 #3

Sep 2012. Cover price £2.99.
76 pages. Full colour contents.
Titan Magazines.

Cover by UNKNOWN.

Contents:

 2 Mark Millar's Clint in-house advertisement

 3 Contents Page

 4 Batman pin-up; p: PAT (Patrick Gleason), i: Mick Gray, colouring by John Kalisz.

r: cover from Batman and Robin (DC Comics) #05 (Mar 2012).

 5 Mutineer w: Peter J. Tomasi; p: Patrick Gleason, i: Mick Gray, lettering by Patrick Brosseau, colouring by John Kalisz.

r: Batman and Robin (DC Comics) #05 (Mar 2012).

25 Batman: The Dark Knight #2 in-house advertisement.

26 The Call w: Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV; a: Rafael Albuquerque, lettering by Patrick Brosseau, colouring by Nathan Fairbairn.

r: Batman (DC Comics) #08 (Jun 2012).

33 Missed an Issue? back issues.

37 Batman pin-up.

38 Batman pin-up; p: Patrick Gleason, i: Mick Gray, colouring by John Kalisz.

r: cover from Batman and Robin (DC Comics) #05 (Mar 2012).

41 Subscribe

42 Batman

43 Night of the Owls w: Scott Snyder; p: Greg Capullo, i: Jonathan Glapion, lettering by Richard Starkings & Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt, colouring by FCO Plascencia.

r: Batman (DC Comics) #09 (Jul 2012).

52 Missed an Issue? Back issues.

53 Batman pin-up; a: Greg Capullo, colouring by FCO Plascencia.

r: cover to Batman (DC Comics) #08 (Jun 2012).

54 Attack on Wayne Manor w: Scott Snyder; p: Greg Capullo, i: Jonathan Glapion, lettering by Richard Starkings, colouring by FCO Plascencia.

r: Batman (DC Comics) #08 (Jun 2012).

53 The Legend Ends advertisement for The Dark Knight Rises novelization.

64 The Fall of the House of Wayne, part one, w: Scott Snyder; a: Rafael Albuquerque, lettering by Patrick Brosseau, colouring by Dave McCaig.

r: Batman (DC Comics) #08 (Jun 2012).

74 Batman Letters readers' mail.

75 Next Time! in-house advertisement.

76 Star Wars Galaxy in-house advertisement.

The reprints are feeling increasingly haphazard and inconsequential, with shorter pieces which appear to be disconnected from one another. Although giving more story opportunities for the reader to discover, none of the contents are particularly satisfying - I find myself asking "Why should I care" instead of feeling as if the adventures are worth reading, and the bright spots within this collection are so few and far between as to negate their worth.

Adding to the problems is an incredibly messy cover design which clutters the main image with over-large lettering, making the title look more in line with something aimed at a much younger audience. Having the ongoing stories run concurrently is rather unfortunate, as complete stories would at least justify the page count, but given the numerous problems this is a title I simply cannot recommend.

In trade paperbacks the contents might be worth approaching once more, but in this format the stories are unsatisfying and irritating.

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