Book Review: The Black Bat Omnibus

Book: The Black Bat Omnibus (issues #1-12) by Brian Buccellato with illustration by Ronan Cliquet and color by Matt Lopes and Viviane Souza

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: December 9, 2014

Description:

The classic pulp vigilante, reimagined for a new generation!

Tony Quinn is a brash defense attorney to the mob who compromises his ethics for financial gain.

When he refuses to cross the line and commit murder, he is tortured and blinded by his gangster employers.

When a fortuitous meeting with a covert agency gives him a chance to make amends, Quinn transforms into the Black Bat and embarks on a redemptive quest to right the wrongs of his past.

Collects the complete storyline from issues #1-12 of the Black Bat comic book maxi-series.

Includes a bonus cover gallery, featuring over three dozen pieces of gorgeous artwork by such industry greats as J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), Jae Lee (Superman/Batman), Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius), Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika), and more.


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Prior to reading this the only Black Bat that I heard of was Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) but after reading this now I can say I'm glad there are two of them.

The Black Bat is Daredevil meets Batman with a little bit of the Punisher added on.

The Black Bat follows Tony Quinn a former attorney who used to defend some of the worst criminals around but after refusing to lie he was tortured by having his eyes gorged out. Feeling as if he had nothing left to live for he tried to end his life by jumping off a bridge but he survived. He was then approached by a mysterious organization that offered to outfitted him with everything he needs including training him and giving him special eyes so he could to try to make a difference in the city.

Tony did so many questionable and shady things while he was a lawyer, he thought that going out there as The Black Bat he could really change things and make the city a better place. Things started out well with him taking out some low level criminals but things quickly changed when he started going after one of the big crime bosses. He also tries to help find several missing police officers which may have a connection with the crime boss.

But there was an even greater evil going on behind the scenes that could ruin everything that The Black Bat has tried to do. With chaos in the city brewing is there a way that Tony can put an end to everything.

This was a very well-written action packed story that kept me engaged throughout. I thought the ending was unexpected and I didn't see it coming. There was a lot going on in this story but the intricate mystery had me not wanting to put it down. The art was really good and went perfectly with the story.

I love finding something new to read that turns out to be an awesome read.