Batman: Run, Riddler, Run #1

Batman: Run, Riddler, Run

by Gerard Jones

Book One of Three.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Batman, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Superheroes, Fiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Gerard Jones is an award-winning American author and comic book writer. From 1987 to 2001, Jones wrote many comic books for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Viz Media, Malibu Comics and other publishers; including Green Lantern, Justice League, Prime, Ultraforce, El Diablo, Wonder Man, Martian Manhunter, Elongated Man, The Shadow, Pokémon, and Batman.

Jones is author of the Eisner Award-winning Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (2004); Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Superheroes and Make-Believe Violence (2002), and Honey I'm Home: Sitcoms Selling the American Dream (1993). Jones is co-author with Will Jacobs of The Beaver Papers (1983), The Comic Book Heroes (1985, 1996), and the comic book The Trouble with Girls (1987-1993). From 1983 to 1988, Jacobs and Jones were contributors to National Lampoon magazine. He and Jacobs began writing humorous fiction again in 2008 with the online series My Pal Splendid Man and Million Dollar Ideas

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of interesting but it depicted a very different Batman than I'm used to seeing. This is the first volume in a series so maybe they wanted character change in Batman, and I saw some of that toward the end, but initially Batman is pretty much a dick. He's a rigid, strictly by the law kind of guy, which doesn't really jive with the fact that he's running around at night in a batsuit. He also, as Bruce Wayne, becomes attracted to a woman who is incredibly shallow and I couldn't really see Bruce being at all attracted to her. She has hired the Riddler as a security consultant for goodness sake, although supposedly he is "rehabilitated." I don't know anything about the history of this particular series so maybe there's a reason I don't understand for the choices. At this point, I don't plan to read any further issues.

[· · Rating 2 out of 5]

(18 November, 2020)

Poor set-up for a Batman story. Riddler is somewhat bland and, at this point, is almost a caricature of himself. Having Batman seem oblivious about squatters, their plight, their rights and the necessary conditions for their existence feels contrived. Bruce is a genius and Batman is the world’s greatest detective, what the heck?!?! To be continued...

[Ashlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book!! I like the new character Roberta. Her story in this is very interesting. I also love how the Riddler was portrayed!

[luciddreamer99 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't like the art and I didn't enjoy the story. Seems an inconsequential chapter in Batman's history. I don't think I'll even read the other issues. Ultimately skippable.

[★ jakob. · Rating 4 out of 5]

RIDDLERRRRRRR 🩷🩷🩷🩷

[Ashish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly decent, in one of those realistic-world Batman type books. Batman is Batman, and Riddler is classic 70's-camp Riddler, quite awesome in his own way - love the bit where he could have said what he needed to save his life but had to put it in a riddle, because the straightforward way was no fun - but the rest of the world is grim and down-to-earth... except the incredibly campy jazz-loving pink-armoured Japanese robot-ninjas.
So yeah, it's camp, it's fun, and fairly readable, but a bit tough to stick with - Batman seems kinda out-of-focus most of the time, like he's a bit player in his own comic - Riddler steals the show all the way.
It actually helps seeing him as Jim Carrey, too.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review of the graphic novel of all 3 issues of 'Run Riddler Run'. A compay has a dream of a crime free Gotham, hires the Riddler as security consultant and an ex East German as a policeman. This does not work, power corrupts. An intriguing storyline, and is a look at how Batman handles social justice. The artwork is hit and miss. The Riddler acts in character, though I'm still not sure why this book is called 'Run Riddler Run'. A good read.

[Ondra Král · Rating 2 out of 5]

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