Batman the Brave and the Bold is always a pretty fun comic series and this volume is no different. This collection brings several comics and while there will always be a weak link in there, they’re pretty solid over all. Batman proves that he is one of the best comic book characters once again and he doesn’t mess around. If you’re thinking about picking up a DC comic, then you’ll want to pick this one up!

First, we’ve got a team up with the Doom Patrol. It’s not a very thrilling comic, but you never expect such a thing from the Doom Patrol. They always were known as a backup team after all…no offense to the team of course. Batman showed everyone up as per usual, but the Doom Patrol were not very interesting. It’s not a bad comic by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m definitely glad that things went up from that point.

The next comic involved the Yeti and it was much better because the guest stars were pretty cool. The Great Ten may sound like a cheesy name, but the members are pretty cool. One of the members is essentially a DC version of Iron Fist and we’ve also got the mean Alphonse type of character. Batman proceeds to tick them off, but to his credit, it doesn’t seem intentional this time. They’re just easily offended and you can hardly call them a real team. They help each other out, but they are definitely not friends. Why won’t they let Batman finish off the Yeti? You’re going to have to read the comic to find out! This was easily one of the highlights of the comic collection and you’re sure to like it.

The next team up involved Catman and it’s sure to be a controversial story. The main reason for this is the fact that Batman implies that Catman may be superior to him in hand to hand combat. He mentions how Catman has no openings and he may not win a fight with him. We don’t get to see them have a full fight, but Batman is having a lot of trouble with him and it seems like he may have lost in the end. The plot involves how Catman seems to be a hero for justice, but based on what I just said…do you believe him? This was the best comic in the collection overall and it’s one of the more serious themed comics. Catman is actually a decent character until the end and I wonder if he’ll ever be this cool in the mainstream titles.

The next comic was not one of the better ones as Batman lost control way too easily and he got turned into a raging beast. Will the combined forces of the Atom and Green Arrow be enough to stop him? They are definitely tough fighters, but they aren’t quite at Batman’s level. That being said, Batman is a raging beast, so it shouldn’t be too hard to dispatch him. I couldn’t get around the plot hax that was in this issue and it was a little cheesy. It was definitely one of the weaker comics, but it was all right.

The next comic involved Green Arrow once again as he teamed up with Batman to take down the Terrible Trio. These guys are basically lightweights, but they may have found a way to drastically increase their powers. This comic is pretty fun since it’s basically nonstop action and the villains are actually pretty cool. They won’t be winning any awards, but they were solid. Batman showed that he’s still superior to Green Arrow by the end and it’s why he’s the Dark Knight!

Finally, we had a Christmas comic. I’ll admit that the comic was very ambitious, but just didn’t click with me in the end. The stakes were definitely at their highest, but….there wasn’t much room for action. There was technically a good amount of it, but I just couldn’t get into the comic. Maybe it’s because they tried too hard to make it very sad and emotional, but I do appreciate the fact that they tried.

The art for the comic was pretty solid and I have to say that it defeated Friendship is Magic’s art. The art wasn’t spectacular, but it furfilled its duties and the fight scenes came out well. The character portrayals were pretty spot on and Batman was shown to be an experienced fighter. It’s about time after all of these shows and comics where we see him back in the novice days.

Overall, this was a solid comic collection. It’s not amazing and won’t beat the average Superman or Justice League comic, but it’s a nice way to pass the time. The collection only brings a few comics and they’re decently short so it won’t last you very long. None of the comics are quite as unbearable as some of the ones in the other collection which is a plus, although I would have liked to see Superman at some point. At least we got some of the more obscure characters appear so that will be good for their fans. I look forward to reading the next volume in this series and I definitely recommend checking this one out.

Overall 7/10