Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

Another delightful mashup between the bat family and the turtle family, this time in New York City. Donatello makes several bad decisions in a row, resulting in Bane escaping Gotham and taking over the big apple. He then makes even more bad decisions trying to fix things, but don't worry because everyone else has got his back.

This was still great fun to read, however it just didn't hit the same right notes as the first. I felt Donatello was shoehorned into the plot, and everything he did short of fixing everything was out of character. Maybe the crossover shtick has lost its magic here? Unsure.

Still a four star read though, and I'm still going to round out the series with volume three.

So, I really enjoyed the first one because I thought there was only going to be one? Since they continued it they jammed the first one with so much that there was no where to go!

Raph is the heart of the turtles, he's a hot head with a sensitive heart. In the first one they had a solid conflict of why trust batman with his family? They connect in crime alley when Batman talks with him about his family and his dedication to protect his. It's actually touching.
This one they over play Raph by having a similar thing happen with Robin, they fight, they bond over splinter's a dad and he has a dad too...ehhh. It was done and done better in the first volume.

The art is good, but the panels feel crowded. The plot already felt like it jumped the shark but might give you a moment here and there. I'm especially fond of Nightwing meeting Leo and complimenting his color scheme!

Sincerely delightful.

Really fun. The character interactions are awesome. The story is really simple, but it doesn't matter. Everything else is awesome (expect the art on few panels).
8/10