A great adaptation of the source material. Pick this one up if you enjoy angular art, you love angsty Batman with a heart of gold, and Marie Lu’s version of a happy ending.

Thank you NetGalley and the published for an eARC of this book!

I'm not a huge DC fan but I have enjoyed reading the DC Icon series. I really liked the novel by Marie Lu...so I was excited to see that they were making it into a graphic novel! I think that the story was summarized well and I loved the artwork! I think that this book is great for readers who enjoy the DC Icon series or for those who can't fully dedicate the time to reading the book. Overall a great read!

*I received am eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Bruce Wayne – Vehicle Code 23103. Reckless Driving.

For the remainder of his senior year, and the summer before college, he has to do community service… at Arkham Asylum. Scared Straight.

Gotham is rocked by the murder of a well-known philanthropist. A group of anarchists has been identified as the perpetrators. One is caught and put in solitary confinement.

Bruce mops the floor and Madeline sits in her cell. The billionaire and the terrorist. The two strike up a cryptic relationship. Neither giving much. But pieces of information start to come out and a plot against other wealthy Gothamites is revealed. Will Bruce be able to help stop the Nightwalker group from menacing the city?

Marie Lu’s writing continues to captivate. Her characterization of the young Bruce Wayne was convincing, especially in his relationship with Alfred. I found the best passages to be Bruce’s times of reflection into his own mythos. Obviously, he doesn’t do this consciously, but he does think about his relationship with his city. Looking back or looking forward, Lu’s insight into Batman’s legacy was very thought provoking.

To adapt this story into a graphic novel would take two things: stay true to the atmosphere and tell the complete story. Moore and Wildgoose accomplish both these things in stunning fashion. This is not some 80-page highly edited version of Lu’s novel… this is every twist of the plot and every facial expression of these characters in crisis. I love the depiction of Madeleine Wallace in Wildgoose’s artwork. He gets her manipulative nature perfectly.

The Nightwalkers graphic novel fleshes out Lu’s original story well. A highly entertaining read.

Recommended.

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu comes to vivid and visual life in this graphic novel. I first read the prose novel a few years back and approached it with great interest as a literacy teacher. Here was prominent young adult novelist tackling one of my favorite characters.

Imagine my pleasure and surprise when I learned that this novel was being adapted into the graphic novel medium -- one of my favorite forms and an always popular way of reading among my middle school students.

It almost goes without saying that I highly recommend this book, and actually suggest pairing it with the prose novel, as well as other novels in this series. Wonderful images and storytelling combine.

couldn't get the file to download in order for me to read but I did get a free sample during batman day at Barnes and noble and im really looking forward to reading the full story. I'm sure it'll be great

Having read the original Batman: Nightwalker novel by Marie Lu a few years ago, it is such a joy to have it adapted for a graphic novel. Once again I thoroughly enjoyed this spin on Bruce Wayne in his younger years, solving crimes and getting up to no good around Gotham. While the story of the Nightwalkers is a little predictable in regards to certain minor characters being apart of the gang, I think the chemistry and friction between Bruce and Madeleine is entertaining and comes across really well through both the images and text in the graphic novel. I am definitely looking forward to seeing more of the DC Icons series adapted!

I loved the illustrations in this book. I felt like it matched Marie Lu's novel very closely. Anything by Marie Lu is an automatic download/purchase for me so this, by extension, was also one I had to read. My students are going to love it!

This was a fast-paced and fun graphic novel. I have no knowledge of Batman-related things, but it was easy to follow along even being a newbie. I also haven't read the novel this is adapted from, but that's something I want to do now. I really enjoyed the illustrations. Bruce has huge eyes and looks quite expressionful (is that a word?), and Madeleine is so pretty and her smirks are the best. I have no complaints at all about this book. It was really nicely done!

*NetGalley provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

YES. I read this in novel form and I loved every bit of it. Adding Marie Lu's writing flair to a graphic novel about Batman seems like something that we should have thought of a LONG time ago. This series is 10/10 and one of a kind.

I like the artwork enough and the things that I liked in the book, namely, Alfred, and a less sure of himself Bruce Wayne I like here. What I didn't like--Bruce's friends who could be interesting but have little screen time--is exacerbated here because the graphic novel is short and cuts them out almost entirely. But I still cannot get over the fact that someone thought it was okay to send billionaire teenage Bruce Wayne into Arkham Asylum. In what world does that sound like a good idea??

Bruce Wayne has just celebrated his 18th birthday and is about to inherit his parent’s fortune. He should be thinking about graduation and everything that follows, but after getting involved in a police matter, he is assigned community service at Arkham Asylum. It isn’t just a mental hospital; it is a prison for the most violent convicts. It is at Arkham Asylum that Bruce meets Madeleine Wallace. She is a ruthless killer and one of the Nightwalkers that have been going after the Gotham City elite. What is Madeleine trying to keep secret? Who can Bruce trust in this crazy adult world he is trying to navigate?

Batman: Nightwalker is a graphic novel adaptation of the novel by Marie Lu. Moore and Wildgoose have done a wonderful job pulling the essential components of the original novel and crafting a graphic novel that was hard to put down. Wildgoose’s illustrations gave the story hidden depths while still allowing the reader to enjoy the story without a lot of distractions. Whether you have read the original book or not, this graphic novel is a must-read for all Batman fans (or even just those who like a good superhero story).

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Batman: Nightwalker is a graphic adaptation of the book with the same name by Marie Lu.
It was a fun ride with teenaged Bruce struggling to understand what he wants out of life and where he wants to go in it. With best friends Dianne and Harvey, as well as the constant Alfred, Bruce is in a good place for this.
On Bruce’s 18th birthday he gets into trouble interfering with a police chase and has to serve community service at Arkham Asylum where he meets Madeleine, a member of the infamous Nightwalker’s, who starts to talk to him. Is Bruce getting the truth or lies from her? He’s going to have to figure it out quick because the Nightwalkers are escalating and Bruce Wayne may not be safe from their list.

Batman: Nightwalker was an outstanding graphic novel. The story was so grasping that I read it in under two hours. The story follows young Bruce Wayne slowly becoming the Batman that we all know and love. Bruce Wayne just turned eighteen years old and graduated from high school only to get himself mingled with the city’s Nightwalker gang of bandits who target wealthy people. This graphic novel made me fall in love with Batman all over again, and I absolutely love how Marie Lu. Favorite things: page 61, there’s a picture of Bruce Wayne graduating from high school and near it, there’s also a picture of a young Muslim woman graduating, too. Holy smokes! Talk about diversity! Loved the graphics, loved the colors, loved everything about this! Thank you NetGalley and DC Entertainment for this eARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

As a teen librarian, I have been eager to read the DC comics written by bestselling YA authors. Unfortunately, having the name of a popular YA author on the cover does not guarantee an enjoyable book.

Marie Lu's story wasn't interesting and the plot was unbelievable. Eighteen-year-old Bruce Wayne is sent to an insane asylum to teach him a lesson about his privilege. This isn't a believable or appropriate punishment for a high school student. Bruce Wayne is left unsupervised with a hardened criminal. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I could go on, but I don't want to give anything away.

I was expecting more. If there's a sequel, I hope the plot will be more believable and exciting.

This book turned out to be quite good. The art was amazing, but I was also impressed by the storytelling. A young Bruce Wayne, perhaps easily manipulated and naive is compelling. I would recommend this book to Young Adults (YA) and not just superhero fans.

I haven’t read the novel version by Marie Lu yet, but when I saw there was a graphic novel version I knew I had to read it. I was not disappointed. It was an enjoyable read.

I received this book as an ARC from DC Comics in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I have read and loved Batman: Nightwalker the novel by Marie Lu and when I found out that there is a graphic novel to the adaptation, I knew I had to read it. This series is very popular with our teen patrons and the art work was very compelling and so artistically colorful, I was glued from beginning to end. Our teens who are fans of Manga and the DC Superhero series will absolutely love this book and I can not wait to tell them about it.

We will consider adding this title to our graphic novel collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Young Bruce Wayne hits 18 and suddenly he's a billionaire and everybody wants to piece. While trying to navigate that he also gets pulled in to a mystery with an enigmatic lady and doesn't know who he can trust.
I haven't read the book this was based on, but I thought this story was great. The art looks cool and they actually manage to pull of the whole superhero-before-he's-a-superhero story. I've read enough of those to know that's not easy. Seems most fall into one of two pits.: they either lean to hard and everything becomes a "get it? GET IT?!" moment or they go so far in the other director that the characters become unrecognizable. I'm impressed with the authors ability to lead you along a familiar path while making everything new. Well done.

For some reason I could not get into the novel version of this story so I was excited that a graphic novel version came out. It was a solid entry into the young batman/origin story field. I always like seeing young Bruce and Alfred's relationship.

I think that maybe this book would’ve benefited from some background information or more story building. I know that Batman himself has a long history that is told in the comics and movies but this book really lacked in information and I felt like it was just missing something.