Comic Book Review - Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #1

Rob reviews Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #1...

Fortnite, the hit battle royale video game is no stranger when it comes to tie-ins. We've seen various appearances from video game characters, to pretty much everyone from the  Marvel Universe grace the Fortnite island over the last couple of years.  

Taking inspiration from last years Fortnite x Marvel: Nexus War -Thor, it's now Batman's turn to leave the Battle Bus. 

Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point is the latest cross media-crossover, that not only adds an attempt at a decent story but also adds timed-exclusive cosmetic items to the game too. 

When you consider that the previous Fortnite season featured a story that heavily involved the 'Zero Point' and its mysterious powers have this crossover event appeared a season out of place?

The story kicks off in Gotham City as a mysterious rift opens in the skies above the city. Batman, in his attempts to close the rift accidentally falls into it and gets stuck into an almost Doctor Who-Esq 'timey-wimey dimension hopping' situation. Batman soon finds himself within the familiar Fornite setting and we follow him as he attempts to regain his rapidly diminishing memory of life outside of Fortnite and his struggles with the incessant combat. All while, the ominous Zero Point is the ultimate key in surviving this strange world - and getting home. 

Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point follows the Caped Crusader and a few of his Rogues Gallery as they find themselves trapped on the Fortnite island. We follow both friend and foe as they attempt to acclimatise to this strange new world, its rules, and the constant repeating battles. It's an interesting crossover that not only appeals to Fortnite fans, it also has enough 'Batman' themes going for it to not alienate the 'Bats' fan base. 

Writer, Christos Gage delivers a pretty good opening issue. The Gotham prologue is full of the dark-brooding Batman themes, which then switches to the brightly coloured mayhem of the Fortnite island. It's two genres that really shouldn't mix - but they do. 

The art team of Reilly Brown and Nelson Faro DeCastro do a great job in portraying both worlds. Characters and their respective locales look fantastic and the Fortnite settings very nature allows for some "zany" creations. 

John Kalisz colours also blend these two words with a nice clean style. Combat is stylish and awash with plenty of action.

Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point is an ambitious project that's going to go to some interesting places. There's guaranteed to be quite a few guest appearances, the inclusion of Deathstroke has already been 'leaked' by the games many data miners. When you throw in Batman's rapidly diminishing memory is the Dark Knight going to come out of this miniseries the same? 

Rating 8/10

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