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Batman: Gotham Adventures #11, 28, 56-57
Batman Adventures: Riddle Me This!
Riddler continues to tease Batman's brain...and all of Gotham as he leaves his riddles behind...some of them even solving the crimes of other criminals! And when a copycat tries to steal the Riddler's style, who will find them first-Batman or the Riddler?
124 pages, Paperback
First published April 6, 2021
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Scott Peterson
335 books42 followersScott Peterson got his start in comics as an editor on the Batman line of comics, working with the legendary Dennis O’Neil. He edited DC’s flagship title, Detective Comics, and launched the first of the the Adventures sub-genre of comics, The Batman Adventures. He later went on to edit for WildStorm, where he oversaw such titles as WildCats, Midnighter, A God Somewhere and North 40, as well as Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes. As a writer, he has been published by Disney, Scholastic, Golden Books, HarperCollins, and DC Comics, including a four-year run as the regular writer of The Gotham Adventures. He is the author of Batman: Kings of Fear with art legendary artist Kelley Jones, and the original graphic novel Truckus Maximus.
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October 23, 2022
So I need to know where to find what happens next.
June 11, 2025
I think you can guess the featured player in this one!
It does appear that Robin’s costume is miscolored on the cover.
”Chapter 1: The Oldest One in the Book!” has Riddler waking up rich guy he used to work for because he just broke out of Arkham and needs place to hide out. And he has blackmail material. The rich guy agrees because he figures it’ll only be temporary.
”Your compulsion to leave clues for Batman will see to that.”
But the Riddler has a plan for going… if not straight, a different direction.
”I’ve given up crime to start giving you a hand at your detective game. My riddles will steal lead to criminals… they just won’t be me. Get it?”
So Batman and Robin try to decipher the riddle he leaves, suspicious all the while.
Riddler, reading the newspaper finds he loves watching Batman work without getting his butt kicked!
As an aside, I appreciate it when someone is ‘reading the newspaper’ and there is actually text instead of squiggly lines on the paper!
The next clue leads Batman and Nightwing to opening the safe of a suspected thief.
”.. but Sir John’s safe took you forty-five seconds. You should consider a career change, you could end up rich.”
”Not funny, Nightwing. ”
Batman and Robin catch another criminal with the third riddle.
”I’ve finally done it! I found a way to challenge Batman that puts me in no danger whatsoever!”
That was actually a laugh out loud funny story! This was a 5 star great start!
”Chapter 2: Notes” starts with the Riddler in a blimp with his face on a screen on its side.
”What the Riddler always wants: Money and Fame. But mostly to prove he’s smarter.”
There’s a funny bit where they track the first part of the riddle to a warehouse where Batman falls in a death trap and has to escape. When he finally does make it through Dante’s hell, he finds that Robin has found the clue - a music CD.
Nightwing, Robin and Batman try to decipher the music cue. Apparently the Riddler has kidnapped a musician to hold him for ransom.
This was a clever story. It was brief to the point of confusion though. If it had been extended it would have had more impact.
I’ll give it 3 stars because it was a clever idea to trick the Riddler.
”Chapter 3: Identity Theft” has Batman asking the Riddler what the point of a riddle was that led to a graveyard with a buried piano.
”Oh, man. You’re smiling. I hate when you smile.”
Batman’s smiling because he figures out that the Riddler has a copycat. And the copycat is ‘artier’.
”Well, now I can cross out another item off my list of ‘Words the Batman will never say.’”
This one has several laugh-out-loud moments.
Batman and Robin track decipher the riddle to mean a movie theater. But shortly after they get there a bomb goes off.
Later the Batman figures out how they can find this faux-Riddler, but the Riddler seems to have found him first.
Okay, it’s kind of a cheat. I mean, it isn’t even the Riddler committing the crimes! But at the same time it’s absolutely hysterical and definitely invokes the Riddler’s ego. So I have to give this story a 5 star rating, even though this book still hasn’t made the Riddler anything more than a B-villain.
”Chapter 4: The Real Deal” appears to be a solo Robin vs. The Riddler story. Which would make much more sense in the Robin book!
Batman is unavailable so Robin is on his own trying to solve the latest riddle left with Commissioner Gordon.
Robin goes to Arkham to get help with the riddle. The Riddler won’t help me. Joker will but he turns that down. Then there is the guy that stole the Riddler’s modus operandi in the last story (“Identity Theft”). He’s willing to help.
I guess this story sort of has to connect to the last story. It definitely had it’s moments so I’ll give it 3 stars.
”Chapter 5: Poker Face” starts with Riddler defacing a billboard. And apparently the Penguin is the mayor of Gotham city! These things really do have a history all their own!!
”I gave my word to the people of this city I would put an end to the lunatics in masks and their dangerous games. ”
Edward Nigma claims he has nothing to do with this latest riddle. He’s put that behind him so he can sell cellphones.
Batman figures out the puzzle and meets the Riddler as requested, but the Riddler only wants to play chess with him. The Riddler is bored since becoming rich. Without matching wits with Batman….
Batman says no.
Okay, it’s one thing if Batman is partnering with Barbara Gordon, but this book makes it look like he’s actually dating her!
At a movie premiere with Barbara Gordon she see’s a blimp overhead with what looks like a Riddler on it’s side. Cause Gotham is sick with blimps.
The mayor (Penguin) and Commissioner Gordon bring Nigma in for questioning but with a specific crime they can’t hold him. His lawyer (who looks like Jack Kirby) makes sure of it.
Batman figures out the next riddle and finds the place where the Riddler wants to meet him.
There was no actual way to determine where this story ended. It just did and jumped into the next story.
The ending was kind of lame. It had some cool ideas, but ultimately was a story about the Riddler trying to go straight, rather than the Riddler being the Riddler So I guess it’s a Riddler story?
3 stars. Some neat ideas, but not really satisfying.
The next story jump right into it.
”Questions that Beginning with a Queue” starts with the zillionaire Riddler requesting that all his servants form all of their statements in the form of a riddle.
”A traitor to the dairy, sir.” tells him, he’s having eggs Benedict for breakfast.
Then he goes to the bank which looks like it end with him robbing it.
This was short and cute. 4 stars.
At the end is a preview of “Dear DC Supervillains” which if it’s as lame as the superheroes one should be pretty easy to skip.
So all told this is a 4 star book. Doesn’t really bring the Riddler past a grade B villain but there are some cute stories.
It does appear that Robin’s costume is miscolored on the cover.
”Chapter 1: The Oldest One in the Book!” has Riddler waking up rich guy he used to work for because he just broke out of Arkham and needs place to hide out. And he has blackmail material. The rich guy agrees because he figures it’ll only be temporary.
”Your compulsion to leave clues for Batman will see to that.”
But the Riddler has a plan for going… if not straight, a different direction.
”I’ve given up crime to start giving you a hand at your detective game. My riddles will steal lead to criminals… they just won’t be me. Get it?”
So Batman and Robin try to decipher the riddle he leaves, suspicious all the while.
Riddler, reading the newspaper finds he loves watching Batman work without getting his butt kicked!
As an aside, I appreciate it when someone is ‘reading the newspaper’ and there is actually text instead of squiggly lines on the paper!
The next clue leads Batman and Nightwing to opening the safe of a suspected thief.
”.. but Sir John’s safe took you forty-five seconds. You should consider a career change, you could end up rich.”
”Not funny, Nightwing. ”
Batman and Robin catch another criminal with the third riddle.
”I’ve finally done it! I found a way to challenge Batman that puts me in no danger whatsoever!”
That was actually a laugh out loud funny story! This was a 5 star great start!
”Chapter 2: Notes” starts with the Riddler in a blimp with his face on a screen on its side.
”What the Riddler always wants: Money and Fame. But mostly to prove he’s smarter.”
There’s a funny bit where they track the first part of the riddle to a warehouse where Batman falls in a death trap and has to escape. When he finally does make it through Dante’s hell, he finds that Robin has found the clue - a music CD.
Nightwing, Robin and Batman try to decipher the music cue. Apparently the Riddler has kidnapped a musician to hold him for ransom.
This was a clever story. It was brief to the point of confusion though. If it had been extended it would have had more impact.
I’ll give it 3 stars because it was a clever idea to trick the Riddler.
”Chapter 3: Identity Theft” has Batman asking the Riddler what the point of a riddle was that led to a graveyard with a buried piano.
”Oh, man. You’re smiling. I hate when you smile.”
Batman’s smiling because he figures out that the Riddler has a copycat. And the copycat is ‘artier’.
”Well, now I can cross out another item off my list of ‘Words the Batman will never say.’”
This one has several laugh-out-loud moments.
Batman and Robin track decipher the riddle to mean a movie theater. But shortly after they get there a bomb goes off.
Later the Batman figures out how they can find this faux-Riddler, but the Riddler seems to have found him first.
Okay, it’s kind of a cheat. I mean, it isn’t even the Riddler committing the crimes! But at the same time it’s absolutely hysterical and definitely invokes the Riddler’s ego. So I have to give this story a 5 star rating, even though this book still hasn’t made the Riddler anything more than a B-villain.
”Chapter 4: The Real Deal” appears to be a solo Robin vs. The Riddler story. Which would make much more sense in the Robin book!
Batman is unavailable so Robin is on his own trying to solve the latest riddle left with Commissioner Gordon.
Robin goes to Arkham to get help with the riddle. The Riddler won’t help me. Joker will but he turns that down. Then there is the guy that stole the Riddler’s modus operandi in the last story (“Identity Theft”). He’s willing to help.
I guess this story sort of has to connect to the last story. It definitely had it’s moments so I’ll give it 3 stars.
”Chapter 5: Poker Face” starts with Riddler defacing a billboard. And apparently the Penguin is the mayor of Gotham city! These things really do have a history all their own!!
”I gave my word to the people of this city I would put an end to the lunatics in masks and their dangerous games. ”
Edward Nigma claims he has nothing to do with this latest riddle. He’s put that behind him so he can sell cellphones.
Batman figures out the puzzle and meets the Riddler as requested, but the Riddler only wants to play chess with him. The Riddler is bored since becoming rich. Without matching wits with Batman….
Batman says no.
Okay, it’s one thing if Batman is partnering with Barbara Gordon, but this book makes it look like he’s actually dating her!
At a movie premiere with Barbara Gordon she see’s a blimp overhead with what looks like a Riddler on it’s side. Cause Gotham is sick with blimps.
The mayor (Penguin) and Commissioner Gordon bring Nigma in for questioning but with a specific crime they can’t hold him. His lawyer (who looks like Jack Kirby) makes sure of it.
Batman figures out the next riddle and finds the place where the Riddler wants to meet him.
There was no actual way to determine where this story ended. It just did and jumped into the next story.
The ending was kind of lame. It had some cool ideas, but ultimately was a story about the Riddler trying to go straight, rather than the Riddler being the Riddler So I guess it’s a Riddler story?
3 stars. Some neat ideas, but not really satisfying.
The next story jump right into it.
”Questions that Beginning with a Queue” starts with the zillionaire Riddler requesting that all his servants form all of their statements in the form of a riddle.
”A traitor to the dairy, sir.” tells him, he’s having eggs Benedict for breakfast.
Then he goes to the bank which looks like it end with him robbing it.
This was short and cute. 4 stars.
At the end is a preview of “Dear DC Supervillains” which if it’s as lame as the superheroes one should be pretty easy to skip.
So all told this is a 4 star book. Doesn’t really bring the Riddler past a grade B villain but there are some cute stories.
October 28, 2024
Here’s another one collected edition of Batman Comics set in the world of the 90s Batman Animated Series! This volume as a trade paperback collects stories concerning Batman’s villain Riddler specifically it collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #11, #28, #56-57, and Batman Adventures #11.
There are five chapters in this book. The first one is titled “The Oldest one in the Book!” and the Ridder blackmail a rich man to have him give a place for the Riddler to hide at while he gives riddles for Batman to solve. Unlike his typical mode of operation the clues is not for Batman to find him but its for Batman to catch other criminals as Riddler is on the side of “Good.” Chapter two is titled “Notes” and once again Riddler is dropping clues for Batman to solve and this time it isn’t easy for Batman but fortunately Nightwing with his knowledge of music helps the case. I like this one since it shows Batman is human and need others. The next chapter is called “Identity Theft” where the Riddler is in Arkham’s Asylum but someone else is out there in Gotham impersonating the Riddler. The Riddler eventually escapes to face this impersonator. The fourth chapter, “The Real Deal” and picks up the story with where the last chapter left off. Robin has to figure out riddles alone in solving a case without Batman and Robin has to go to Arkham’s asylum to talk to the previous impersonator of Riddler to help solve the riddle and in the process finds Batman and rescues him. The final chapter, “Poker Face” is a story in one of the other trade paper back collecting Batman Adventures and here the Riddler is trying to be a good citizen but his urge to have a challenge against Batman in a battle of wits forces Batman to solve riddles and get to the Riddler but the Riddler committed no crimes. Eventually Batman challenges the Riddler to do something that Batman isn’t able to do and the Riddler takes up the challenge.
I enjoyed these stories. I’m approaching the end of Batman Animated series related comics. My kids really really enjoy them and we as a family enjoyed this one too, though the Riddler isn’t our favorite character. Still the wit and puns are great and we actually laughed aloud at times. I recommend this.
There are five chapters in this book. The first one is titled “The Oldest one in the Book!” and the Ridder blackmail a rich man to have him give a place for the Riddler to hide at while he gives riddles for Batman to solve. Unlike his typical mode of operation the clues is not for Batman to find him but its for Batman to catch other criminals as Riddler is on the side of “Good.” Chapter two is titled “Notes” and once again Riddler is dropping clues for Batman to solve and this time it isn’t easy for Batman but fortunately Nightwing with his knowledge of music helps the case. I like this one since it shows Batman is human and need others. The next chapter is called “Identity Theft” where the Riddler is in Arkham’s Asylum but someone else is out there in Gotham impersonating the Riddler. The Riddler eventually escapes to face this impersonator. The fourth chapter, “The Real Deal” and picks up the story with where the last chapter left off. Robin has to figure out riddles alone in solving a case without Batman and Robin has to go to Arkham’s asylum to talk to the previous impersonator of Riddler to help solve the riddle and in the process finds Batman and rescues him. The final chapter, “Poker Face” is a story in one of the other trade paper back collecting Batman Adventures and here the Riddler is trying to be a good citizen but his urge to have a challenge against Batman in a battle of wits forces Batman to solve riddles and get to the Riddler but the Riddler committed no crimes. Eventually Batman challenges the Riddler to do something that Batman isn’t able to do and the Riddler takes up the challenge.
I enjoyed these stories. I’m approaching the end of Batman Animated series related comics. My kids really really enjoy them and we as a family enjoyed this one too, though the Riddler isn’t our favorite character. Still the wit and puns are great and we actually laughed aloud at times. I recommend this.
April 28, 2021
What I love about this series is that you get fun, simple, Batman (and Robin and Nightwing) adventures without all the drama or conspiracy or death of the ongoing series. It is the perfect series for a younger reader but great for older ones like myself, who miss the innocence and fun of early comic books. Even better, you have some top notch modern story tellers so in many ways these are better constructed stories than the average comic book from the 1940's.
I also really love the art. It is minimalist (few lines, not over shaded) like an animated cartoon but there is still some amazing art in here.
I wish these reprints just followed the original issues instead of collecting "themes" - because it can get repetitive seeing the same villain in every story. But this theme is Riddler stories. And we get a bunch of great Riddler stories. The only odd one is the introduction (reintoduction?) of this "Kim" guy who is a smart hippie who is trying to be like the Riddler. Weird villain who just doesn't work.
I'm not going to put these up against the great comic books of the time but A+ for fun and A+ for capturing the feel of the animated series in a good way. If you have a child starting to read comics - this is the series for them.
I also really love the art. It is minimalist (few lines, not over shaded) like an animated cartoon but there is still some amazing art in here.
I wish these reprints just followed the original issues instead of collecting "themes" - because it can get repetitive seeing the same villain in every story. But this theme is Riddler stories. And we get a bunch of great Riddler stories. The only odd one is the introduction (reintoduction?) of this "Kim" guy who is a smart hippie who is trying to be like the Riddler. Weird villain who just doesn't work.
I'm not going to put these up against the great comic books of the time but A+ for fun and A+ for capturing the feel of the animated series in a good way. If you have a child starting to read comics - this is the series for them.
January 20, 2025
I loved the first one “The Oldest One in the Book” I thought it was clever and well done.
I am curious though about Riddler not having any hair, although in one of the later chapters he’s depicted as having red hair, which is what I’m used to.
“Notes” was great, liked the clever musician.
“Identity Theft” was fun and I loved the ‘arty’ aspect.
“The Real Deal” I liked that Robin was given some time to shine
“Poker Face” I liked The Riddler making dinner (lives at steak) and at the very end not robbing the bank
I am curious though about Riddler not having any hair, although in one of the later chapters he’s depicted as having red hair, which is what I’m used to.
“Notes” was great, liked the clever musician.
“Identity Theft” was fun and I loved the ‘arty’ aspect.
“The Real Deal” I liked that Robin was given some time to shine
“Poker Face” I liked The Riddler making dinner (lives at steak) and at the very end not robbing the bank
May 26, 2025
This book presents several adventures from the Batman comic set in the Batman: The Animated Series world. From the title, obviously these stories have The Riddler as the enemy. While he does come up with clever riddles, Batman and Robin are always more clever, resulting in a bit of an inferiority complex for The Riddler. His happy-go-crimey style is interesting, especially when he orchestrates the crimes and riddles from inside of Arkham Asylum (which is weird, right?). I enjoyed the stories as some light, escapist fare straight out of the best Batman incarnation.
Recommended for Bat-fans.
Recommended for Bat-fans.
December 31, 2021
I love how the Bat Family is written in the Animated Series, so it's little wonder that I devoured this graphic novel. Add into that a couple of comics that allowed both Nightwing and Robin to genuinely shine, and... oh... the fact that every story highlighted my favorite Batman baddie, the Riddler??? Obviously, this book was an A+, must-read for me.
August 10, 2022
Overall, it’s really fun. I love the riddles and the Riddler is a great villain. I really loved how Nightwing knew so much about music, even learned a couple things from him. However, I cannot give this five stars knowing about the Babs/Bruce relationship agenda and the subtle hints throughout this book.
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