octavia_cade's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
2.0
I've got to admit, the swarm of bats was stylish and appealing, but for me this comic was let down by the inclusion of Jim Gordon's affair with Essen. For one, this is a pretty hackneyed storyline at the best of times, although in this instance I suppose it does symbolise the creeping corruption that Gotham inflicts on everyone who lives there. Mostly, though, it just makes me dislike Gordon, and that's a shame, because in general I'm more interested in him than I am in Batman. I usually feel more sympathetic to Gordon, but he's a whiny cheat here, and it's not even in service of an interesting plot. I don't know, perhaps Essen returns in the future as some important part of the whole Batman universe, but comics are short, and right now it seems a shame to waste pages on something so utterly unoriginal.
Bats over banality, please.
Bats over banality, please.
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