A review by howattp
Batman: A Death in the Family, by Jim Starlin
5.0
I would say that this is a solid, solid addition to the Batman mythology. It ushers in *Spoiler alert* a death in the family. It is terrible, though appropriate for maintaining the reality of what Batman does. He is not invincible, nor are those close to him--as we found out with Barbara Gordon in a previous graphic novel.
My only reservation, and it's an odd one, considering, but I feel like the presentation of the Joker is uneven. I know, he's supposed to be like that, but he's in it for the money apparently, except he's not, but maybe he is. I know that his motives are always supposed to remain ambiguous, but I feel that he wasn't ambiguous enough.
Other than that, I really enjoyed it.
See my full review here: http://ravereader.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/batman-a-death-in-the-family/
My only reservation, and it's an odd one, considering, but I feel like the presentation of the Joker is uneven. I know, he's supposed to be like that, but he's in it for the money apparently, except he's not, but maybe he is. I know that his motives are always supposed to remain ambiguous, but I feel that he wasn't ambiguous enough.
Other than that, I really enjoyed it.
See my full review here: http://ravereader.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/batman-a-death-in-the-family/