A review by billblume
Gotham Academy Vol. 2: Calamity by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher

4.0

When I read the first volume of Gotham Academy, I absolutely loved it. That was one of the rare times where the artwork in a comic book had just as much to do with my loving it as the writing--possibly more so in that case. The artwork remains amazing in this second volume of the series. The writing wasn't as strong this time around, but that has more to do with the story feeling less self-contained in this volume. You can tell the series is playing a longer game this time, so things don't tie up as neatly in this second volume. I still plan to get volume three in the series. I just hope more of the story gets resolved this time around. I loved that Tim Drake makes an appearance as Red Robin, because he's my favorite character in the "Bat family," but it's such a brief appearance. I wish Tim could have contributed more to that issue.