A review by soulfulsin
Batman: Fear Itself by Steven-Elliot Altman, Michael Reaves
3.0
Eh. I enjoyed Scarecrow and I enjoyed the idea of a fear toxin, but I think the execution could have been a little better. I felt no actual, palpable fear. Maybe that would have happened if the writer had been able to create suspense, which he could only do to a limited extent.
Maggie was also a pain. She was a Mary Sue, plain and clear, because why else would she suddenly attract an OC *and* Batman? Srsly. And Alfred trying to hook Bruce up. Gimme a break. I had to skim the ending.
Still, Batman. The fact that this narrated from Batman's third person limited POV helped contribute to my actually liking the book, along with Scarecrow as the villain. I've heard other Batman books are better and I guess I'll find out soon enough.
Maggie was also a pain. She was a Mary Sue, plain and clear, because why else would she suddenly attract an OC *and* Batman? Srsly. And Alfred trying to hook Bruce up. Gimme a break. I had to skim the ending.
Still, Batman. The fact that this narrated from Batman's third person limited POV helped contribute to my actually liking the book, along with Scarecrow as the villain. I've heard other Batman books are better and I guess I'll find out soon enough.