There will be spoilers
It's a little weird reviewing another Batman #1. Five years ago, the New 52 exploded onto shelves, and Batman #1 became a runaway bestseller partly because it was the first time the Batman title had a #1 since the first volume launched way back in 1940. Every issue of the second volume then went on... Continue Reading →
How does that song go? "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." That's from Semisonic's Closing Time -- a song about leaving comfort zones and returning to stark realities. When Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo formally announced their departure on the Batman series -- a partnership and run with an endgame in mind... Continue Reading →
Jim Gordon jumps out of the fire and into the frying pan, so to speak, as he tries to capture Mr. Bloom. In Batman #44, Gordon was about to be cooked alive, trapped in an industrial furnace firing at 1,000-degrees. Relying on his ability to throw a batarang, Jim makes it out, slightly toasted and... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the legend becomes so heavy, it drowns everything else out. And after 75-plus years of amazing stories, the Batman series must be a challenge for any writer. I imagine the hardest thing about writing a new story is coming up with something that hasn't been done before or hasn't been done recently -- something exciting... Continue Reading →
Jim Gordon found Bruce Wayne working at the Lucius Fox Center for Gotham Youth last issue, and Batman #43 sets the record straight. Wayne is alive and well. Batman is dead. Joker's Endgame has changed the entire landscape in Gotham City. Buildings have been reduced to rubble, and the citizens are afraid. There's a new... Continue Reading →
Batman takes on another super-powered thug in Batman #42, and it's beginning to look like a new villain has arrived in Gotham City to challenge the new Dark Knight. Last issue, Jim Gordon took on the mantle of the Bat and fought against Precious Precious, a low-level thug exhibiting some strange powers. Issue #42 follows... Continue Reading →
How do you replace the Batman? You build a new one. In the absence of its most powerful and (in)famous hero, Gotham City gets a new hero, the one Powers International believes it deserves: a Batman on the side of the law. And who better than Commissioner Jim Gordon, the stalwart ex-Marine, to step into that... Continue Reading →
All things come to an end. And if you believe your eyes (or Scott Synder in this interview), so does Batman in Batman #40, the final chapter of Endgame. As Gotham City falls to pieces, Batman and his allies -- the Bat Family along with the best rogues gallery in comics -- fight their way... Continue Reading →
With the Joker's virus creating absolute anarchy in Gotham City, Batman resorts to turning his enemies into allies. After venturing into the Court of Owls' underground headquarters last issue, Batman takes a moment to obtain some of the answers he's looking for. The dionesium that gives the Joker his healing capabilities and prolonged life also... Continue Reading →
"I'm telling you, unequivocally, there's no chance, none, that he made it in here." It was years ago -- a secret that Bruce Wayne kept closely guarded. No one knew. Not even Alfred. After beating the Joker, Batman saved the day and returned home. While trying to rest, something lingered, so Bruce decided to go... Continue Reading →
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