by Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Trevor McCarthy
This book delves into the history of Gotham and the four families. An interesting one to read around the time that the TV series "Gotham" just finished an arc involving one of the historical Gotham family's feud with the Waynes. In this story, it's not so much a feud with Wayne, but a historical Go...
Very nice art, very captivating story until around issue 3, where you realize that the idea of the story as a "mystery" is very misleading. Predictable, wtf-ery flaws in continuity (how did they find out what the name of the bad guy was??). But it's a good idea, perhaps Snyder's proto-Court of Owls,...
Well done story. I do have one big complaint with it - it's pre-Flashpoint, so it's got the old Damien Wayne, who is an obnoxious prat.
A guy in a steampunk diving suit is blowing up buildings and bridges in Gotham City. Very nice art from Trevor McCarthy, particularly the flashback sequences of Gotham in the 1880's.
As usual, the city lives and breathes in Snyder's work. I should have read this one before starting his Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls series. This volume is a nice transition between the Grayson era and the return of Bruce Wayne to Gotham to resume being Batman. Well-written, but less emphasis i...
Someone is blowing up Gotham City landmarks and it points to someone with links to Gotham's founding fathers. Can Batman, Red Robin, Robin, and Black Bat stop the menace of... the Architect?After the awesomeness of The Black Mirror, this was a little bit of a letdown but still pretty good. Dick co...
There are two reasons for this not being 5 stars for me, though I really enjoyed it. One is that The Black Mirror impressed me so much that I was expecting something just as awesome out of this. Two, I'm not fully up to speed on Batman Inc. which kind of left me confused about who's who in this Gate...
Scott Snyder is (and may always be) best known for American Vampire. His take on Batman shows that background most in the historical backdrop that adds depth to an already interesting story. As a note, the credits say that Snyder provided the story and Kyle Higgins the dialog. I suspect that means t...
I'm down with steampunk batman, except when red robin says "this is kind of steampunk!"
I'm down with steampunk batman, except when red robin says "this is kind of steampunk!"
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