But that’s just the setup-the punchline is even more terrifying. He’ll turn the people of Gotham into giggling psychopaths. He’ll turn the Justice League against Batman. The crazed killer who has elevated evil to an art is about to paint his masterpiece: the utter destruction of Batman and everything he holds dear. The games are over and, for their final showdown, the Clown Prince of Crime won’t be staging a comedy. In their last encounter, the Dark Knight failed to live up to the Joker’s grand plans, so now the Joker is deadly serious. 7: End Game – Batman’s greatest foe has returned for one last gag-but this time, not even the Joker is laughing. You can click on each of the links below to read the full review for each issue.īatman Vol. There’s nothing I hate worse than incomplete stories, and if you check out the issues that are involved, you’ll quickly notice that some of the issues collected tell incomplete stories. If you have some form of competence, this alone should start sounding of warning alarms. You’re basically getting four three two-ish stories with this collection. Tomasi, and stunningly illustrated by Fernando Blanco and Marcio Takara, it’s a bold new chapter in the saga of Gotham’s guardian!Ĭollects DETECTIVE COMICS SNEAK PEEK and #41-47! 8-thrillingly written by Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato, and Peter J. But when you become the Batman, there’s a deadly learning curve-and an army of crazed criminals waiting to take you down.Ĭan Gordon keep up? Or will his enemies and allies alike clip the new Batman’s wings before he even gets off the ground?įind out in BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. With Bruce Wayne sidelined-perhaps permanently-the former Commissioner has taken on the mantle of the Bat, with a state-of-the-art suit of robotic armor and the full support of the Gotham City Police Department to back him up. Jim Gordon has spent years patrolling the streets of Gotham City as one of its top cops. They had delivered two solid arcs previously – both of which, sadly, ended terribly – and had teased a focus on the GCPD and the return of Renee Montoya! The latter two details alone made me extremely excited for this story, so how in the hell could it possibly turn out bad, right? Yeah, well you’ll find that one out below… That being said, I was curious to see what Buccellato and Manapul were going to do with the character. If you followed the site during that time, then you know that I had major issue with Gordon as “Batman.” For me, it just didn’t add up for him as a character. This is the first trade of Detective Comics that features Jim Gordon as Bunnyman Batman.
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