Then there’s Power’s big scheme that gets revealed, and the fact that he also roped Terry in to work for him as a Batman, and the moral dilemma that that causes within Terry, not to mention getting into Terry’s own troubled backstory. There’s Jackie rebelling and going on some sort of crusade for the Joker, which we finally come back to four issues later where she’s recruited by Mr. One of the things that makes this book so hard to read is how many plot lines there are going on at once. In fact, when I realized I was at the final page of the chapter, I felt relieved.īut why am I having such a hard time getting through the book? Well, the more I thought about it, I realized it wasn’t just for subjective reasons like “this book just isn’t my thing.” I think it’s more that the problems with this book are very complicated and might not even be visible on a first read. I always try to be as objective as I can in my reviews, but if I’m going to continue to discuss this series I can’t pretend I really have a great time reading it, at least not any longer.

What I have to be honest about is that perhaps I haven’t enjoyed the “Murphyverse,” at least the installments since the first White Knight series, nearly as much as I thought I did. Finally I sat down, glued my eyes to the screen and forced myself to read the book. I tried to start it once only to put it aside again, almost immediately. I put it off for days working on other things. When I received my copy of this comic for this review, I felt absolutely no motivation to read it. Enter Jason Todd…the first Robin?! In this thrilling sequel to the blockbuster comic book hits Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy invites the audience to go beyond the Gotham they know to discover an engrossing new take on the city and its heroes.I’m sorry, I can’t fool myself anymore. It’s time to destroy the mantle for good, but he’ll need one of his forgotten sons’ help to do so.

Crime is down, but at what cost? A new Batman has emerged in Powers’s city, and only Bruce is fully aware of the dangers to come. Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers has seized control of the Wayne family’s assets and is using them to transform the GTO and the city they’ve sworn to protect. Bruce Wayne, may be behind bars, but the real criminals are still out there. A lot can change in 10 years, especially in Gotham! Batman, a.k.a.

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