Batman #686
This issue is the perfect prequel for the Battle for the Cowl saga. Now I confess I am not the biggest Batman fan, with that being said, understand I am stepping outside of my comfort zone and actually recommending this issue. The Batman gets his own “Funeral for a Friend treatment in this issue that leads up to the question, “what now?” Let me start by saying, this is not an unusual plot twist. Batman has died before, there have been other characters take up the mantle of the bat before. So what makes this different? Hopefully DC will let Bruce finally rest in peace and stay dead, but I fear that will not be. Anyway this issue was beautifully written and has a certain nostalgia to it, and Andy Kubert’s artwork only enhances the story. If Kubert drew every single issue of Batman, and it was as poetic and well done as this, I’d probably be more of a Bat-fan. The detail in the backgrounds and soft touches to the penciling make this book look more like a Victorian-era novel than comic book and it works. On the whole, I’d give this issue a solid nine out of ten, if you read any Batman book this year, this would be my pick. Oh, and just for fun I’ll be reviewing the Battle for the Cowl as well, despite my better judgement. Be sure to check out www.comicbookjournal.net/reviews for the latest.
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