Move along, nothing new to see here. You like Batman? You've seen the Batman movies and read some Batman comic books? Then you know this story. Sure, this little take is well written and has a nice flow, but come on. Joe Chill? We know this DC. Everyone knows this. Let's get back to that Scarecrow story; it wasn't great but at least it wasn't the story of Crime Alley all over again.
Gregg Hurwitz is a really great writer. He has a great sense of pacing and dialogue. He is really the sole reason that Batman: The Dark Knight has become a decent monthly comic book. He uses his sizable talent to tell the tale of young Bruce Wayne's search for his parents killer or killers. Spoiler: it was Joe Chill and there was no conspiracy. But you knew that. Batman's flagship title even went over this during the Court of Owls storyline. All the talent in the world doesn't make a story we have heard a hundred million thousand times before not boring. This is boring.
For reasons unknown, DC also decided to split this issue between two very different artists. It kills the flow of the issue. Mico Suayan and Juan Jose Ryp are both great artists, but their styles look absolutely nothing alike and do not mesh. When Juan Jose Ryp suddenly takes over, it feels like you are reading a different comic book. Sure, it's another nicely written and good looking comic book, but it still feels different. One of these guys should have done the whole issue. Splitting the issue up between to two of them makes about as much sense as retelling the story of Crime Alley. So, in a weird way, I guess it makes perfect sense that DC did this.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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