Dick Grayson has had a pretty odd career path. Orphaned as a child, taken in by a masked
vigilante to run around in bright red tights and green chain mail underwear as
Robin, striking out on his own as a teenager to become Nightwing, and finally
becoming The Batman after Bruce Wayne was sent back in time. Now Bruce is back, but is off trotting the
globe making Batman a franchise operation, so Gotham and all its depravity is
under Dick’s protection. Now a very
unwelcome face from the past comes back and wherever he goes people die
horribly. Is Commissioner Gordon’s son
really a monster or is someone else the killer.
Dick has to solve the case before the killer strikes again…and again…and
again.
Scott Snyder really puts the Dark into the Dark
Knight. Did I say ‘Dark’? I meant gruesomely, nihilistically,
bleak! But in a weird creepy way it
truly works. It sometimes feels like Saw meets Batman and people looking for
happy endings and ‘fun’ may be put off by such a grim Batman yarn. However, the art is great, the mystery and
characterization are top notch, and Dick Grayson makes a great Batman. All in all, it’s a good read for Batman fans
and not a terrible place to start for people wanting to see what’s new with the
World’s Greatest Detective.
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