"The Fall and the Fallen" concludes with a father-and-son showdown. Flashpoint Batman reveals his fiendish reasoning for dragging Batman into the desert, and who is in the coffin they've been dragging along with them. But is this a st…
"The Fall and the Fallen" concludes with a father-and-son showdown. Flashpoint Batman reveals his fiendish reasoning for dragging Batman into the desert, and who is in the coffin they've been dragging along with them. But is this a step too far? It's Bruce Wayne versus Thomas Wayne for the right to wear the cowl, and all of Gotham City hangs in the balance!
Tom King's lead up to The Wedding was boring and features Batman’s transformation into Low T Bats. Post-Wedding Batman was uneven at the best of times, especially for DC Comics. The series bottomed out during the “Knightmares” story arc. Easily one of the worst in the 75 year history of the character. The current Fall of the Fallen story hasn’t been much better. Of course, this is all leading up to the much talked about City of Bane story that starts in issue 75. Tom King desperately needs to hit a homerun with City of Bane. He’s severely damaged his reputation with DC Comics and Batman readers post-Wedding.
Mikel Janin elevates his art for what I imagine is his final Batman issue for a while. Jordie Bellaire’s colors are also greatly improved. The book starts out burning with heat from the desert and gets noticeably bleaker as Flashpoint Batman and Bruce descend into the Lazarus Pit.
Tom King’s Batman has been bottom of the barrel for far too long. It’s been at least a year since the series featured a well told story arc. Batman #74 once again features quality work from artist Mikel Janin and color artist Jordie Bellaire. Tom King’s writing continues dragging the overall quality down substantially. The Animals and the Pit is explored ad nauseam. Using the book as the story narration near the end was pretentious as all hell, even by King’s standards. Just what readers have come to expect from his Low T Batman.
The final four pages of the issue are very well done. Is this a sign of better days ahead for Batman readers? I’ve felt they were coming for some time now. Based on recent history, not likely. But the..
