Tom King and Tony Daniel's "City of Bane" continues! Bane has taken over Gotham City, and Batman is nowhere to be found. At least, not a Batman anyone recognizes. Flashpoint Batman is now patrolling the city, dispensing a violent bran…
Tom King and Tony Daniel's "City of Bane" continues! Bane has taken over Gotham City, and Batman is nowhere to be found. At least, not a Batman anyone recognizes. Flashpoint Batman is now patrolling the city, dispensing a violent brand of justice and taking out rogue villains who haven't yet signed on with Bane. It's all building to a rebellion among the bad guys who don't want to play along- and distrust in those who do! Meanwhile, a surprising ally has come to Bruce Wayne's aid, nursing him back to health so that he can get back to his city.
But Batman #76 is such a trash book. It’s obvious King and the editorial staff time to ensure they’re providing quality stories. Is this issue as bad as Batman #68? Hell no. That’s one of the worst comics I’ve ever read in my life. But this isn’t much better. Batman #76 features virtually no story progression for the much hyped “City of Bane” arc. You know that big story King guaranteed would wipe away all the ill will towards him and DC Comics following “The Wedding”. The second chapter in “City of Bane” is complete filler. Basically just a recap of everything we already know that was never explained.
The art in this book is absolutely fantastic. It’s such a waste of Tony Daniel’s abilities but that’s so common at DC Comics nowadays it’s hardly noteworthy. What is noteworthy is the absolute dismantling of Captain Atom’s reputation and legacy at the hands of Tom King this week. I’m not the biggest Captain Atom mark in the world but the character was created in the 60’s by Joe Gill and Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko.
The only thing else that happens of note is the complete annihilation Captain Atom at the hands of Gotham Girl. But we already knew heroes weren’t allowed to enter Gotham. So that was kinda pointless. So who deserves blame for this compete waste of time, trees and octopi?
I don’t fully blame Tom King for the issues in Batman #76. I fully absolve artist Tony Daniel from any culpability. I’m certain he had n..
