Once again Scott McDaniel delivers but I'm still convinced he's better paired with Karl Story than Andy Owens on inks. I knew who Nicodemus was the very second I saw him in civilian dress. The first issues, not related to this event, were less impressive. Solid Brubaker if not his best stuff by far (the guy's at its best on creator owned obviously). These are good stories, good managed tension, lots of action, some introspection for Batman but not as moaning as it was last volume. Ok, you can connect the dots if you've got half a brain but still, I hate it when they do that. My main complaint would be that most issues are part of the 'Bruce Wayne murderer/fugitive' storyline and you only get Brubaker's issues. I liked this second volume much better than the first one. For single issues this is fine, since you're just promoting crossovers, but to do it in trade paperbacks? What the hell is this? And why do they do it so often?Īnyway, the answer is money, but just be forewarned that this is not worth reading. It's insane to me how often DC commits this very sin, tricking you into going out and buying something else entirely to get the full story. 1' part, and then just advertise within that book that people should read the next crossover storylines for more by the same writer? Cramming a bunch of single chapters of a story, without all the connective tissue, is just idiotic and a waste of time. So why not include it in Batman by Ed Brubaker Vol. The very first story in this stands completely on its own. Something about this feels almost calculated. If you want to read this story, you should instead read the respective 'Murderer' and 'Fugitive' TPBs that DC also released. There is just absolutely no reason to read this book. Of all of the issues collected in this paperback, only one of them is a standalone story not directly connected to the 'Bruce Wayne: Murderer/Fugitive' crossover storylines. This is just a classic poorly-constructed DC book no one should bother reading. I'm not giving this 2 stars based on the writing, per se, though it's definitely hit and miss.

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