Wow! A total 180 from the past few issues.
Those were superb because they were so lighthearted and showed a normalcy to Batman you don’t always see. This issue is superb because of its a return to Batman: The Worlds Greatest Detective and its dark, oh yes how its dark.
This is like the Batman that could have been had he went down the wrong path. You see the obsession that grips Batman when he is on a case and his thought process that makes him the worlds greatest detective. The twists and turns are easy to follow but still come out of nowhere for the result in a brilliantly written story.
This issue continues the theme of the relationships Bruce Wayne has in his life, the past few have been highlighting Clark and Selina while this issue brings in Alfred without overtly making it about Alfred. I think its darker because that’s Alfred’s role in Bruce’s life he is the anchor that stops Bruce from succumbing to the darkness without Alfred Bruce may have ended up being someone or something completely different.
This continues to be a brilliant run and definitely one of my favourites to read
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