A review by strikingthirteen
Batman, Volume 9: Bloom by Scott Snyder

3.0

Jim Gordon is doing the best he can as Batman but the latest threat the Gotham may be too much for him to handle. Between the Joker, the Riddler, and the very mantle of Batman....Jim Gordon has a heck of a lot going on and you really feel the weight of it all.

Meanwhile you have a certain unburdened man who may need to be burdened, no matter how much those who love him would wish otherwise. That whole plot is a powerhouse of a gut punch.

The art is especially good in those scenes and there are moments of utter shock at the art as well, which is probably the first in a bit.