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A review by bookishrealm
Batman Vol. 4: The Cowardly Lot by James Tynion IV
4.0
AHHHHHHH I love Tynion so much. This probably makes me extremely biased, but at this point I don't care.
I finally decided to pick up this trade even though I've read most of the single issues. I still need to read the issues that lead up to and are about the Joker War because it's referenced so much in these issues, but I'm absolutely loving where this story is going and let's be honest it doesn't hurt that Jimenez is doing such a damn good job on the artwork. How could you not appreciate the work that he does on the Scarecrow in this run? One of the biggest hiccups that I have with this specific run is that it really waters down Harley Quinn. I'm not really buying her as a character that is a side kick to Batman. I think there could have been a different way to make her more morally grey. Overall, the story itself is interesting. Gotham is at the height of tension as Arkham faces an attack that is extremely similar to those during the Joker War. There are politicians now in office that are convinced that Batman and other masked vigilantes are incapable of doing what's best for the community as a whole. It's interesting how much I loved these issues because readers technically know how the story is going to end (we get glimpses of the magistrate in Future State). I think watching exactly, step by step how Gotham gets to this point is so intriguing and I can't wait to move on to Fear State. This is an extremely big deal for me as an individual who reads DC, but has never been extremely invested in the Bat Family. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to future issues.
I finally decided to pick up this trade even though I've read most of the single issues. I still need to read the issues that lead up to and are about the Joker War because it's referenced so much in these issues, but I'm absolutely loving where this story is going and let's be honest it doesn't hurt that Jimenez is doing such a damn good job on the artwork. How could you not appreciate the work that he does on the Scarecrow in this run? One of the biggest hiccups that I have with this specific run is that it really waters down Harley Quinn. I'm not really buying her as a character that is a side kick to Batman. I think there could have been a different way to make her more morally grey. Overall, the story itself is interesting. Gotham is at the height of tension as Arkham faces an attack that is extremely similar to those during the Joker War. There are politicians now in office that are convinced that Batman and other masked vigilantes are incapable of doing what's best for the community as a whole. It's interesting how much I loved these issues because readers technically know how the story is going to end (we get glimpses of the magistrate in Future State). I think watching exactly, step by step how Gotham gets to this point is so intriguing and I can't wait to move on to Fear State. This is an extremely big deal for me as an individual who reads DC, but has never been extremely invested in the Bat Family. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to future issues.