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A review by ericbuscemi
Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder
3.0
There is a lot going on in this graphic novel. Firstly, Bruce Wayne is off founding Batman Incorporated, so Dick Grayson is now Gotham City's Batman, which took me a while to adjust to in itself. Then throw in his support team of Red Robin, Oracle and Commissioner Gordon, and a host of villains including The Dealer/Man-Bat, Sonia Zucco, Roadrunner, Tiger Shark, Joker, and James Gordon Jr. -- a lot of them totally new to Batman's universe -- and I was struggling to keep my head above water.
There is some great stuff in here, such as the character of James Gordon Jr., a non-mask-wearing villain, and the perspective and personality of a new, different Batman, who is not drawn to protect the city for the same reasons as Bruce Wayne, and doesn't think or act the same way either (this panel is a great example of that). However, there is also some questionable stuff in here as well, such as the dead orca found in the bank lobby in the opening pages of the Hungry City issue.
All in all, while I enjoyed this, it also made me glad for the New-52 reboot, which brings things back to a simpler time, where Bruce Wayne is Batman, and I don't feel so lost in a universe I have spent so much time in.
There is some great stuff in here, such as the character of James Gordon Jr., a non-mask-wearing villain, and the perspective and personality of a new, different Batman, who is not drawn to protect the city for the same reasons as Bruce Wayne, and doesn't think or act the same way either (this panel is a great example of that). However, there is also some questionable stuff in here as well, such as the dead orca found in the bank lobby in the opening pages of the Hungry City issue.
All in all, while I enjoyed this, it also made me glad for the New-52 reboot, which brings things back to a simpler time, where Bruce Wayne is Batman, and I don't feel so lost in a universe I have spent so much time in.