A review by lilfrankybooks
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham by Troy Nixey, Dennis Janke, Mike Mignola, Richard Pace, Bill Oakley, Dave Stewart

5.0

I liked this book so much. I wish this was simply Batman, and not an Elseworlds story. As a person who doesn't particularly care about Batman, I found this book's explanation for why Gotham is the way it is, why Batman is who he is, why his villains are who they are, and even why his parent's died far more satisfying than the established narrative(s). The Batman universe really does feel like it was built for Lovecraft, and given that the asylum is named after Lovecraft's fictional town (Arkham), it feels like finally connecting two points.

And I love the art. Whether it's Mignola working on a Mignola book, or someone he's picked. The art is so perfectly matched to the books: delicate line work, but heavy unyielding shadows, just like the stories. I love that everything is simultaneously ugly and beautiful.