A review by unladylike
Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham by Tom King

3.0

The best parts of these quasi-reboot issues are when we get to see Batman's precision tactical decision-making - particularly the issue focused on how he attempts to manually steer a crashing commercial 747 plane away from major Gotham sites. Batman's willingness to die for his city is clear in this volume. What is unclear, and less enjoyable this early in the narrative, is why he's trusting and utilizing Thomas "Duke" and the two new super-powered heroes, Gotham and Gotham Girl in the ways he does. Between this title and whatever other Vol. 1 Batman title I've read from the Rebirth line, I've seen him utter the words, "I'm trying something new," over and over, in reference to Duke's role, but I have yet to make sense of it, other than guessing that he's training some kind of replacement, a la Jean-Paul Valley/Azreal.