A review by squidbag
The Batman Who Laughs (2018-2019) #1 by Scott Snyder, David Baron, Jock

2.0

Seven issues of beautifully drawn depravity to get us where Darwyn Cooke got us years ago with 'Ego,' which is to the realization that being Batman, striving to be Batman, is pushing against the hurt and the pain, and being better than evil because there's something inherent to human nature that is worth feeding with hope rather than allowing it to give in and deflate. This would have been better shorter, but the breakout eponymous character needed his time to shine, and so this pushes in a Gordon / Gordon Jr. / Grim Knight Batman "subplot" that tells essentially the same story. Unless there are alot of James Gordon, Jr. fans out there I'm overlooking, this could have been trimmed. Some good stuff on a long journey does not a thrill-ride make.