A review by vreadsabook
Batman: Gothic by Grant Morrison, Klaus Janson

2.0

The saving graces of this graphic novel are its nice, slightly pulpy and old-school art style and the creativity in its plot. Its plot was indeed very unique, some would say totally non-canon. I really enjoyed the gothic (as in architectural style, not Hot Topic) touches, but that could be only because of my own personal interests. It was really strange to see a religious edge to Batman, and I'm not sure that I liked it, at least in the sense that it seemed to say that religion really existed, which tends to be very counter most of the philosophy of Batman. Otherwise, there were many gaping plot holes and too many meaningless names being dropped. Altogether, it ended up seeming largely implausible. It's worth reading if you're very into Batman or want to see what happens when religion and Batman clash, although the results are not necessarily pretty.