I was honestly shocked by the change, both in dialogue and artwork, but managed to find something interesting out of it. Right off the bat, the first issue lays out a brand new structure and tone to King’s storytelling. I’ll rectify this, if it ends up being wrong, when Annual #1 gets integrated in a future collection (if ever).Īfter the disastrous (in every way possible) Night of the Monster Men crossover event, I think a lot has been learned and a completely different approach has been undertaken by Tom King. Although every official website indicates that issues 9 to 15 are the only ones included in this volume, I thought I might as well throw in the Annual #1 that was released midway throughout this storyarc. The last two issues also features a special two-part story that embarks in the love-hate, and very complex, relationship between Batman and Catwoman. I solemnly swear that this is a step-up from Tom King’s first volume, but I still feel like the story had issues at several moments, hence dragging my overall enjoyment downhill. Previously on DC Universe Rebirth’s Batman:īatman (Volume 1) I Am Gotham by Tom Kingīatman (Volume 1.5) Night of the Monster Men by Steve Orlandoįollowing the events of I Am Gotham, this volume builds itself around the formation of a Suicide Squad and its task of capturing a certain person of interest that can save Gotham Girl from her predicament. You can always stop.” - Tom King, Batman Rebirth (Volume 2) I Am Suicide

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