So don’t go into this expecting your normal comic, because it’s really not your average Batman one-shot. It could have just been an art book showcasing some of the best Batman art around, but it's trying to justify its existence with this 'story', and it ended up making the whole experience feeling like a boring waste of time. I’ve been of the opinion for a while that if the movies are ABSOLUTELY committed to the idea that Batman has to wear body armor and be “realistic”, they should just look to Bermejo’s art. The book is presented in the over-sized magazine format and his art, for the most part, looks absolutely great (there are a few early pages that look fuzzy to me.

Upon reconciling this reveal with these interlocking images, the book reminds Bruce that despite the fight against his villains, Bruce won't ever be able to heal Gotham, or himself. It's a hard pill to swallow, given all Bruce has sacrificed and what he'll continue to give up for his war on crime.comic) Batman and Robin (comic) Batman and Robin Eternal (comic) Batman/Superman (comic) Batman v Superman (General Mills) Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic) Batman: Arkham Unhinged Batwing (comic) Catwoman (comic) Detective Comics (comic) Earth 2 (comic) Earth 2: Society (comic) Gotham Academy (comic) Gotham Academy: Second Semester (comic) Gotham by Midnight (comic) Grayson (comic) Harley Quinn (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us (comic) Injustice: Gods Among Us: Ground Zero (comic) Justice League (comic) Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (comic) Justice League of America (Rebirth) Mother Panic (comic) New Suicide Squad (comic) Nightwing (comic) Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (comic) Red Hood/Arsenal (comic) Red Hood and the Outlaws (comic) Robin: Son of Batman (comic) Teen Titans Go! Bermejo ist ein Ausnahmekünstler, der für mich die besten Batman Zeichnungen abliefert, sie sind düster und wirken realistisch. This might come as a surprise to readers who know me a little well, but I actually really love the realism in Bermejo’s work. He gets an incredible level of realism, I love how you can see the materials Batman's outfit is made out of.

We all knew it was going to be (or not, if Bermejo isn’t your thing), but hey, he’s getting to do this for a reason. It's a unique story, with riddles in between the covers, taunting the Bat to evoke the kind of haunting, tense mood fans saw recently in Matt Reeves' The Batman. In fact, the author teases they'll always own Gotham, and ensure that the city will make Bruce become what he hates most. There's a degree of psycho-analysis present that gives the impression this Riddler knows Batman the best.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

It's a futile mission -- an emotional hydra where heads keep popping back up and multiplying -- so his lifelong mission at the end of the day doesn't matter. Once more, it appears the Riddler was poking fun at that existential dread within Batman and how he'll never see success, despite trying to become the embodiment of justice. I looked up the answer to who wrote the poem online and it makes total sense and even elevates the message of the poem for me. This whole book is a reason why he's regarded as one of the best artists in the industry and someone to pay attention to when he's announced on a Batmanproject. Overall, I enjoyed how experimental Bermejo went in an effort to elevate and make this art book feel more cohesive, and I especially love the art showcased in it as I will be continuing to follow him for the rest of his artistic career.The bit of story throw in is a fun little puzzle and perfectly paired with the gritty cover art telling the rest of the story. However, by the time the book closes, the keyword that's left to decode revealed the identity of the author.