Batman Challenge 400 Critique

I am a massive Batman fan. I wear Batman clothing, I talk about Batman to my girlfriend (she nods, and pretends to care), I even make YouTube videos about Batman. That becoming said, I am frequently disappointed in many of the Batman comic books that I study. Plenty of occasions the stories are re-hashes of old stories, lacking any actual plot, or simply plain boring.

Problem #400, on the other hand, had none of those flaws. It was an awesome continue reading  study from starting to finish. The special introduction by Stephen King, surprisingly, was fantastic too. I say 'surprisingly' not since of any lack of faith in Stephen King's writing skills, but rather for the reason that I typically hate introduction, even more so if they may be dubbed 'special'.

I read the entire challenge and enjoyed every single moment of it. OK, to be honest there have been a handful of instances when I wished that Jason Todd would drop dead but apart from that it was an incredible story.

I'll briefly run down the storyline:

Each of the significant (and some in the minor) crooks in Gotham City are sprung from jail and Arkham Asylum. Nobody knows who the mastermind is behind the prison break, not even the freed prisoners.

It turns out to become Ras Al Ghul and he delivers to assist Batman capture and kill all of the rogues if Batman will agree to be his companion and assistance him rule the planet.

Batman says 'No' along with the battle lines are drawn. It's the Caped Crusader, Robin, Catwoman, and Talia versus pretty much absolutely everyone else.

The Joker, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, as well as the Mad Hatter play essentially the most crucial portion inside the story, with a handful of other villains sprinkled in to add flavor. One example is, Catman tends to make an appearance. Luckily, he quickly exits stage correct.

When it's all stated and done very good conquers evil and Batman appears to be reborn, renewed, and ready to fight evil yet once more. Ras Al Ghul is killed but it's a provided that he will likely be resurrected and appear again inside the future to further taunt the Dark Knight.

On the list of factors I did not like about this concern was the artwork. Considering the fact that it was a special anniversary challenge 20+ illustrators worked on the interior art. Which means that every few pages the art would suddenly shift and take off inside a new direction. This bothered me. It's like watching a movie that keeps switching from colour to black and white and then back again. Just give me 1 artist and one particular writer and I'm great. Throw within a good colorist and I am great.

I suppose I ought to mention now that Doug Moench wrote the situation. Shout out to him...

In the event you haven't study this problem but it really is effectively worth the $1 or so you'll be able to possibly pick it up for in recent times.

All in all I give it four out of five stars.