Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Book Review: The Batman Who Laughs

The Batman Who Laughs
by Scott Snyder
*

I'm always anxious to see what new things DC is throwing at us an was pleased to get early access through NetGalley.

In the aftermath of the Dark Knights: Metal saga, Batman is faced with a grotesque Batman/Joker amalgamation.  Things get worse from there.
Snyder and crew do and excellent job sustaining the tone and keeping things consistent and immersive.  The Elseworlds tales have a long history and can make for great story telling. It can be interesting to subvert the norm with a twisted story like this, but is tailored to a very specific taste. (Not mine.)  I found it to be unpleasant, ugly and unnecessary. 

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