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james_desantis 's review for:
Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham
by Tom King
Hey, this wasn't bad. Well, I haven't loved a Batman story till Death of the Family so that's probably why.
So let's talk about what works. I love Alfred. This is the best he's been since the scene in Injustice Year One when he lays the motherfucking smackdown on Superman. I also enjoyed Gotham and Gotham Girl, both interesting characters (though I'll explain the bad side later). I also thought this had some of my favorite standout moments of Batman so far. The crashing of a plane, the Justice League moment was fantastic, also the "I am Gotham" moment was wonderful. This had a lot of fun/great moments I enjoyed.
So why only a 3? I felt they rushed some things. I would have loved to see Gotham/girl both staying around for 10-12 issues. Expand, give us a reason to care more. I only felt for Gotham girl, and that shouldn't have been like that. With the events that occur I should have cared more and I didn't. Because it felt a little to rushed.
I also found the pacing weird. Similar to Morrison (just not as shitty) it was very jumpy. Which is what I might of had a problem with the emotional moments not sticking. We need to slow it down, breath, let them sink in.
Overall it was fun, it really was. I had a blast reading it but it had some issues, glaring ones. I hope the next one takes it slower and pays off better!
So let's talk about what works. I love Alfred. This is the best he's been since the scene in Injustice Year One when he lays the motherfucking smackdown on Superman. I also enjoyed Gotham and Gotham Girl, both interesting characters (though I'll explain the bad side later). I also thought this had some of my favorite standout moments of Batman so far. The crashing of a plane, the Justice League moment was fantastic, also the "I am Gotham" moment was wonderful. This had a lot of fun/great moments I enjoyed.
So why only a 3? I felt they rushed some things. I would have loved to see Gotham/girl both staying around for 10-12 issues. Expand, give us a reason to care more. I only felt for Gotham girl, and that shouldn't have been like that. With the events that occur I should have cared more and I didn't. Because it felt a little to rushed.
I also found the pacing weird. Similar to Morrison (just not as shitty) it was very jumpy. Which is what I might of had a problem with the emotional moments not sticking. We need to slow it down, breath, let them sink in.
Overall it was fun, it really was. I had a blast reading it but it had some issues, glaring ones. I hope the next one takes it slower and pays off better!