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A review by jmanchester0
Batman: The Ultimate Evil by Andrew Vachss
4.0
This is not your usual Batman story.
I've always Iiked the characterization of Batman as urban legend. Something about that resonates with me and seems in keeping with criminals being a "superstitious and cowardly lot". If Batman isn't mysterious and makes public appearances, that would take away from the fear he creates.
But this could almost read like the last Batman story. It pulls him out of the fantasy superhero world he lives in, and puts him in the real world, facing the real ugliness that exists there. And from that, I should think, there's no going back.
And I find it odd that after so many years fighting the dregs of society, he has this existential crisis and suddenly wants fight the lowest of the dregs of this society.
That being said, it's an interesting story, and well-written, though the subject matter is a bit dark. But it's probably good - more awareness always needs to be raised about child trafficking - even if it takes a Batman story to do it. And read the piece at the end, an eye-opening article about the child sex trade.
I've always Iiked the characterization of Batman as urban legend. Something about that resonates with me and seems in keeping with criminals being a "superstitious and cowardly lot". If Batman isn't mysterious and makes public appearances, that would take away from the fear he creates.
But this could almost read like the last Batman story. It pulls him out of the fantasy superhero world he lives in, and puts him in the real world, facing the real ugliness that exists there. And from that, I should think, there's no going back.
And I find it odd that after so many years fighting the dregs of society, he has this existential crisis and suddenly wants fight the lowest of the dregs of this society.
That being said, it's an interesting story, and well-written, though the subject matter is a bit dark. But it's probably good - more awareness always needs to be raised about child trafficking - even if it takes a Batman story to do it. And read the piece at the end, an eye-opening article about the child sex trade.