A review by raspberryicedtea
Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham (2023-) #1 by Rafael Grampá, Mat Lopes

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the first batman story with a consistent plot i read and i really liked it! It´s dark and gritty and even though i feel like the whole "who he is and how he came to be" has already been told to death this is a surprisingly interesting and new take on it. It skips right over what we already know of Batman´s motivation and goes to the beginning of him as Batman, so it´s not repetitive at all, which I had worried about when I started reading and realized it was about Batmans earlier days.
It´s not at all colorful and goofy like the single issue comics from the ´40s i read (i know Batman changed a lot since then).
I´ve seen some reviews on here saying that the dialogue was terrible and honestly, i get it, but I thought it was very fitting to the story. The inner monologues are so dramatic and emo and very much how I see Bruce Wayne, especially after The Batman (2022). They felt like diary entries and I enjoyed that.
I´m curious to see what´s next, that last plot twist had my jaw on the floor, I´m not gonna lie.