Even his story has a kind of wrap up as we’re giving a scene with Batman and Ra’s speaking about him. And the way he highlights Batman moving on the battlefield, saving the few he can, shows that King’s Batman is, above all, someone who became a hero to save people. April 17: Batman fights Ra’s, seeking the Help, who vanished, and explains why he kept the Eye Ra’s gave him, tormented by it.

There are even times that I forget Batman entirely because I’m so tuned into the other parts of this story. Por mí que King siga escribiendo miniseries de este palo con el murciélago y la gata siempre que quiera. It’s a question that’s been on my mind for most of this series, just who is narrating, and how do they know so much?That balance is hard to strike, as different artists render Batman with attention to whatever attribute is appropriate for the story: the shadowy, lurking detective; the brawny fighter going toe-to-toe with Bane; the sleepless scientist hunched over his computer, etc.

The slow build up of these characters, events, and the general chronicled history of the eye has started to make these segments feel worthwhile instead of time fillers.I can see how it could be frustrating for people expecting or hoping for something more straightforward. Five Years Before Year Two: February 11: Ra’s al Ghul trains Bruce with swords, knowing Bruce is leaving that night and giving him the box, the product of great slaughter. His is informed by working as a CIA agent during the Iraq War; mine is by thinking that is a despicable thing to do with the life you have on this planet.

Probably commissioned as part of the promotion of The Batman film released in March 2022, King focuses heavily on Batman as a solo crimefighter, Catwoman and Riddler as the main visible antagonists with a strong Penguin presence, all elements directly mirroring the film. I’ve talked quite a bit about how much I’m generally enjoying David Marquez’s art over the course of this series, but I wanted to also talk about Clayton Cowles’ letters this issue. Looking back over the series as a whole, this action filled issue meshes well with some of the quieter ones we’ve seen.Time will tell what the story ultimately says about Batman, but even in this first issue which focuses mostly on the villains, there are seeds of rich thematic potential. That Batman catching up to him is inevitable, and that even if he can hold the eye in his hand for a moment it's impossible to hold onto. In fact Catwoman is written very differently from the Cat in King’s run - here she’s very vicious and quite mad.