Batman Incorporated, Volume 2: Gotham's Most Wanted

Two good books in a day and its possibly one of the nicest ways to spend time. What is it with Robin's when they die? Is it that grief that Batman faces? Is it that he has been hurt? What ever be the reason this is another classic to go along with “Death in the Family” and other storylines in the past. And the fact that you end up caring for this Robin is all the more credit for the way Grant has handled Damian. And as far as fitting death's go we could not have asked for better. The Leviathan track to comes to a fitting if not rushed end with a new player suddenly emerging to end the plot rather anticlimactically. If not this would have rated 5 on my list.

Now I've finally read what I should have read before Batman & Robin. It was....slightly underwhelming.

There is a ton of stuff going on with a ton of characters that frankly, I couldn't care less about. Some of them look so similar that I just stopped trying to tell them apart. Also, Damian literally looks like a three year old. Why is he so short?

Everything's jumping around, you barely get a moment to process what has actually happened and then more bouncing until finally you're done. Or at least you think you are until you find you have some stories (or ‘case files') of Jiro and Black Canary, The Knight, Nightrunner, El Gaucho & Raven Red. And like I said before, I couldn't really care less. Jiro's were strange, but kind of fun and The Knight was really sad following the events of Batman Incorporated, Volume 1, but the others we all just filler.

Had this not been part of a story line I was following I don't think I would have read it. Who am I kidding? Of course I would have read it and probably been more disappointed than I am now. sad face