Batman, Vol. 3: Ghost Stories

I believe this is the first time I've done a DNF review. I've generally enjoyed Tynion's Batman (it is nowhere near as good as his indie work, Department of Truth especially) but this one has completely lost me. Ghostmaker is simply a terrible character, he puts a damper on the entire mythology of Batman (at least the mythology I prefer).

His existence inserts itself so deeply inside Batman's history it makes suspension of disbelief impossible. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of Hush, this character is basically a failed version of the same concept. The worst part about Ghostmaker isn't the fact that his personality is utterly boring and contrived, nor is it his mediocre design. It's the lack of having anything interesting to say about the psychology of Batman when that's supposed to be the ethos of his character.