"Visionary writer/artist Paul Pope presents a futuristic mystery of epic proportions set in a dark, dystopian world devoid of privacy and filled with government conspiracies, psychic police, holographic caller ID and absolutely no room for "secret identities." In Gotham City, 2039, a federal agent is murdered and a contingent of Washington's top agents is hot on the suspect's trail. The Batman, a forgotten icon from the past, is wanted for the murder. Amid the chaos Gotham City Police Detective Gordon, grandson of the former commissioner, discovers that the man they are chasing shouldn't exist at all"--
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Wow, that turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I admit I wasn't sure where it was going at first, but regardless of how derivative ‘sci fi dystopian future' might sound, there was something so grounded about this version. I think the art style played a large role in that. It was warm and gritty as opposed to cold and slick. There's a surveillance state and telepaths on the wrong side, but there's also the legacy for The Bat and entities related to/ similar to the old crew/allies.
The chronicles extras in the back of this deluxe edition were a pretty good desert. I got more of a kick out of the WWII era fighting fascists version of Batman than the fighting thugs and chastising Robin versions, could have done without the casual homophobic slur in that story too 🫤.
