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Brilliant art

Child abuse :/ :/ :/

Notes:
(1) Both Batman and Scarecrow loose more blood than it's possible for a human being to survive from. Yet they're up and about in mere moments.
- Eh, I'll accept it as plausible.
(2) Finch's art improves so much when he's not writing the story. With a good writer, things actually carry weight.
(3) I enjoy that Penguin is essentially Danny DeVito from "Batman Returns".

Notes:
(1) Seems like the new series direction is to focus on supervillains, using flashback to explain the present. I can dig that. But, if Hurwitz continues with the whole "childhood trauma turned me to supervillainy" angle, it could get old.
(2) Still no explanation to why Scarecrow sewed his lips with string. I can only assume it's the same "because he's insane" excuse.

Notes:
(1) You can see the influence of "The Dark Knight" film when Scarecrow loosely sews his mouth with twine. It's sort of his Joker scar-smile, complete with infected lips.
- An especially potent visual since Finch is known for drawing pouty lips.
(2) This book's about child abduction. Getting uncomfortable-dark must be a novelist thing. "Identity Crisis" comes to mind.

Notes:
(1) "Batman" and "Detective Comics" were spoken for, so this series was specifically created so that Dave Finch could draw Batman.
(2) With artist-led books, the artist often gets to pick their writer. Sometimes this ends up a disaster, like when Finch chose his wife to write "Wonder Woman." I have more confidence in Gregg Hurwitz, who I know primarily as a novelist.

This is the 58719th time I've asked "why the hell do people continue to live in Gotham city?"

I'm not used to seeing Bruce be so gentle. It's refreshing.