batman whatever happened to the caped crusader

People read Batman for the action, adventure, the mystery and the sleuthing – none of that is part of this rather slow-moving story. While the story has some great moments – in particular the scene when Bruce goes back to Crime Alley, the place where Batman was born, to end it – it doesn’t feel like a Batman story despite having the features of one. I loved the way he alternated between the many designs for Batman’s appearance, paying tribute to the different artists' depictions of him through the decades, as well as drawing different versions of the famous villains too. That sneaky butler…Īndy Kubert's art is fantastic and imaginatively chosen. Catwoman and Alfred both get space to tell their stories in full, but Alfred's was the best - impossible, but still brilliant and momentarily chilling. The spirit of Batman/Bruce Wayne presides over a funeral service where all of his rogues gallery, close friends and family, show up to tell their version of how Batman died – and each version is different, to reflect the numerous stories told over the years in Detective Comics. Gaiman creates an ingenious setup for the final Batman story. A two-issue send-off for everyone's favourite superhero, the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, the Batman. Good night, giant penny.Īs the original line of Detective Comics came to an end, Neil Gaiman was asked to write the eulogy to the Dark Knight and, for better or worse, this is it. I'd definitely be picking this up when it's collected.

More accounts of Batman's death and then Batman's alone at his own funeral. The second half wasn't quite as good as the first but still very very good. Based on the first half, I'm giving it a four for now. Now I have to either wait a month until the second half comes out or wait until the collection comes out. The best part, in my opinion, is that Adam Kubert draws the different parts of the story in the styles of artists of other time periods. Since he wasn't having much luck fighting crime, Alfred hired some of his actor friends to be Batman's rogue's gallery, with Alfred himself portraying the Joker! In the second, Alfred tells about Bruce going off the deep end and becoming Batman after his parents died. In the first story, Catwoman gives her tale of her relationship with Batman and how he died, bleeding to death on her couch after a freak gunshot wound. Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader is a good example. The thing I've always liked about Neil Gaiman's comics are that they're about something. His friends and foes are assembled to give their respects and tell how Batman died. So there's a funeral in a church in crime alley. So I'm caving in and getting the individual issues for this.

Batman whatever happened to the caped crusader