Batman: Killing Time (2022-) #1

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But in reality, it held the power to unleash the bloodiest, most depraved frenzy on those around it. The most likely candidate to pick up these threads for King, his old Grayson writing partner Tim Seeley, isn’t working regularly for DC, so it doesn’t seem that likely in the near future. Catwoman ditches the car to avoid Batman’s trackers and remote control, and they steal an orange truck, pushing the Batmobile off a cliff. Steve Baxi has a Masters in Ethics and Applied Philosophy, with focuses in 20th Century Aesthetics and Politics. What was essentially the heist and mad dash after an ancient artifact comes to an end here with the story behind it all laid bare.

As much as I go back and forth on the little things that aren’t perfect about this series, I have to admit that I like it. But things quickly go wrong as Riddler's penchant for leaving clues tips off both Batman and less savory aspects of Gotham's criminal underworld. Should we be surprised that this comes from a guy who *volunteered to join the CIA* and serve in Iraq? If you like the obsessively cursing government agent Espinoza, she curses and curses and curses some more. If you thought that riddle was stale and unamusing, I have successfully recreated the experience of reading this comic.Beginning in media res, the story shows the Riddler and Catwoman pulling off a daring robbery of a Gotham City bank.

Even here he’s really only reacting: chasing the villains, following Clock King, and rescuing those caught in the battle from the last issue. Graphic Novels Batgirl (comic) Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth (comic) Batman (comic) Batman ’66 (comic) Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U. That balance is hard to strike, as different artists render Batman with attention to whatever attribute is appropriate for the story: the shadowy, lurking detective; the brawny fighter going toe-to-toe with Bane; the sleepless scientist hunched over his computer, etc. The slow build up of these characters, events, and the general chronicled history of the eye has started to make these segments feel worthwhile instead of time fillers.If you were expecting a clever surprise or an unexpected twist on the narrator's identity, you get NOTHING! Mostly, this is a heist story with Riddler and Catwoman stealing a MacGuffin from Batman and going on the run as they try to sell it to the mysterious mastermind behind the whole affair. Interestingly, King is no stranger to tie-ins as The Vision series that catapulted him into critical acclaim was released in late 2015 as a tie-in to the character appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Batman interrogates Killer Croc violently in Arkham, contrary to the agreement he had with Gordon, discovers his past address, and starts investigating the building residents. What's the point of jumping through periods to loosely build a mythology around an inanimate object?