This series has the potential to improve, but with so many superior Batman Reborn titles currently on the shelves, you have to ask if Smith’s star quality alone is worth $3.99 (times six). The first issue of Batman: The Widening Gyre isn’t terrible by any means, but I’d struggle to recommend it. From filling us in on Killer Croc’s back-story to persistently waxing lyrical about Nightwing’s crime-fighting aptitude, Smith is so intent on filling every page with words that Flanagan’s decent art is rarely allowed to speak for itself. The appearance of a mysterious new vigilante in Gotham came 30 pages too late, and while I assume he is going to be central to The Widening Gyre his role was far too pithy for anyone to get excited over yet.įrom a writing perspective Batman’s inner monologue has always been a key element of the character, but Kevin Smith overplays the narration to almost comical effect. But will his attempt at trusting someone. Cloud, who attempts to teach Bruce about trust, Batman takes on a mysterious new partner in his fight against crime in Gotham City. Issue 1 also saw the occupation of Arkham Asylum by Poison Ivy, a fight with Killer Croc swiftly followed by a confrontation with Etrigan the Demon, a shoot-out in a supermarket, appearances by Joker and Two-face… yet from this issue alone it’s near impossible to deduce exact what the plot of this series is going to be. Collecting the 6-issue miniseries from fan-favorite writer Kevin Smith As Bruce Wayne gets reacquainted with former girlfriend Silver St. Six-part series The Widening Gyre – the title presumably taken from Yeat’s ‘The Second Coming’ – is a moderate improvement on its predecessor, but panders a considerable chunk of its 40 pages on a cringe-inducing flashback scene concerning gaudy Super Nazis attacking a mosque and far too many senseless cameos. I'm curious to see where this is going to lead and who that 'new' character will turn out to be.Following the critically lambasted Cacophony miniseries, Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan unite once more to bring us another ill-conceived Batman limited-series. Maybe there was just something about the story that I couldn't put wrap my mind around. I really wanted to like this issue going into it since it was Kevin Smith. As far as the story goes, I'm really not sure what to think.

It was really interesting to 'hear' him say that perhaps he won't take in any other kids in the future. It's not often you 'hear' him talk about things like endangering the lives of the children he takes under his wing. Kevin's writing gives us a look into Batman's mind. He manages to capture all of the different characters' look although there were a couple moments where things fell a little flat. I seem to recall the art being an issue for some during that mini-series. I have to say that Walt Flanagan's art has improved since Cacophony.

Kevin gives a good yet slightly different take on the Caped Crusader.

When I heard he was back on Batman, of course I was looking forward to it. Like most people, I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith's.

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