Snyder and Tynion IV actually write very little of the book with the bulk written by Ray Fawkes, John Layman (who left DC shortly after this series launched), and Tim Seeley. Plotted by current Batman writer and DC’s MVP, Scott Snyder, and his regular collaborator, James Tynion IV, Eternal is a sprawling mass of comics that includes nearly as many creators as it does characters! I don't know if I mentioned it before, but this story is ginormous!īatman turned 75 this year (2014) and, among the many things DC put out to celebrate their biggest moneymaker’s anniversary, they launched Batman: Eternal, a weekly Batman serial. Harper, Red Robin, The Spectre, Batwoman, Red Hood, El Gaucho, The Batman of Japan (Jiro), Batwing, Viki Vale, Catwoman, and best of all. However, I liked the majority of the stuff in this epic tale of Batman.įor one thing, it seems like EVERYONE gets to make an appearance in this sucker. Loved him!īut, for me, most quite a few the Big Villain Reveals just turned into this: There's also a fantastic story with Killer Croc towards the end. And, of course, Penguin is flapping around in his new role as a surprisingly badass bird. James Jr, one of my favorite DC psychos, has a small role. Joker's Daughter.which I also think is a pretty stupid waste of ink. It starts off with Professor Pyg, which I hate, but at least I recognized him. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a villain in this thing. So with Gordon out of the picture, and the police in his pocket, you've got to assume that Falcone the mastermind behind the mystery of the disappearing gun, right? Yeah, not so fast. He buys off the police force, and starts a gang war by blowing up the Ice Casino and putting Cobblepot on the run. Meanwhile, Carmine Falcone is back in town, and intent on taking Gotham back from Penguin. Which I thought was kind of cool for the boys to admit. Only not really babysitting, because, as Jason explains, Batgirl has always been better than all the Robins. Somehow, Batwoman is also pulled into babysitting duty. So, Bruce sends Jason after her to keep her from doing anything too crazy. Like, seriously ragey and a bit unhinged. Jim Gordon gets arrested for manslaughter, and is looking at a life sentence for firing his weapon at an unarmed man, which caused a massive train wreck.īatman doesn't believe he made a mistake, he thinks somehow someone/something caused Jim to think this guy had a gun. The plot is.this is fucking gigantic, so there's a shitload of story.

I also didn't realize that 448 pages wouldn't be enough to tell the whole story, meaning that I'd have to wait to read the conclusion when volume 2 comes out. Why didn't anyone tell me it was going to be so.

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