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Event Leviathan by Brian Michael Bendis
3.0

This was okay.

I waited a long time for this because I figured this was a Superman event since both his current books state "follow the events of Leviathan to know what happens" but Superman is kind of just a plot point. This is really a Batman book, with Lois Lane and Green arrow as the main support cast. Saying that, the start is actually pretty good. We have this mysterious Leviathan character murdering and kidnapping main players, people who have been keeping secrets from the world, and forcing their secrets out or taking them out completely. Even Batman is stumped here and needs some of the best detective minds to help him figure this one out.

Overall, it's a find mystery story with a okay reveal. The reveal is better if you read Manhunter series in 2006 (which btw it is great, go read it) but saying that the story focus seems...well unfocused. It doesn't really have a ending but just more set up. I did appreciate we have a big confrontation without some big fight but still...this was just decent. A set up event it felt like. A 2.5-3 out of 5.