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Batman: Arkham Reborn by David Hine, Jeremy Haun
2.0

Batman Arkham reborn is all about building Arkham Asylum back up after it exploded.

Silly huh? I think so. Most of the characters in the story are on the same page. Why rebuild something that never works. But Dr. Jeremiah Arkham is on a mission to fix things. At the start it actually is working. Most of the villains that scare us are starting to show a better side to themselves after treatments. However, the further it goes we have someone manipulating the system and destroying the Asylum from within. Who will stop it?

Good: I thought the start was pretty solid. A interesting idea even if you knew it wasn't going to work. I also thought the moments with the inmates trying to do better was cool to see.

Bad: The big bad reveal was so obvious it hurt. The characters, especially Jeremiah, were to on the nose. The "evil" was too obvious. The planning was silly and the destruction of the place from within was easy to see even Batman seemed to roll his eyes.

Overall just a meh story. It's not horrible, and it's pretty different from the normal Batman story, but I know David Hine can do better. A 2.5 out of 5.