Well that was depressing...but I shouldn't expect anything less from the awesome writer of Stray Bullets.

If anything should take a darker turn, go into the worst places, and the worst of humanity, it's Gotham and Batman. This is the story of Bruce trying to solve a murder. Well, it starts that way anyway. It feels more personal this time as Bruce blames himself for the death of a young teenager and then tries to go on a missing girl hunt. However, as he gets deeper, we learn how twisted the city has become. Someone is hunting people down, killing them, and getting away with it either. Featuring some big villains, and a new one I've never heard of, this intense story arc is Bruce facing some of his greatest threats and fears.

This is a pretty interesting set up. Bruce feels vulnerable in here and his guilt mixed with his act of heroism makes this an intense tale. It's also darker, which is saying a lot for Batman since the majority of his stories are, but this one really is. A lot of young dead people, which is hard to read, and also a lot of focus on Gotham itself. Sometimes even more so than Bruce, and that remains interesting. Gotham is like a even dirtier, more fucked up version, of New York City. I was eager to find out what would happen next to almost every character, while also having a great supporting cast and voice for people like Robin.

I did think sometimes it was stretched a little long and some plot points weren't as interesting as others.

Overall though, this really impressed me. While not AS good as Stray Bullets, it's one of the more interesting self contained Batman stories. A 4 out of 5.