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Bruce Wayne, Fugitive, Volume 1
by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Devin K. Grayson
This was pretty fun!
So we have Bruce Wayne who is convicted for a murdering he never did. He's on the run, leaving behind his name, and becoming the Dark Knight completely. The very first issue pushes that, with his best friend, Superman following him around questioning why he isn't trying to clear his name. The next few issues that follow focus on the Batfamily, mostly Batgirl, Spoiler, Robin, and Nightwing all trying to clear Bruce's name. Each time they pick up a clue of who the killer might be it reverts back to "could have Bruce done it too?" and it's pretty compelling.
Good: Really dug the hell out of the issue with Batgirl. usually a silent character, Cass really gets to shine here in wanting to clear Bruce's name. Dick and Tim teaming up to clear their father's name is also a highlight and pretty funny at times. Seeing Superman in the very first issue try to help his friend is powerful stuff as well.
Bad: The art, while I love it at times, is also hard to follow. I also thought Bruce was going too "dark" here, especially telling Alfred to basically piss off.
This was a pretty fun surprise. I never got to read "Bruce Wayne, Murderer?" but I liked this and understood everything that came from it without reading that. For old school Batman fans who want more of the cartoon version of him, this might work for you. A 3 out of 5.
So we have Bruce Wayne who is convicted for a murdering he never did. He's on the run, leaving behind his name, and becoming the Dark Knight completely. The very first issue pushes that, with his best friend, Superman following him around questioning why he isn't trying to clear his name. The next few issues that follow focus on the Batfamily, mostly Batgirl, Spoiler, Robin, and Nightwing all trying to clear Bruce's name. Each time they pick up a clue of who the killer might be it reverts back to "could have Bruce done it too?" and it's pretty compelling.
Good: Really dug the hell out of the issue with Batgirl. usually a silent character, Cass really gets to shine here in wanting to clear Bruce's name. Dick and Tim teaming up to clear their father's name is also a highlight and pretty funny at times. Seeing Superman in the very first issue try to help his friend is powerful stuff as well.
Bad: The art, while I love it at times, is also hard to follow. I also thought Bruce was going too "dark" here, especially telling Alfred to basically piss off.
This was a pretty fun surprise. I never got to read "Bruce Wayne, Murderer?" but I liked this and understood everything that came from it without reading that. For old school Batman fans who want more of the cartoon version of him, this might work for you. A 3 out of 5.