And so comes the end to King's Batman.

This run seems to be either "love" or "hate" but I personally think it has a lot of ups (and a few big downs). While not every arc worked for me, I enjoyed the majority of them. I think King writes a broken man trying to find peace with who he is. And by the end he gets that, even if it feels a little forced.

Batman is going against bane here for the final time and he's not about to let himself down. You get a huge showdown between the two but with a special guest star who whoops some goddamn ass all on her own. You also get Thomas wayne being a asshole killer Batman. With the loss of a major person in Bruce's life, will he still come out a hero? Will he hang up the cowl? Will this be the final moments of our hero?

I really liked some of this. There's a moment Bruce reflects on a loss that is done really well. I also loved the fight between Batman and Bane and the art stays fucking FRESH. So all that is great. Thomas wayne though is a let down for me, his motives sometimes too over the top and silly. I also thought the very ending was just decent, and didn't finish off with a bang. I assume it is because King was pushed off the title a bit early (Not cool DC...not cool.)

Overall, the entire run had some fantastic arcs but the last few arcs were a bit shaky so the end itself isn't great but still good. This volume is a 3 out of 5 for me overall.