Wow I almost went with a 5 star but the last issue isn't as good as the rest. I really gotta say I'm enjoying The Dark Knight series a lot. I might go back to volume 1 and read 4 as well. I might like this more than most. I like Batman but I LOVE his villains. He's one hero that I enjoy his rogue gallery more than him. Give me a series that focuses on them and sign me right the hell up. This one focuses on Mad Hatter. Now if you told me I'd enjoy a story with mad freaking Hatter in it I'd laugh. But guess what? This was pretty awesome.

What I liked: The origins of Mad Hatter are tragic. You feel for the guy. He makes a choice, a dumb one in a way, but he's a kid. It's the only choice he saw fit. Then he takes out his rage of all the screw ups he did and murders and kills people to his liking while being just a tad bit nuts. Worst part? It's not even all his fault. Them drugs man. I really enjoyed the origin. I also dug the fact you can see inside batman's head and know he's not always so "cool". Also how great was it to see Batman go rage mode? Always nice.

What I didn't like: The last issue felt rushed. I wish this story went on longer. I felt Mad Hatter was too easy to defeat after all the fucked up shit he'd done. I also thought the art was weird. Like sometimes great, other times really stiff.


Overall I really enjoyed this a lot. I'd say this is great for fans of Batman's rogue gallery. It focuses on them and gives you a nice deep insight in to them. I gotta say this is one of the biggest surprised series for me. A 4/5.