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Batman Vol. 8: Cold Days
by Tom King
Batman is a god to many people in Gotham, but he's just a broken man here.
A look into the mind of a man who's devastated after being left by the love of his life. Bruce has jury duty, which in itself is pretty funny, but it's against Mr. Freeze. This time Bruce has a little look into his own faults, at what he did, and how he hunted down Freeze and brought him to justice. He also questions the jury, asking them to look beyond just the good of what Batman did, and the facts of what he had done in his investigation.
Then the other end is Bruce and Dick working together. Nightwing is the polar opposite of Batman when it comes to fighting. His banter and whimsical ways couldn't be more different than Bruce's dark and brooding ones. This leads to some great, laugh out loud, and heart tugging moments. Then something terrible happens which forces Bruce to go on a hunt against a true villain.
Good: This volume is big on emotions and family dynamic of father/son. If you're a fan of Nightwing or seeing him take the Batman Mantle again, is really great. Also the start of the book is pretty great getting to see Bruce take down his own Batman Persona was great. I also really dug the whole last three issues as it keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Bad: The case did go on a little long. Probably could have been two issues.
Overall, one of the strongest volumes so far and that's saying a lot. Between 5 and this volume, King's run will go down as one of my favorite Batman runs. A 4.5 out of 5.
A look into the mind of a man who's devastated after being left by the love of his life. Bruce has jury duty, which in itself is pretty funny, but it's against Mr. Freeze. This time Bruce has a little look into his own faults, at what he did, and how he hunted down Freeze and brought him to justice. He also questions the jury, asking them to look beyond just the good of what Batman did, and the facts of what he had done in his investigation.
Then the other end is Bruce and Dick working together. Nightwing is the polar opposite of Batman when it comes to fighting. His banter and whimsical ways couldn't be more different than Bruce's dark and brooding ones. This leads to some great, laugh out loud, and heart tugging moments. Then something terrible happens which forces Bruce to go on a hunt against a true villain.
Good: This volume is big on emotions and family dynamic of father/son. If you're a fan of Nightwing or seeing him take the Batman Mantle again, is really great. Also the start of the book is pretty great getting to see Bruce take down his own Batman Persona was great. I also really dug the whole last three issues as it keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Bad: The case did go on a little long. Probably could have been two issues.
Overall, one of the strongest volumes so far and that's saying a lot. Between 5 and this volume, King's run will go down as one of my favorite Batman runs. A 4.5 out of 5.