As with all great works, when something sells and is
popular, they make a sequel of it. There are very few exceptions as to a sequel
being better than the first film. Empire Strikes Back is probably the greatest
example of this. Sorry, but Gotham Nights II is no ESB.
The first series focused on Gotham City as a whole entity.
In Gotham Nights II, the focus is on tragic rollercoaster crash at an amusement
park somewhere off the City’s shoreline and the people who work there.
Something just seems lacking in this tale. Maybe it’s the confinement to an
artificial island. Maybe it’s because there’s way too much Batman in this
series as opposed to his brief encounters in the first mini.
What is as good as
it was in the first series is the art. Penciler Mary Mitchell returns and this
time, she is joined by the legendary Dick Giordano as her inker. He does not
disappoint.
The verdict is still out on this.
Rating 7 out of 10 stars.
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