In this beautifully done noir-type Elseworlds, someone has
killed Selena Kyle. What’s so great about this book is that though many of the
characters are good guys or villains, they are
not super villains, with exception of Batman. The other characters are
more archetypes than anything else.
Take Jack, the Joker.
He’s not a chemically enhanced clown who’s got mad chemistry skills with a
sadistic streak. Instead, he’s a down on his lunch card sharp that’s more
pathetic than fearsome. That’s just about how every character in this book is
and I love it.
Everybody, even Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, have a motive
for killing Selina. While I don’t have a problem with her being black, I think
for her to be a sex kitten type character, why is she drawn all frumpy and well
about as big as Moms Mably? I’d expect this woman who’s sleeping with every
power broker in Gotham to be drawn like Beyoncé or Hallie Barrie. It just seems
that the way she’s drawn is unbelievable. I’ve seen lots of gangster flicks,
not one has the crime boss sleeping with a woman who looks like Roseanne. (I know that this is a weird thing to harp
on, but I’m not just a collector, I’m a connoisseur of the comic medium.)
Regardless of my feelings, Nine Lives was a fantastic read
and a daring mystery that had me having a difficult time putting down. I think
I finished this in less than 2 days.
Worth Consuming.
Rating 9 out of 10 stars.
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