Friday, August 1, 2014

Batman Incorporated Volume 1: Demon Star (The New 52!)


Batman Incorporated (2012-Present) #HC Vol 1

The shining light that is Damian Wayne, the Son of Batman is beginning to wane. When several unaffiliated assassins set their sight on killing the current Robin, Batman and his team of international Batmen uncover a global plot by Talia Al Ghul to basically watch the world burn. That is unless Damian dies or rejoins forces with his mother.

Spawning from the League of Batman storyline from almost 7 years ago, Batman Incorporated is a unique look at the Batman Family. When you can’t get the many jobs that need to be done at one time, what is a Dark Knight to do but to create his own team of Batmen posing as a super-powered security force for hire! It’s also a clever rouse to throw off suspicion that Bruce Wayne is Batman and explains why Wayne Enterprises technology looks an awful lot like the gear used by the Caped Crusader.

Included in this book is Batman Inc. #0, which offers an origin into the League of Batmen and how the company went public. But the best chapter in this book is a look back at Batman #666. In that issue, which I own but have not read yet, Batman is given a vision of the future in which a faltering Damian Wayne, now donning the Batman cowl, is supposedly responsible for the destruction of Gotham. It’s a stunning dystopian look at the future and sets off a series of events that will culminate in the Son of Batman choosing sides once and for all.

Worth Consuming

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

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