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Batman #18 Review

5 / 5

Batman #18 is in some ways the perfect book about Bruce dealing with Damian's death. While B&R 18 shows us the gut-wrenching depression setting in, Batman 18 shows us the immediate, visceral reaction to the situation. Batman is on a spree, sometimes working past dawn. He's brutally attacking criminals and is getting to the point that he's getting sloppy. Enter Harper, the plucky orphan introduced in previous issues. This issue is actually told pretty much entirely from her perspective. She's concerned about Batman and is doing what she can to help him. It certainly plays itself like a book preparing to introduce a new Robin, and that may well be the case, but it ends up being an outlet to show how poorly Bruce is coping with his current situation. Instead of being the patient, in-control, hero he's always been, we get a Batman who has been rubbed so raw, he's not even particularly useful any more. He needs help, and Harper plays a nice role in that regard. I comment once again, however, please don't introduce another Robin too soon. Let's give this some time. 

I should note that the art for the first half of the book is top-notch, while the 2nd half takes a bit of a knock. I'm not sure why they decided to change artists throughout the book, but it doesn't do any favors to the book. 

All-in-all, this is the best book I've read following Damian's death. The other family books haven't really dealt with Damian's death very directly (despite very graphic covers making it seem like they're going to focus on it). If anything I feel like B&R 18 and Batman 18 are two books that should go hand-in-hand - different chapters of the same story. It's good stuff. Get out there and read!