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Batman: Dark Knight #18 Review |
Dark Knight is truly becoming one of my favorite series right now. I've commented in the past about how these series are less about Batman and more about the villains. This issue continues that trend in a most satisfying way. We get a bit more of Mad Hatter's childhood culminating in what actually caused his plunge into madness. While some aspects are predictable, some of them really are tragic and unexpected. I LOVE it. I wish we could explore all of Batman's villains with this kind of depth. Gregg Hurwitz needs to be nowhere but on this series as far as I'm concerned.
Bruce is also dealing with the failure of his recent relationship. It's a running motif in the Batman mythology that he's unable to maintain relationships. It's not just his role as Batman, it's Bruce's neurotic secrecy that has always made him unable to connect for a longterm relationship. Something about his pianist girlfriend has really gotten hold of him, and it comes to the forefront in this issue in which he thinks back on a memory of his mother. This passion culminates in a change that will no doubt have interesting consequences in issues to come.
The real story is with Jervis - the Mad Hatter - however. In his continuing story of how he came to be the Hatter we see more of his childhood. Much like Scarecrow in the previous arc, I've come to really sympathize and understand how he slips, and the snowballing effect that has on him.
This series is a treasure. Get out there and read it.
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