Looks like I'll have to get this one.
Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1
Creative Team: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Patricia Mulvihill (colors), Clem Robins (letters)
Platform: ComiXology (iOS, Web, Android)
Price: $1.99
Format: One issue
Why: Azzarello, Risso, and Mulvihill are responsible for one of my favorite comics series of all time--100 Bullets. This is the third stab at Batman as a unit, after Batman: Broken City and the Batman strip in Wednesday Comics. This try isn't as darkly comedic as Broken City or as distilled as their take from Wednesday Comics, but it is the best part of the Flashpoint event. Thomas Wayne is Batman, and that little change makes all the difference. This Batman is meaner and more serious than the one we know and love, with different ways of operating in Gotham and a willingness to put criminals under the ground. Azzarello's script is as enjoyable twisty as usual, with plenty of clever dialogue to chew over, and Risso and Mulvihill do what they do best: beautiful, moody comics featuring people who feel like real life in all its skinny, warty, pouty, sexy, beautiful glory.
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