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Batman #27 DC Comics
Written by: Tom King Art by: Clay Mann, Danny Miki, John Livesay Colors by: Gabe Eltaeb
It’s fitting that Batman #27 features a character contemplating the difference, if any, between a joke and a riddle because by the end of it I was doing the same. This issue serves as an interlude, which could either mean a cool side story or an anime-like filler issue. By the last page, despite a good closing laugh, it feels mostly like the latter.
For an interlude with a different artist, issue #27 definitely feels like a pause, but it’s not a needed pause. The ongoing War of Jokes and Riddles arc was just ramping up and suddenly, for reasons that probably involve behind the scenes work irrelevant to the storytelling, we’re given an aside. Issue #27 feels unnecessary, and more than that, it feels unwanted. The pacing is strangely written. It’s very hard to follow. At one point a character sort of recaps much of what we’ve seen so far, almost as if Tom King knew he would need to hold some proverbial hands with this one, and even then it was still confusing.
As has become customary, there are several great looking panels in this issue. It seems no matter who King works with, they’re going to draw something special. I still prefer Janin’s work over all others in this series, as he is a bit darker than Finch’s or now Clay Mann’s, but the art has been consistently worthwhile, which is more than I can say for the script this time around. The War of Jokes and Riddles was building up to something that could stand as King’s crowning achievement so far, and like comics are known to do, they’ve ripped us away to… stall for time I guess. That’s understandable if so, but issue #27 just isn’t a timeout worth taking. Its main purpose ultimately is to serve as a joke for readers, and it does ultimately succeed at that, but its scripting throughout feels more like a riddle to me.
At an early age I knew I loved two things more than anything else Comic Books and Video Games and no matter how hard my parents tried they couldn't keep me away from the capes and pixels. Now that I have a wife and child of my own I can't wait to share these vast worlds and experiences with them and hopefully you!
With GWW I created and become editor of the comics section, which has now become the websites most popular area and features daily post with unique Comic editorials, reviews and previews. Along with Will Elizondo we started the GWW Capes Crew podcast. A weekly show dedicated to to all things Comics, Superheros and Sequential Art.
After a year of creating content for GWW I was made its Editor in Chief. I love everything I do and can't think of a better way to spend my time than to spread every form of geekery to every corner of the globe. Comics will all be my passion though and were my heart lies.
Twitter: @TheComixKid
PSN ID: rosettastone24
Console of choice: PS4 or Vita
Favorite Genre: Action RPG
Comic Book Pull List: Guardians of the Galaxy, Superior Spider-Man, Batman, Black Science, The Star Wars and Superman Unchained, Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League. Anything by Rick Remender, Dan Slott, or Donny Cates
Favorite Comics: The Dark Knight Returns, Blackest Night, Old Man Logan, BuzzKill, Infinity Gauntlet, Winter Solider, Fables
Also Collects: Marvel and DC Minimates and action figures galore.
Career Systems: Atari 2600, NES, Gameboy, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES, Dreamcast, PS1, Xbox, PS2, Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, PS4
