This review is about Batman issues #500 and #667. I would like to thank Geektopia for giving m this issues for free! Spoilers below.
So #500 is the finale of the Knightfall arc whereby Batman has been beat by Bane by Bane breaking Batman's back. WOW. That's a lot of B's. So the whole of Gotham knows this (lastly Nightwing of all ppl for some reason) and is scared. Bane has made Batman his, and the police are yet again against the newest Batman, who is chosen and replaced by a crippled and recovering Bruce. Jean Claude Valley, formerly the crazy/schizo/sometimes villain/mostly hero (possibly super-powered) Azrael is now the new Batman and the 3rd Robin Tim Drake doesn't like it. But because he's Tim (my least fav Robin, and currently *SPOILER* Batman Beyond), he won't do anything about it, and just stays in the background as Jean Paul unleashes his violent terror in front of the eyes of Gotham as witness.
Also a new Batsuit is introduced, which is pretty badass and purposeful...in my opinion ugly and clunky at times, but at others dark and menacing. (Kinda ironicThen there are two fights...both are pretty badass...the results, I will just say for now are EPIC...
#667 jumps way later in the Knightquest arc, where you realize Jean Paul's role as Batman still hasn't changed. Nothing really happens in this issue. However, he's still badass with the crime he does fight, and for some reason playing chicken in his Batmobile with a train (collectively going OVER 300 MPH)...fun read at the least.
Even though, its only two issues, glad I read it. It's also made me open-minded towards Jean Paul's Batman. It's known in the Batman community, that everyone HATES this arc...I however am interested to read more, though I hope it stays as good as it is so far.
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