Review: Batman #5

“Face The Court”

Wow.  Purewow.  I’m stunned like it was thefirst time I saw a woman naked. Your mom looked so weird to me.

And so did this book. The issue toys with you.  Itcontorts your mind and forces you to twist your mind around the story.  Batman looks for an escape from alabyrinth created by the Court of Owls.

Every turn of the corner is another turn of the path thatleads Batman to face his darkest thoughts.  Scott Snyder drafted a story that’s as much of a puzzle asis the maze imprisoning Batman. 

Well-paced writing makes this Shutter Island/Inception type mind fuck story a pleasure to read.  Greg Capullo’s art looks something likethe Frank Miller Dark Knight Returnsstyling.  Grim.  Dark.  Twisted.  Thisbook succeeds with all its intentions and gives readers assurance that DC knowshow to handle such a character.

The ending gave readers more than enough incentive tocontinue reading this book.  Andthe epilogue featuring Robin fretting over a Batsignal that burned itself outfrom waiting for the Caped Crusader was a brilliant metaphor of the frustrationof waiting for a hero and the despair that he might not come…

Brilliant visuals complement this story.

This book gives me shivers at how great it is.

Score: 5/5

Writer: Scott Snyder

Art: Greg Capullo

Colors: Jonathan Glapion

Letters: Richard Starkings

DC Comics

$2.99

Release Date: 1/18/12