Already consistently one of DC's best ongoing series, Batman ended 2017 on an exceptional high note thanks to Batman Annual #2 and the short, delightful "Superfriends" story arc. The downside to being on a hot streak like that is eventually a book becomes its own worst enemy. Batman #38 isn't a bad comic, but merely one that's unable to meet the same lofty standard set by its recent predecessors.
The cover bills this issue as "The Origin of Bruce Wayne," and while technically accurate, that doesn't mean what readers are likely expecting. Writer Tom King divides his focus between Bruce's attempts to help a newly orphaned boy and the rise of a new killer in Gotham. King has done great working revamping Batman villains both major (Riddler, Bane) and very minor (Kite Man), but this is the first time we've seen him attempt to add a significant new member to Batman's rogues gallery. That's largely where this issue stumbles. There's a definite appeal to the idea of Batman discovering a new foe even as they're in the midst of their evolution. But with so much emphasis on how this new character echoes villains like Mr. Zsasz and Two-Face, they never really come into their own or feel like a fully realized player in the Gotham underworld. In the end, King's pitch for this character strikes me as a better overhaul of an existing Batman villain (one who shall remain nameless here), than as fodder for a wholly original creation.
from IGN Reviews http://ift.tt/2CMve6M
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