The kind of angels you wouldn't want to see falling from the sky.
From beginning to end, I have to say that the floe of this single issue was absolutely amazing. Having my doubts with both Dick Grayson’s character and the recent issues that I believed to be dragging in the horrors of a developing clichéd concept, how surprised I was when getting the chance to catch the first part of Tree of Blood: Dark Knight vs. White Knight.
The team of Peter J Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray, and Alex Sinclair really defined this issue with a classy and a very catchy storyline that gave me no choice but find myself anticipated for the next issue. Story finds itself instantly off for a good start as we see Batman investigate a bizarre suicide of man with no form of identification and who’s dressed as an angel. From there, both Batman and Robin find themselves not only encountering one of Batman’s original foes when investigating further into the suicide, but also finding themselves witnessing something much more bizarre and unexplainable.
From the very start of this issue, I was amazed on how Tomasi displayed the Bat-family within the opening scene. Most of all was how he managed to perfectly define just about each character. And seeing how Dick Grayson managed to fit perfectly within his role, as Batman was something I’ve been waiting for since Batman Incorporated first began.
It was also interesting to see how Tomasi focused more into the crime scene investigator part of the Batman, and having the obviously bored Robin tagged alongside him. But out of all the characters that stood out within this issue, I would have to say Alfred really took the cake with badass butler routine.
Capable of driving and fixing a bowtie at the same time with proper ”gentlemen” manners gave me a whole new outlook of what should be seen as bad ass.
First part of a brand new Batman story and already I find it off on a great start. With a new outlook that slightly takes you away from the gothic nature that we’ve been naturally seeing and giving you a whole new form of interest, Batman and Robin #20 is one issue that I highly suggest for you to add in your collection when visiting the comic store.
A full 5/5, there actually wasn’t anything wrong with this developing story that really stood out or disrupted the comic flow in anyway.
Im “that” Badguy saying thank you for reading and once again, don’t miss out on what I personally see as a great start for a Batman story.
