World Famous Comics: Gotham Central Vol. 5: Dead Robin (Batman)
Gotham Central Vol. 5: Dead Robin (Batman)
By: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 192 Publication Date: June 06, 2007 Release Date: June 06, 2007
Product Description: Working in the shadow of the Dark Knight, the detectives of Gotham City's police force are determined to prove that they can enforce the law in a city rife with criminals, with or without Batman's help.
In this latest volume of the Eisner award-winning series, the cops have what appears to be Robin's dead body in the Gotham Morgue and the evidence is pointing toward his mentor, the Dark Knight. With an uncooperative Batman, the only people the police can turn to for answers may be the Teen Titans.
Batman, super-villains and the insanity of life in Gotham from the point of view of the police Ever wonder how Batman and his cronies seem to the cops? Ever wonder how cops deal with super-villains, super heroes and the insane amount of crime that Gotham City generates?
Gotham Central is a great twist on the Super hero tale. Told from the perspective of Gotham's Major Crime Unit, this series puts a different point of view on the super hero story. Besides that, many of these cops are involved in super heroics of their own. Imagine NYPD Blue or Law & Order SVU with the ocassional super villain and super hero and you've got the idea. Gritty, tough, action-packed and good.
The series ends with a bang "Gotham Central", volume 5, spans issues #33-40 and (sadly) ends the series with a pair of fine stories... A tepid mystery involving the murder of two Robin lookalikes serves as the backdrop for the real drama -- inside the squadroom -- and in particular the descent of Detective Renee Montoya into a spiral of ragefulness and violence. The second story arc focusses entirely on Montoya and her partner, Crispus Allen, and closes out on a bleak, abrupt note. Fans of the series will be sad to see it end, but pleased to pick up this final volume, which is still one heckuva nice read. Several "Gotham Central" characters appear in later DC stories, but the original books are pretty special. Recommended! (ReadThatAgain!)
Fantastic! Not so much a mystery as a pure crime book, this was great! The ending took me by surprise, but this book is fantastic. It's Homocide: Life on the Streets, with Batman.
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