Wow! Just… wow!

This issue will likely cause a mix of astonishment and outrage among fans. I fall into the astonishment camp.

Snyder has woven a true Batman epic – one that changes the mythos in dramtic, jaw-dropping fashion, all rendered to perfection by Capullo and Glapion. And the back up (with co-writer James Tynion IV and artist Rafael Albuquerque) just seals the deal by fleshing things out in a natural and hauntingly creepy manner.

This was the first book I picked up, so it’s too early to proclaim it as my Pick of the Week. But it sets the bar unbelievably high and does so with a relative lack of fanfare. It just relies on being a good book. Scratch that: a GREAT book.

Some will hate the reveal. There’s no question. But I love that it changes nothing and everything at the same time. That is all I will say… and it almost feels like I’ve ssaid too much already.