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BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM #4 (OF 5)

Batman, Red Robin, Robin and Black Bat are all thrown into a race against time as The Architect’s true plan is revealed! But what does that mean for Oswald Cobblepot and Tommy Elliot? And just how does the first Super Villain of Gotham City factor into The Architect’s plot to destroy the city’s first families? Be here for the exciting penultimate issue!

Written by SCOTT SNYDER and KYLE HIGGINS
Art and covers by TREVOR MCCARTHY
Variant covers by DUSTIN NGUYEN

Price: $2.99
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  1. Avatar photo shiveringking8 says:
    August 1, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Oh man.  Loving this series

  2. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    August 1, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Early runner for POW. This series has been a lotta fun.

  3. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    August 1, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    I’ve loved this, but I hope it has more of the present day Gates brothers in it. Love the suits.

  4. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    August 1, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Apparently the writer who just appeared out of no where last issue is doing the rest of the series.

    Who is this mysterious man? 

  5. Avatar photo glunders says:
    August 2, 2011 at 1:09 am

    This has been so good.

  6. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    August 2, 2011 at 3:17 am

    This hasn’t been nearly as much fun as I anticipated.  I would of dropped it if I had not ordered it prior.  Not jumping on Nightwing in September.  

  7. Avatar photo ctrosejr says:
    August 2, 2011 at 9:43 am

    @TheNextChampion  You haven’t been paying attention.  Snyder and Higgins have been sharing writing duties from the beginning.  Snyder plotted and Higgins scripted.

  8. Avatar photo markish says:
    August 2, 2011 at 10:22 am

    @ctrosejr  I imagine he means Ryan Parrott, the third guy who was credited in the last issue.

    As a ‘writter’, in an amusingly placed typo.

  9. Avatar photo zlbenson says:
    August 2, 2011 at 11:40 am

    my understanding is Snyder and Higgins plotted it out together. Higgins was writing dialogue, and now with Higgins writing more stuff for the reboot he brought in a buddy of his and they are writing it together.

    that was my understanding of it. Higgins still very much a part, and Snyder’s plotting still at the core. 

  10. miloloki says:
    August 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    Wicked story, nice art, im ridding this one out!!!

  11. KyleHiggins says:
    August 3, 2011 at 1:38 am

    Scott and I broke most of the story and I wrote 1 and 2. With the compressed schedule of the double ship for 4 and 5 this month, plus Nightwing and Deathstroke, Ryan came on with me for 3-5.

  12. xiseerht says:
    August 3, 2011 at 5:27 am

    I thought it was going to be an 8 part series?

  13. edward says:
    August 3, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    I’m a little torn by this. One the one hand it’s well written and pretty great. On the other hand, it’s got a steam punk thingy going on which is a painful and stupid fanboy meme. I just don’t know

  14. RyanHoyt says:
    August 3, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    This has been my favorite bat book in years, from the history and architecture elements to the mystery. Art and writing both have been pitch perfect for my tastes. So excited for the Nightwing series!

  15. Avatar photo Bryce31 says:
    August 3, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Missed McCarthy’s art this issue.

  16. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    August 3, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Well this made me laugh. I thought McCarthy was looking more like Dustin Nguyen but then saw at the end it was Nguyen the whole time. So that made me laugh….But the art was definitely rushed and this other guy, Donovan, his flashback sequences weren’t as good as McCarthy’s. Also, it feels like Snyder’s touch on this book is gone cause it didn’t read like the previous issues. This Parrott guy seemed to have taken over for the book.

    3/5 

  17. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 3, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    I really like the design of the villain’s armor.

  18. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    August 4, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Three writers and two fill in artists along with someone doing the layouts for them? Yeah, this felt about that messy.

  19. Avatar photo sitara119 says:
    August 5, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    @KyleHiggins  thanks for clearing that up, i think u guyz are doing great and hope u find room in the new DCU for this great villian.  great costume design!

  20. Avatar photo Franktiger says:
    August 6, 2011 at 3:28 pm
    How did Nicholas Gate become such a great hand-to-hand combatant, able to defeat the likes of Damian, who is League of Assassins trained, and Red Robin, who was probably taught everything a Bruce Wayne Batman knew, in a 2 on 1 melee?
    Funny how everyone misses McCarthy’s art after they complained about it so much.  Careful what you wish for, you just might get it.
  21. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    August 6, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    @Franktiger To be fair, I never said I missed him. It would’ve been nice to keep him on for consistancy sakes though. Also, it makes me question why Nguyen couldn’t do the mini the entire time. (Considering he’s been doing nothing but covers lately)

  22. Avatar photo sitara119 says:
    August 8, 2011 at 12:57 am

    @Franktiger  were you screaming what you typed in your comment, the big, bold letters give me the impression that you are very angry on these issues.  dont get me wrong, you raise some interesting points in the first portion of your thought bubble, but how do you know that its nicholas gate in the suit, wouldnt he be like over a hundred years old?  wouldnt it be a relative?

  23. Avatar photo HotelNeptune says:
    August 10, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    I have really been enjoying this series, but issue 4 was a massive disappointment to me… rushed and sloppy both in art and writing, not in line with the same high quality as the previous 3. Hopefully the conclusion will be a return to form.

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