This is my first review, so please be gentle. I thought this was an okay comic, I admit readily that I am a fan of Jean Paul Valley, and own a large chunk of his on going. And I think a large part of the reason I'm not ecstatic for this comic is because he isn't here. So for the my opinion. First I don't really follow batman stories beyond what I hear on the podcast and read in reviews. So I have little to no interest in the story of the 3 replacement batmen. But I did find Michael Lane's story to be interesting. As a mini series I thought it was okay. I just find the idea of in the story they will let this guy wear the armor til he goes crazy to be a bit odd. And at the end when He is given the cocktail to mess with his memory, that just seems like asking for trouble. All the pieces for a new nut job just seem to conveniently falling into place. I think if at the end they'd just wiped his memory and let him go on with his life as it was before w/o Azrael or Batman this would have been a good series. But I don't think it will be worth following as an Ongoing. I really wish I could muster a more concise review but really this rambling is about all I can muster.