It’s somewhat refreshing to read a Batman story set in the past. It’s one of the many reasons Batman Confidential is so fun to read on a month-to-month basis. This mini-series from a relatively unknown creative team deals with a murder-mystery from Batman’s past; it involves street kids, violence and some decent twists and turns. The story by Eddie Berganza is engaging enough, but overly wordy at times, which hurts it throughout. The art by Carlo Barberi evokes an exaggerated style, almost akin to Humberto Ramos which is effective, but not the perfect style for a Batman book. There’s nothing wrong with this issue, per se, but it isn’t the greatest Batman story ever written; it is, however, two issues worth of content for the price of one, and that may make it worth a read for many Bat-fans.