Overview
Batman Eternal has been a very captivating series even
though it gets a bit lukewarm for a certain amount of issues during the months.
But that’s because it’s a weekly series and sometimes writers are busy writing
other comics. So, it can come out rushed or have different artists because they
tend to have their own busy schedules with other comics as well. But overall this
has been one of the best weekly series up to date since “52”. So, you can
forgive the hurdles it has. There’s been a few great storylines that you can
check out like Jim Gordon being put to jail for a crime scene that made him
look like he killed an unarmed man. There’s some conspiracy that Falcone was
involved with this plan. But it hasn’t been revealed yet. He is also causing a
gang war to rule over Gotham and other gangs like Penguin. There are also some
characters being affected by this like Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Red Hood, Red
Robin, Batwoman, Batwing, Spectre, Catwoman and the police department. Basically the entire Bat-family gets shaped up
in this series even though it has Batman on the title. It’s one of many reasons
why I love this series it’s because you get the insides and outsides of Gotham
and see the developments that shape the Batman universe as a whole. I call it
the next Gotham Central. Plus, there’s the origin of Spoiler! But besides all
the good stuff, today is a bit of a lukewarm issue because it reveals a
disappointment of Catwoman’s father. But I highly suggest to still pick up this
issue because you would want to know the recent developments of Catwoman.
Story
Catwoman has talks with her to take heir as a crime lord
while Batman continues to fight Architect as Gotham City collapses!
The Good
I feel very lukewarm or on the fence with this issue. We
finally get to find out who Catwoman’s father is and it’s nice to know why she
becomes a Gotham crime lord in future issues. It’s really nice to see how her
premises will be building up for her own series as well. It really seems like
the end shakes up the core of Gotham literally and I like how all the dots are
getting connected. I also like how we got to know a little bit more about Architect’s
game plan was. But we still feel gipped on not knowing about who he is.
The Bad
Like I said earlier I’m still on the fence of all this. I’m
just disappointed on who Catwoman’s father is because my recent guess was based
on someone else because of all the hype the storylines and conflict were
panting up for which, I felt it could have built up to a better story in my
opinion. Plus, it’s a pathos of pervious origins of Catwoman. There’s also a
suspension of disbelief or mystery to who her father is because of the quotes
she gives this person as her “father” or maybe it’s because he abandoned her.
Anyways I felt like the whole Batman vs Architect should have been pushed aside
for next week’s issue because there’s something more that could have been
addressed about Catwoman’s father like why we need the story to be centered on
him and care about him and this revelation of his crime lord empire. We also
didn’t get to know more about Architect either. We only got to know his game
plan and why was he doing this. I also couldn’t understand why would Batman let
Hush be all alone and wandered off where the people are. I though Batman would
at least tie-roped him at he is fighting Architect. So, nothing bad would
happen being near people.
As much as I like Dustin Nugyen’s art it was really weak
this week. It looks quite rushed. The face expressions on the faces weren’t
that much detailed and it needed some kink to it. The action was also a bunch
of one hit punches and it really wasn’t that expansive as it should be. Also
the characters didn’t look all too familiar. I couldn’t even tell who
Catwoman’s father was until his name was mentioned.
Theme
The theme in this issue is legacy. Legacy is the choice of
holding or carrying on your family or someone’s past and make it your own.
Putting your foot forward and making it to something better like for example,
you didn’t like how your father treated you when you were young but it’s still
your duty to carry on the family name but try to be a better father than he
ever was to your new child. It also doesn’t have to be someone you didn’t like,
it can also be someone who you admired and you would like to carry their
beliefs to others and you still make changes to applied a better you. This is
the theme I saw in catwoman even though she never loved her father. It still
her duty to carry on the crime lord legacy of her father, make it as her own
and maybe be even better than her father. I kind also saw this in Architect since
he mentions a little bit about holding a family’s name.
Verdict
I give this issue a 3.5/7.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s an
average issue that gives off some decent plot points. But I felt it needed to
be more detailed and it felt rather rushed this week. I think if they gave us
more a story based on who Catwoman’s dad is and why he is important to this
story. I also felt this way with Architect as well. Dustin’s art was also a disappointment
because it looks rushed and undetailed on the action and faces in general. But
overall I still think this is a worthy issue of a pick up because we get to
know what Catwoman’s goal in mind is and once again we’re noticing how the plot
points are connected like never before. So, I recommend to get this issue to
know these revelations.
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