Batman #24 Review

Writer: Tom King / Artist: David Finch / DC Comics As of a week from today, Tom King is officially a year into his run on the Batman series. Looking back, it’s been one hell of a ride. It’s expanded the mythos of a variety of characters, built-up to moments that were well-worth the wait and dived further into the gifted, tormented mind of Bruce Wayne. Before we get into issue #24, let’s take a moment to applaud that. … Alright. Now, issue #24. YYYYOOOOOOOOOOO! I’ve gone on record multiple times in these reviews praising the work King is doing exploring the relationship between Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle. While I’ve loved so many of their back and forth spats thus far, the one we get in issue #24 takes the cake. It has the potential to be a moment you look back on whenever you see these characters together in the future. To avoid spoiling it – it happens towards the end of the book – I’ll move on to the other great pages that came before it. It’s taken 24 issues, but the saga of Gotham/Gotham girl is finally wrapping up just in time for the next major arc of the series. After everything she’s lived through – the death of her entire family and fighting through a major case of PTSD – she’s ready to get on with her life. But what does that even look like? Will Gotham City have its own flying, super-strong hero to protect it while the sun is out? Or will she settle into living a normal life because the use of her powers will eventually kill her?

To find answers…