Batman #50 Review

Writer: Tom King/Artist: Mikel Janin/DC Comics With issue #50 of Batman, Tom King reaches the halfway point in his 100-issue run with the title. Readers finally get the payoff for a storyline that began last year: the wedding of Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Selina Kyle (Catwoman). Coming into this issue, we’ve gotten intimate looks into both of these characters as well as their non-traditional relationship. On the surface, the world’s greatest detective and its most elusive cat burglar have nothing in common. But after 49 issues, it’s become more clear that they’re both products of misery fighting for a chance at true happiness they aren’t sure they deserve. Those themes are explored further in this issue as the big moment approaches. The story is told from both Selina and Bruce’s perspectives, intersecting for the occasional important moment. Instead of planning a massive service where the Justice League would be sitting across the aisle from Batman’s greatest foes, the couple decides to go with a more stealth approach that fits them well. They’ll get married on a rooftop by a reverend who won’t remember a thing come the morning and two of their closest friends as witnesses.

Leading up to the service, the back-and-forth conversation between Bat and Cat is revealed to be two letters they wrote each other leading up to the wedding. When you read this story a second and third time, as you should, you should keep this in mind and read them as such to add new flare to the story. To …