Batman #87 Review

Writer: James Tynion IV / Artist: Guillem March / DC Comics The second issue of Tynion IV’s take on Batman continues to show us how things have changed after the fallout of “City of Bane” and Tom King’s vision.  “Their Dark Designs” This issue mostly follows Batman as he tries to rebuild after Bane’s shenanigans. He’s got a plan with the Wayne Rebuild Project to reshape the image of the city for the better. But there’s someone else who wants to rebuild Gotham in another image, a more sinister image, and Batman has no idea who this person is, or what they’ve paid Deathstroke and his band of mercenaries to do.  We also get some other instances of Batman saving, or at the very least bettering Gotham as Bruce Wayne — something that seems to be a running theme of Tynion’s young run. The biggest example of this is the Black Block.  The Black Block is a super prison put together by the Wayne Rebuild Project. It consists of “nine secure holding cells for the truly dangerous” as Batman puts it. And it’s designed to hold villains Batman doesn’t trust in Arkham like Bane, Joker, and Ra’s Al Ghul. It isn’t exactly Bruce Wayne opening up after-school programs for inner-city kids, or paying out of pocket for the rehabilitation of his mentally ill rogue’s gallery, but it’s a start. Rebuilding Gotham takes one step at a time. 

Guillem March’s art is a sight to be seen. Not only does he provide us with respectable interpretations of Batman and Catwoman, but he also has some very unique vers…