This is how Batman should be done. Pathos and grandeur are in large supply and you'll be counting the days to see how this, the most beloved of franchises, unfolds next.

It won't go down as classic but there's more than enough here to suggest that the country that the title has so richly satirised might finally be getting a Dredd worthy of the name.

It's a step up from previous instalments in IDW's reimagined line and the ending is so shocking that you can't help but eagerly await the next chapter.