I don't have any doubts about their ability to tell a good Batman story. So far the set up is familiar, but they're also playing Batman pretty straight. It feels like the way they treated The Flash, even with zany villains like the Rogues and Gorilla Grodd. I feel like they've set up a story that is starting off with a solid detective tale involving organized crime which is a part of the characters genesis, and a predominant theme that defined many of his earliest appearances throughout the 1940"s and 50"s. Some may dismiss it as "just another gangster story", but I think the first issue " the set up " was good.

It's not the strongest debut for a Justice League title in the New 52, but I would rank it my least favorite to date. I feel like this is going to go the way of Justice League International: lost in space and cancelled inside of 8 issues. I might leave this one on the shelf if I were you.