However, despite my qualms, I thoroughly enjoyed Wagners twelve issues more than Ive enjoyed any Batman stories in the past twenty years. I hope he has more in him. Read Full Review

I had to reread it to remember everything that happened because I didn't write a review at the time but I think the reread bumped the score up a bit. Another rushed ending where the antagonists simply end themselves very unceremoniously. Batman did next to nothing in actual altercations with the Monk and his lady follower. Norman's fate was heavily foreshadowed but it was still very abrupt. It didn't have enough leadup in the issue and any resolution was simply handled off panel from Bruce and Julie's perspectives. Kind of a shame. I just think that the problem with these two series from Wagner, this and The Monster Men, suffer from the same issue of having to resolve the same way as the originals did which leaves you rather unfulfilled because these stories are intended to be much more fleshed out and they are but that seemingly self imposed mandate to end the same way really hurts both books. Overall, great. Definitely a trade read as that is clearly how it was intended to be written. more